If you were the GM.......what would you have done different ?

You make it sound so Easey

 

not that it really effects your argument but Hayes wasn't drafted; he was signed after the draft...

 

If i was the GM I wouldnt let Rick the Ruler try to treat me like one of his players, T-will, Jermaine Taylor what comes to mind when morey says "we didnt look eye to eye on some things" seems to me rick was just doing his thing.

 

it was a JVG decision (remember him)

 

it's ultimately the GMs decision, no matter what the coaches may or may not want.

 

You could say, however, that Presti had sense enough to tank as soon as he came aboard. Traded Allen for Green. Traded Rashard Lewis for a bag of doorknobs. Tanked multiple seasons. What if we had immediately blown it up instead of remaining competitive? High picks last draft and this one? Say Greg Monroe and Kanter, to take a random example. Would we feel better about our prospects?

 

I'm trying to pinpoint at what time some of you are suggesting we should have blown up the team. Like specifically what offseason or which trade deadline?

As with most comparisons people try to makes with other teams and their situations, it's not really comparing apples to apples? Yes, the Sonics were respectable when the team was blown up, but I don't think they had anywhere near the expectations the Rockets had in recent years.

 

I agree. The Rockets never had an "exit-out" opportunity like Seattle did. There were too many factors that kept the Rockets from going into tank-mode:

-McGrady's contract. Everyone here wanted Morey to move his contract for something good in return but anything in return wouldn't have hastened the rebuilding process, especially with that possibility of getting Eddy Curry in return

-Yao's health. This was THE biggest thing IMO because Morey and the Rockets rightfully place their bets on Yao coming back since there was no way anyone would trade for a non-serviceable center making $18 mil a season

 

I suppose in my example, I'm thinking of blowing it up in the 2009 offseason, right after making it to the second round. That was when Morey moved to rebuilding anyway, deciding to ditch Ron Artest for Trevor Ariza. We probably couldn't have traded McGrady or Yao for a Jeff Green like Seattle/OKC did, but otherwise losing a lot of games is as easy as falling off a log. I guess that'd also be a good time to fire Adelman, since he was probably responsible for a lot of those wins. Obviously, hoping Yao would get better was a bet that didn't pay out.

I think Morey's strategy could work, and we can avoid the indignity of scraping the bottom. So, here's a yardstick for him: The Sonics/Thunder missed the playoffs for 4 years for the rebuild, and now looks like a strong contender for years to come. Morey's missed twice now. Can he have a strong contender 2.5 years from now?

 

If Morey can keep this current squad together, add a defensive big and a defensive coach, we're in. That's it. Why people are saying tank and rebuild are beyond me.

 

Is adding Tyson Chandler ( probably the ideal defensive big) going to propel this team to 55 wins?

 

i am not sure what the # of wins should be but for a title. the answer is nope. chandler was with a better team in the past but they didn't win.

 

If the coaches are judged by WINS/LOSSES . . . why is the GM not?
If it has not been good enough for the Coach to keep his job . . . .

The question is simple. . . how much more Rope does Morey have?
If in 2 yrs. . .we are 50-32 . . is that good enough? [7 game improvement.]

Rocket River

 

In Chandler's defense, they were one win away from the WCF in 2008 where they would have probably matched up well with the 2008 Lakers.

 

are you going to tell me he was so unlucky AND he was with a better team than current rox just for one year AND he was stuck with bad teams for all his career AND...???

 

I'm not crying for the guy but your assertion that Chandler's teams didn't win it all because of him and only him is kind of stretching it a bit, don't you think?

 

I would have given up on the Yao /TMac era years ago. I would have made stability my goal instead of constant change. Change is never to be confused with progress. The Rockets are almost addicted to "fruitbasket turnover." Could we build a core and tweek instead of having a "new" team every season? I think the Spurs are a better model for team building.

 

no. my point is he is not a superstar. he is not a missing part which will make the current team from a playoff pretender to a title contender. alot of ppl here believe rox is one legitment center away from being a title contender. they are delusional. that may be the reason ra and dm were on different pages.

 

i wouldve traded tmac/yao a lot sooner, pull the trigger on the amare deal and draft deandre jordan. hindsight is 20/20 but this is his job and morey could have had us in a much better position than we are now.

 

okay gotcha. thanks for clearing that up.