I'm not going to name every team because that's a waste of time, but I'll name the ones that you listed out just now from your misinformed post. Popovich is not a GM, Bufford is. Who traded Luis Scola for V-Span. But of course you wouldn't know that since your mirror sees Kevin Durant in Rudy Gay. It's like you Grizzlies fans look in the depths of the sewer for facts. Sam Presti traded away CARL LANDRY for basically nothing (future second). Oh, he also drafted Jeff Green when he could have gotten a solid center like Noah. Oh and you know that guy, Tyson Chandler? Yeah they were going to trade for him but the trade was rescinded because of his failed physical. But according to you these types of unforeseen outcomes don't matter Which means Sam Presti failed to pursue him and they could have gotten Chandler instead of Perkins. And Larry Bird? He is not the general manager, but since he has the final say, I can still name a couple of mistakes. Heard of Shawne Williams? Yeah he was drafted 17th by the Pacers. You know who was drafted 4 spots later? Rondo. You know who was drafted 7 spots later? Kyle Lowry. Let's fire them all right?
Are you serious? Larry Bird selected Hansbrough over Holiday, Lawson, Collison, Mullens and Beaubois...... He also signed Tinsley to a 6 yr, 40 mil contract... In 2008 he selected Brandon Rush over Ibaka, Lee, Batum, Jordan, Pekovic, Asik and Dragic... Popovich and Buford gave Scola to the Rockets, quite possibly costing them a title. Further, they traded for Jefferson and then compounded the problem by giving him a long term deal. He has in the past also put the Spurs over the luxury tax making it harder to complete deals. Sam Presti had a #2,#3,#4,#5 pick to work with over the last 5 years. He selected Jeff Green over Noah, who would have filled their hole at the 5 spot. He also selected Aldrich #11, who has done very little to this point. EVERY GM MAKES MISTAKES....
Of course he isn't. He's just picking fights because of all the crap we give him over his Rudy Gay thread (or his prior posts on how Hakeem was overrated and an underachiever).
are you guys *****ing kidding me. i mean, c'mon, are you really blaming morey for letting jeremy lin go. He's a good player, but would we honestly be contenders with jeremy lin on the team? hell no! This guy is a good player, but he's no better than dragic tbh. yeah, i know the draft pick thing hurts, but other than that, you got no reason to be mad about letting lin go. dragic will be gone next year, but then we get lull over here in a few more years. cut the crap about lin please. he's a good player, just like rudy gay, nothing more. let it go. we wouldn't be contenders with him, so it makes no difference. lowry's better, dragic is just as good. morey is busy trying to make real moves to make us contenders.
The spurs drafted scola in 2002 because they KNEW he was talented. They traded him because Scola didn't want to play for the spurs behind Oberto who might have just opted to stay in spain. Any yes, if a team fails to capitalize on multiple high draft picks they SHOULD be fired. I actually think Hansbrough is the better player than the ones you mention. Dragic, lol I think Jordan is an average player with a ridiculous contract.
You embarrass your fellow Grizzlies fans. They would be ashamed to see you humiliating yourself on another team's board and making a bad name for the team's fans. They traded Scola for financial reason, not because Scola didn't want to play behind Oberto. You know that when Luis Scola played for us, he came off the bench first right? Oberto was a factor, and you know what that factor was? SA didn't want to pay big for Scola because they were afraid they would give most of the minutes to Oberto making it a waste of money. Why are you even bringing up that point anyways? Your ENTIRE point is that GMs shouldn't let talent walk, and Spurs did exactly that because they thought Scola wouldn't get playing time. You're as stupid as they come.
Let me reiterate, your entire point is that GMs should be fired immediately if they let any talent walk.
the spurs actually signed him, tried to sign him and five years later traded him when they had had enough. Which indicates that they apparently knew that he was talented. Morey let lin walk (he was in camp, no strings) and he still couldn't recognize the talent before him. Yeah that's analogous. bwabwsbwabbwbabwbbwbabwb
So they knew he was talented, but let him walk anyways? And what are you talking about "no strings"? I thought that didn't matter. Cause you know there so happened to be this giant string called David Stern who veto'ed the trade that would initially have allowed the Rockets to keep Lin. But in the Spurs case their "string" is cash that they didn't want to spend, but I guess being cheap is a bigger hindrance on your moves than being screwed over by the commissioner himself right? I don't think you're trolling, I think you're actually this stupid. Which is kind of sad.
Dude, do you realize that in 2002 they tried to sign him after they drafted him, right? You also realize that unlike the rockets and morey that they found parker, nobli, hill (who they converted into Kawhi Leonard) Tiago Splitter, Gary Neal, the list goes on and on. What will yall say about Kawhi Leonard in a year or two: we already had Chase Budinger? bwbwabwsbawbbwabwba We had to take Marcus Morris, bbwabwbwabwbwa this gets funnier and funnier. Where is Morris at now? The d-league. Gawd Morey is good!
This does get funnier and funnier, because you're just switching points. I don't care who the Spurs drafted, your point is that GMs should be fired if they let talent walk, which they all did. So every GM should be fired right? Yes or no? You said my point rests on the fact that every GM has made mistakes, and I showed you how even the best GMs make terrible mistakes. Answer the question or go back to your hole.
#1 You dont think Hansbrough is a better player than Lawson, etc.. #2 Using your logic Morey brought in Lin because they KNEW he was talented, they had to release him because Stern blocked their trade. Also, Scola > Oberto... so I guess they mismanaged that situation...
Trying to smartass your way out of it? I guess durvasa was right, you're just angry that people laughed at your face for calling Rudy Gay on Durant's level. Oh well, sucks that you spend most of your time on a forum dedicated to the Rockets when you are a Grizzlies fan.
I have no interest in arguing with you. I really don't, but after reading the last two pages. You still haven't answered the question. Do you just have some sort of disgust toward Morey? Not every GM is perfect. (I think that's been said quite a number of times) and multiple posters have even gone as far as to wasting their time proving that good GM's have made mistakes too. You've also got to remember that scouts are the ones who evaluate talent as well. Not just general managers.
While I do wish Rockets had Lin- It could have certainly helped deal a PG, Lin or Lowry for a star player on Rockets team.- I cant help to think he probably got cut due to already having 3 PGs and Lin's Turnovers. In 4-5 mins of practice he could have avg. 3 TOs. ~My thoughts on this.
Kind of like how the Rockets "found" Lowry, Scola, Bud, Landry, Parsons, Patterson... etc. ......... all without a single high draft pick.... Regardless.... you are a fool, maybe you KWAME and LEROY can have a viewing party in Greenspoint.
