Anybody. We've won one playoff series since he's been here. At what point does he become accountable?
Dwight wanted a coach he could relate to. Morey did his research remember? He failed at recruiting with his nerdy ipad so he wanted someone cool to do it for him and since he didn't want a Pat Riley type interfering with the front office he choose McHale instead. The fact that the Rockets haven't extended McHale's contract is a dead giveaway to what Morey thinks of him.
Sure thing. McHale isn't needed as more and more "traditional Cs" are not needed that much. The way to go was find a PF/C hybrid Duncan or Garnett style that could hit the outside shot. Dwight is great and so but offensive game isn't exactly great or fitting
The only way it's on Morey is because he didn't fire McHale during the series for not making proper adjustments and playing irresponsibly terrible rotations.
here is what I hope happens in the offseason 1. new coach - McHale had his 3 years and its clear he isnt the guy to lead this team as evidenced by what happened in the first round. Stotts isnt that great of a head coach himself and ran circles around McHale. (personal preference: SVG) 2. dependable wing player - i kept saying as the rotation shortened Harden and Parsons were gassed from playing so many minutes - there needs to be someone who can come in for 15-18 minutes a game at the wing spots and not be a complete negative. Hamilton was brought in to be that guy, didnt work out and Garcia reverted back to how he was in sacramento. I dont even care if this player is acquired via the draft either. 3. for a 3 point shooting team - we didnt really have any dead eye shooters - outside of Daniels the team needs another one - someone who is bigger than Daniels. We all saw how much more space there was once Daniels was on the floor but because of his size its harder to play him. 4. Respected Vet - makes me wish Camby was resigned late to this team that would have done a lot to keep people calm and all. Dwight is the vet on the team and he was doing his part but it would help tremendously if leadership was also exhibited from a role player who the team respected. Most every championship contending team has a guy like this. all 4 is near impossible to do but 2/4 (namely the coach) would be a sucessful offseason IMO. its the first year with the core of Harden and Howard they will become more successful together
Morey has been in NBA for about 10 years, but he still doesn't understand what a champion team is. A champion coach is the first thing!!
The Rockets were forced to evolve their style of play COMPLETELY as the playoffs went on... and they actually started to get pretty good at it. They have former D-leaguer's coming off the bench, they start running tight lane pick and rolls that look unstoppable at times. Dwight finally started showcasing some of those post-up moves he'd been "training" for in the off-season. But you can't expect a team to win playoff series doing something entirely different from what they're accustomed to in the regular season. Had they shown more of the ability to run the offense through Dwight in the post, or had more set plays in the half-court set, this series may not have been so "hard" (especially in games 1-3).
It's on Les and McHale. McHale for the obvious, and Les for throwing away 7 mil a year on Lin. Morey pulled in two stars, despite being hindered by an owner who chose greed over success. Les completely sold out Rocket fans. You have to remember that McHale is just a name. He was never supposed to be the guy to get us to the Finals. He's out of his league, as he's always been a bad coach.
Focus on threes and lay-ups, not having a plan B when those are taken away, is the only thing you can blame Morey for maybe. The rest is all out of his hands.
I really hope this offensive system is abandoned..... And replaced by a system which emphasizes player movement off the ball, screens, and open shot selection.... Otherwise, we'll be repeating the same thing yet again, and expecting a different result. What's ironic is if we were to go to a fundamental offensive system, the layups and three point shooting would likely improve. Because the shots will then be what the defense gives us. The problem is it seems like every postseason, the talent underperforms expectations.... And I believe "Moreyball" is the root problem.
Hey, Daryl. I hope you now understand the difference between someone who is a good talker and one who can actually coach a team. Still remember how enamored both Morey and Les were when they interviewed McHale, talking for hours about late-game strategy. Remember that? How Morey put out there various scenarios and how McHale offered his analysis and strategies. Well, where are those strategies now? Play harder. Move the ball. Stay on your man. McHale's an amateur. In a professional league. Terry Stotts (who?) completely outcoached him. I bet the Vipers' Nevada Smith would do better. He's more hands-on. More creative. More proactive. More ideas. I'm not telling you to get Smith. Just how bad McHale has been for ALL THREE YEARS he has been here. Underachieving every year. Get a new coach. Or else, next year you will lose all credibility and all your legacy. They will say analytics works with the Spurs and Mavs and Grizz, but not with the Rockets of Morey, the true stat geek. Irony or ironies ...
Yep! Thought of that when Harden and Lin took some mid-range stop-and-pops. Open mid-range shots should be good shots. Stats sometimes is misleading. Overall, NBA players attempts a lot of well-guarded mid-ranges shots that end up not so good in Morey's stat data. If the Rockets includes uncontested mid-range in their playbook, it certainly will make defending the guards a little harder.
What do you mean? It`s Moreys fault we lost, or it`s on Morey to set us up for the future? The first thing would be stupid. Morey did the almost impossible in changin us from a team with old role players to one of the youngest teams with 2 stars. He can`t do it all in two seasons, but he did more than enough in that time. If you meant setting us up - duh. This team is not finished, and that`s what pretty much everyone kept saying. The question now is: will Morey try to complete this team this offseason, or does he want to be a big player with capspace in the 2015 offseason. Both directions make a ton of sense. And I trust in Morey to go the best way.
We were near the bottom of the league in threes, layups and free throws yet near the top of the league in scoring efficiency. If we used mid range 2's with this ensemble, we'd be near the bottom of the league in that too, but instead be a bottom 10 offense instead of top 5. Our players are not good shooters at all, shot selection is something we have going for us, our best 3 point shooter in the regular season was Harden, who also happened to be the most guarded by light years and was a mere mortal at 37%.
I'm waiting for Morey's radio interview which he usually does after a big win or a crucial loss. Morey does not have forever. The Rockets will need to advance in the playoffs next year or else the fans and/or his stars will start turning on him.
