Funny guy. He and JVG would make a terrific comedy team. Still requires other teams to think enough of your players to give you a real upgrade in return. Remains to be seen if that will happen.
I thought that was pretty interesting. He sees the soft December schedule as the last stand on this season, apparently. And, I would also infer from this that he doesn't (and perhaps never did?) thinnk this current roster has any hope of contending. If it did, one month of play would make a great deal of difference. Finally, I think you cut off the most interesting part of the second selection you quoted. He goes on to say:
Your right, I thought I had bolded that part but guess I missed it. Seems like we aren't tanking or taking on big contracts just to acquire talent...just my opinion from the comments.
In private, I doubt that he saw this as a championship-level team. He never outright said we couldn't contend, and he shouldn't. But there's a reason the Rockets were desperately going after Bosh and are going after Carmelo. They see the need for a talent upgrade. But do they have the pieces to get it done?
Yeah. From an offensive efficiency standpoint he's correct. There are other factors too, like if you're shooting 32% on your field goals you're giving the other team more opportunities to get a long rebound and hurt you in transition. Also, shooting lots of 3s makes you more streaky. Late in games or when playing with a lead, you may want to cut back a bit.
I surprised you and Bima are not working in the NBA in some fashion Majority of the times, you 2 back up information with not only statistics but some good viewpoints.
I won't be happy if Scola is traded especially for Bosh With Lottery picks Morey's gotten Battier and 2Pat. His idea of big time acquisitions have been Rashard Lewis and Bosh. Take a leave and come back in a few years when you know what a real superstar looks like and can get him. Look up "Armstrong and Miller - Rude Shop Keeper" (NSFW) on Youtube. Customer = Morey Shoe = Real Superstar Shopkeeper = Me/Rockets fans That's how I feel about all this.
Hmmm.....?? Morey subliminally telling the players that if you don't peform well this month, come Dec.15th I'll trade your ass?
Is he serious about the open tryouts? Are those at the beginning of the season or throughout the season?
Morey traded for him because he believed Lee was a bargain. "Reflects poorly on our players" means that other teams will undervalue our players, and that's bad. You want people to overvalue your players so you can trade them for something nice. I guess Morey believes that people tend to undervalue players on poor teams. That's why being a bad team doesn't help acquiring assets other than the high draft picks.
It wouldn't surprise me with Morey...potential talent at a cheap price, but you're right. I missed the "elite" part.
Adding to Easy's response, it's pretty common knowledge that role players on contenders are overvalued. See Shandon Anderson.
