C. I don't have any particular problems with the guys we drafted. And, I like swapping Miller for Flynn. But, he can't get an A because he didn't get a game changer. And, imo, he can't get a B either because he keeps telling everyone how aggressively he's trying to move up, and he failed... again. What's worse, he got outmanuevered by the Bobcats -- the Bobcats! Maybe I could have been nice and given him a B if I didn't have to hear about how "aggressive" he's being. Shut up about it already.
Is he talking about it or is the media? The Bobcats traded Stephen Jackson and took back Maggette to get the 7th pick. Would you be okay with trading Kevin Martin for Maggette and the 7th pick?
D:bad draft, bunch of players that we don't need and they aren't as talented as we all might hope Six power forwards on the team. It's just ^%%###!
I won't know until about halfway through the season. Just like everyone else, I was shocked when the Houston Rockets drafted Aaron Brooks and Carl Landry and so forth and so on ... and so was everyone else. None of us really has any idea at this point how much benefit this draft will confer.
I voted D, but I might switch to a C once I cool off. This draft was typical Morey, lots of motion, but still not getting us closer to the finish line. I still think he's a great GM, but when the dust settles, we're simply no closer to a title than we were when he took over. And finding minutes for all these NBA-R players is going to be impossible.
I voted C because on the surface it looks like one redundant player and two stiffs ala Air Langli, BUT one poster thinks Morris is a franchise player and many others are ecstatic about the other two. Go figure, I hope I am wrong and they are right.
I voted B. I don't think there was enough talent in this draft to get an A no matter what. Well I guess Morey could have traded Thabeet and a box of ho-hos for the number 1, that might have gotten an A. Morris will be a solid player that can score and create mismatches if he can guard the 3 and will at a minimum be a rotational player as a swing forward. At the 14 spot in a weak draft that's not too bad. Montie looks like a great lottery ticket. Appearance wise he looks the part, legit 7 footer, quick for his size, lefty that can shoot the three. People are talking Bargani, Gasol, Dirk potential. That's a pretty good "potential" pick and I like it. For Morey, this is his "gamble" pick. Parsons is the usual solid senior citizen 2nd rounder you would expect from Morey. If he is capable of playing defense on NBA 3 men he will be a solid rotation guy. If not... oh well. Anyone that is pissed we didn't take a "flyer" on Jeremy Tyler needs to watch footage of him getting owned in China. Look people we are not grading a draft with Lebron, Dwade, Bosh, and Melo, this draft sucked. We didn't overspend trying to move up and pick a guy to fill some "hole" that has just as big a bust potential as Montie (Kanter, Jonas). Which means we are still in good shape salary and potential trade wise. Staying with our draft picks that wound up 14,20 and 38, I would like all the haters saying we didn't fill our needs to give us their picks and let us grade them.
