He made mostly good low risk moves. But he failed in building a foundation & became too involved in on court decisions. No nba gm who never played one competitive basketball game, should be dictating how a nba team plays.
YOLO must have some sentimental connection to Morey since he/she argues vehemently against all those who oppose Morey’s reign. Lol
Worked up again YOLO? you realize you have never said anything important, logical, or analytical on this board? Conjecture. Lol you do you. Great screen name btw lol
Yes sir, "real basketball ". What I learned as a youngster, and grew up watching. I'm not bashing him, just think he got too obsessed with his philosophy and analytics. And I did say he made some good (great) moves and some bad ones. I didn't enjoy the constant player rotating. Even though lately it's been steady.
The easiest way to get a star is to tank. Easiest is not the same as easy. The NBA's lottery does not guarantee anyone the No. 1 pick, and even picking there does not guarantee the chance to select a franchise superstar. Every path to a superstar is a bad-odds path. Some are less bad than others. Tanking is the least bad. That is why Sam Hinkie, Morey's longtime lieutenant, triggered The Process in Philadelphia -- and why Morey would likely not be averse to taking that route if his next job (he does want one, sources say) comes with a green light from ownership to play the draft game and circumstances that favor it. (There is uncertainty around the league over whether Morey's role in igniting the NBA's China controversy -- with a tweet in support of Hong Kong -- might make some teams wary about the fallout of hiring him. In a vacuum, Morey should shoot toward the top of the candidate list for any open front-office job.) Harden has become the only constant. He isn't the center of Houston's universe so much as he comprises the entire universe. They get the players he wants -- no matter the cost. They play the way he wants. Perhaps that has a shelf life. Players and coaches talk often about how staying involved on offense -- touching the ball, moving around -- motivates players to go hard on defense, and keeps morale high. Mike D'Antoni hoped winning would resolve any chafing from everyone else about standing still to watch the Harden show. Players did chafe, off and on. Houston has not had much of a Plan B in tough playoff games. The math says Harden isolating is the best option, and the Rockets under the Morey-Harden regime obeyed the math. The monotonous predictability of it is one reason Harden has struggled in the biggest moments of his biggest games. Harden refuses to move away from the ball. Take it from him, and he recedes into nothingness. Morey and Harden have been equal partners in building the Rockets. If Houston has sacrificed culture, continuity, and damn near every future asset at the altar of efficiency, that is on both of them.
The narrative is simple......you dont ruin a good thing because things arent perfect. The unknown can be a very dark place.
Losing Morey and Luhnow within a span of one year hurts. It just seemed like both individuals would be a big part of Houston sports for decades to come.
Hey Nook just wanna see your opinion, do u think Morey resigning is also due to the pressure from the CHINA incident?
