Yeah, and Bima mentioned his value is probably not that high right now, and his salary may be needed to fill out a deal...so no need to trade him. But if you recall, Taylor said he was a little depressed being sent down last year, hopefully he is over that, because that is where he is most likely heading. DD
I believe Brooks and Cbud are Adelman's ideas to draft. Otherwise, they wouldn't get so much playing time to develop. You can say that those are Morey's decision, althogh they are Adelman's suggestions. You could give all credits to Morey if you want. However, you need to remember the decisions are to be made by Adelman regarding who will get playing time on the court.
Whatever JTaylor can give the team right now is more than made up by Courtney Lee. Granted, the idea of basketball is to score more points than the other team, but seriously, when Taylor gets the ball, his eyes fasten on the rim like he's starving and the rim is the first food he's seen in four days. Yinka Dare, may God rest his immortal soul, would probably say, "Daaaaaayumn, dude; PASS...the BALL!!" Nothing against him, but he's definitely odd man out.
Keep him or waive him. Tayloar hasn't done anything on the court to generate any trade value yet. Nobody will give up a 2nd round and take on his minimum salary just beacause RA or Mowry likes him.
I thought Taylor said he was upset b/c he would go down to the d league and did well and get called up 2 games later and still wouldn't play. Might be wring tho. But last night I was not thrilled with his play missed some open shots and was forcing the issue, he just needs to slow down and not rush the open shot. As of now thought when the season starts I wouldn't mind him playin in the d league and then be called up for injuries/trades (same goes for Ish).
I just dont see the comparison between the Rockets and the Suns? Suns: Nash who loves to pass and play the pick n roll with his fav. big, a couple 3 pt shooters with no downlow players. Rockets: a pass 1st PG, who doesnt run the pick and roll as much, with great downlow players.
I wouldn't say the Francis II deal cost us justD the LLE. It also cost us a 2nd round pick, which as you know have proven to be pretty valuable for us these past few years. As for Sanders play in the Summer League. Dude, it's the summer league. John Lucus III dominated a couple years ago. Mike Harris has done the same multiple time. Donta Greene scored 40+ with us in the SL. Even Patterson got 18 points on 8/9 shooting in 20 minutes. In the pre-season, I'd say both Sanders and Patterson haven't been playing well overall. Sanders got 5 blocks but otherwise has played poorly; Patterson has been quite in his games so far. I'm sure you agree it's gonna take at least a season or two to know how this whole Patterson/Sanders deal will turn out. I do acknowledge that Sanders may end up better than Patterson, but are you doing the same when you post threads like "We missed the boat on Larry Sanders." I think it's a little early for a definitive statement like that. As for acting as someone in the know. That's all you, man. I have no idea what's going on in the Rockets FO at draft day or any other time. You're the one who claimed to know which picks were selected by who and how exactly everything went down. I don't recall any articles or interviews that confirm what you say Brooks, Budinger, Landry picks. Maybe I missed them, but I don't see anyone else mention them anywhere. The only thing I do recall is an Adelman interview a couple weeks after we drafted Brooks, where he mentioned that he'd seen Aaron play for Oregon back when he lived in Portland, and that he was impressed but nothing specifically indicating that he requested he be picked.
Agreed. Skiles even said of Sanders "He doesn't really know what he's doing out there." He's very raw. Those kinds of guys can turn out very well or very badly. PatPat is a safer pick with perhaps less upside. And you're exactly correct on Adelman and Brooks as well.
OMR, Everything you said was accurate, don't worry about folks not believing you, you have the truth behind your words. Viewpoints are like assholes, everyone has em, and if it is not yours, it stinks. DD
Thanks DD I am trying to change my ways on here. In the past I would have called him a stupid a hole but that doesn't serve anyone and has gotten me banned on more than 1 occasion. I don't understand the problem. My point was simply that while I think Morey is a great GM , player evaluation IMO is not his strong suit. You can disagree if you will but that is my opinion. And then he and Bima get all upset because I am stealing credit from Morey for Brooks and Budinger and giving it to Adelman. I do not care who gets credit. IMO he deserves credit for listening to Adelman. I wasn't saying he didn't play a role and do some research on Brooks just that Adelman wanted Brooks. As for Budinger, Adelman said it himself in an interview that he went to les and asked if he could buy another pick and get Bud. Now you can say Morey had a major part in that as well but I don't see it. Morey had months to scout players and after all of that he bought a high second round pick and chose Taylor. That was his man. Nott Budinger. he clearly thought Taylor was the better choice. Fortunately for the Rockets Adelman was a better judge of talent. And when Bud Dropped he went to Les and got us one of the steals of the draft. They can argue that all they want but remember Morey bought his pick and months to decide it would be Taylor. Then when Bud dropped Adelman said hey I think this kid can help. As for PP I like him. he will be a solid contributor for a long time. But Sanders is a defensive specialist that is still raw but can block shots with the best of them. Forget about stats this kid runs the court like Rodman and plays defense, rebounds, blocks shots and has a fiery competitive attitude. So again IMO I think Sanders would have helped us more than PP. They can disagree if they want but the guy wants to imply I am stupid because I thought signing Francis was a no Brainer. IMO for the Rockets it was. Unfortunately sometimes No Brainers don't work out. Case in point trading Francis and Mobley for Tmac. Anyway thanks for your support. Sometimes my new attitude gets tested.
It is not about who is wrong and what not as an opinion is just simply an opinion. As far as picking PP over Sanders, I am with DM on this one. You always draft talent/skills over potential. There is a reason that Whiteside fell to the 2nd round. Drafting for potential is risky and rarely hashes out, at least not with the same team that drafted the player. DM drafts by talent and looks for assets that are useful NOW as opposed to much later down the road. As far as RA being a better talent assessor than DM, of course! How can anyone expect anything else? RA runs the team's offense and therefore knows best what type of player he is looking for. DM should only be able to know what his resources (RA included) tells him and makes the best possible decisions with the information on hand, something he has done brilliantly in.
Exactly, that is my point. That was all I was trying to say. I do not understand why that offended those guys. I even said I thought Morey was a great GM. As for Sanders, he appears to be better than Patterson right now. You can argue that but at least you would have to say it is a close enough to measure. Personally I think it is not as close in favor of Sanders But it's a small sample Still he brings a skill set that would be greatly utilized almost immediately on this team. Again that is my opinion. Which seems to bother some people.
I am pretty certain it was in one of Feigen's blogs or articles.....I would search back around the draft or right after if you are inclined. DD
