Since there seems to be so many people here that want to complain about Morey I would like to know what you would do from this point on to complete this team? So comon all you fantasy GM's let see what you got. I personally dont think he has done great but there is still alot of time and he seems to be steadily trying to make things happen. He has done what he feels is right whether the fans and media agree or not. That takes balls because you know youare going to get ripped if you dont go the way of the majority thinking. Im willing to wait and see the finished product before I pass judgement.
Every single fan of the NBA thinks they can do better than their GM. But seriously...I could do better. Trade for Kevin Garnett. Sign Chauncy Billups.
Yes. I'll start by drafting Tiago...and be working on Tiago's buyout and on Mikki Moore rather than Rashard. RASHARD IS NOT COMING HERE!!!!
Dunno how I could do better, when he hasn't had a season yet, but I know that I could have pleased the fans a ton more by drafting a ficking power foward.
Splitter's buyout is more than the NBA allow, which mean he needs to pay the buyout out of his own pocket. I think the max NBA allow is 500K and his is 1M. I don't know if NBA would allow the team to pay him 500K and leave the rest for him. But as a late 1st rounder, his 1st year salary is a little more than 1M. After taxes and a big chuck went to his agent. I don't know if he had enough money left.
He said it many time that we will get our starting PF through free agency or trade. He will not draft for need, which mean he will not draft a PF to make fans happy. If a GM always does what the fans wanted, why hire a GM? Just put up a poll on the website and let the fans decide what to do.
The obvious answer from most here: Of Course! The obvious CORRECT answer from most here: NO FREAKING WAY!
well in that case, i'd rather have nobody now and Splitter next year. morey ****ed up royally. We will regret when we have to see Splitter 4 times a year in the future...
I see a lot of team regret on passing up Ginobili, Parker, Barbosa, Howard, Arenas, Redd, Boozer, etc.. etc.. You just have to move forward and don't look back.
would have traded for phoenix pick for cash...which is what portland did. take fernandez/brooks at #24 take splitter at #26 trade for seattle pick at 31 take landry at #31 take dj strawberry at #54 fernandez and splitter stay overseas for another year strawberry adds to our perimeter defense, allowing us to trade battier in a rashard deal if we really wanted to, which could include splitter/fernandez landry comes in to add depth at PF for this year we really have to wait and see if brooks really does stay with the team first.
Morey seems to be a pretty good negotiator and businessman even if I am unsure about his picks. I'm sure though that he spent more time and discussed with many more people his options than anybody here. Is he the best man for the job? Maybe...maybe not. Is he better than people here (unless there are prospective GM's in this forum)? I think so.
Well when you are considered the bench mark for ineptness in youre profession as Casserly is its hard to imagine anyone not doing as good or better. Morey hasnt had chance yet and everyone is doggoing him like he is the next Casserly.
Doesn't mean Phoenix wants to deal with Houston, a playoff contender. Strawberry might be some name you would forgot in 2 years. You don't know how good Splitter or any of them is going to be right now. Wait and see. I'm pretty 99.9% of the people wanted Harold Miner more than Robert Horry.
well...we would still have landry at 31 if phoenix did deal with us, we could pick either fernandez or brooks if we got the phoenix pick, our #26 becomes a luxory pick. splitter would be the best on the board. strawberry seems to be a hard worker and has been touted as the best perimeter defender in the draft. he could be a steal at 54. so we'd still have landry and brooks...or fernandez if we really did like him that much, giving us essentially the same players we took. then splitter as an extra pick, and strawberry over an australian...how is that NOT better than morey?
Morey will pick up Fernandez if we got Phoenix's pick, which mean our pick is expandable. I think he trade that pick for a PF instead of drafting Splitter. Who's that PF? I don't k now, maybe Diogu? Drafting Splitter doesn't make you better GM than Morey. He got a GM job in the NBA, you probably can't even get a scout position.
MaxRider - You couldn't be MORE WRONG about "baby jordon." I absolutely DID NOT want Harold Miner here. I thought then what turned out to be the truth, he was a flash in the pan and though I had no idea who Robert Horry was, he became one of those all around "glue" guys and now is a legend as Big Shot Bog with 7 rings. Now, to answer the thread question: ABSO-freakin-LUTELY I could have done a better job ON THIS SINGLE DRAFT than Morey did. He got head-faked by rumors that, because of his Rookie status, made him flinch into taking players 5-10 spots sooner than he should have. If he was going to go after a PF in FA, then why worry about getting one in the draft, pool the resources of pick 26 and 31 and move the "f*ck" up to #24 and if cash and a trade exception are the only barrier, you suck it up and do it if it means getting the one guy you are convinced will have an immediate impact. I don't care how much Morey spins this crap, Brooks was a plan C at best, and Landry is nothing more than a consolation prize to those of you who knew we needed a PF more than oxygen for this team. The Aussie is just because..... In the deepest draft in years, Morey made Houston the laughing stock of the entire NBA. If Isaiah frickin Thomas can come out of this draft being hailed as a hero, and we're all ticked at our GM, that pretty much says it all, don't you think? Daryl Morey is nothing more than Tim Purpura with a degree from M.I.T.
Will people get off the draft a PF moaning. We did draft a power forward. Morey has stated many times he's going to address the PF position with a veteran. Please stop complaining until you see what he does.
