Dorsey a disappointment?

by Cornholio on Jan 8, 2009 5:56 PM CST

Dorsey’s first appearance in the D-League Showcase did not go over quite as well…Suffering from Plantar Fasciitis, Dorsey came into the game looking like he clearly did not want to be here. He looked wholly disinterested in doing anything when the ball was not in his hands, playing absolutely no defense, refusing to box out for rebounds (grabbing an incredibly uncharacteristic 4 defensive rebounds in 39 minutes) and completely ignoring his responsibilities getting back on defense. He looked very unfocused, showed bad body language, and generally made a mockery out of his "assignment" down here.

The worst part that he did all this with his general manager Daryl Morey (the man who traded for him on draft night, praised him effusively and gave him a 3-year contract) was sitting in the second row—obviously not happy with what he was seeing. "Disappointed" was all he was willing to say to us…on the record. There really wasn’t much more to be said, it was that bad. The big problem is that it’s exactly these type of issues that teams were worried about during the pre-draft process—his background, character and intangibles, and he’s unfortunately not doing much to show that he deserved otherwise. Dorsey needs to realize that his place in the NBA is anything but secured at this point in his career—there have been plenty of second round picks who didn’t last more than half a season in the NBA and never got another shot again. If he’s not careful, he could find himself meeting the same fate if he refuses to change his ways.

DraftExpress link

I think Morey talked about this on 610. He already had a talk with Joey. He needs to realise he has to earn his place in the NBA.

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Obviously...

He is still upset about the lack of a gorilla dunk clause in his contract.

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by n1ck34 on Jan 8, 2009 8:37 PM CST reply actions

He's not quite a disappointment

But this has to be disappointing.

"I think girls are probably just better shooters." - Steve Novak

by Tom Martin on Jan 8, 2009 11:23 PM CST reply actions

What, no general condemnations?

No “Dorsey is a cancer!” or “Trade Dorsey now!” comments?

Yeah, dissapointing effort. But he’s a rookie, and I’d probably be pissed, too, if I never got any playing time, got injured, and was sent down to Brownsville (or wherever the Vipers play) to play in the NBA’s AAA league. Still, it’s astounding that he did it while Morey was in the audience.

Interesting that Morey went with him.

by Only_A_Lad on Jan 9, 2009 1:23 PM CST reply actions

what do you expect

It’s quite the drop off from the girls of Treasures to the girls of whatever the big strip club is there in the RIo Grande…

by grungedave on Jan 9, 2009 9:43 PM CST reply actions

Treasures

too classy for Dorsey. I imagine that the Kraken prefers one of Houston’s cheaper strip clubs. Probably the ones out by the channel.

Bonus for Joey: it’s only a few minutes from Hidalgo to Mexico. Plenty of cheap Mexican hookers across the border!

by Only_A_Lad on Jan 9, 2009 11:46 PM CST up reply actions

why

Why does that make me think of Cheech in the scene “From Dusk ’Til Dawn”??

by grungedave on Jan 10, 2009 3:02 PM CST up reply actions

Close, but no cigar

I think Dorsey was a chance worth taking for the Rockets. So maybe he’s not as great as many thought he could be, but oh well. It was worth a try, I think.

by jazzcat108 on Jan 10, 2009 10:41 PM CST reply actions

This reminds me of last year when everyone was ready to trade Carl Landry for a net of basketballs. Lets just wait and see how he performs when/if an injury gives him a chance to log some minutes in a non-garbage time situation.

by Mike Kerns on Jan 21, 2009 10:08 AM CST reply actions