Actually he has a point. There are constraints as a GM. But nobody made us seek out Prigioni. Morey wanted him here just like KJ McDaniel. KJ has no business being here given we already have enough defensive wings. So he's essentially rotting at the end of the bench when that spot could've been reserved for Nate Robinson or Isiah Thomas type player. Prigs is too old to be playing key minutes. The trade deadline passed and Morey ignored the team needs for reasons we don't know. We have absolutely no backup center or adequate PG we can play in the playoffs
Hi JCDenton, I agree with you that Morey failed the Rockets and continues to do so. Now please shut up
I agree, no back up center or PG is incredibly short sighted. Seriously, makes no sense whatsoever. Pablo or Jason can't even begin to keep up with the elite guards we will face in the playoffs.
Sorry OP but your thread is pretty ill thought out. As examples of what the trade market for PG's was this February: -Brandon Knight was traded essentially for the Lakers pick.... thought to be the crown jewel trade asset that was out there available, and on top of that they had to be involved in a mega trade with multiple teams in order to satisfy needs. -The Rockets had to give up TWO second rounders just for Prigioni. -The Heat gave up two potentially mega assets first round picks with virtually no protection for a player in Dragic that is about to be a free agent, and when he was demanding to go either to the Heat or two other teams that have no assets whatsoever. My point is... even if the Rockets were going for a PG at the deadline, look around at the costs to acquire a halfway decent PG. Even if they wanted to pay up to get a high caliber playmaking PG, they might have been out of the running with the assets they had regardless. Then you add in the fact that NOBODY is trying to help the Rockets turn from a really good NBA contender to a dominant contender... especially in the west. So please stop acting like Morey had all these offers for people gift wrapping point guards and Morey chose against it just to piss you off personally. And its not Morey's fault that injuries happen. Also Canaan was NEVER going to play again. As Batman Jones commented weeks ago, Canaan had someone personal that happened that was going to cement him the bench permanently. That's not Morey's fault. That's Canaan and the coaches fault.
You're sobbing over a back up center. How many teams have elite back up centers? We have one of the best centers if not the best in Dwight who will be playing about 34 - 36 minutes at the C position come playoff time. That leaves about 12 -14 minutes which can adequately be filled by DMo. Keep in mind Dmo will be up against other back up centers like Kaman or Big Baby (or whoever Clips roll with), etc. Not really high end players. I'm sure DMo can hold his own.
Chasing Anthony and Bosh over Lowry turned out objectively badly and led to this situation - though Lowry was no guarantee to spurn big money from his incumbent team either. I'm fine with that decision by Morey being criticized in light of Bev's injury. Criticizing the trade deadline stuff is dumb, though, for all the reasons pointed out above. You can't trade for guys that aren't available. The guys available were Dragic, who didn't want to be here, Knight, who couldn't be had without the top 5 pick greasing the deal, and Lawson, who Denver held onto through multiple great offers. Literally any player better than Beverley would have MANDATED giving up D-Mo and then as noted above we'd have the same situation at PF now.
Nate Robinson Isiah Thomas Isiah Thomas was available but we had absolutely no interest in him. Nate Robinson was available, but for some odd reason Prigs was a better fit (yea ok). We definitely had options but weren't as aggressive as we should've been. Just like Mcgee, he's been available but Morey's comfortable w/ Joey Dorsey. So if Dwight goes down we virtually have nothing at center. But I forgot, we got "cap flexibility" for next year
It's funny to hear you say that because I remember when you first came onto the boards and you were posting like crazy for a while.
Isiah Thomas is a locker room cancer. Nate Robinson isn't even better than Prigs this year if you've watched him play in LA. Youknow only what you see in video games and 3 year old highlights. Cap flexibility got us Brewer and Smith. You'd have probably wanted Morey to sign Bynum and Marbury from China in the offseason thus killing our cap and making the team worse.
In the playoffs our back up center will be DMO or maybe even Jones or Smith. Dorsey at best will play spot minutes (like 4 - 6 max) on the rare occassion
Obviously, you don't know how a GM job works. It's not easy just to go get whomever you want. We tried for a few stronger PGs than Pat, but in the end, we couldn't make it happen. Arron would have been nice, but the majority of us here will go to war with Pat ANY DAMN DAY over Jeremy Lin from the last season(s). Pat takes care of the ball, can hit the three, knows his role and plays something called defense. Morey a failure? Hardly. The man works hard to make this team competitive. You can also thank him for not shutting Dwight down for the year because he's a progressive GM. HE didn't freak out over the injury and see "Yao Terror." Give me a break. Would you rather have Kahn here?
This thread and post is just silly. Come on man. We're here because we are community of fans. I'll never understand the salem witch hunt mentality that bubbles up whenever something bad happens.
You're rivaling cheke as the worst poster on the site. That's some illustrious company you've got there.
Yep, so was Josh Smith Isiah Thomas is a VERY good player and was a perfect fit for us coming off the bench. The cancer part you must've conjured up for entertainment purposes. As far as Nate, you're either misinformed or simply trolling. In no shape form or fashion is there any question who's the better contributor out of Nate Robinson & Prigioni. Prigioni is 69yrs old and on his last leg. Nate Robinson has contributed everywhere he's got consistent minutes and that also goes for playoff performances as well. In the end, Morey indeed had options but chose a player on his last leg.
