Saying Morey is an idiot, is about as dumb as it gets. You act like Millsap would have just came to us, but there was no guarantee. Morey knows what he is doing. At the very least, we will be able to flip Dwight for a large return.
If I see Dwight post up one more time, I know the season is doomed. Purely idiotic. Dmo leads the league in hook shots and he can't get a look? Joke.
I said Morey is an idiot in the context of always looking for the big name or the big superstar or the big 3 instead of looking for fit and chemistry and propoer coaching around James freakin Harden. I mean seriously, he was going after Melo. Just a big name volume chucker. How do you think that would have worked with Harden? Would have been a total failure.......
Crazy how people flip-flop on DH so much. He's recovering, but when a player is not doing as well, some "fans" tend to forget what they have. Regardless of his struggles, he brings things to the table that MOST centers cannot. He had a bad game, but he's having a decent season despite the injuries. Some of you need to consider what he did against Portland when James was struggling. It happens. That's why we have 2 All Star players. And for the record, Dwight isn't going anywhere unless he demands it. That's not just my opinion. It's know. DM believes in Dwight and is VERY invested in this combination. There are guys that are untouchable on our roster. He is one of them. Maybe 2 years down the road, near the end of his contract, it's possible that he's traded, but you're nuts to think it's being considered or that it would make the Rockets better. I'm not his biggest fan, but come on! If you've watched long enough or played at higher levels than middle school, you should know that talented bigs that can take over offensively and defensively are rare. Dwight is getting his juice back. Be patient.
Are you guys forgetting how absolutely dominant Dwight was in last years playoffs? Ok so the Warriors own us this year. Let's just hope we avoid them come playoff time. We've shown we can play with the other 6 or 7 playoff contenders in the West.
Harden was at his best playing alongside Kevin Durant who is himself... a volume scorer/shooter. He wasn't as good alongside Russell Westbrook... another penetrating guard who needed the ball to attack the paint(something to note for all the people thinking PG is the issue). Obviously Durant is better, but its besides the point. Its the same look on the offensive end, and there is proof Harden can exist with a wing scorer/shooter. If Melo was healthy (no way we could have known it at the time) the Rockets would absolutely been a better team better suited for the playoffs. Melo of course is getting the New York treatment right now, but look at his situation. Its pretty foolish to say the Rockets would not have had better odds of going deep in the playoffs with a healthy Carmelo. Yes, chemistry is always an issue when integrating star players, but that's the name of the game. You deal with sometimes an entire year of building continuity with any team. Now looking back, and knowing that Melo is probably going to need knee surgery that could really hamper his career moving forward I feel ok not landing him, but at the time, it was absolutely the right move to move Lin & Asik (two players who were gone either way) and make an offer to a talent like Melo or Bosh. Making the swap from a 14 mil per year Parsons to a 8 mil per Ariza was a good decision too.
Gotta agree with the Cod here. Even with the offensive issues, he still impacts the game more than most centers in the NBA by a landslide on the defensive end, and is capable of having great offensive games with the right matchups. It is, what it is. The Rockets are married to Dwight Howard in more ways than one. He's not getting traded. Even if Morey found a deal that made sense, you are talking about major turmoil that would rise up between the business partners surrounding Dwight's camp, and within the organization that has a significant amount invested in his tenure with the Rockets.
Big difference. Durant gets his shots within the flow of the offense because he is simply that good. Melo is a ball stopper and a high volume chucker. Once the ball goes to him, it's inevitably a jumper. Harden is at his very best with the ball in his hands majority of the time. You don't want anyone taking the ball away from him for any prolonged period which Melo would have done. And to your first sentence. I think Harden is playing the best basketball of his career right now when he has the freedom to create offense. Some of it is maturity and some of it is experience. I can only imagine how much better Harden and this team would be with a big who embraces the PnR and another ball handler to take some pressure off Harden having to do everything every minute he is on the floor. Some of it is on Dwight and a lot of it is on coaching. Why can't McHale a "players coach" get Dwight to buy into the PnR instead of those stupid post ups?
We should NOT DUMP DWIGHT! We do need to stop depending on his offensive "prowess"! Furthermore, if Dwight decides to stay with the Rockets, I think we can sign him for less that MAX. So, no way should we dump dwight.
we're approaching 30 wins, above last year, D12 has the way highest FG% 57 and rebounds on this team and people want to jump ship on our All-star center that's battling injuries? A lot of this situation is the bad coaching. we have our starters like ariza and bev shooting low percentage 3's. our coach runs plays with no motion and ball movement. iso harden or iso d12 and pass to open 3 or pick and roll. that's 90%+ of the plays. a good coach is going to maximize the strengths of the individuals. the way golden state was playing Dwight with quick double teams and sticky hands is perfect defense against the rockets. warriors are the master at angles, quick double teams, and contested shots. McHale had no answer until he was forced to put in bench and the style disrupted the warriors even though they still loss. really bad coaching on our part. you make Dwight play defense, grab rebounds, throw down lobs, put backs, set picks, quick passes, and avoid for him to back in back in barkley style offense.
Just how pointless this series sweep means? we beat Portland what 3-1 last year right? How did that work out for us come the playoffs? Didnt we sweep the Spurs too? They went on to win their 5th championship? Stop fkn worrying.
I know this is supposed to be an opinion oriented site but damn dumping Dwight already because you're mad? Come on fam.
