The Rockets liked Artest for his versatility. He gave them another strong wing defender (no more having to watch Luther Head guard Bryant while Battier is sitting), and he's capable of playing the PF position. You said we should have pursued a 3-point shooting PF. I think that's what the Rockets envisioned for Artest when Adelman wants to spread the floor. And we've actually seen that a number of times this year. I don't blame Morey for not finding players that "fit". His concern is getting talent, and collecting tradeable assets. "Fit" is sort of an unpredictable thing, and if you're banking too much on that you can screw yourself. I think we should be a little more aggressive pursing younger players instead of all the over-the-hill veterans. Morey has been a fairly conservative GM thus far.
First off those were rumors. I'm not a CV fan, Landry is a tougher player then him. Billups, well if everyone knew Tmac would implode like this, then of course everyone can play 20/20 hindsight and sound smart. I think it's not a stretch to say Von Wafer has exceeded what Morey and Adelman has expected of him. The guy was supposed to be training camp fodder and a late invitee to the roster when training camp started. He survived the last cut between him and DJ Strawberry. Daryl can make things happen, no doubt, we just need to be patient.
Are you secretly a fan of Yi Jianlian? But seriously, we don't need a big that can hit the 3-ball, just an athletic bruiser who rebounds and plays defense like he gives a damn. Horford would fit the bill nicely And Yi is actually better than most ppl give him credit for; he's the Net's second most valuable big man hands down. If we only could combine his talent with Yao's work ethic...
I'll make this guarantee....I may be wrong but here it is. At the end of the day the Rockets trade no one. Well maybe luther head. But I still think we trade nobody. It looks like everyone is starting to get healthy( knock on wood) so why should they trade someone. The chemistry is there plus the ball movement is great. The best way to do it is stay put and ride it out
we make a trade to put people in the seats and give the fans something to cheer for...morey doesnt roll like that
I hope Morey trades TMac for Mr. Consistenteam... Oh wait, Tmac already did that himself by saying he's out for the season.
This has a huge part to do with the Coach. This is how the process should work. GM get the best players, Coach makes the best out of them.
I don't think our PG is that bad. Rafer did much better job (like league top PG) when T-mac was out. So the question is who should have the ball and who needs to run on floor.
Morey sucks. He can not find a PG to replace that freaking Rafer. All Morey's good trades and acquisitions have been wasted becaue of the worst starting PG.
Morey has made phenomenal moves considering that he was given a team with 2 very large contracts and little wiggle room. There are only so many things you can do when you have two guys with the contract sizes as Yao and T-Mac. I am very interested to see how he performs once he actually has some cap room to work with considering the well informed moves he has made to date with the little cap flexibility the Rockets have had under his tenure.
Isn't this where the head coach comes into play. Isn't it the GM's job to acquire the most talent as possible, and then pay a head coach who is supposed to get the team to gel. When JVG was here, the players always raved about how great the chemistry was, and that was even with TMac.
How can you hate on Yao, Battier, Alston, and now Morey and go defend Tmac. Just amazing. Hate to break it to some of you but Rafer is actually a pretty damn good point guard(without Tmac) considering what we pay him. Outside of a franchise point guard, who no one is gonna give up, I wouldn't take any other point over him. You can make a slight improvement with the likes of Calderon or Hinrich with an extra price tag of about 6 mil. So then ask yourself, do you want to pay that extra 6 mil if it may cost you Landry or Scola.
First, I have given up on TMAC long time ago when he went to hospital during a game. second, I'd definitely pay anything to upgrade PG position. I'd love to trade Battier, Artest, Landry, or any price except Yao to get a real NBA PG. A PG is the motor of the team. PG is the reason that Cavs, Nuggets, Magic, Celtics are rising, Lakers, Rockets, Mavs are doomed.
Yes I agree with you! It is about time the Rockets came to their senses and started developing more players.
I am sorry Morey. You finally ends the Raferness. Now I trust and give you an A for your GM work. Ship out Rafer alone is a good move. TMAC might just come back and play for a different PG. We will see
