In light of the recent tanking fad, I wanted to get a pulse on how people feel now on Daryl Morey. I know many people think he's very shrewd (and I generally agree), but how much longer will you give him to produce a winning team? It seems to me he's putting most of his eggs into the 2012 free agency basket. So, that's how much time he has left to prove himself to me. He has struck out several times on the trade-for-a-star strategy, and the course of rebuilding-while-winning is foolishness. If he stays the course and turns in a mediocre team this year and strikes out in the 2012 offseason, I want him out. If he gets a high 2012 lotto pick and/or actually nets a big 2012 acquisition, I'll give him a new rope. How long before your patience runs out?
He should be let go if can't land one of Howard/CP3/Deron or if he can't land us a top 5 pick in next year's draft. If Adelman can be let go, why can't Morey?
Everyone keeps talking about the free agents of 2012, and all I can think about is the 2012 draft! It is LOADED!!! Very very very deep draft with about ten kids that have all star potential.! A few of them could be franchise changing prospects: Drummand, Barnes, Beal, P Jones, Jared Sullinger, Q Miller, A Rivers, Anthony Davis, McAdoo, Jeremy Lamb just to name a few and there is still another ten prospects or so that should be solid NBA players. This is the deepest draft that I can remember. Morey needs to whatever it takes to get as many draft picks as possible. Thats the right way to re group I hope we tank and trade Scola, and Martin for picks. Thats for the best!!
NBA is a business to Morey's boss. As long as Les is happy about Rockets' financial situation, Morey will not be replaced.
I think something needs to be put into perspective here - Morey has been somewhat handcuffed by Les in that he doesnt want to "Start Over" or go thru a losing season to land an early lottery pick. Morey has stated that finding youself in the early lottery is the best way to find an impact player .... and that trading for one or signing one via FA is a much more difficult. The bigger question should be how much rope does Les have.
Morey is not the issue. The issue is that Les Alexander refuses to 'tank'. Les isn't allowing Morey to take the easy way out. He's adding the pressures of rebuilding all the while attempting to make the playoffs. Yes the Celtics did it... but they had a 2nd overall pick to trade.
Les still thinks you can trade Steve France, Cuttino Mobley, Kelvin Cato and etc. for a superstar like Tracy McGrady. While that can happen it just doesn't work that much in today's NBA. Most teams want back high upside or "potential" players rather than a borderline all-star for their disgruntled franchise player. We better hope that Dwight gets traded to Houston or else we have to start over.
i trust in morey...i think its les that is holding us back. but i totally want us to tank and get a top pick in the draft...
Unfortunately , Houston teams don't know how to lay down for better draft position... Always wanna show heart..smh
No , the Celtics didnt do it , they had the second worst record in the league prior to landing Garnet and Ray Allen - they also had "better" assets than the Rockets currently have in a top 5 pick with which to entice a trade.
As much as he wants. Any haters, please answer me this: With the possible exception of Buford, who has done more with less? We've traded well, drafted well, and kept a clean balance sheet and despite the loss of two superstars, we're still a borderline playoff team. Can you point out to me a GM you think could do better?
I think he is doing a tremendous job, after reading the comments, it is clear that he is doing Les' bidding and not what he would like to do which is break it down and rebuild. He inhertited a flawed team with tons of injuries and now has remade it into a scrappy one that has a lot of pieces. We are better off today than when he started, and that for me says a lot. DD
Here it is...not Morey's fault but ultimately will be blamed for it. This mess falls on Les not Daryl.
In the end, Morey doesn't answer to us. He answers to Les, who gave him an INCREDIBLY tough mandate: first, to try and win with a team built for Yao and McGrady (doomed) and then, to pick up from scratch and become good without first deliberately becoming bad. If Les is satisfied, it's not our place to call for Morey's head unless we're stuck as the 9th seed for so long that we first call for Les'.
I think he's technically good. He drafts fairly well, he trades well, he manages his cap well. It's the strategic direction I have no faith in. And whether it's dictated by Les or Morey, I think the buck still stops on Morey's desk. Les won't fire himself. So, if his ill-conceived plan to rebuild without losing is a fool's errand it'll be the executor that pays the price. Les, hopefully, would learn from his mistake and have his next GM chart a different course. If, of course, this plan ends up not working -- Morey still has a little time to pull it out. If we want to agitate to get Les out at the same time, fine. Besides, I put the onus of steering the owner on the GM and other management. If Les' whole management staff was telling him he had to tank, I think he would follow their advice. But, it sounds like they bought into his strategy (or even recommended it to him). As for the misfortune of having two superstars felled by injury, executives get the axe for things completely outside of their control all the time. We're not grading on a curve here.
I'm not disputing the Adelman comment. I want this team to win as much as the next guy, but I think those are insane expectations. I agree though, if we're very mediocre a year from now, something needs to change.
