I have two problems with the "Transition Offense" video: 0:25 - The ref calls travelling right when Marcus receives the ball, before the actual travel occurs (I do concede that he travelled, but not until after the whistle was blown). 0:38 - Marcus receives the ball, takes two steps and goes up for the layup. How is that travelling?
I thought the same thing... But, with all this said, this guy is definetely giving us a scouting report of Marcus Morris: The 4-man.. I don't care about how his post D is lackluster because the guy is modeling his game after Carmelo so he won't be guarding many 3s in the post... I have faith and hope that Marcus will be a 3 that can stretch to the 4... Patterson is trying to be a 4/3 and he's light-years behind Morrises shot making ability and quickness..
A quote from hollinger about other players with high turnover rates: The more i see this guy, the more excited i am to see him play. Hopefully we have a season to at least see this guy play and maybe he even become our "future star".
I don't think that he can be a legitimate sf. I don't like his speed, lateral quickness even on offense. His perimeter defense even at college level make Chase Budinger looks like Scottie Pippen against Magic Johnson in the finals
The more i think about it, idk about that. He is the same as Patterson(6'9 235). He may just play some at the 3. Mostly at the 4.
Because we picked the most talented player left in the draft as opposed to a big man who is honestly not that much better than the big men we already have. Morris has the potential to become great. Leonard doesn't showcase that potential. He is a serviceable big that will just sit on the bench behind Hayes, Scola, Patterson, and Hill.
You do realize Kawhi is a SF and not a "big" right? As in, he would have fit the team's needs at the 3 immediately as opposed to speculating on MM's position? Kawhi is 6'7" 225; MM is 6'9" 230. Honestly, if you switched the names Morris and Leonard in your post, it might actually make more sense.
Kawhi Leonard is NOT a "big man." He is a prototypical NBA small forward. I will readily admit (yes, me, the alleged Moreyite) that I though the Rockets should have taken Leonard over Morris at #14, a point that was further validated when San Antonio (a team with a pretty damn good draft record) jumped at the chance to take him with the very next pick (trading George Hill to Indiana for the #15 pick). I think Leonard has the potential to be a shut-down defender and plus rebounder at the 3 spot, in the mold of a Shawn Marion. That said, I still see the merit in having Marcus Morris on the Rockets as a "power 3," something I've actually been hoping they'd add to their roster the past few years. As I said on draft night, the player I'd most compare "Marcus Morris, the NBA Player" to is probably Corliss Williamson (circa 2002, when he won Sixth Man of the Year with the Pistons), although I think Morris has the potential to be a better player. Still, I'd gladly live with a 2002 Corliss with the #14 pick in the draft. Bottom line: If Marcus Morris proves that he is capable of playing more than spot minutes at the small forward position, then the Rockets have definitely added that "power 3" element to their offense that they have been missing for quite some time. I'm just hoping that (as with the Aaron Brooks and Carl Landry picks) Morey once again proves me wrong and that Morris turns out to be a superior player to Leonard.
