Considering the hype created by Morey coming into this season and the high expectations put onto this team, I personally feel completely fooled by rockets management. The topping on the ice was Morey stating that Courtney Lee was not about the money. During the time, I didn't know much about the guy so I was ecstatic to hear that we made that trade "In trust in Morey...right?". A few games later, I feel duped. I haven't heard much about Morey giving any statements about our current performance and what he believes went wrong. I think as a general manager and a very vocal one, he should not disappear and not address us rockets fans with generic statement, if any. I don't want to speak for the forum but I feel all our patients are running thin. Am I expecting to much? Or do we deserve an explanation in what is going on? We all invest a lot of our money and a lot more of our time into this team. We deserve more than false promises and inflated hopes.
I knew this was going to be the initial response, but I don't think its about our guys "gelling together". We are missing things that are fundamental to the success of our team.
Yeah and there is still time to fix the missing elements. The team is off to a slow start. 04-05 team started 6-11 and took off after that. I wouldnt be surprised if this team did the same.
One thing would be our two best players in Yao and Brooks. Our guys still don't seem to know their roles which is a coaching issue. I know we'd all love to see a roster move, but either way this will be a different team post all-star break.
I certainly wont berrate you. You have some obvious strong feelings for the Rockets. While its not a finished product right now? I can see the direction Morey ultimately wants to go. Its kind of in a transition though. We are in the phase where he might be looking for that final peice or two. I think thats why you hear so many trade rumors involving the Rockets. I dont think he is having alot of success with anyone right now. So while he has not done his job fully. I understand that if he does get the draft we want or player from a trade later this year? That would make me happy. Until then I am just as strong in my feelings against losing and not getting any other promising players in here while doing it. I dont like money loves like Courtney Lee either. I am wondering if this is some move that helped him make others that didnt go through? Right now I am leaning towards unfinished moves he was planning on making and is still in pursuit of. I hope I am right or this season and next will be real long.
Morey has been given a REALLY tough job considering his two cornerstone players have failed him in different ways. He has built a GREAT cast of supporting actors but sadly that won't win you an NBA title without its main actor.
The thing is? A injury riddled Yao brings in no players here. He is like the plague on our team that no other guys want to join for the long haul. Yaos injury doesnt inspire others to want to play on our team. He is almost untradeable. Owner doesnt want to give up on him even though it means no players want to come here as long as he limps through every season. A vicious losing cycle. Breeds more losing.
I think the question is really does building a roster that was meant to be flexible for trades work? Or is it better to build the roster based on what you have and can get then and there instead of hoping for something in the future. Personally, I am questioning the current strategy. Hopefully I'm wrong.
Good point. We have too many one dimensional players or situational players that can be used for trade bate, but that trade has still not happened.
Yeah they were but this TEAM is better than that team. But I somewhat agree Morey needs to make a move for a closer.
I think Morey should try his best to pursuit a big fish first and then fix the rest. Don't worry about blowing up the team - it's nowhere close to being a contender. Small pieces are easier to pick up. What's that story again? Putting the bigger stone into the jar first and then fill up the rest with small ones and sand... It's true for time management, also true for team management. People who are too calculated sometimes loss the big picture.
Guys... for goodness sake... it's a process. This isn't NBA 2k. You can't just start randomly proposing trades for players you like and hope the other team bites on one of them. A lot of different things go into trading, and I'm sure Morey is touching every base right now as we speak. In the mean time, I think Morey has done a phenomenal job of assembling guys that can put the team in position to win games on a nightly basis, while still maintaining that flexibility on the trade scene. Obviously, those guys haven't been able to pull off the wins we've come to expect... but that's not exactly Morey's fault.
