In Shaking up the Rotation, is Morey Attempting to Force McHale's Hand?

Yes...

 

At the risk of losing my LOF street cred, I don't think Jeremy Lin should be playing more than 32 minutes/night. Even last night, coming off a long break, you could see him exhausted at the end of the game. He's much better in high energy mode. Until he commits himself to getting into better shape they need to watch his minutes. I'd rather have the good Jeremy for 30 minutes than a tired, dead legged one for 38.

 

Yeah, anytime part of your rational for making a trade is to clear minutes for other players, you are influencing the rotation, but I'm sure he had some input from McHale as to how ready DMo and Greg Smith were to play more minutes.

 

I think he really liked TRob. And it definitely looks like the Morris trade was actually to force McHale to play the young guys. It does not make sense otherwise.

 

Morey is attempting to piss off another coach

 

He really likes TRob and it was just time to move PPat and Morris. Worked out perfectly.

 

You bet it is...he got rid of all of Mchales favorites. Ppat, Morris, Aldrich, Douglas. Trading Morris wasn't even necessary, but he did it anyway to make sure. Dmo, Greg Smith were guaranteed more minutes. Addition by subtraction..

 

This point just seems so absurd to me that a GM would make a trade transaction to make a point to the coach. Seems petty and a silly theory and I don't believe this is how Morey works. He needed to get rid of Patterson and Morris because they had earned their playing time and the fair thing to do for them without benching them for our young players was to trade them. I don't know why that isn't obvious.

 

Looking at last nights game and Coach Mac's tendency to not play rookies, I bet we go small with CP at the 4 and Delfino at the 3. In this case Greg Smith would get the bulk of the backup minutes at the 4. I hope he does play the rookies. I would love to see more DMo and TRob but I somehow doubt he all the sudden starts playing them significant minutes.

 

No. I think Morey is just trying to get better players.

 

This lacks narrative drama.

 

Had to clear up our PF logjam somehow. PPat is a fine role player, but wouldn't be worth keeping once he's off his rookie contract. Morris has been regressing rather than improving; had to sell him while he was still worth something. Dropping them both and just going to your 3 guys with plenty of potential and lots of years on their rookie contracts to burn makes plenty of sense from the GM side.

Last night's game is pretty strong evidence that we don't really need scoring at the PF to win. Our foundational players can pick up the slack while our PF prospects develop.

 

its like that scene in Moneyball when billy beane trades Pena

 

This...

 

I agree, I think people just like to make conspiracy theory stuff to much.

 

Two reasons

1) They do really like Robinson, they wanted him at the draft, Kings are a disaster so were willing to get rid of him.

2) They like the way Monty and Greg Smith are coming along and wanted to free up playing time for them. This was going to have to happen eventually, we all knew that when we started the season with a million PFs.

 

Max salary capability makes no sense?? OoooK....

 

I think Morrey in one of his interviews already said the Morris trade was to free up playing time. So to answer the OP's original question ........YES!

 

So Morey is Brad Pitt in this situation?