Morey and his argument of "Need 3 elite players to win a title"

3Rings · Jul 17, 2014

DaDakota said: ↑

The three elite players myth has died. It has never been true, nor will it ever be true.

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I just want to know he many elite players it takes to win one freaking playoff series.

TheRealAllpro · Jul 17, 2014

DaDakota said: ↑

The three elite players myth has died. It has never been true, nor will it ever be true.

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Morey is being disingenuous. He's not trying to win a championship. He wants a dynasty. You would need three elite players for that.

tmac · Jul 17, 2014

That list just proves how freaking great Olajuwon was.

jordnnnn · Jul 17, 2014

I guess since this is the thread closest to the top of the page discussing Morey I will put it here. A little section from an ESPN article about the buzz around the summer league. Some interesting comments from both sides of the spectrum on Morey.

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/11225362/nba-buzz-2014-las-vegas-summer-league

The Houston Rockets' best-laid plans

Ask two exces about the offseason misfortunes of the Daryl Morey and the Rockets and you'll get three opinions. Morey has always been a polarizing figure in basketball, a case study in the benefits and hazards of disruption. And for those who find his methodology suspect and his public persona off-putting, July has been a cause for glee.

"Daryl wants everyone to think he's the smartest person in the room -- and he is smart, no doubt," says one front-office executive. "But let your influence speak for itself. Stop taking victory laps."

In the eyes of his critics, Houston's offseason amounts to dealing Chandler Parsons, Omer Asik, Jeremy Lin, a first-round draft pick and a second-round draft pick for Trevor Ariza, a first-round pick and a trade exception.

But Morey also has his admirers around the league, and while they might not regard him as a prophet, they see the Rockets' summer as, in the parlance of the analytics movement Morey has helped popularized, a case where a well-drawn process just didn't yield the intended results.

"He took a risk and you can't fault him for that," a team exec says. "Sometimes the best-laid plans don't work out. But they still landed two max players and kept cap room."

Another general manager characterized much of the criticism as sheer jealousy, but added that there's a growing perception around the league that Morey treats his players as assets in a game of arbitrage, something that's alienating players and their representatives.
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Remii · Jul 17, 2014

tmac said: ↑

That list just proves how freaking great Olajuwon was.
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This....

Close Thread.

chenjy9 · Jul 17, 2014

jordnnnn said: ↑

I guess since this is the thread closest to the top of the page discussing Morey I will put it here. A little section from an ESPN article about the buzz around the summer league. Some interesting comments from both sides of the spectrum on Morey.

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/11225362/nba-buzz-2014-las-vegas-summer-league
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If you are successful, there will be jealous people who hate you.

sirbaihu · Jul 17, 2014

jordnnnn said: ↑

I guess since this is the thread closest to the top of the page discussing Morey I will put it here. A little section from an ESPN article about the buzz around the summer league. Some interesting comments from both sides of the spectrum on Morey.

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/11225362/nba-buzz-2014-las-vegas-summer-league
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The teams are in competition. They don't love each other. Thanks for the link.

Andy Sheets · Jul 17, 2014

"Daryl wants everyone to think he's the smartest person in the room -- and he is smart, no doubt," says one front-office executive. "But let your influence speak for itself. Stop taking victory laps."

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