Cuban, who is known for keeping it all the way real, had some choice insults about the Houston Rockets for months. From criticizing the Dwight Howard deal to the whole Chandler Parsons fiasco, Cuban intensified the rivalry between the two teams. Rockets GM Daryl Morey finally fired back at Cuban. Hit the jump for details.
Via Yahoo Sports:
“I think [Cuban’s] pissed that we went after Dirk [Nowitzki] in free agency, however unsuccessful it was,” Morey told Yahoo Sports. Yes, Morey respects the tactical purposes behind Cuban’s crusade, but rejects his reasoning as flawed – even downright untrue.
“We’ve been pretty good, and I think he’s doing a smart thing to take on a rival,” Morey told Yahoo Sports late Sunday. “He should want to beat up on San Antonio, too, but it’s hard to paint the Spurs that way. So he’s directed his bully pulpit onto us. Our owner stays above the fray, so I’m outgunned honestly.
“But let’s be clear: If the money’s equal between the Rockets and Mavericks, I think players are picking Houston. Every time. For Dwight [Howard], I just don’t think it was a hard choice between us and Dallas. If you want to win, you’re going to want to join our organization. We have a first-team All-NBA player in his prime [James Harden]. They have an enormously talented superstar [Dirk Nowitzki] but he obviously isn’t 24 years old.
“The choice was pretty obvious between the two teams. Dwight is the smart guy in this.”
In Cuban’s most recent baiting of the Rockets, he proclaimed that Morey had little regard for player chemistry, relying largely on the merits of math. Morey seethed over the premise and fired back to Yahoo Sports: “I completely reject it.”“Our teams have had great chemistry, and it’s something we believe in. Hey, if Mark believed so much in chemistry, he wouldn’t have busted up a title team for cap room. He’s trying to reunite a lot of those people now, bringing back the center [Tyson Chandler] from that title team. Maybe he’s got some chemistry religion recently.
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