Morey Twitter exchange with Kelly Dwyer on last night's game

Kelly Dwyer had a nice writeup on the game in his Behind the Boxscore yesterday:

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ba...t=AtNeymHeepn2_puEh_VhV8y8vLYF?urn=nba,198725

He thinks Budinger can be a top notch defender in time. Budinger did an admirable job checking Brandon Roy, and Adelman showed a lot of faith in his rookie by keeping him on the floor with Ariza and Battier on the bench. That's the main thing I take from his writeup and his exchange with Morey.

 

In chat form:

dmorey - Things to build on: 46 transition pts, got to FT line, active defense forced turnovers, DA/CB/TA/PM got through 1st Rockets game nerves.

kdonhoops - @dmorey Budinger's going to be a fantastic defender once he settles down.

dmorey - @kdonhoops Chase has a ways to go on D but is a willing learner, has the physical tools, and wants to be a complete player - all good signs.

kdonhoops - @dmorey Causing last season's top offense to turn the ball over on 26.5% of its possessions was quite the achievement, as well.

dmorey - @kdonhoops That was due to our defensive activity (18 deflections) and the illegal screens set by the Blazers being called.

kdonhoops - @dmorey Hayes' +/- might not show it, but he was a joy to watch and a presence. Loved his activity on offense, as well.

kdonhoops - @dmorey His footwork is a lot better, and he flies toward open spaces much easier than he has in the past.

dmorey - @kdonhoops Chuck is doing a good job being a threat on offense.With the minutes he will play because of his defense, this is critical for us

 

edit the quote from the article out of your post before Kelly unleashes his F-bombs on you.

 

I am going to pick Chase in my fantasy league in Dec.

 

Chuck and.... OFFEENSSSEE??? What is this word... Oh, it's offense... sorry, not used to readying that in the same sentence as Hayes.... My bad.

 

morey is a genius. when you read his posts you can tell how much he loves what he does. i'm jealous. ah... to be the GM of the houston rockets...

and i can't lie i am totally rooting for chase budinger!

god, what if he somehow became the next larry bird that could dunk?!! that would be insane! lol