oh, i think too much is being read into it...i dont think think he means having both of those two guys is over with....there's no way Morey would make that deicision ahead of time before he knows how Tmac is coming back...i think he means the Yao and tmac + role players/shooters experiment is over and we're moving towards a more balanced team. He could also be hinting that tmac has decided he wont resign here, but i think its too early for either side to know what they'll be doing...
That's how I heard it too. I heard it as the the days of Yao and T-Mac + *****ty players is over since we have players like Scola and Ariza and are way more balanced.
Nope, I think it's exactly what it sounds like. Even if we don't trade Tmac this year. Let's say, Tmac during 2009-2010 and Yao the year after that. But having Mr Glass I and Mr Glass II together, and even older? Why keep throwing money down the drain? Unless we hire Isiah Thomas to run the Rockets, the era of Tmax and Yao is, indeed, over.
Morey won't jump ahead like that....best case scenario is still retaining those two if healthy..it's more likely that we can get those guys to re-sign than to bring in two stars with similar talents. Of course health is the deciding factor, but if all signs point to good health, the rockets have no reason not to pursue them after their contracts are over. Yao is hard to let go of because of all the money he brings in and the lack of quality big men available in all the NBA. Tmac's got a rare mix of skills....Morey will just wait and see, there's a reason why he's so against talking badly against players, he knows things can take a 360 degree turn.
Nice job on the recap DD. Jermaine struggles with NBA terminology, and struggled, he is going to take longer Doesn't sound like Jermaine Taylor is the sharpest pencil in the drawer. Pass, shoot, 3 pt line, weak side, rotate. Its not like the NBA is the NFL, they don't give you a playbook the size of an encyclopedia and send you to classes every day.
Morey said coming from a smaller conference hurts him some. I believe he may be sent to Europe...I think they like Chase a lot more right now. DD
Considering most of the guys on our team are very high IQ b-ball players this doesn't surprise me. I think Joey struggled a bit with this last season (before he was hurt) as well, but I don't think it's a horrible thing. Taylor will either get it as the end of the bench guy or in the D-league. If you are comparing Taylor to guys like Shane, Chuck and Scola etc... so it's no wonder he's lacking a bit. He doesn't have the same sort of basketball background. Edit: and I didn't even listen and I was thinking that was likely the problem DD.
This was the most encouraging part of the interview. Good to know Morey and Wallace are still best buds.
I don't think the announcement is about Turner and the Wolves. Word in the papers here is that Glen Taylor wants to meet with the prospective hire (Turner, Kurt Rambis or Mark Jackson) before they make it official, and Taylor's schedule is pretty full up until Friday. With Morey saying the announcement is coming "this week" and the Wolves reportedly still not sure who they're hiring, that seems like an awfully tight time schedule.
That's simply a lack of brain power. I'd think UCF, which recruits a number of kids with shaky academic profiles from tough neighborhoods in FL, would stress the fundamentals of the game, more-so than programs like UNC or Duke, which typically chase high-profile players with vast experience on the AAU circuit and in U-18 national camps and tourneys, allowing them to develop a higher basketball IQ and pick up knowledge along the way from past and present coaches and players. Morey basically implied that Jermaine Taylor isn't a very intelligent player on the court, which is the last thing the Rockets need, especially one that can't even dribble with his left hand! Don't get me wrong, the guy can flat out score the rock. But, his stats were definitely inflated in the C-USA, where he was going up against the likes of SMU, Rice, Marshall, Tulane, etc. He's going to be completely overwhelmed with the level of play in the league. Overall, Morey didn't seem too impressed with J. Taylor's progression thus far. Was he worth the $2 million? It's too early to tell, but Morey may be a little disappointed in the investment, and is wishing he had an extra $2 million to shell out elsewhere. A year or two in the D-League with the Vipers will serve him well, but, right now I'm just not that optimistic when it comes to his future with the Rockets.
It's probably Turner to the Wolves. He has been important for us,and qualifies as a medium term announcement. I don't see him being the kind of guy who would twitter player acquisitions.
I heard the show, and although I could be wrong, I didn't hear it quite the same as some here. On the upcoming move/Rafer thing, DM didn't say it was going to be a medium-sized move, he said it would either be medium, or large. And he even joked that he was being puposely vague. On Rafer, he was giving examples of what would constitute what size, and he said that the Rafer-Lowry trade was an example of a MEDIUM-sized move, not small. At least that's what it sounded like to me. When asked about the level of interest in Gortat(since he was on his doorstep 1st thing FA started, and also asked everyone here to tweet him), and why they didn't go full MLE DM said several things. One was that every year before last(international, d-league, NBA) Gortat hadn't been that good. Also said that out of all the players that have ever received full MLE offers that he had the least amount of actual NBA playing time. So while they believed in Gortat, what he was offered was what they considered to be commensurate with the risk factors involved. And that to be worth full MLE(DM was asked about speculated trade with magic in 3 months) there would have to be new data. To me that didn't specifically kill it because I'm sure Gortat will be getting significantly more playing time with Orlando at the 5, and 4 spots now that he has such a big salary, and that would be considered "new data" to me. On Ariza he said that they considered him to be a "piece" on a championship-contending team in the future, and now too iirc. Said that he is a top 5 wing defender in the league, and he is worth MLE right now as is, and hopefully will improve even more. There was also a question about a player option that they gave him in his contract ???. DM said that their usual policy is not to give them because it causes problems for the team giving it, but they had to in Trevor's case because there were 4, or 5 other teams going after him hard like we were. More random info. John jokingly asked him if it was just in their MO to collect undersize pf's. DM said that it was just a product of time, and place. That pf's that are at least 6'10", can rebound, defend, run the floor, etc... usually go in the top 10, or 15 in the draft, and teams don't like to let them go. We haven't had the draft position to get one, and didn't want to be in that position either(top of draft). Said that he would much rather have a player 1 inch shorter that can run, rebound, etc... than a taller non-baller. (my rhyme) Gave a specific example of Dejuan Blair this year of being a good player that dropped because of a medical issue. At the end of the remark he said "something, something" us. Couldn't make the last couple of words out, but I think he was intimating that's why we passed on him(twice I do believe). Hope that one doesn't come back to bite us.(my remark) Was talking about the summer league players. On J.Taylor DM said that while people were kinda down on him, ine thing is that he came from such a small school, that the NBA terminology was so foreign too him it might take awhile to get acclimated. And on Dorsey everytime DM talks about him I always hear people say he's down on him, but I just don't hear that myself. He said that Joey was finally showing what they hoped for last year, namely rebounding, and paint defense. Not gushing all over him. but a little props. And I didn't get any bad "read between the lines" feeling from his tone, or words. 'Bout all I can remember, and this 2-finger typer is tired. lol One other thing on Von. We have a value that we put on him contract-wise, and DM thinks in the end someone will probably offer him a little more.
he said NBA terminology, not basketball.....not saying Taylor is a genius, but there is a difference between the two. If you're someone who didn't have the most proper coach growing up and your college coach wasn't big on it either, then it can create a problem..
