Morris thinks he's fighting for the Starting SF spot

He won't be the starter. Rice or Thomas will be. I am still very happy with Morris's play. He just has to show that he is able to play good when it counts.

 

Don't tell Kenny that. Didn't he have quite a few steals last night?

 

Kenny has been playing great at small forward! He should start. Terence hasn't earned the spot yet and Kenny is the better player, with more expierence.

 

I agree he could "push" for a starting job. I love his aggressiveness. Coaches seem to be working hard on his release, that was his main weakness last year. Good defense, rebounding, and athleticism. I hope in his mind he thinks he can start, why not have that kind of confidence? Only makes one better. If they start Rice, great. But I would like to see him come off the bench, a la Matt Bullard. He will stay fresh this way, and can change the tempo with his stroke. Nachbar starting this year will be a stretch, but you got to give this guy time; don't be ripping him for one game's performance. IMO, let KT have a shot at the 3, you got to give Griff, and MoT. minutes at the 4. Morris will contribute.

 

Kenny will probably start at SF. He has been playing awesome in the preseason. He should start over Rice, Nachbar, and Morris. Morris played terrible last season. This is just the first 2 games. It is just the preseason. He hasn't proved anything yet.

 

Just curious ...but does Rudy know yet that Les fired Carol and hired you to take his place?
j/k

 

Exactly, lets not get too excited, we'll see how he does in two weeks against the Pacers.

 

Yeah. What if he starts sucking again?

 

I think its great that Morris THINKS he's fighting for a starting SF spot. That just means he's gonna work that much harder to finally live up to his potential.

 

I wasn't saying that it's bad, but Kenny should start at SF.

 

I agree if Morris continue to play this way he should be given the opportunity to start at the small forward position. Yeah Nachbar was a huge let down, but that was just one game I'm sure he'll have more good games than bad (hopefully).

 

Even if he continues to play at this level, Kenny is still better. I doubt that TMo will play this good all the time.

 

Boy, what a microwave oven world we live in. Everything has to happen now. Tmo is in the last year of his contract and saw the way DL went and did something about it. He not here to make trouble but just do everything the team wants him to do. I am sure he is not expecting to start. As it is he is still #11 on this team.

 

Pardon me, but this is just not about the first two games. T Mo has been playing great in practice too according to reports.

He is a first round draft pick who is living up to his potential. He deserves substantial playing time, because he is our best defensive small forward. If he is hitting his shot, how do you keep him off the court??

 

Wow. I didn't know that they extended the first round to 34 picks instead of 29 (well I guess 28 cause of McHale and the Wolves getting their picks thrown out) .

 

Well, we traded a first rounder for him.

And, if he had left two seasons before he did, he would easily be picked in the 1st round(and probably in the lottery)

So...he is pretty much a 1st rounder for us.

 

The only reason that we traded for him was because Steve wanted him on the team. And we didn't trade a first rounder. We traded a second rounder for him I believe. He isn't better then Kenny. Kenny should start.

 

How exactly did all this "Steve wanted his former Maryland teamate so Rudy drafted him" stuff start?

 

No, we traded the first rounder from Detroit we got in the Mirsad Turkcan deal via New York.

Besides, Rudy said we would've picked Morris with one of our #1s had we not moved up to nab EG. Morris was clearly a first rounder in Rudy's book.

And no, Steve isn't the reason we went after Morris. He didn't hurt the cause, but Rudy and others have alluded to the fact the Rockets were interested in Morris since his sophomore year. Besides, he's a classic Rudy-ball player.

I don't think Morris is playing for the starting slot for this year-he is fighting for his share of the minutes, and possibly starting after this year. If Morris is producing, he lessens how much we need to bring KT back after this year.