McHale gets annoyed at Solomon's questions about Morris

The explanation is as clear as day- Morris needs to work on guarding small forwards as he transitions from being a 4 to a 3. He needs playing time and he won't get enough of it on the NBA squad.

 

And chase's is

 

I actually like that Solomon was pressing for more info. We have been wanting answers about this since the start of the season. I'd rather he do that than have to see a thread about it every day.

 

McHale should just clothesline the guy.

 

The reason is we have a glut of 3s and 4s on this team. Early on in practices and in the preseason, Morris just stood passively on the perimeter and kept hoisting 3 after 3. That's not what we want a 3 to do.

Then Parsons outworked CBud, and we didn't have time nor room to slowly work Morris in. McHale first needed to integrate PPat in.

It's only the fact that his twin Markieff is already a starter on a bad PHO team that makes it so glaring. Actually Markieff also like to hoist 3s. So there ... McHale just doesn't want to spell it out. and apparently it is the FO that's calling the shots here.

 

It seemed like Morris was going to contribute after the 2nd preseason game but he was completely lost in all 3 regular season games he appeared in.

Once the season starts it's harder to crack into the rotation.

 

LOL! I love Solomon for his tough questions. I cant fault Jerome for being a good journalist. It is a good question. Why is our 14th pick of the draft already in D league? Hardly any team who turns their good draft players into something do this practice. Yes he plays but it is a negative effect on their development from a confidence standpoint. He feels he was demoted while his brother plays real NBA minutes.

I dont care if you dont agree with that assessment. Chandler Parsons your 2nd round pick got a bigger leash. It is what it is. Until we are solidly a playoff team and not a fringe almost playoff squad? Its not a direction. Its just 500 basketball for the sake of winning a few games for nothing.

 

Morris isn't playing because right now we have two other young guns in the rotation. Its actually better for his development to play in RGV games rather than play 5-10 mins in the regular rotation.

RGV is closely aligned with the Rockets, and considering their ex head coach is now part of the Rox coaching staff I'm sure they run very similar systems. By letting him play in RGV the team allows Morris to do the following:

1. Play as the main man for a team playing in a league harder than NCAA
2. Become familiarized with the Rox system
3. Work on his perimeter skills

Maybe going to the dleague is a diss for most teams, but for the Rox they only send you to the dleague if they care about you, and would rather have you get your chops playing lots of minutes rather than chill on the bench night in and night out. Look at the company he's in: Cbud and PP are valuable parts of the rotation, and they spent a lot of games in the dleague.

OTH, the young guns the team has given up on like Thabeet and T-will are glued on the bench. Rox FO would rather free up dleague roster space and evaluate more players than give these two the time of the day.

Solomon's an idiot if he doesn't realize this.

 

Yeah well until Morey develops a star in D league? Its not a proven method for anything but giving role players a chance to develop into mildly useful role players.

 

McHale is just keeping it 100. The press needs to hop off his jock and let him do his thing.

 

Morey is trying to be Rickey Branch for the NBA, it remains to be seen whether it will work. Don't dump on him for trying to innovate.

 

Heck we still cant get Patterson minutes over Scola eventhough he might end up a better player this year. Still cant get the small forward position fixed with Budinger or PArsons yet. Too many minutes floating around to everyone. No consolidation of talent. We have guys in Europe without a roster spot and a guy in D league. Guys who are young who cant get minutes over some veterans on a maybe or maybe not playoff team. Thats not really development. Its trying to win but also not developing and not in the playoffs as a major contender. Two things you dont want. You are either a playoff contender or developing. Right now its kinda of bogged down.

 

mildly useful roleplayers are much better than useless roster space like Thabeet or Flynn. Call me crazy but I think next year we're gonna see Greg Smith and that other big in RGV playing in rockets red when we get rid of the 09er roster eaters and Adrien.

 

This is the main problem of the team. When does the trade deadline happen? I'm pretty sure some DM will make some moves then and we'll see what direction the team is going. If Scola and Kmart get moved for capspace then you know we're tanking.

 

He seems to have a Quanell X connection. That recent article about an A&M FB player who switch to Oregon.... c'mon now do we care?!?!? I skim all his columns because I don't find anything that I don't know. McCain is better because he knows history of Houston sports, importantly he seems to know Kubiak a little more than other journalists- he always calls "John" at press conferences.

 

The Rockets use the D-League to their advantage. Stop acting like they've shamed Morris by sending him down there. Morey has never stated he's attempting to develop a star down there. How is it some people around here feel they know what is better for a player when they aren't nearly as close to the situation as the front office? When is the last time Morey botched a draft pick by sending them to the D-League? People have some strange obsession that Morris needs playing time immediately or he'll turn into a pumpkin. Learn some patience.

 

all this for a rookie's happiness?

what is wrong with this picture?

 

Yes and starters and established role players are better than mildly useful role players. What's the point of dropping Thabeet or Adrien to add Morris, if he will get 0 playing time behind the likes of Bud, Parsons, Martin, Patterson, or Scola?

 

Exactly great post! The situation just sucks and Parsons, Budinger and Dragic all on the floor together is doing nothing for us defensively and we won't go anywhere with that. What to see Morris play against the pros right about now but if he is at the 3 when he comes back then it's justified.

 

Well Rockets haven't been to the Finals or Western Conf Finals since the 90's i'm looking at people in that organization as if their really smart eventhough the players are right in front of them.