Why? All the players and acquisitions that Morey has made is to be a contender with Yao as one of the centerpieces. We currently do not have Yao. Yes, Morey is hoping that these players gel and can play well enough with Yao in stretches (in case he continues to have injury issues, just hopefully not ones that cause him to miss the whole season or the playoffs) as a back-up plan, but that is not the goal. We have a young team, and now we are integrated 3-4 new players into a heady offensive system and a team that has to play at a playoff intensity every game to be effective. That does not happen overnight. Combine that with a bench that has saved our team countless times but now has to redefine their style and go-to players with Landry traded and Lowry injured. They are hoping to make the playoffs, but in no way should making the playoffs be used to qualify this season as failure.
It is premature because the Rockets have yet to achieve their ultimate goal (which is to be a championship-caliber team). Also, Morey gets the lion share of the credit because he's become the face of the franchise, but he also has a lot of management resources at his disposal that other GMs don't get. The Rockets have a ton of very smart people analyzing all sorts of different scenarios. Instead of saying Morey is the best GM, I would prefer to say the Rockets as a franchise have one of the very best management teams (which includes the GM, assistant GMs, scouts, analysts, owner). But to say they are the best? Honestly, that's a strong statement, and it should be backed up with championships. Years from now, I hope I can say that.
Perhaps some GMs out there, after having some time to catch their breath following a Morey-Deal, may feel a bit demoralized, but may not want to fully admit as much, so they may remark... "I've been MoreyLized!"
Dude if DM had a van that would be awesome. If he invited me to hang out in it that would be super awesome.
