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Posted on 5/19/16 at 11:46 am to TheDarrell McSteal
quote:In his 9 seasons, none of his teams have ever had a losing record. They've been .500 or better every year.
Let's take a closer look at Morey's time in Houston. 9 seasons total 3 seasons missing the playoffs 4 first round exits 1 second round exit 1 WCF appearance Is Morey solid? Sure. Is he overrated by Houston fans otb? Without question.
Winning titles in the NBA takes a lot of luck at the right times.
Look at the Spurs, for instance. In 1997 David Robinson gets hurt for the season and they sucked. They win the lottery and draft Tim Duncan and set their franchise up for 20 years. It was luck that Robinson got hurt and allowed them to suck so bad and get the first pick.
The Warriors drafted Draymond Green in the 2nd round. Nobody expected him to be this good. It just so happens that he panned out.
You need luck to go your way.
All Daryl Morey can do is keep putting the odds in his favor that his team will get a little luck to fall their way eventually.
Also remember that Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming basically disappeared due to injury. Yao had to retire. Both of your superstar players disappeared from the roster and they had no trade value. They just vanished. Not tanking and coming back from that as quickly as they did shows that Daryl Morey is a very good GM.
This post was edited on 5/19/16 at 11:48 am
Posted on 5/19/16 at 11:47 am to MSMHater
HOU after 2 games -5 at GSW
OKC after 2 games -20 something at GSW
OKC after 2 games -20 something at GSW
Posted on 5/19/16 at 11:48 am to PrimeTime Money
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Not tanking and coming back from that as quickly as they did shows that Daryl Morey is a very good GM.
It also shows how big of a dumbass Sam Presti is, but lets not let that get in the way.
Posted on 5/19/16 at 11:49 am to Boomshockalocka
quote:
What talent does he have other than leaping ability? He's 6'10" and isn't talented shooting the ball. He's a hall of famer so he's done pretty good I reckon considering he was blessed with athletic ability more than basketball ability
Jumping is a pretty significant talent when it comes to basketball. So is strength.
Shooting on the other hand is not a talent, it's a skill. So are post moves. No one is born knowing how to do those things. No one is blessed with "basketball ability." You learn it.
The fact that he's done little to develop either of those skills is 100% on him.
Posted on 5/19/16 at 11:49 am to Boomshockalocka
quote:
HOU after 2 games -5 at GSW
OKC after 2 games -20 something at GSW
Dont be that pathetic of a fanboy.
Posted on 5/19/16 at 11:49 am to Boomshockalocka
quote:It means so much!!!
HOU after 2 games -5 at GSW OKC after 2 games -20 something at GSW
Posted on 5/19/16 at 11:52 am to lsuhunt555
quote:Daryl had assets in place to make a move like that. He set himself up for a big trade with earlier moves and collecting assets.
It also shows how big of a dumbass Sam Presti is, but lets not let that get in the way.
And other teams did not see the value in James Harden that Daryl Morey did. Daryl Morey was willing to pay for him when other teams weren't.
I can remember on this very site people were saying that Houston got "trade raped" by OKC. The consensus here and around the league was that OKC won the trade.
So no, you are not remembering history the way it happened.
Posted on 5/19/16 at 11:52 am to Goldrush25
Him not developing an outside shot has to do more with natural talent than it does with the amount of work he puts in.
Posted on 5/19/16 at 11:53 am to shel311
Hey he wanted to post that them making WCF is some great accomplishment that CC hadn't reached. Truth be told when the series is over it will be GSW in 5 just like it was v HOU.
Posted on 5/19/16 at 11:54 am to PrimeTime Money
quote:
So no, you are not remembering history the way Houston Fans think it happened.
FIFY
Posted on 5/19/16 at 11:56 am to Goldrush25
quote:He is what he is. There is no point in what ifs. His record speaks for itself.
With Dwight's talent, he should've been terrorizing the league for 10 years now. If he was playing up to his potential he wouldn't have to ask anyone to get him more involved.
Dwight Howard is a modern version of Darryl Dawkins. Physically gifted, but with limited game skills.
Posted on 5/19/16 at 11:57 am to Boomshockalocka
Boom that is the dumbest prediction I have ever seen.
GS is splitting at OKC. Book it.
And HOU as of now is closer to being a perennial first round exit team unless someone is dumb enough to come play with a ball hog.
GS is splitting at OKC. Book it.
And HOU as of now is closer to being a perennial first round exit team unless someone is dumb enough to come play with a ball hog.
Posted on 5/19/16 at 11:58 am to Boomshockalocka
quote:
Him not developing an outside shot has to do more with natural talent than it does with the amount of work he puts in.
I don't know what you're trying to say here.
The two are directly related to each other. In HS, his natural talent was so great that he never needed to put the work into developing skills to do well. But he should've known that he would eventually need those skills once the talent gap between him and everyone else shrunk.
This post was edited on 5/19/16 at 12:02 pm
Posted on 5/19/16 at 12:00 pm to lsuhunt555
quote:Oh really? Let's pull up the thread shall we:
FIFY
https://www.tigerdroppings.com/rant/more-sports/harden-traded-to-the-rockets/37170279/
Broski: "Sam Presti just made Daryl Morey his bitch?"
NOSA: "Damn they didn't waste any time. OKC couldn't afford all that money for a 3rd option. Seems like a smart move for them. Replace him fairly well at a significant cost reduction and keep the more important and unique player in Ibaka."
Broski: "This is very good for the Hornets...this makes the Rockets significantly worse for years to come. Harden is an upgrade over Martin, but not by as much as people make it seem. Giving up a young prospect in Lamb and other future picks was Morey being an idiot as usual."
BilJ: "very favorable deal for OKC IMO.
very"
Nontheless: "Yep. I like the deal for the Thunder, a lot."
TigerTatorTots: "Dude be happy, OKC just raped Houston if "significant draft picks" are actually significant"
Brageous: "oklahoma city wins this easily IMO"
SPEEDY: "Thunder just fricked the Rockets"
TigerTatorTots: "Martin, Lamb, and two first rounders for Harden and scrubs.
Houston just bent over and let OKC raw dog them
...without lube"
And that's just from the first few pages...
Posted on 5/19/16 at 12:01 pm to slackster
quote:
a place Houston has been once in 19 seasons.
Or once the last 2 seasons. Or 3 times the last 22 seasons...but that 19 looks good.
Posted on 5/19/16 at 12:35 pm to whatiknowsofar
Nope. Warriors in 5. They are On a different level from OKC.
Posted on 5/19/16 at 12:56 pm to Goldrush25
quote:He could shoot 3s in practice til he's blue in the face he would still wouldn't be able to make them in the game. When a player is not good at something it doesn't automatically mean that he didn't work hard enough at it. You act like if he had worked harder he would have developed more offensively. By all accounts he works really hard him not developing offensively is more due to his natural talent than the amount of work he puts in.
I don't know what you're trying to say here.
Posted on 5/19/16 at 1:24 pm to Boomshockalocka
Such a different level that they lost to okc with durant having a bad game? At home?
Posted on 5/19/16 at 1:43 pm to whatiknowsofar
quote:
Such a different level that they lost to okc with durant having a bad game? At home?
to be frank, yes. They got a big lead and then started trying to stunt on OKC...bad shots, behind the back passes. Then they happened to miss their last 10 3s or 10 of 11 3s..something like that. It was the perfect combination of them being too comfortable and then going super cold at the same time. They won't lose to OKC again. FYI durant had a pretty strong game last night and they got blown out the building.
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