Rockets: :lmao top GM

[Pelicans78]

I don't think Dragic was staying, but losing both Dragic and Lowry and replacing with Lin was horrible.

[DPG21920]

Letting Lowry walk too.

[DPG21920]

I don't think Dragic was staying, but losing both Dragic and Lowry and replacing with Lin was horrible.

With a stupid contract for Lin (that you had to give up a first rounder to dump just two years later). The most baffling thing to me was the moves after the questionable ones.

It's ok to take some risks, but Morey paid BIG TIME for those risks with the Lin and Asik contracts. Then instead of letting those pan out, you bring in Harden (who doesn't fit with Lin) and Dwight (who doesn't fit with Asik). I mean, if you are going to pay a premium (when you shouldn't have to) on "upside" guys, why would you then basically see to it that they don't succeed?

[Clipper Nation]

Don't forget wasting a draft pick on Royce White, trading a first-round pick for Terrence Williams, trading Nic Batum for trash, bringing back that washed-up crackhead Steve Francis, etc...

[DPG21920]

What's the deal with that pick from Toronto for the Lowry trade?

[Mel_13]

What's the deal with that pick from Toronto for the Lowry trade?

Went to OKC in the Harden trade. Became Steven Adams.

[Clipper Nation]

This is a guy who's been the Houston GM for 7 YEARS! They have either missed the playoffs or been bounced in the first round in all 7 IIRC. How is that a good track record. I'd get if it was year 2 and he made the Harden/Dwight moves, but this is a GM who's been given some good resources (more than many other GM's IMO) and for 7 years has nothing to show for it.

To add on to that point, Joe Dumars built a championship team in Detroit with a core that went to six straight ECF's and back-to-back Finals, then got run out of town unceremoniously when the team eroded.... meanwhile, Morey has done nothing but build a treadmill team and win one playoff series total in 7 years and gets slurped as a "genius"....

[Pelicans78]

To be honest Dumars did a horrible job from the time after the Billups trade. He should have been fired two years ago.

[DPG21920]

Went to OKC in the Harden trade. Became Steven Adams.

That's right. So man, all they have is the NO pick next year too (which could be a very good thing, but still). Can't believe NO gave that pick. Morey found one of the few GM's who's actually worse than him for that pick.

However, it would be funny to see NO stay healthy and Asik/Davis/Anderson turn into a playoff team.

[Clipper Nation]

To be honest Dumars did a horrible job from the time after the Billups trade. He should have been fired two years ago.

True, but Houston's horrible asset management this summer is really not all that different from the horrible offseasons Dumars had after the "Goin' to Work" team got blown up....

Ironically, when the Pistons were winning, Dumars had a similar reputation to Morey - a shrewd dealer who found diamonds in the rough and built a winner without tanking.... the Billups trade exposed him, just like this offseason has exposed Morey, tbh....

[Pelicans78]

True, but Houston's horrible asset management this summer is really not all that different from the horrible offseasons Dumars had after the "Goin' to Work" team got blown up....

I think Dumars is worse because he saddled the team with horrible contracts over the last few seasons though Ariza could come back to hurt Houston long-term. He's only performed well in contract seasons which Houston has now rewarded him twice.

[Mel_13]

That's right. So man, all they have is the NO pick next year too (which could be a very good thing, but still). Can't believe NO gave that pick. Morey found one of the few GM's who's actually worse than him for that pick.

However, it would be funny to see NO stay healthy and Asik/Davis/Anderson turn into a playoff team.

Demps is horrible.

[baseline bum]

True, but Houston's horrible asset management this summer is really not all that different from the horrible offseasons Dumars had after the "Goin' to Work" team got blown up....

Ironically, when the Pistons were winning, Dumars had a similar reputation to Morey - a shrewd dealer who found diamonds in the rough and built a winner without tanking.... the Billups trade exposed him, just like this offseason has exposed Morey, tbh....

That team coming together was all Carlisle and Brown tbh

[Indazone]

This Rocket team has no heart,,,,they are a joke with Harden at the helm.

[Indazone]

lol

Morey: "You have to be the one to find the Chandler Parsons, not the one that gives the Chandler Parsons the max contracts."

Tell that to the Spurs and Kawhi

[TDMVPDPOY]

hey wasnt this the clown that did trades from simulation games like live/2k series, then does a real live trade? lmao htf this clown got a job

[Indazone]

Say what you want about this Chris Baldwin. Yeah he's a Lin Homer but the rest of his analysis is pretty much spot on.

http://houston.culturemap.com/news/s...uston-rockets/

[spurraider21]

is Dumars the guy that gave those contracts to Ben Gordon, Rodney Stuckey, and Charlie V?

[Mel_13]

lol

Morey: "You have to be the one to find the Chandler Parsons, not the one that gives the Chandler Parsons the max contracts."

Tell that to the Spurs and Kawhi

I really don't understand how any Rocket fan, aside from the profoundly re ed, can continue to defend Morey at this point. This summer was a spectacular failure.

[DPG21920]

Not only that - the future is in jeopardy. He may (through skill, luck or both) be able to salvage things but it doesn't make everything up until this point smart.

I really wonder how he will proceed & if he will use that TE or not.

[Indazone]

Well actually, Rockets have a lot of cap space for 2015 so it's not terrible. But worst GM ever has to be Isiah Thomas.

[sook]

lol back on this ing wheel to do the same again in 2016. This organization is ing pitiful. Before any got calls me out, I've been a fan before Morey and will be after Morey.

[Mel_13]

Well actually, Rockets have a lot of cap space for 2015 so it's not terrible.

Not really. If they just keep Howard, Harden, and Ariza and make everything else disappear, they'll have about 16M in cap space (assuming a 66M cap). Keep Jones and Motiejunas and they're down to about 12M.

[Clipper Nation]

Well actually, Rockets have a lot of cap space for 2015 so it's not terrible. But worst GM ever has to be Isiah Thomas.

"Cap space" = "Morey begs for superstars and gets rejected over and over again"

[spurraider21]

"Cap space" = "Morey begs for superstars and gets rejected over and over again"

he did land dwert