I gave him an 8, but I love the insinuation that somehow Morey is responsible for us not advancing. Typical CH I will say this: the Aaron Brooks trade hurt us; he would have made a big difference. Is it possible to ask all those who voted 1 not to procreate...ever?
Gave him a 9. He has done an pretty good job the 2 past years. Coming from a team mediocre enough not to make the playoffs to 4th seed in the west. I'm waiting too see what pieces he can add this off-season around our "Star" players.
Why is it ridiculous? Would you say it's okay to bash McHale left and right, or Lin, or anyone else for that matter? If it's okay to bash anyone, it's okay to bash Morey. And I'd say it's definitely okay to bash SOMEONE after losing in the first round, wouldn't you?
Probably shouldn't have traded Brooks; although I understand why he did at the time. Hindsight is 20/20. The biggest problem is that none of the minimum level guys we brought in were any good. I get the strategy of low risk/ high reward bench guys, but when your number 1 guy is in his prime and fading quickly- sometimes you bite the bullet and pay a little more for a guy you KNOW will contribute.
You guys know we've had him for 7 years now and haven't won jack. I think he's good but overrated. Hiring and sticking with McHale is terrible. I assume he doesn't use his advanced analytics when it comes to picking/keeping coaches.
Well, first, let's use inside voices here. I'm just stating my opinion, and it's formed after watched Carl run out about 17 anti-Morey statements, and I'm still not sure on what basis, aside from P Pat, who lost in game seven today despite red hot shooting off the bench. Second, in answer to your question: we "bash" players and coaches because they're heavily involved in, you know, the playoff games we watch. The GM did not fail to hit shots or fail to instruct proper defensive rotations or positions. The GM was more involved at a different time and at a different level. So, it's human nature to react to the games you see played out and to the people you see playing it out. But sure, bash Morey. Especially if it feels good! But yeah, I still think it's just an irrational time for this poll, when everyone is super disappointed with the season. If you think we'd be better off with Jeremy Lamb, Chuck Hayes, Kevin Martin, and, um, Brian Cook or Dahlembert maybe in the paint, or something, then I guess go ahead with how awful Morey is. You can say we could have kept Dragic and/or Lowry but they both really wanted out of town, so that's a pretty sketchy assumption. But go ahead and throw one of them in with Jeremy Lamb and Kevin Martin and P Pat and tell us how we would have beaten the Blazers this year. Again, if we're going to have a meaningful Morey thread, let's dissect what you wanted him to do *after* signing the premier free agent last year. I listed some options earlier: * signing other free agents with pixie dust and empty pockets * bionically rebuilding Yao * ??? * VICTORY! If this whole thread is about signing and now possibly resigning McHale, then I agree that's a nonideal move, but it doesn't negate all the good that I think he's done. Maybe whatever Morey's part was in bringing McHale here means I should drop his score from 9 to 8. People voting "1" for a GM who brought relevance and two superstars back to the roster are, if you ask me, just raging and not thinking rationally at all. Cheers!
Right now 7. Could have been a 9 if he did not sign McHale as coach in the first place. It will go down to 5 if he McHale continues to be the coach going into next season.
His coaching choice is unimaginative as all heck. If we don't get decent Offensive and Defensive coordinators to offset McHale Munster, we're going nowhere.
Better off? We just lost in the first round. It's not hard to be better off than that. You could actually argue that we're worse off since we don't have a lottery pick to show for our early flame out. Yeah, we got Harden, I get it. We actually had him last year believe it or not, and lost in the first round. It's like you took a year off or something. Is it that unreasonable to expect that we advance past the first round the year after Harden, especially after signing a max free agent? I mean, CD got Tmac and Yao, and still got raked over the coals for not adding any talent around them. I guess it's okay for Morey to sign Dwight and then call it a day?
Howard and Harden will be together for 4 years and you conclude after less than a calendar that Murray has failed to surround them with talent. Your fandom is substandard.
Unappreciative Rockets fans. I wonder how many of yall would still prefer Luis Scola, Courtney Lee, Chase Budinger, Kyle Lowry over what we got now???? lol Give me a break.... He is at a 10 right now and you will be all over his jock strap by the end of the summer.
4 puppetmaster-Morey will never get us to the Finals we'll get a nice season record and get to the playoffs, but the rest is fool's gold
Let's put it this way. There are 15 teams in the west conference. 8 teams make playoffs each year. If your team is an average team, which is 8 seeded and should be a playoffs team. In the last 7 seasons with Morey as GM, this team did not make the cut half of the time. So it is safe to say that Morey has an below average record in the west. Would that make sense to you? Some of you think Morey as god and keeps making excuses for him. Pls do not forget that this team would still be lottery team in the last 2 season without David Stern saving Morey's ass. Lakers tried hard to trade Gasol in the last two seasons, is there any other NBA teams interested in him?
It's not like Morey had a fresh start when he took over. Simply stating 7 seasons as GM does not paint the whole picture. The recovery from the T-mac/Yao era was pretty incredible. Then the fact that we had a complete rebuild without tanking is something of substance. Yes, we lost a series that we should have won. I'm not a huge fan of McHale either. But it was apparent at the end of the season, that after Sampson left we were not the same team. A lot can change in an offseason.
Not 4 years as you made it out to be. Dwight has 2 years left then it's player's option. Clock already started ticking the minute Dwight was signed. 1 down and 2 to go. He is the ONLY championship piece going forward. I wouldn't be surprise he opts out if Rockets can advance to the WCF in the next 2 years. Morey cared more about flexibiliy and/or getting the fat end of any deal...all at the cost of wasting one year of Dwight's career.
