[SportsRadio 610] Dennis Lindsey interview (6/23/06)

I listened briefly. Mogrod, you take good notes. That's pretty much exactly what he said.

 

Thanks for the notes!

...so basically the same stuff CD said, except he was a bit easier on JJ.

 

From this tidbit and JVG's radio interview earlier this week I'm really getting the feeling the #8 pick will be Carney if something doesn't happen with a trade or if one of the big 6 doesn't fall to us.

The only knock on him is the motivation thing. Since he has been working with Tmac maybe they have some better insight on that. (I guess Tmac said he was going to make Swift an all-star before he really knew him) If he has the right mindset, he certainly fits the team needs for length, athleticism and shooting.

Maybe if we have Careny and Swift we will bring in Tony Robbins as an assistant coach. Or Matt Foley.

"If you guys don't play hard every night your coach is going to end up living in a van down by the river"

 

Did he go into further detail on the Toronto-Chicago trade talks?

 

Thanks for the info.
Did he say Toronto and Chicago are having talks with each other or with other teams?

 

I hate the suspense

 

I would be totally shocked and amazed if we select Carney at #8. Just don't see it. Not a rookie, who has trouble being motivated on a Van Gundy team. No way. Remember, no knuckleheads.

 

To elaborate a little more on this, Lindsey said that he doesn't think that Atlanta gave Shelden a guarantee that they would take him because that would limit their options. Like if a team were to propose a trade where they offered a player and/or pick to move up, if they already have a guarantee with a player they wouldn't have this option. A team can come out and say that a particular player is their guy without giving them a guarantee.

Sounds like Lindsey knows first hand Atlanta's situation, and with the rumors about the Rockets moving up to the #5 or #6 spot to get Roy could they be the team offering Atlanta the player and pick?

 

I wouldn't be surprised if we make a move to get Morrison. I don't recall anybody even mentioning his name which is kinda odd, IMO, given that we need a shooter. He is maybe the most ready to contribute THIS year.

If we can't trade up, I bet we trade down to get two picks and take Shawne Williams and JJ Redick. That gets us more athletic and gets us a shooter.

 

I have been saying that for months....at least about Morrison, I believe Morrison, Roy and Redick are the most ready to contribute right away on the Rockets team.

If you move down in the draft, you can not go below Utah to get Redick...

DD

 

Say the Rockets somehow got Morrison, what would the line up look like, where would he play....when Tmac's back is healthy.

And by the way, I'm not pro-Carney or anything, I haven't seen enough of him. It's just the sense I get from the three interviews coupled with the fact that he's hanging with Tmac. The brain trust have all gone out of their way to mention little negatives on Brewer and little positives on Carney.

Could be a smokescreen to make sure Brewer's there in the trade down scenario though.

 

I am sure we are interested in Morrison, that would be another dream if we could somehow get that kid.

Forget Shawne Williams. That kid is in danger of not being drafted. He is not ready and if he ever gets ready it won't be for 4 years or so. He would be a horrible pick anywhere even in the 2nd round.

 

Starting lineup has TMac at 2 and Morrison at 3 and you rotate the two in and out at SF thereafter.

So it looks like this: You sit Morrison near the end of the 1st and let TMac play SF for another 5 minutes. Then Morrison plays SF and TMac sits. Finally, they both are back in to close out the half/game.

To make this rotation work, you need to have a good backup SG. I think Head would be sufficient.

We've seen JVG do this type of rotation at least twice. He did a 3-man rotation when Cato was starting at PF. When Yao would sit down in the 1st, Cato moved over to center and we brought in our backup PF, I think it was MoT.

JVG also did this type of rotation between PG ans SG a season or two ago but I forgot exactly who the 3-players were.

 

Sounds to me like both Lindsey and CD like Brewer more than Carney.

Not sure how people are getting the opposite impression.

 

Van Gundy made Allen Houston and Latrell work just fine. He can make Morrison and McGrady work. Morrison is too good a shooter that if he is available we have to get him.

The Rockets know that shooting is their #1 priority. They are going to addresss it in this draft. Everything is pointing that way. Morrison, Redick, Bargnani, those types of guys that can shoot the ball are the type of player we are going to add.

 

Personally I think another huge knock on the guy is that he's an incredible athlete yet he camps on the three point line and couldn't/wouldn't put the ball on the floor despite being in college ALL FOUR YEARS.

I don't see a guy suddenly deciding he's going to start penetrating against NBA defenses when he wasn't able/willing to do it in college. If he were a slasher at all in the halfcourt, I would be 10x more "ok" with taking him, but that's just not the case and it scares me off big time.

 

I would have to agree, especially after this particular interview.

Lindsey said 2 things that really made me think they like Brewer as much as or more than anyone else (at their current position)...

This definitely makes it sound like the shooting form isn't a deal breaker in their mind, and if that's the case, is there really anything not to like about the kid?

Between Carney and Brewer, that pretty has to scream Brewer if you know anything about the kid's work ethic. If anyone hasn't read his draftexpress interview from a couple of weeks ago, they really should. He talks at length about always using the offseason to improve his weak points, and how he is his own biggest critic. Carney on the other hand has been questioned in terms of motivation and ability to utilize his physical talents despite 4 years under John Calipari.

 

Something to pass the offseason:

http://www.break.com/index/rickmajerus.html

 

That's too much.