As much as i think Morris will go on to have a good NBA career, I'd love to package him with Patterson and Lee for a core player ...like Eric Gordon or Danny Granger.
I doubt he gets more than 3 million a year which is what a lotto pick gets. Money won't be a show stopper if we want him back.
That Florida Gator poster was dead-on re: Parson's confidence issue. Watching him hesitate or pass up wide-open threes is sooo disappointing. He needs to understand it's better to shoot and miss than to get whatever gets rushed up at the shot-clock buzzer. But if that's the worst flaw in his game, we'll be ok; he brings so much more to the table. Let's hope the Marcusaurus heals up and gets it going. I never would've thought it's Chandler Parsons starting at the three. Maybe MM will give us even more depth as this playoff-bound team gathers momentum.
Any Details When will Morris Return? i want to see morris earn some minutes yall he deserve a chance at the 3point spot or as a forward they never gave him a fair chance
I was wrong about Parsons, I hope I am wrong about Morris too. We really need someone to contribute both ways on a nightly basis at the 3. Parsons belongs on the bench and Bud is still inconstant like last season. Up and Down up and down.
I'm tired of hearing people say that so an so didn't get a fair chance. Players get a fair chance to prove what they can do in practice. Some players also get a fair chance to prove what they can do against inferior players in the D-League. If Morris does great in the D-League or in practice, then I'm sure McHale will want to give him some minutes. I think Morris has a great opportunity to show us and the Rockets what he is capable in the D-League. I would rather have Morris playing for the Vipers than sitting on the end of the bench with Flynn and T-Will.
Morris is only a prospect because he's convinced himself that he's a 3. His brother accepted his natural position as a faceup 4, and is doing fine for himself. Marcus is not "more raw" than his brother...he just has an identity crisis.
This would be true any other time... but in this shortened season, guys dont get practice opportunities.
His brother is also two inches taller than Marcus is, and doesn't handle the ball as well or shoot off the dribble as well. They're two different players.
Lol as inconsistent as your capitalization? :grin: Morris has a natural mid-range game, I'm curious why he looks better shooting that elbow jumper than I've ever seen Parsons look. Think about those two as a 1-2 punch at the wing, i don't care who starts just as long as they both contribute each night. +1 to the guy who said he would ship Morris out for Granger or Gordon... I would just send K-Mart out instead of Lee. I really really like Courtney's game, he can defend 3 positions.... that's talent I want to keep.
I'm not sure if I said this in this thread or not about Morris. Its not a problem having a tweener like morris as long as the other guy is a tweener also. Back in the day, they were called just forwards. 2g,2f,C. Morris is not a natural sf or pf, but if you match him with another guy with similar skills, its works out fine. He would be fine alongside a josh smith,beasley,randolph type of player. Basically a guy on a switch who can do about the same job defensively and offensively. If you pigeon hole him as either spot, its going to be a huge disappointment.
"defend 3 positions" doesn't mean play 3 positions (even though offensively he could so common sense logic would mean that we mean situationally, not by gameplan) Clearly it doesn't mean you should insert Lee in as the primary defender on the ball, rather "defend 3 positions" means he can handle his position, and a coach can be confident with him switching and rotating to bigger and smaller opponents, particularly a PG.... it's a basketball term, I don't get how that's even remotely disagreeable.... he is an athletic on ball defender with good-great team defense... quick and strong at 6'5" = defend 3 positions. If you still disagree, then there's no point in arguing because I think the statement, if read properly, is a just fact. But you gave me the perfect chance to rant about why these qualities matter more than PER, PPG, FG%, etc. so I'll take it! Here is why we lose in a playoff series to a good coach and team... They isolate K-Mart, bring some action in by a PG or SF and create a switch (or force a dbl team then find an open shooter) then you have K-Mart out of position and you're going to win on those possessions. Try and do that with Lee on the court and you won't be trying it as often. Defending 3 positions isn't a literal phrase, it's a basketball quality homie. Lee has it, K-Mart doesn't, that's why I personally think K-Mart is more replaceable. It's also why Parsons is starting over Budinger. Budinger can defend his one man perfectly fine... but get Bud out of position and I think he should just foul before the shot is taken.
Marcus was a far, far better looking prospect than Marieff on the offensive side of the ball. In fact, he looked borderline elite at times. I am not concerned with his defense, I just want to see If he can be a big time scorer at the NBA level. His fire and competitiveness will make him a solid enough defender at either forward spot, but his tweenerish offense is his greatest strength. His isolation post game was the best in all of college basketball. I am dying to see that put to use as a SF in the NBA, combined with a nice three point stroke...
That's a pretty interesting point. I think the bottom line is whether or not Morris is actually a good defensive player. If he could do the little things and play defense like Parsons does then you could potentially run 2 guys like Parsons and Morris out there if the match up was right. But from watching Morris in the D-League and NBA his defense seems to be by far the most suspect thing about his game. Maybe he is getting exposed more cause he has to guard 3's, but to me I think it's more than that.
Morris is a scorer. If we put him on the floor, we can't use him like Parsons. We need to call plays for him and get him shots...
The problem with trading a LOTTERY PICK without giving him serious floor time, is that if that guy goes elsewhere and hits big then you look stupid for buring him behind pedestrian players like Parsons & Budinger. Its the sort of thing that gets GM's fired.
