When he was first drafted all the scouts was saying he was a Ben Wallace clone. Remember he was injured all season long last year, and judgeing by his play in the summer league, he can still be type of player if he gets some burn time. But you notice how I said if. For some season, Rick doesn't like to play athletic raw players, G. Wallace from the bobcats is an example. I really hope he shows up during the pre season and earn a rotation spot
1. Dorsey was a pick of need over Best Player Available. If he had panned out/pans out later in the future, he would have a shot-blocking rebounding havok-wrecking center on defense. Can you tell me that that kind of player is not the very thing this team needs most right now? I haven't given up on him for this year yet--every opportunity will exist for him to get significant minutes based on his defense alone, and my fingers are crossed that he figures out how not to foul in enough time that he remains useful for us this year. 2. He was an early second-round pick that we acquired in the trade with Memphis, so there's no possible way to fault Morey for going with need over Best Player Available. 3. Even if he is a failure, he's a SECOND ROUND PICK. What kind of ridiculous standard must we be holding Morey to if we criticize him for his one mistake in the second round plus the signings of Francis, Bonzi, and Barry? Wait until this summer to criticize Morey, for it will be the first time he has ever had any reasonable cap space to work with. If he can't get us a significant piece, a non-diamond in the rough, a bonafide star by that point, then let the dogs loose. But for now he's made more with what he's been given than any other GM has in the past few years.
What's interesting is I guess you can taylor make your criteria. Look at what Pritchard has used as input in terms of height,age,weight and when you look at their team, they have guys big or at least equal in terrms of height and they're very young. When looking at the rockets, u see guys that are undersized and older under morey. Blazers have high upside guys and the rockets don't. Maybe its because of the stage that the team is in, it make more sense to get older guys like brooks,landry,and dorsey vs underclassmen and such.
...OR that the blazers have gotten high/lottery picks year after year because they've sucked ass, year after year and their owner is a multi-billionaire who will buy whatever pritchard wants. One GM gets cream of the crop, high potential picks while the other gets dealt late first rounders/ 2nd rounders who have weaknesses in their game or physique.
I thought Morey was the one who brought the Grizzlies' Battier for #8 proposal back in 2006. He passed up Rudy Gay, Ronnie Brewer and Rajon Rondo. Shane Battier must've ranked so high in his supercomputer that he was willing to give up a player with all-star potentials for a role player.
