****ing awesome. Even if there is no league wide conspiracy against the Rockets, it's still pretty evident the NBA refs do not like Houston, and even if the games are not rigged they still like to f*** with us.
That's a strange dichotomy. Emotions can cloud an analytical perspective. Didn't expect that from him, but he's a fan like the rest of us.
But it is interesting that he can get so worked up during a game, when his job entails dispassionately looking at what happened to make the best decisions.
every story out there about watching a rockets game with DM has a piece in there about how suprised the author is at Morey's emotional attachment to the game. I think Jason Friedman did a story about this before he moved on to rockets.com. bottom line is that Morey knows what the players are supposed to be doing, and that adds a ton of fuel to the frustration that even a serious rockets fan feels when they fail to execute. while I sit there and say "why did chuck hayes shoot a 3???" Morey might say "why did Chuck set that pick, then pop out instead of roll???" or "why did Kyle penetrate and pass to Chuck, know your personell!" yknow? where I see one or two breakdowns, he probably sees twenty.
So, what we are truly wondering is.... is Morey mentally ill? Mental illness isn't just restricted to Artest and Mad Max. And the whole T-mac debacle has driven dozens (if not hundreds) of CluthFans to the brink. It is unrealistic to expect that people even closer to the situation are immune.
If you remember Moneyball, Billy Beane, as described in that book, was a complete maniac when it comes to watching games, too.
My opinion is this... his reactions in the moment are much like those of us who study the game and yet are still fans. Tell me you don't shout at the tv when someone misses a defensive rotation or does something that is a mental error that you can see and you figure they HAVE to know they could have corrected it easily. After the game, he can be dispassionate and analytical... I think that the nature of his post game tweets shows that regardless of how he reacts during a game, he's still measuring and analyzing after it with less emotion. I love knowing that the guy is just as emotionally invested in the team as the fans and gets angry when the players don't execute like they are capable.
It's been said over and over that these two are redundant. It's even more redundantly redundant when they are on the floor together. Morey needs to package one of them up for a trade.
There were no obvious player mistakes in the possessions preceding 1:37 in the 4th quarter. The Rockets got two stops in their preceding defensive possessions. Brooks drove into the paint and there was a no-call at the basket, and it resulted in a transition layup going the other way -- I assume that's what pissed off Morey.
great info. yknow, i've been thinking about something for a few weeks now - and maybe given what you just said, this is a good time & place to bring it up. do you think Morey is after a "star" player for just the production aspect? or is part of it influenced by the propensity of NBA refs to issue "star calls"? we know that having a go-to player that is respected by refs often results in your team getting the benefit of the doubt in 50-50 situations. right now the rockets don't have anyone like that. maybe that's why they have so much trouble stemming momentum shifts? they can't just give the ball to someone who is either going to score or draw a foul, to stem the tide.
It's only a matter of time before Morey corrects the only big mistake of his career by taking a sledge hammer to Ariza's knee in the parking lot after a game. In Morey I Trust (to do this).
I looked at who Morey was following on twitter, and Clutchfans is indeed on the list. However, I was shocked and concerned to see that Morey is also following... DaDakota! Don't listen to him, Morey!
