In our defense, it really did look like they were going in circles. None the less, Morey reeled in an elite level player (Harden), and proved his doubters wrong with the force of a sledgehammer on a pile of fruit. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/eQdprOzBxwE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/haralabob">@haralabob</a> Not sure there's ever been a rebuild job without a top-10 draft pick the rebuilding team actually makes.</p>— Zach Lowe (@ZachLowe_NBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachLowe_NBA/statuses/353296890302967809">July 5, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Trade Morey while his value is high. No way he performs to this level again. What could Rockets get if Morey was an asset?
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/haralabob">@haralabob</a> Not sure there's ever been a rebuild job without a top-10 draft pick the rebuilding team actually makes.</p>— Zach Lowe (@ZachLowe_NBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachLowe_NBA/statuses/353296890302967809">July 5, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Now think about this, if OKC didn't let Harden go, we would be probably in a full rebuild mode right now with miseries. Nobody saw that Harden for Martin+picks trade coming. Remember, Lin was given the key to drive this team before the Harden trade. There was some luck. And I think we probably wouldn't have landed Harden if DH signed with us last year. In the end, this is a perfect scenario. Just beautiful. We landed Harden, had a fantastic season to develop the young core mainly in Harden, Parsons and Asik, jacked up Asik's trade value somewhat, landed DH because of the debacles in LA, in a hunt for a premium PF for Asik. A lot of luck, but luck doesn't happen to dumbfxxkers like that in bunches.
Only 41 i think, hopefully we have another decade and a half with him as our GM. It will truly be a sad day when he retires. The future us will say "damn i wish we still had morey"
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Chandler Parsons after Rockets land Dwight Howard: "(GM) Daryl Morey is a genius. It's an honor even being in the same organization w/ him."</p>— Mark Berman (@MarkBermanFox26) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkBermanFox26/statuses/353366086818873344">July 6, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
I would just like to say that I've had my sig for years. Never doubted him once. Doubt him less than I've doubted myself.
