Bring It To Jerome

Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey stepped out of the draft war room, and brought it to Jerome with a late-night interview at Toyota Center that ended with talk of Morey stripping naked at the celebratory parade should the Rockets ever win an NBA championship under his watch. Yes, they went there. Morey admitted the Rockets didn’t handle success well after they advanced to the conference finals and lost to Golden State in 2015. The firing of head coach Kevin McHale 11 games into the season and the total disaster that was the major offseason acquisition of Ty Lawson resulted in a disappointing 41-41 season. “They don’t do a parade for 41 wins?” Morey joked. Um, no. In a candid discussion, Morey talked about James Harden’s commitment and Dwight Howard’s likely departure and said next season would be a failure if the Rockets aren’t back to at least 50 wins and advance in the playoffs.