Houston general manager Daryl Morey knew the Rockets were getting a good player when he traded for James Harden in 2012, but even he didn’t expect the former Sixth Man of the Year to be this good.
“He’s better than everyone thought,” Morey told The Jim Rome Show. “We thought he was going to be a good player, but I think he’s the best shooting guard in the game. I think he’s going to get first team All-NBA – no one can really predict that [at the time of the trade].”
No kidding, he just needs to play better D.
Speaking of predictions, Morey had one about his latest big name addition, Dwight Howard. The center, who has just returned from an ankle injury, will make his playoff debut as a Rocket on Sunday against Portland, and the GM is expecting big things.
“I think he’s going to have the best playoffs of his career,” said Morey.
That's not easy! Better than the year he went to the finals!?~
Morey also said he has no problem taking advice from anywhere, including message boards.
(multiple, including this one?)
“If you look at other industries, often the die-hard fans and the crowd does have a lot of ideas and you are stupid to ignore them,” said the analytics guru. “Now do we reject 99 percent of what we read? Sure, but every once in a while, there’s a die-hard fan, a smart fan, a poster who can give you an idea. We’re just looking for the best idea, we don’t really care where they come from.”
Keep it up guys!
