Comments on: Morey and the “No-Star” Rockets

By: Josh

Josh — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 01:12:29 +0000

Brad Miller was an allstar twice. The rockets do not qualify for this achievement this year.

By: Hank

Hank — Mon, 31 May 2010 03:31:40 +0000

After watching him in Portland, Sacramento, and now Houston, I've concluded that Rick Adelman is the best coach in the NBA. Any way to test that hypothesis statistically? Actual wins vs. wins predicted by the players' stats? Who else is in contention?

By: david

david — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 20:04:32 +0000

walter,
Are you seriously calling Luol Deng elite. He is a role player at best!

By: Walter

Walter — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 21:51:44 +0000

All Star is another way of saying 'elite player'. I think it just makes sense. Even if you look at those Bulls, Loul Deng was an elite player. Brandon Jennings is elite. Melo, Nene, Camby are elite. Even Ben Gordon. Aaron Brooks, Chuck Hayes,, Battier, Landry, even Scola are role players, not elite players.

By: Walter

Walter — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 21:41:32 +0000

This is totally ridiculous. Pau Gasol is not considered an all star because he made the team later, he's an all star because he played at that level on Memphis. In 04 he didn't make the team because the West was LOADED with elite front court players which realistically only means Pau was that much more of an all star since he was an uber-successful franchise player vs incredibly tight competition. It's totally silly that you failed to mention that Pau's Griz played in the most intensely competitive conference of all time. If Kevin Martin becomes an all-star later will it really make a difference anyway since he was only there for 20 games? It's not like he boosted their record anyway. If anything having to adjust to losing Landry and incorporating Martin cost them wins and the playoffs. Then you criticize Morey's 'definition of an all star' when his point obviously was that no team without legit stars has ever played this well. I'll bring into question your definition of 'better' since you seem to think one more win is significant of anything given that you've got the Bulls in 06, playing in one of the weakest conferences ever, and imply it's in any way comparable to winning the same games in the packed West.

By: Chronz

Chronz — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 22:01:42 +0000

All-Star caliber players still count as All-Stars in my book, this Rocket teams reminds me alot of the 00 Magic who had a young scrappy Ben Wallace/Bo Outlaw filling the stopper roles Chuck Hayes and Battier perfected, Armstrong filling the energetic midget role(Brooks) with quality backups Chucky Atkins(Lowry) behind them, Ron Mercey/Tariq filling the prolific chucker role (Ariza). Theres no one quite like Scolandry though and thats what makes them better but both teams overachieved and were ready to take the next step the following year with FA splurges. Grant Hill and Tmac were suppose to do that, I just hope Yao+Kevin Martin are enough.

By: mrparker

mrparker — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 21:14:11 +0000

Yeah but probably the least wins per minutes spent in front of a computer by any GM in the history of the NBA.