Imagine how good we would be if Morey had not botched the offseason

lol exactly..who would actually believe Dmo is a starting center in the NBA. that team would probably give up more layups than jordan hill in LA. he can't even earn a starting role without someone being injured first.

 

Really? You must be functioning only on your own personal eye test. Eye tests are not accurate. To say the least. Please consult the overall defensive stats commonly available on the internet. Start at NBA.com and then explore.

Awkwardly for you D-Mo is on the same level as Hibbert this short season on the stats sheet. And what do you think GM's in this league focus on? The stats sheets. D-Mos defense has been almost perfect this season, except for a once a game misunderstanding of the explosiveness of his opponent. Witness the T. Young drive that surprised D-Mo in the first 90 seconds last game. Young finished 2-12.

Defensive stats have been a paucity since the NBA was born. No more. Today stats say an awful lot about a player. SportsVU even offers direct head to head comparisons of a defender against every offensive field goal attempt. And who is sitting on top of the ladder? I will leave it up to you to guess.

 

Dmo is 270 lbs center..hes a beast!

 

Okay, get Bird on the phone and see if he would trade Hibbert for D-Mo straight up.
I mean if they are on the same level, then throwing in Dorsey and a 2nd rounder should absolutely seal the deal right?
Why isn't Morey all over that? As desperately as the team needs a backup center.

But then, if D-Mo is on Hibbert's level, why does the team need a backup center so badly?
Hmmm...

 

You win with stars that are stable and experienced.

Derek Rose is proving that. Star quality isn't the only determinant of championship pedigree. Sure, you need *in my opinion* two solid star quality players. But they have to be stars that are stable and produce night in and night out. There are "stars" out there that have elite offensive ability, but cannot stay healthy for one reason or another (Derek Rose/Russell Westbrook) and then there are stars that show glimmers of elite play but don't produce when the time comes (what Parsons thought he was).

But above average role players push a good playoff team over the edge to a championship contender. That is clearly the case since we had two definite stars last year in Harden and Howard and couldn't even get off the ground (out of the first round). Above average role players are mandatory for success. They don't get the credit, but they make championships happen. Think Danny Green, Tiago Splitter, Borris Diaw, Kawhi Leonard. Think Sam Cassell, Vernon Maxwell, Robert Horry, Mario Elie.

 

Unlike you, I have a business to attend to...

Like I said you are acting just like a YOF with your post...

D-Mo is a decent player, no more and no less (Where have we heard this before on the GARM about another backup who's no longer here)...

You keep trying to make D-mo sound like he's the second coming of Hakeem and Shaq... News flash.. HE'S NOT!!!!!

T_Man

 

Yeah... Can't argue with that one....

T_Man

 

Unfortunate. Give D-Mo another couple of seasons and see what he brings on the trade market. Or much much worse on the FA market like Parsons. True shooting guards and centers command the most, with centers far outstripping everyone else. Why you fans cannot understand what the team has is beyond me. I have provided you with a blueprint of how to value D-Mo, and you ignore it. Eye test? Stubbornness? Pure jack ass muleness? I have no idea. But NBA team GMs do not use any of those back asswards metrics. They start with the gold standard of SportVU and Synergy and work from there. Every single FO in the NBA fully subscribes to SportsVU and Synergy at a cost of what - $10K a month? They do not pay for some clueless fan's eye test.

 

LOL. Upon rereading that post it may be one of my absolute best put downs ever. Have a great day you all.

 

I honestly cannot think of another thing that a $1.3M a year player should be doing against PHI. Half way though the second quarter. He is the embodiment of effort and guts and athleticism. Or do one of you bozos want to go out there and scrap with NBA players for a loose ball? Thought not.

 

Yes, D-mo is playing great but why are you bizarrely insisting he is the next Asik when he yet again has played all his minutes at PF?

New Orleans doesn't force Anthony Davis to play C, they got a real 5 to do that.
Boston/Minnesota didn't play prime Kevin Garnett at 5. San Antonio doesn't play Tim Duncan at the 5 most of the time etc.

Why would you want us to play D-Mo at 5 when it should be clear as day that he hugely benefits from the presence of a 5 like Howard, Asik - or even Tarik Black.

 

Sigh. You could actually learn something from me. D-Mo is a center. I said it over three years ago when he was playing in Euroleague. I was hooted down by HMMMMMMMMMM and others. And I am saying it today. I personally do not see any one scoring on him. Do you? He is a MAN in the paint.The SportsVU data is the icing on the cake to my eye test. Anyway, best to you.

 

Because he is not a PF. He is true defensive, no shots in here center. He is the second coming of Asik. I kid you not. IMHO (opinion only I have no data) other NBA teams are lusting after D-Mo. Why? Because he is always in position, he is a huge man and he knows where to be on the court.

 

Join Date: December 2011 :grin:

 

This is not true. Morey told him to wait until Lebron, Melo, etc. made up their mind. After hearing that, Lowry decided to sign with Toronto. This is all fact, not conjecture.

 

Morey was at Lowry's door at midnight only to tell him that he was interested depending on what LBJ, Melo, etc. decided to do. What I find funny is that you are calling people out for not paying attention when you didn't catch that obvious fact. You decided to "not educate yourself" even after I provided a link in this same thread for your benefit which would have prevented you from embarrassing yourself with the post above. What is even funnier is that I'm even responding to a post like this. I can only hope that my error in judgment will educate others about how Morey had a real star like Lowry ready to commit but instead chose to chase the fake superstar Melo and a Bosh who didn't want to be here.

 

Wrong. Just WRONG. Lowry was not a priority for Daryl. Do you know what number Lowry wore for the Rockets and Raptors? Let me give you a hint:

Spoiler

 

Three years ago. Approximately. With Carl posting .gifs about D-Mos alligator arms. Look it up. The thread was thousands of posts long, and started by HMMMMMMM. You remember him don't you?

 

I fail to understand why anyone would think that Lowry was even considered. Morey got rid of everyone not willing to be a spot up shooter for Harden. That includes Lin and Parsons. Yes Parsons. No one is pounding the rock on the Rockets except Harden. So yes, I share your dismay.

 

imagine a league with no cap,
beverely trade for cp3
and no one would think you're high.
Imagine all clutchfans celebrating glory.
ahhh ahh ah