I would say before Morey came the Rockets were not a very good organization. We were lucky to have Hakeem and as long as we had him we could have done better for his legacy and for the the team. The rockets have definitely made an effort in moves and free agency since Morey's take over at the helm but we have just had a series of unfortunate events happen to us. We drafted Yao and traded for Tracy and added Shane Battier and Ron Artest. I don't know about McHale as a coach but we do definitely need a franchise player.
Thank God, OP left out Utah and Los Angeles, because it would've been like rubbing it in or something of that nature.