nykballa2k4 wrote:cgmw wrote:To the people bashing Morey, what would you have him do exactly?
After 16 pages of this garbage, I still don't understand how he's screwing up anything except the recruiting aspect.
Morey's flaw isn't roster manipulation, it's that he can't get Deron and Dwight to commit. Certainly you'd think he has the assets Orlando is looking for in a trade. And now he has like 7 players drafted in the early-to-mid 2011 and 2012 first rounds. If he gets fired it's not because his roster is in disarray, it's because he apparently can't recruit to save his life.
Morey should either make an all in move, for Josh Smith etc and build around proven talents smith and Martin, or do the exact reverse, and trade the best players for future compensation.
Who needs a point guard?
Portland needs one, they spent a pick on an unproven dude.
Toronto needs a good one
Philly could stand an upgrade to Jrue
Orlando surely a buyer.
If I am the Rockets, I call OKC, ask them about a deal involving Lowry for Ibaka, when that folds, see what other offers are on the table.
Kevin Martin is a decent player, what could/would the MAgic give up for him?? How about the CLippers? The Celtics??
Either trade up or down the ladder, rather than hoping you can built a 2 year window on Pau Gasol.
I can make a list of literally 15 trades that would accomplish either side of these anti-treadmill goals. Personally, I think the mission should be to become young and athletic.
Examples deals for my above scenario:
1) sign Dragic
2) Trade Kyle Lowry to the Pacers, Collison to OKC each sending a future first to Hou
3) Scola and Kevin Martin for Glen Davis, Nelson and a protected 1st round pick
4) Ship Nelson to Portland in the same deal for 2nd round pick and Shawne Williams contract
Starting lineup:
Davis
Morris/White/Brockman/Leuer
Parsons/Williams
Lamb/Livingston
Dragic
With available cap space: Off a team, like Dallas the opportunity to trade a pick with a bad contract
(Warriors Beidrins for cap space??)
After these deals: 1st rounders: HOU(1-4 range), IND(20-24 range), OKC(28-30 range), ORL(18-22 range). 2nd rounders HOU(31-33 range), POR(40-50 range)
Ok, fair enough.
Again, Morey might not have the greatest team in the world, but he has short-term contracts, rookie contracts, cap space, and all his future picks in tact. I don't know if the above suggestion is where he's going, but he's going somewhere. It's only June. I'm just giving the guy credit for keeping his options open and expressing some jealousy as a lifelong Knick fan at the prospect of having this many options.
My thinking is that if you combine a flexibile roster with a superstar magnet like NYC/MSG, good things happen. My suspicion is that the Knicks won't win a 'chip until they start building for real instead of always playing catch up for poor decisions in their past.