So is Tmo a rotation player or what? It looks like he is hurting our offense.

When I saw your thread title I was going to respond with:

What, by hitting open shots and getting put backs?

 

call him out by his name, what are you chicken? bok bok bok bok
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Last year Tmo had a awkward shooting style. It was slow and he would measure the basket and shoot the ball real flat. This year Ive been watching the way Tmo is flicking his wrist when he shoots the ball. He has a shorter stroke with a quick pop of the wrist. Its doing wonders for him.

 

DearRock as usual another good post. Terence is third on the team in Field Goal % at .486. Then we have MoT at .387 who is earning over 7M compared to Terence's .5 M. Who should go in the off season not to mention TRock's other good overall game?????? I will take a team player anyday, ask Red Auberbach who he would choose. Rockets are getting a bargain for their money. FREDTERP

 

I think TMO has been outstanding, and as a player that does all the little things, he REALLY helps the team a lot.

DD

 

Morris has been quite effective lately. I'm still trying to figure out what happened. The change didn't happen over the off-season, so it's not the result of physical training. Could it just be the result of more confidence? I usually downplay such things, but short of another explanation...

I still wish he'd get 3 point range. Maybe something to work on over the summer. Definitely looks worth resigning, at the moment as long as he doesn't demand too much.

I still like Mo Taylor, personally. When he's "on" his game he's valuable, and he's been on it more lately. Rice... alas... is finished. Still shoots... but what's the point when neither Taylor nor Morris is a particularly bad shots, and they actually do other things, too.

 

Actually, I think the change was on the offseason for the most part. He was reportedly doing very well in preseason and hurt himself at the beginning of the season. So, he had to recover from the injury and work himself back in. I get the feeling we're only recently getting the fruits of his summer work.

 

You answered your own question. Confidence is everything in sports. That is what EG's problem is right now. He is thinking too much when he plays bad. You can just see it. You could see the same thing with TMo last year. He looked very uncomfortable. This year he is looking more comfortable and he is turning into a nice player to have.

 

TMo is playing great. He is finally looking like a first rounder. His overall game has looked fine from day one. The main question was his shooting which last year was so bad that it didn't look like he would last in the league.

If his shooting stays good, we've have another great pick by Carroll and Rudy. Nachbar is going to have a hard time getting playing time.

 

The guy deserves his props. He has been playing excellent.

 

That was what the Minnesota annoncers said at one point last night that TMO was playing so well, it was hard for nachbar to get minutes. It certainly does seem that TMO has a high percentage no matter when he comes into the games he plays I just hope he can stay in rythem and continue to contribute of the bench. Bostjian does not get enough PT to get in the groove of the game to even see what he can do.

 

Someone mentioned the preseason ankle injury which set Terence back after TMo had been one of the best preseason Rocket shooters.

It was after TMo's sophmore year at Maryland he was projected as a 5-8 pro pick. It was that same summer he injured his foot and he never seemed to regain some of his skills and confidence. I think the same thing has happened with the Rockets. Also when Terence came to Maryland he was extremely shy but seemed to get better once he became more comfortable with his teammates. At Maryland TRock was an extreme team player to a fault, many times overpassing. With the Rockets it seems like RudyT is bringing him along well and we may be just seeing the surface. FREDTERP

 

Terrence hasn't been on the spotlight for awhile but he sure knows how to make the bucket during crunch time. I like his poised and calm shot selections with nothing to be worried about but only shooting when he is open. Way tha go T-Mo

 

Robbie:

Please drop the rhetoric. I didn't answer my own question. I mentioned a possible explanation that I'm generally hesistant to accept, but see no alternative here.

When reading my posts, do me the favor of reading them as they're written, not in the way that facilitiates the cleverest reply on your part.

I truly have trouble believing that extremely poor play last season was entirely the result of a lack of confidence. It wasn't just an injury - Morris genuinely seemed to disappear for long stretches of the game - and I think this extended to this year as well.

Suddenly, he's doing exactly what he's supposed to do (except hitting 3's). He's hitting shots to punish other teams for doubling off of him, putting forth effort on D, and picking up the occasional board. That's what he's needed for... and he's giving it admirably. I truly have trouble believing that any platitude about "confidence" explains everything.

Now the injury issue... that could be it. I didn't think the foot injury was ever that bad. What exactly was going on regarding it?

 

T-Mo would be really nice consolation player if Posey decided to leave. I have to say....If he works on his handles extensively in the summer, and slightly on his jumpshot...We're going to HAVE to consider making him the starter. Him and Francis have good chemistry, and he puts in a lot of work.

I hope Griffin bulks up over the summer.

 

I disagree with you. I think the off-season is exactly where the change came.

Remember the pre-season games where he shot the ball extremely well and looked like he might become part of the regular rotation? Do you remember the sprained ankle that kept him out off of the floor for a couple of weeks?

While TMo was out Rice and KT had essentially locked down the minutes at small forward with early fan favorite Juaquin Hawkins also playing well. So naturally TMo had trouble finding minutes when he came back from the sprained ankle.

Of course TMo also had to find his rhythm and get back in shape when he returned to the line-up. All things considered TMo has played exceptional all year. He hit 46% of his shots in the month of December and 57% of his shots for the month of January and 46% for the year.

TMo is very quietly having an outstanding year for someone that is not playing any more than he is. This is nothing new that he just stared a couple of weeks ago...he has done it all year now.

In retrospect I think the off-season is exactly where he improved his game. Plus most NBA players need their rookie seasons to get adjusted to the NBA. TMo obviously fits that category.

 

With regards to Morris's shooting touch, I have noticed an increase in accuracy since the beginning of the season (or the beginning of when he started playing) so I think that aspect of his game is a result of offseason work, if nothing else is. He seems to be getting more and more comfortable on defense, too. Not jumping out of his shoes every time it looks like he might be able to get a blocked shot, but instead picking his moments like all good shotblockers do.

 

1. Francis is looking pretty good right now for assisting the Rocks on draft night with this one

2. TMO is shooting like he did his junior year at UMD. Had he shot like this his senior year, we would not have touched him because he would have been gone by then

3. TMO has a smooth stroke, though he is at an advantage of his man leaving to double up on Francis and Ming. His shooting touch with a man on him, is definitely below average. But, I could care less, at least we have someone hitting those mid range, wide open jumpers that we have always bi%^&ed about missing in previous years.