Morey: 1. Stubbornly insists on his basketball philosophy/moreyball offense. 2. Didn't assemble the right roster for said system. 3. Lets an incompetent puppet coaching staff (that can't adjust the system or bring out the best in players) run things.
THIS is a huge issue for me. I honestly just cannot stand to even watch the type of "basketball" this team plays. Nothing but throwing up threes, we never run set plays, we NEVER screen for open shots, it's just not enjoyable to watch. I watched maybe 5 entire games this year and still was disinterested. Not my type of B-Ball, not going to watch. I've been a fan since the early 80's and I've never given up on them until this year. Maybe I'm getting older, more responsibilities or something, but I had more fun watching the Francis era (I wasn't a Francis fan at all) or the mediocre years of Luis Scola, Carl Landry, Aaron Brooks, Shane Battier era MUCH more than this load of ****. I just checked out, this isn't real basketball.
No matter how bad Harden is on the defensive end, no matter how bad Howard's been, no matter how much of a non-NBA player Brewer is now, etc...it all lays at the feet of Les and Morey. Attitude reflects leadership and the owner and GM haven't lead.
This x10000 Morey has done a great job at being able to get talent on this team for relatively cheap but has too much control over the offensive system. I would keep Morey at all costs of course because there are not many GMs as good as him, but he needs to seriously let go and stop trying to influence the coaching style so much. It basically led to a rift with Adeleman...It led to the "coaching" of McHale and now of JBB The Rockets play the layup/FT and 3pt game but have no real shooters. No real players to be able to attack the rim off the dribble besides Harden (and now Beasley) for a FT shooting team outside of Harden the rest of the team is not very good. Thankfully Harden shoots the most FTs. The ideas of mid range or movement is completely gone. Its beyond easy for teams to gear up and defend the Rockets. The offense is completely centered around one player and its bad. I think one of Lawson's failures here was adapting to this "system" the guy didnt just go from being good last season to completely sucking. His off court effected him greatly no doubt but you could tell he was completely lost and hesitant on what to do. Thats all coaching again. The front office needs to just let go of trying to be in control of the offense and get a coaching that can develop a system that fits the strengths of the talent on the team and not try to force the talent into fitting into the system. If the system is a MUST for the front office then dump everyone on this team and get the players that will fit the system 100%. Signing guys like Brewer who are atrocious shooters and expect them to shoot like 37%+ from deep is just insane. Secondly the idea that the style is so good that the coaching doesnt matter too much is a joke. Its late April and the Rockets are juggling starting lineups despite no major injuries. I've never seen a playoff team (regardless of the seed) not have a set rotation at all. Guys go from playing like 10 minutes one game to starting the next. Its maddening There is plenty of blame to go around of course (Harden's lack of leadership and effort, Howard's complete decline and apathy) but the coaching is the biggest issue
Harden, because he's like Carmelo Anthony. Wants all of the spotlight and handling the ball 90% of the time. He wouldn't have it any other way Carmelo also made the WCF with the Nuggets
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Le$ is the boss. It all starts with him. Morey should and does shoulder much of the blame, but I think it all goes back to Les and the conditions he set for Morey, from the building of a team philosophy to coaching hires to player acquisition. It all starts at the top
It has to be Morey. This roster needs discipline and structure. It needs a coach. It's like a posted in the game thread last night - a team of less talented players across the board would do better than our current roster if they played a team game and stuck to fundamentals.
Harden. He lacks leadership, has no heart, no energy, no hustle, no defense, iso, and most important does not give a ***** if we win or lose. The guy has millions an is a star that's all he cares about. For him it's all about money and fame screw a championship is his mentality.
