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Would Morey have kept the '90-'94 Rockets together?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by TheFreak, Jun 19, 2010.

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  1. robbie380

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    and a potentially higher 1st and another first.
     
    #21 robbie380, Jun 20, 2010
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    i can see mad max maybe getting moved, but thorpe and smith likely would have been very appreciated by morey. smith and thorpe had a very high true shooting %. thorpe was a tough defender and very good rebounder as well. stat-wise they were both very nice players to have alongside dream. also, there is no way in hell morey would have ever considered moving dream. he knows it's insanely hard to get a hall of fame level player and when you have that talent you don't let it go.
     
    #22 robbie380, Jun 20, 2010
  3. david_rocket

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    Morey got the job in May, 2007, so he only got Yao and Tmac for two years.
    2 years is not several years.
     
    #23 david_rocket, Jun 20, 2010
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    I think he wouldve traded maxwell because of the ts% and no measurement for being clutch.
     
    #24 leebigez, Jun 20, 2010
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    I remember talks of fat lever but I believe that was late 80's.
     
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  6. topfive

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    Except there IS a measurement for being clutch. It's actually a very easy thing to quantify -- defining a "clutch" situation is easy enough, and then you track how a particular player does in those situations. Nothing hard about that. You just never see that particular stat listed anywhere.
     
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  7. SamFisher

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    Umm, of the 16 players who suited up in 1994, only 3 of them were on the opening day 1990-91 roster (4 if you count Bullard who I don't believe was on the active lineup at season's beginning) - that's about 80% turnover.

    The 3rd guard, SF & backup bigman spots were revolving doors.

    Why don't you churn up some more evidence to support this thesis of continuity first.

    EDIT, just glancing quickly at the numbers, it looks like there are about 3 holdovers from Morey's first team still on the roster (though that jumps up to 5 if you move up a season , so it's about the exact same.

    The ultimate seal of invalidation...
     
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    yeah and all the talk about jordan and the bulls would than lead to jordan and hakeem and the rockets. and they would have a perfect record in the playoffs to.
     
    #28 k-money, Jun 20, 2010
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    Yikes, Olujawon, Jordan, and Drexler! We could have a team of them plus me and a horse and still go 82-0 and win multiple rings.
     
    #29 da_juice, Jun 20, 2010
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    The Rockets have never been afraid to make moves, not even during the championship years. It wasn't standing pat that brought the two titles, but the brilliant play of the best player in the league, Olajuwon, and the addition of key pieces around him. The rotation added Herrera, Brooks, and of course Horry in 92-93, and Elie and Cassell in 93-94. 94-95 saw not just Drexler but Chucky Brown and Pete Chilcutt getting big minutes. Sure, Max and Kenny and OT were constants going into the first championship, along with Dream, but the rest of the rotation was definitely in flux and improving through the years.
     
    #30 SamCassell, Jun 20, 2010
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    he would stayed with the core of players of that year, the only thing morey would add have to be bench players and time to that team
     
    #31 thegame_2234, Jun 20, 2010
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    I think I'm going to go out on a limb and remember from now on that only 1 in 3 members on Clutchfans actually know Rockets basketball. Thanks Raven for saving the other two.
     
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  13. tinman

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    would morey have drafted
    Robert
    Horry
    Sam Cassell

    and acquire Mario Elie?

    would morey have fired Don Chaney?
     
    #33 tinman, Jun 20, 2010
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    Karl Malone?

    It wasn't until we got Barkley that Utah started to beat us. It was Seattle and their illegal defense that continuously gave Dream and the rest of the Rockets problems.

    Even when we did get past Seattle in 1997, we almost blew a 3-1 series lead and had to clinch in Game 7.
     
    #34 Pocket Rockets, Jun 20, 2010
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    2010-2007=3
     
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    But Yao and Tmac didnt played this year together, (Yao didnt played, and Tmac played like 20 mins in all season with the rockets) and since the beginning of the season, Morey was already planning to move Tmac. so this year doesnt count as a Tmac-Yao year.
     
    #36 david_rocket, Jun 21, 2010
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    would more be more offensive minded than defensive minded? Maxwell was a world class defender.

    he worked so well with Dream and Otis Thorpe on the defensive end.
     
    #37 tinman, Jun 21, 2010
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    leebigez is just hating for the sake of hating.

    Mad Max put up damn good stats. He was one of the best wing defenders at that time. He led the Rockets in assists and steals. His shooting wasn't great, but wasn't horrible.

    Oddly enough, I think of Maxwell as a cross between Artest and Ariza. Both of whom Morey brought in.
     
    #38 meh, Jun 21, 2010
  19. TheFreak

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    Agree on the optimal roster, disagree on the rest. In '93 they played a 7 game series, with the last game coming down to the final shot on the road. How do you figure they would have been 'crushed' the next year with a better team?
     
    #39 TheFreak, Jun 21, 2010
  20. Mr. Clutch

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    Pwned.

    Honestly, if Morey had Hakeem to build around, Houston would have about 6 rings right now.
     
    #40 Mr. Clutch, Jun 21, 2010
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