Maybe he meant for this year only, since Chicago was the only team to move up from 9 and then every team from 4 and below proceeded in reverse order as if Chicago had never been there.
It hacks me off that we couldn't or didn't buy #27 from NOLA. We got their thugs but not their pick. Bummer -- in my heart of hearts I believe we could have packaged #25 and #27 for a player in the high teens.
Maybe the rockets have another way of moving into the teens without aquiring an extra asset like the #27 pick to get there. Will find out for sure tommorrow, but I would bet that the #25 pick and a player or combination of players like Head and Novak could maybe move you up a few slots to get whomever they covet in the low 20s. Though I don't think that would be a smart thing to do. The big question is who the hell do the rockets really want if they can move up and how much are they willing to give up to do so? I have really no clue as to who they want to draft or move up for with no real information or even the slightest hint coming out of the rockets front office. None of us in here have watched countless hours of game film on each player, traveled to physically watch games on each player and been involved in working out these 50 to 70 players the rockets have supposedly brought in.
As expected Morey did not want to show all his cards, in case members of the other teams are listening. I hope the Rockets can knab someone like Douglas Roberts or Lee. From what he said earlier before this broadcast there may not be alot of changes to the team over the summer we may have to wait till February for a major change.
There's a Morey video interview at the Chronicle. It's titled Rockets brass eyes draft. DM: "shallow drop off from late first round to second round"
Those are just small pieces -- the entire Morey Q&A is on the Rockets official site. The first 10 minutes are up on YouTube as well. <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pehK5XE2DVw&hl=en"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pehK5XE2DVw&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>
Basketball if unlike baseball or football. The sheer limit in roster space and players who actually play in each makes low 1st rounders worth very little. At least compared to lottery picks.
Having the 25th and the 27th might have given the Rockets a better chance to move up the draft but it's likelihood still would be low.
NOLA also got a future first from the Blazers. Assuming that pick is next year, the Rockets are probably likely to be better than the Blazers, and thus have a poorer pick. The Rockets could very well have offered to buy the pick, but the Hornets thought the Blazers' future pick would be better. Their money is just as green as ours. Imagine that.
That's assuming Les would be OK with handing over $3 million for a 27th pick. Did the Blazers give up a future first rounder? That would make sense but I don't think I've seen that reported yet only for the Nuggets-Hornets deal.
