Marcus Morris Traded to Suns for 2nd round pick.

[TMACFORMVP]

36.0 PPG and 10.3 RPG per36 #'s with a 90% TS, 56 PER, and 181 ORTG/78 DRTG w/ the Suns in his first game. We just traded away the GOAT.

[moofs]

Damn son. Suns' front office doesn't mess around. Them's some quick workings.

[rockmanslim]

“Coming out of college, Phoenix knew what I could do,” Marcus said. “Houston, I feel like, was just more picking the next best available player. I didn’t feel they really had too much time for me and too much of me in their future plans. Being here, I’ll show off my three skills and play my true natural position and play basketball.

“I feel like I’ll be able to show my game more here than I did in Houston. Having that attitude and competitive nature, I think I could bring a lot to this team.”

Hunter said he considers Marcus to be more of a small forward than a power forward, where he played in college and some with the Houston Rockets. At 6 feet 9 and 232 pounds, Marcus is small to defend posts, and Hunter said he has never liked small ball.

“It’s kind of like I just went away for a long time and now I’m back,” Marcus said. “Maybe I went to the D-League for a while and now I’m back.”

http://www.azcentral.com/sports/suns/ar ... other.html

[spolgar]

That quote is way too much lulz.

Well good luck to him I guess. Stay classy.

[rockmanslim]

That quote is way too much lulz.

Well good luck to him I guess. Stay classy.

yeah i got a kick out of it, too. thought i'd share the joy

[TMACFORMVP]

We play Phoenix four times before the season ends....he better not kill us.

[spolgar]

We play Phoenix four times before the season ends....he better not kill us.

You know, within two weeks of the semester starting on his freshmen year, he already got himself involved in an incident involving a b-b gun. What kind of idiot gets in trouble with a b-b gun when you are 18?

It was kind of a face palm moment for me.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=3545569

Good luck buddy. I was kind of sad that KU lost to VCU, then I saw his face of panic. Knowing that I'll never see him again in red and blue, I felt strangely elated.

And here he goes again lodging his foot firmly down his trachea.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYoZrBC9WjE

At this point my money is on Beasley figuring it all out before either Morris becomes more than a regular rotational player.

[rockmanslim]

meh, most people do stupid stuff when they're kids. yes 18 is still a kid in my book.

[madbucky]

"Being here, I’ll show off my three skills"

He makes it sound like he only has three skills... one of them being picking up his pivot foot before dribbling

“It’s kind of like I just went away for a long time and now I’m back. Maybe I went to the D-League for a while and now I’m back.”

Wait, did he just imply that the Rockets are D-League?

Anyways, the quotes were entertaining. I'm sure he's just excited for a fresh start, not trying to stick it to Houston. Good luck to the man, except when he's playing against the Rockets of course.

[TMU]

"Being here, I’ll show off my three skills"

He makes it sound like he only has three skills... one of them being picking up his pivot foot before dribbling

“It’s kind of like I just went away for a long time and now I’m back. Maybe I went to the D-League for a while and now I’m back.”

Wait, did he just imply that the Rockets are D-League?

Anyways, the quotes were entertaining. I'm sure he's just excited for a fresh start, not trying to stick it to Houston. Good luck to the man, except when he's playing against the Rockets of course.

What an ungrateful bastard who blames the organization for his incompetency. Dude was an overrated prospect, and shot less than 30% last year and didn't know a lick about rebounding. He should consider himself fortunate considering the Rockets gave him plenty of opportunities and playing time both in the D-league and on the roster this year. If he was a 2nd rounder, he would have received the boot on any roster given how awful he was last season.

Makes me appreciate guys like D-Mo and Terrence Jones even more.

[spolgar]

What an ungrateful bastard who blames the organization for his incompetency. Dude was an overrated prospect, and shot less than 30% last year and didn't know a lick about rebounding. He should consider himself fortunate considering the Rockets gave him plenty of opportunities and playing time both in the D-league and on the roster this year. If he was a 2nd rounder, he would have received the boot on any roster given how awful he was last season.

Makes me appreciate guys like D-Mo and Terrence Jones even more.

It seems like those are well practiced grumblings. I am speculating that his open disgruntlement was part of the reason he got moved.

[moofs]

What an ungrateful bastard who blames the organization for his incompetency. Dude was an overrated prospect, and shot less than 30% last year and didn't know a lick about rebounding. He should consider himself fortunate considering the Rockets gave him plenty of opportunities and playing time both in the D-league and on the roster this year. If he was a 2nd rounder, he would have received the boot on any roster given how awful he was last season.

Makes me appreciate guys like D-Mo and Terrence Jones even more.

It seems like those are well practiced grumblings. I am speculating that his open disgruntlement was part of the reason he got moved.

"Word." x 2

[Vator]

WTH...this guy. SMH...hate to admit it because of the steal they got with Parsons in the 2nd round, but the Rockets blew this pick. Damn near every player taken in the 1st round after him is a player I would rather have. Freaking Tobias Harris for goodness sakes has shown more ability in only 2 games with the Magic than Morris had shown all year in terms of versatility in scoring by hitting outside shots, putting the ball on the floor and taking it to the basket. Faried, Vucevic, Leonard, Shumpert, Butler to name a few off the top of my head. Dude needs to shut up. Right now he is just a spot up shooter with limited athletic ability for a small forward and limited strength for a power forward.

[inquisitive]

i have no regrets that morey traded morris...