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Rockets GM Daryl Morey AMA on Reddit
Posted on 9/28/12 at 2:37 pm
Posted on 9/28/12 at 2:37 pm
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Dropped this gem about Yao:
On building the Rockets roster:
Talking about Lin and Asik:
On why they did not re-sign Dragic:
Dropped this gem about Yao:
quote:
A great person which people always say but actually true in this case. I think the quality he has as a person that many don't know about is that he is extremely funny. He was by far the funniest person in the locker room. Most jokes I cannot print there is one time I remember I can talk about. During the pre-season required drug testing, all the players were lined up to pee in a cup and Yao Ming looking to all of them and said, "why am I the only one not nervous"?
On building the Rockets roster:
quote:
You definitely need at least 1 elite player in the top 10-20 of all NBA players (all-star level) to win the championship. There are no counter examples of this. We are not championship contenders right now. All our moves since Yao Ming went down have had the specific goal of acquiring a top level player since that moment. Each change on our team has been designed to acquire players who either have a chance to be an all-star or give us the cap room or trade flexibility to acquire an all-star.
Talking about Lin and Asik:
quote:
Lin played at an all-star level last year. Even if he does not maintain that level (likely), both he and Asik increase our flexibility and get us closer to our goals. I also like that Lin has already played for a small yet not insignificant stretch at an all-star level. This increases his odds -- up and down the roster that is the primary thing we are trying to do -- increase our odds of developing or acquiring an all-star level player.
On why they did not re-sign Dragic:
quote:
Dragic wanted a player option (that Phoenix gave him) which greatly harms a players value and will almost always lead us away from #2. A player option essentially guarantees that a team ends up with either a free agent (not valuable) or a player who the league thinks is not valuable and blocks your salary cap flexibility.
This post was edited on 9/28/12 at 5:00 pm
Posted on 9/28/12 at 2:53 pm to floridatigah
Dwight Howard to the Rockets.
Posted on 9/28/12 at 3:12 pm to floridatigah
quote:
During the pre-season required drug testing, all the players were lined up to pee in a cup and Yao Ming looking to all of them and said, "why am I the only one not nervous"?
Posted on 9/28/12 at 4:49 pm to floridatigah
reading it now and I hate the Rockets. I wish Dell Demps or Mickey Loomis would do an AMA and be this forthcoming.
Posted on 9/28/12 at 4:51 pm to floridatigah
I have been reading through this for the last few minutes... I find it fascinating if that is truly him. Judging from the responses, it seems legit. I am just really surprised at how frank his responses are!
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