I gave this Draft a C+ because I think it is average... Every team out there probably thinks they got the steal of the draft - it's normal, it's called being a homer with optimism. That diamond in the rough that nobody else saw There are big question marks on everyone of the 3 selections, and also with Flynn. You have to insert a lot of benefit of the doubt that any of these selections will come up big. I kept hearing how the Rockets wanted to move into the top order of the Draft. According to Clutch in an effort to get Jonas Valanciunas. I see how Clutch also wrote that the Rockets had a deal in place if Biyombo. That first move for Jonas get's them an "A", that 2nd move for Biyombo gets them a "B".... Here the Rockets ended up getting the top guy in their board that was left. Daryl said they had 10 lottery level players rated in this draft, And when he spoke he only said that Morris was the best player on their board... NOT THAT HE WAS ONE OF THE 10 LOTTERY TALENTS THEY RATED!!!!! And though everyone seems to like #20 pick, by default he isn't nearly as good as Morris because if not the Rockets would have taken him with the 14th pick and not risk losing him to another team. Also, there were 5 other teams that didn't hold him in higher regard than the guy the selected. I think it shocked the Rockets he was still there at 20th and it motivated them to make the trade to get him. It's an intriguing pick, for all the hype and potential. Potential Nowitsky talent.... heck if that were the case he'd of been drafted #1.... There is a lot of work before he justifies his role in the NBA - the speed and athleticism exposes pretenders every year. Parson was another intriguing guy, but I have a feeling he'll be playing overseas unless the Rockets can be sure he's ready for the NBA. Morey said his defense if already better than Budinger, so that is a knock on Starter Budinger and what the club thinks of him too (spark plug off the bench yes, starter no!!). But how many SF do you need that are trying to get their niche in the NBA? Morris, T-Will, Budinger are all young and will be fighting for playing time (I still think that T-Will is held in high regards by Morey for his talent - once called him a future all-star). I think this draft was fun... It has drama and developed nicely. Obviously there was a lot of potential for it to have been better. I don't think the Rocket botched it by any means. Not one guy that they took could you argue that he wasn't in the vicinity of his mock draft status... It was safe draft. Every guy can project as a part of the Rocket future, until they are either exposed or shine. And come on!!!! Tell me what else is new in the world of the Amateur Draft!!! At the end of the day, the Rockets didn't get the guys they wanted most. This was a weak draft, weakest in years - that was justified by how many team traded out of the 1st round. And the Rockets selected in the middle of the 1st round. uhmmmm..... I think they did the best they could, considering the options. But this draft is a C+ because it was nothing better than average. Though it was exciting with the trade. Also, no more Brad Miller.... Yay....!!!!! :grin:
You may have a point, but that doesn't change the fact that it's true. Also, I am beginning to question the sanity of the decision-makers for the Sacramento Kings. First, they turn down "free money" prior to the trade deadline by refusing to take on Jared Jeffries's contract to help the Rockets avoid the luxury tax. Seriously, the incremental benefit they'll get by Houston's failure to get below the tax is a relative pittance in comparison to what they could have gotten directly from Houston just by playing ball on a simple salary dump when they had TONS of cap space that was never going to be used. Then, they make what I believe to be an idiotic move on draft day. They swapped out two more years of Beno Udrih ($6.93M, $7.37M) in exchange for FOUR more years of John Salmons ($8.5M, $8.08M, $7.58M, $7M [$1M guaranteed in last year]) . . . and move BACK 3 spots in the lottery! Sure, Salmons may be a better player than Udrih, but eating that longer-term contract should have merited a move UP a spot or two, not down. And it was THIS move that prevented the Rockets from completing their planned trade with Detroit for #8 to select Biyombo.
I just realized I could be misinterpreted by specifying the 2009 draft. What I meant was two years has gone by so we have a better understanding of how the picks have actually performed (well some of them). Maybe we should go back four years.
I voted "D" just for selecting Marcus Morris, passing up a number of true small forwards for a "tweener" with no real future. He is a much lesser version of 2Pat. However, drafting Morris is assurance that Bud will remain the starting SF.
It's clear as day that you don't watch college ball. Morris is going to better be than Patterson. I'm sure the third most efficient scorer in college ball has no real fufture. SMH..I'll always take the guy that shot 57% from he field in a REAL conference over Leonard that shot 44% in a whack conference. Get this tweener nonsense outta here. The sports science vid proves that he can easily play the 3. He's faster than Iggy, Ariza, Durant, Deng, Caron Butler, Battier. Nuff said.
Agreed. When the Rockets failed to make a big move at the trade deadline, the pressure was on to make a big move on draft day and yet again they fell short. "Solid" drafts are just enough to keep us afloat, but it doesn't appear to be pushing us out of our current rut. I'm disappointed.
I'm sure the same was said when Amare, Mcgrady, and Dirk were picked at 9. There are countless stars picked around and after 10. Marcus Morris is the real deal. It'll be fun to revisit threads like this in the future.
