Regardless of anyone’s thoughts on Daryl, this is unequivocally bad for the pod. Considering how depressing the actual sixers are and have been for a long time, having the GM on the pod was perhaps the only bright spot left.
I thought Daryl did a great job building around the margins. Great track record of finding guys late in the draft or undrafted. I don't know if there is anyone better tbh. I wish they let Nurse go instead. Hopefully the next guy doesn't mortgage the future to dump a max contract.😒
I think Daryl Morey needed to be fired today. My sense is that he’s not the right guy to guide the Sixers out of this max-contract-mess we’re in with Embiid and George. It may not have even been a “project” he’d welcome, in the way that Sixers ownership may want to pursue it, at this point in his career. And while people will debate the merits of Morey’s decisions and moves over the past six years, one thing really told the tale of ALL of it.
In my view, Morey was never getting to the Finals or winning a title in Philadelphia without Embiid being entirely healthy for a full playoff run. Embiid was the determining factor in all five of the playoff runs Morey got in Philly. And whether Embiid missed games entirely, or played a way less than full strength, Morey never got a month in the playoffs of a totally healthy Joel Embiid. All of those rosters Morey put together are hard to judge when the guy who was supposed to be the best player on every one of them was not entirely himself for the playoffs. Sometimes we got a game here or there (like game 5 against Boston the other week) where Embiid played well and the roster clicked for one brief shining moment. We could almost see the intent behind the design of the roster when we’d get those games. But it was never sustained for even two playoff series in a row.
When Daryl took the job he obviously had no way to know what he was really going to get with his Embiid-led rosters. The guy did what most anyone would have done and built a roster around Embiid and expected the guy to have a healthy season – at least in ONE of the first 2-4 years of Morey’s tenure.
Perhaps by the summer James Harden left Philly Morey made his biggest mistake (aside from taking the job in the first place) and didn’t push to move on from Embiid too. Personally, I thought that was the time to deal him. But then it’s a rebuild and Morey’s not competing for a title for at least several more years (as the new roster would need time to gel). Probably would STILL get fired around now for the team not being improved ENOUGH after dealing Embiid. So that’s why I sort of conclude that Daryl Morey got kind of screwed throughout his Sixers employment because of one issue. Embiid couldn’t stay healthy. Everything else during Morey’s tenure is just sort of window dressing.
Regardless of anyone’s thoughts on Daryl, this is unequivocally bad for the pod. Considering how depressing the actual sixers are and have been for a long time, having the GM on the pod was perhaps the only bright spot left.
Maybe they'll hire The Danny or Sixers Adam then we're good to go.
The big question is whether Bob Myers pulls a “Doc Rivers” in his evaluation of the organization and decides that he’s the best guy to lead it.
How the hell does Elton Brand still have a job?
I thought Daryl did a great job building around the margins. Great track record of finding guys late in the draft or undrafted. I don't know if there is anyone better tbh. I wish they let Nurse go instead. Hopefully the next guy doesn't mortgage the future to dump a max contract.😒
I think Daryl Morey needed to be fired today. My sense is that he’s not the right guy to guide the Sixers out of this max-contract-mess we’re in with Embiid and George. It may not have even been a “project” he’d welcome, in the way that Sixers ownership may want to pursue it, at this point in his career. And while people will debate the merits of Morey’s decisions and moves over the past six years, one thing really told the tale of ALL of it.
In my view, Morey was never getting to the Finals or winning a title in Philadelphia without Embiid being entirely healthy for a full playoff run. Embiid was the determining factor in all five of the playoff runs Morey got in Philly. And whether Embiid missed games entirely, or played a way less than full strength, Morey never got a month in the playoffs of a totally healthy Joel Embiid. All of those rosters Morey put together are hard to judge when the guy who was supposed to be the best player on every one of them was not entirely himself for the playoffs. Sometimes we got a game here or there (like game 5 against Boston the other week) where Embiid played well and the roster clicked for one brief shining moment. We could almost see the intent behind the design of the roster when we’d get those games. But it was never sustained for even two playoff series in a row.
When Daryl took the job he obviously had no way to know what he was really going to get with his Embiid-led rosters. The guy did what most anyone would have done and built a roster around Embiid and expected the guy to have a healthy season – at least in ONE of the first 2-4 years of Morey’s tenure.
Perhaps by the summer James Harden left Philly Morey made his biggest mistake (aside from taking the job in the first place) and didn’t push to move on from Embiid too. Personally, I thought that was the time to deal him. But then it’s a rebuild and Morey’s not competing for a title for at least several more years (as the new roster would need time to gel). Probably would STILL get fired around now for the team not being improved ENOUGH after dealing Embiid. So that’s why I sort of conclude that Daryl Morey got kind of screwed throughout his Sixers employment because of one issue. Embiid couldn’t stay healthy. Everything else during Morey’s tenure is just sort of window dressing.