In Morey we trust...?

by Moondebah on Feb 18, 2010 11:26 AM CST

Not that this isn't a good trade for Houston, it's just that I couldn't believe it was the best deal we could have gotten. Nevertheless, immediately after I heard about the trade, the first thing I thought of was "In Morey we trust," which is bandied about but I had so far avoided. But this is actually one of those times I DID trust in Morey. To be more specific, I forced myself to trust Morey after I heard about a deal that truly broke my heart and found that I already did.

I already knew that Martin was a better player than Landry and that we were strong at PF and weak at (true) shooting guard. But the Morey-trust comes in because I honestly believe that at least 2 of the following 4 things will also be true:

a) Martin's style will fit perfectly in with Yao/Scola/Brooks more so than having to be Atlas in Sacramento. Morey knew this and was willing to pay a premium (vs. other King offers) to get him.

b) Landry's style wouldn't have fit perfectly with Yao/Scola/Brooks/other free agent. Morey knew this and used him to get a possible all-star.

c) One of the "filler" players in the trade...Rodriguez, probably, or whatever picks we would get from the Knicks, is secretly solid, a la Kyle Lowry.

d) We're not done moving, either now or summer, and there's some cap-math out there that this allows us to utilize. Or maybe Les said "you get me under the luxury tax this year and I'll buy you picks 31-37 in next year's draft" or something.

THIS is where Morey gets trust, not for no-brainers like Spanoulis for Scola or nothing for Andersen.

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Great thoughts there

I feel like Landry’s game is probably the worst fit next to Yao amongst others (granted, I’ve yet to see Ariza with Yao, but I feel he’ll be like 2006-07 Battier next year). Sometimes you have to give stuff up to get something.

In 1995, we got Drexler for a strong rebounder in Otis Thorpe, and others stepped up
In 1997, we sent Sam Cassell and others for Charles Barkley, and I remember Matt Maloney mania struck

Granted, those are old deals, but they were good moves that got the Rockets pretty far in the playoffs (and the first netted a championship to boot).

B^2
In Daryl Morey, Rick Smith and Ed Wade we (usually) trust.

by Nitroberg on Feb 18, 2010 11:38 AM CST reply actions

1997... boo

Never ever remind me of the Cassell/Horry trade ever again.

by grungedave on Feb 18, 2010 12:14 PM CST up reply actions

Uh....woops

Striking that trade from my memory.

Though I’ll be remembering 2010 for the fleecing of New York, because
1.) D-Wade’s staying in Miami
2.) King James will stay in Cleveland
3.) Amare Stodamire + Joe Johnson may be ok, but they won’t work that well
4.) Oh, and Chris Bosh goes elsewhere

B^2
In Daryl Morey, Rick Smith and Ed Wade we (usually) trust.

by Nitroberg on Feb 18, 2010 1:15 PM CST up reply actions

And now that we have picks and Hill…this will be one of those things that years from now we’ll have a NY pick and it will say “Rodriguez trade” and everyone will just shake their head.

by Moondebah on Feb 18, 2010 1:18 PM CST up reply actions