Its not for a lack of trying...

Let me say... Amen

 

Too many factors/too much availabilty. Say what you want and all that... At the end of the day, Drummond fell to 9. You like Lamb and know he's going to be there at 12, fine, I have no problem with the pick. But, what you've been doing for 2 seasons now, positioning yourself to be a big player in this draft..... Unable to get the #5, 6, 7, and 8 pick. And just let this dude fall to the Pistons. Un-freaking-believable.
There's no reason Lamb and Drummond shouldn't be Rockets today. Ahh, but it's not for a lack of trying. Morey banked on the Sac deal, and when that fell through he caught with his pants down in front of everyone and didn't now what the hel to do. You can go to a bar and try to pick up a chick, knowing that plan b is always there back home watching cinemax. Our front office, has gotten too comfortable just going back and watching cinemax. Oh well we tried. Several execs (some good ones) are out of jobs right now because of trying and failing. But it's all good though. Good job, good effort!! SMDH...

 

Who's to say we could have gotten any of those other picks. I am frustrated as well, but I am going to hold out to see what we do with some of these guys like K-Mart, Lowery and the over abundance of PF's. We could still do a lot to significantly upgrade.

 

Inb4 DD comes storming in yellin about results...

 

Are you even aware why we couldn't get 5,6,7,8? Because they were really worth one slot higher. Waiters rocketing to the top of the draft screwed up everything.

 

This is the perfect case of someone who doesn't have a clue what they are talking about.

Sacramento wanted Thomas Robinson... they got him
Golden State wanted a SF (MKG or Harrison Barnes)... they got Barnes
Toronto was never going to happen because they desperately want Steve Nash.

You can bash the organization for not tanking for one of those top 8 picks... that's fine, but at least try to figure out why the Rockets weren't able to trade into those top 8 picks.

 

Thank you so much I could not have put it into any better words than you did.

The highlighted portion is for all you whiners complaining about how this hasn't already been turned around.

I highly doubt Morey would take this route (win-now, while still searching for a star) knowing that his best way to get back to contending is to have high draft picks. Les is holding this all back and ultimately he will suffer by losing the very seats he's looking to save, by staying competitive.

 

Not gonna keep blaming Les Alexander or the weather for Moreys troubles. Sink or swim. Be a big boy.

 

well maury needs to get a gun and start extorting these flamboyant divas.

 

/Stopped reading.

 

Rockets been middle of the pack for a while now, you can say it's a bunch of spoiled fans, when really the fans have been dedicated and patient with the rockets staff for the past 4 years with nothing to show for in return. No star player, no roster full of very solid contributors(something like the Nuggets have built), no real future, no real direction, unclear circumstances.

You call it spoiled, I call it wanting a team to root for and not be stuck in limbo for the next 4 years.

 

... wait... so you DIDN'T root for Chuck, Clyde, and Dream? That's pretty damn idiotic to say on a Rockets fan board.

 

Correct. It was not a pleasure to root for Charles Barkley.

 

Thanks for this thread! It is much appreciated!

And yes spoiled could be a good word to use. Think how long it took Clippers, Mavericks, and the Knicks right now before they became/become title contenders. And before you start over analyzing my post to correct me or negate a detail that I've written, you get the point. Sports is a fickle and luck-driven thing that take times. I guarantee you moves are not final and this will not be the team that is there on opening night. Just because ESPN and sports media over-hyped us and looped us back into thinking something magical was gonna happen last night doesn't mean it still wont soon.

Its okay to be disappointed and hurt to those negative fans. There are other ways to release those emotions than bag on our hometown team.

 

The problem is, we have destroyed the value of all of our assets that were worth anything in a trade to begin with. Between the failed Gasol trade and McHale's coaching style, we have nothing left to trade of value except maybe Scola. Everyone else (K-Mart, Lowry) have diminished their worth. Our only value now is in our draftees from this year and last. I've been against tanking while we still had a good core of players. I now really see no other option. We could bring in Smith or whoever, but there seems to be no chemistry left with our veterans aside from Scola, Camby and Gogi. Two of which we haven't signed. Nothing much remains to build on. I'm not putting the blame on any one person or entity, it just seems that ship has sailed and its time to start from scratch with the youngsters. My frustration lies with this whole situation in general, it no longer matters who is, or isn't to blame.

 

1 playoff series win in 17 years. Yeah, we're so spoiled we can barely stand it. SMH.

 

That's exactly my point.... Plan a gets messed up, no execution of another plan. In this league, there are GMs who get ****e done, and then some that try and come very very very very close. Sound familiar?

 

GS #7 was there long before the draft whether Barnes was going to be there or not. Problem was you had to take on Dorrell Wright's contract, about 4 mil per for 2 more seasons. Morey banked on the Sac-deal, and in doing so, going back to last season's draft... The Rockets have used a #14, 18, and 18 pretty much on the same position. Last I checked there's 1 team playing with 1 ball. Yesterday was epic fail, believe what you want.