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Morris to Rocket Fans, apology accepted (Appreciation Thread
Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2012 8:04 am
by Aaron Brooks
Prior to Wednesday’s game he had limited shooters to an anemic 20 percent connection rate on spot-ups and a paltry 27.3 percent on isolations according to Synergy Sports. His work in those areas places him in the league’s 94th and 78th percentile respectively, and he also ranks in the 94th percentile when acting as the big defender against pick-and-roll ball-handlers.
“This is a defense-first team,” he says. “I watched what Chandler (Parsons) did last year; he started defending and that got him on the court. So I watched film and I watch film every day, before and after games, just to see where I can pick my spots on defense.”
This guy proved us all wrong after an underwhelming rookie season
Re: Morris to Rocket Fans, apology accepted (Appreciation Th
Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2012 8:24 am
by rocketsballin
i dont give up on rookies after one year. but i did think it'd take him till his 3rd year to be productive. good that im wrong
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Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2012 8:29 am
by TMACFORMVP
He's been very good as of late. I'll admit I hated on him too much the first game of the season.
Edit - I hope he keeps it up, because I've enjoyed watching him play recently.
Re: Morris to Rocket Fans, apology accepted (Appreciation Th
Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2012 9:42 am
by kam_soluusar
And credit where credit is due also.
Douglas shot well today.
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Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2012 10:04 am
by texasholdem
He's still not as good as Kenneth Faried (POTW) or Kawhi Leonard
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Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2012 2:23 pm
by Zubby
Lil Melo, with Defense!
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Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2012 2:34 pm
by MaxRider
rocketsballin wrote:i dont give up on rookies after one year. but i did think it'd take him till his 3rd year to be productive. good that im wrong
i'm giving up white though
Re: Morris to Rocket Fans, apology accepted (Appreciation Th
Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2012 6:47 pm
by 90sAllDecade
I thought his attitude would be his undoing like Terrance Williams did in his stay here. But he has really changed and focused on working hard on defense and the little details that win games.
Respect and props to Morris.
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Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2012 7:19 pm
by BaYBaller
I don't know how you could give up on a rookie with limited playing time. You guys gotta learn to be more patient. News flash people we aren't winning a chip this year.
Re: Morris to Rocket Fans, apology accepted (Appreciation Th
Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2012 7:22 pm
by Aaron Brooks
BaYBaller wrote:I don't know how you could give up on a rookie with limited playing time. You guys gotta learn to be more patient. News flash people we aren't winning a chip this year.
probably cause of his performance in summer league and then we drafted 2 more tweener forwards in white and jones that we were high on
Re: Morris to Rocket Fans, apology accepted (Appreciation Th
Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2012 8:28 pm
by MaxRider
he's playing better than the #2 pick derrick williams
still need to work on his free throw
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Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2012 1:16 am
by ALPHAandOMEGA
MaxRider wrote:rocketsballin wrote:i dont give up on rookies after one year. but i did think it'd take him till his 3rd year to be productive. good that im wrong
i'm giving up white though
Ditto...he has been nothing but problems
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Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2012 10:17 am
by Aaron Brooks
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryaP5HPZFFw[/youtube]
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Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2012 10:19 am
by aznkillabeezZz
he proved me wrong, but talk is cheap. He needs to turn into star level to help this team be a contender. We'll see how much he can improve. We keep losing close games.
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Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2012 11:58 pm
by LarsV8
aznkillabeezZz wrote:he proved me wrong, but talk is cheap. He needs to turn into star level to help this team be a contender. We'll see how much he can improve. We keep losing close games.
Please.
Expecting for mid first rounders to turn into stars in order to help the team is absurd.
Our fans expectations are way too high.
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Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 12:05 am
by rocketsballin
aznkillabeezZz wrote:he proved me wrong, but talk is cheap. He needs to turn into star level to help this team be a contender. We'll see how much he can improve. We keep losing close games.
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all morris needs to do is be a solid backup/spot starter. he's on his way to being just that. expecthing him to be an all star are high expectations
Re: Morris to Rocket Fans, apology accepted (Appreciation Th
Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 6:45 am
by aznkillabeezZz
rocketsballin wrote:aznkillabeezZz wrote:he proved me wrong, but talk is cheap. He needs to turn into star level to help this team be a contender. We'll see how much he can improve. We keep losing close games.
all morris needs to do is be a solid backup/spot starter. he's on his way to being just that. expecthing him to be an all star are high expectations[/quote]
yeah hes doing very well as a backup. But it wont be enough if we are expecting this team to make the playoffs. Need something better.