Morey has specifically said they dont rely on analytics 100%, they mix traditional Fo decisions along with analytics. You cant coach 100% from analytics, in fact what the arox have bwen running is a modified version of Rick adelmans read and react offense, the only analytical thing they had made is an emphasis on 3s and points in the paint vs mudrange shots for players who suck at midrange shots. Most of the complaints in this thread are based on strawman assumptions if not just stupid logic. Morey has repeatedly gone on record saying he isnt 100% analytics, if he was why would he chase after Melo 2x? Melo is the anti analytics who doesnt play D and shoots nothing but midrange Js. Secondly if you cant hit open shots why would you suddenly become a midrange master? Do you have some weird talent pool that shifts between 3s and midrange shots on a daily basis? If Dwight cant hit that jump hook should the team run some corner 3 plays for him? Why is everyone assuming the players are gonna go ham from midrange land if the evil and stupid rox coaching staff just let them? What the **** this isnt NBA 2k bruh.
Nothing wrong with mainly scoring in the paint or at the three point line. What's wrong is everybody just standing around while one guy dribbles, maybe throw up a half hearted screen or two, then jack up a contested jumper or make a bad pass and turn the ball over. We don't have any ball movement. Our half court offense is basically just "pray Harden does something good". We only really look good on the fast break, and guess what kind of offense you don't get to play when your coach has you hack a guy for an entire half??
Nothing wrong if we can score. If we can't??? I've seen the Rockets play offense with better flow in some games this season. Mainly with the bench. The coaches preach ball movement. Players get away from that as when Harden or Smith takes the ball and tries to create into the paint area. It worked for Smith in the DAL series. I don;t know where he's gone vs LAC. Coaches need to get the players to buy into the offensive philosophy, including Harden and Smith.
Morey is a worthless fraud who has done less with more than almost any GM during three recent past. Houston is a great basketball town and great players have always enjoyed playing here. Morey has nothing to do with that.
Good post. However, without his analytics what does Morey have to justify his position as GM of a basketball team? He has nothing to fall back on other than Les' seeming fascination with his newfangled analytics.
Same question, what does Morey know about basketball other than selling his analytics like a snake oil salesman? He does not have any basketball background so how does he become such a revered GM here in Houston?
I wish I were but I have been following NBA basketball long before there was any PC or cell phone and I can tell frauds when they present themselves. So, what is your point?
A team that finishes 2nd in the toughest conference ever, in the toughest division ever doesn't keep rolling over and dying. Seriously... our entire division is in the playoffs, when did that happen last? How often do we play our division and conference? I believe in the human aspect, but I believe more in the talent and match up aspect.
Well a quick google glance will tell you we have a top 50 NBA, HOF player with multiple rings who is a top 10 sort of guy at his position all time in a major position in the ROX's organization.... How many teams have that and what has that gotten us?
I thought we were talking about Morey? I am a great fan of McHale as a player but what does that have to do with a GM who has no basketball background whatsoever?
you asked what morey relies on outside of analytics. he relies on mchale and others who have decades of basketball experience to put his analytics in context.
Well Morey hires people that are savvy in their respective fields. We have basketball scouts.... scouting. Trainers...... training. Coaches.... coaching... Medical staff... doing medical thingies.... And so forth. I'm sure someone who's been watching basketball before PC's is aware of such things....
He hires people who do... Perhaps you want Isiah Thomas running the Rockets or Michael Jordan taking over for Les.....
If you are McHale and others whose jobs rely on agreeing with Morey's analytics, would you have the nerve to tell him he is way over his head?
I'll lay it simple for you, if someone with a pc like you and morey hire physicians and other medical professionals are you now able to make relevant and accurate medical decisions? Or I'll make an even more mundane example, if you hire people who have had experience in writing and editing for newspapers and other media does it make you a media expert and be able to claim to be a GM of a media outfit?
