Daryl Morey speaking to media(couldnt hear the questions): Excited to have Patrick Top guy when we picked Played C and F Can score in many ways - face up, step out, etc See him as a plus defender Versatility and work ethic; ability to play multiple spots; gives us flexibility; solid starter, maybe more Close to a lot of things Opportunities to move into top 5, went away hours before the draft. Didnt get as serious as last year Move up options quite a few. Wouldve moved up to get Patrick 9-13 range, order they went, order was fortunate Sometimes better to be lucky than good Very deep draft into 60th pick. Not starter level or key reserve but next level down. Aggresive to try and get players who could fit the roster. Prices were high; looking for future picks Still very thrilled, got the guy we wanted. Earliest we couldve gotten to was 9. Also 10 and 12 - serious chances there People see that need. We werent looking to address that in the draft. Top guys were like in the top 5. Went for best guy in our opinion. Solid player Yao will help, potentially someone else down the road in trade/FA Solid team defender; good man defender but not elite like Chuck Hayes might be. Out of the box, average defender. Work ethic is good. View him for his work ethic, athleticism Dont think it plays into it. Cant talk about targets That did factor in. I think factored in..in terms of how aggressive we could be. We were saving assets to be flexible this summer Appreciate you guys waiting
I believe this is true. I can see it for their criteria. They put a lot of emphasis on character and consistency. If you did it in highschool and you dit it your freshman year and you did it in the combines and you did it in your workouts your probably going to do it in the pros. The kid has enough athleticism. He has a body that can add bulk. He has 4.5% body fat. And he can play hard nosed D. He doesn't give us Landrys low post explosive scoring but he is an otherwise all around better player than Landry. So considering we traded Landry and picked up Kevin martin and then got back a better defender albeit not as good offensive player Id say we did okay. We also have Jordan hill who is supposedly makin great strides.
http://twitter.com/Jonathan_Feigen/status/16987164315 Morey had talks to move to 9, 10 or 12 to get Patterson. Did not make other moves to save assets for sign and trades. #hounews 4 minutes ago via web
Wow I had full faith in David Kahn heading into the offseason but after tonight I'm starting to believe what everyone has been saying about, the guy is clueless.
Gersson Rosas: Tell me - I thought I heard Daryl say this doesnt impact FA wise. GR: I agree. This is a 3-4 yr decision. Hope it impacts first year but rarely does. Excited about Patrick. Not gonna be shortsighted about Patrick. Nowhere was Patrick a Top 10 pick; what was so special that the "experts" didnt? GR: Teams that do this on daily basis know how talented he is. He was our top guy for our pool of players at 14. Very mature in his game. Played inside and out. Early but excited. City will appreciate him. Will play both ends. Has winning qualities. High character guy. We do our job and scouting at a high level. Spent many miles traveling all over - I expected maybe foreign guys - what happened? GR: One of the benefits of deep roster. Had some interest but couldnt get in. In terms of what was available, wasnt strong this year internationally. Wasnt upgrades to our roster. Some guys we liked, interested in. Felt like what we needed to do, we did. Big summer development. Patterson was perimeter threat in college. As undersized PF, does it help transition to NBA? GR: Very versatile skill set. Value he plays both ends. Strong post player and can shoot a bit. Great rebounder, athletic, block some shots, finish above the rim. FAs - the moment draft is over, in NFL scouts are out signing. What about NBA? Sign right away or wait? GR: Very similar. Just got off the phones. List of priorities at diff. positions. We werent able to get in the draft, hope to confirm some committments perhaps later tonight. Appreciate it. Thanks.
strange that he says he's a great rebounder - by all accounts his defensive rebounding was one of his most glaring weaknesses. quoted from DX: "One area where Patterson is bafflingly poor is on the defensive glass, ranking amongst the worst at his position in that category amongst likely draft prospects, which is disappointing to say the least. Patterson was quite a bit more effective in this area last season without DeMarcus Cousins (an absolute monster rebounder on both ends), while not forced to spend as much time out on the perimeter playing the center position. Patterson was still very poor in this area as a freshman as well, so NBA teams may wonder about how good of a defensive rebounder he projects as at the next level. He doesn’t always play as tough as his chiseled body indicates he should, not boxing out that well and rarely going out of his area to come up with extra possessions. As an offensive rebounder he’s quite a bit more effective. From DraftExpress.com http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Patrick-Patterson-1225/#ixzz0rptyz8oe http://www.draftexpress.com "
Because teams can be petty. Look at it this way. If you get two separate offers that are exactly the same, 1 from a guy you like, 1 from a guy you don't like, which guy would you deal with? Exactly. Morey is the guy that no one likes.
not true - he has a good rep because the rockets as an org do things the right way, don't backstab teams or leak their secrets, etc. he has the best interest of his team at heart like all GMs do, so he's out to get as much as he can. that's his job, and they know that.
not true - he has a good rep because the rockets as an org do things the right way, don't backstab teams or leak their secrets, etc. he has the best interest of his team at heart like all GMs do, so he's out to get as much as he can. that's his job, and they know that.
He's a great GM. But that makes him alot of enemies with other teams because of all the praise he gets and the way he manages to turn almost everything he touches into gold. Also factor in that he wasn't a player before he became a GM, which makes him an outsider to the rest of the GM's who have been players. Add it all together, and you can see how he is blacklisted by other GM's. "GR: Very similar. Just got off the phones. List of priorities at diff. positions. We werent able to get in the draft, hope to confirm some committments perhaps later tonight."
What matters is success. If a GM is successful over and over again other GMs won't draft with them because they're afraid of ending with the short end of the stick. When DM probably said he buy this pick for 3M the other teams just kept it and drafted.
That is weak for college BB, especially for 35 minutes. The NCAA is league of boys. He should be able to grab more rebounds against slower, shorter competition in college than in the NBA.
This is BS. Look at OKC. They've been wheeling and dealing all night. Presti has about the same reputation as Morey and is as successful but teams still deal with him
