Evaluating Markieff Morris and players the Suns passed on - Page 3

slinslin · January 1st, 2012, 05:18 PM

Imagine we had a young stud like Ricky Rubio on the team. I am watching a Twolves game for crying out loud and Rubio is a stud and i will probably watch them again this season.

SactownSunsFan · January 3rd, 2012, 11:03 AM

Markieff looked great yesterday against the Dubs.

Griffin · January 3rd, 2012, 11:33 AM

Marcus Morris has been sent down to the D-League.

Of the players drafted after Markieff Morris, Brooks (25th pick) is leading all rookies with 13.7 ppg. Morris is averaging 9.4 ppg (7th among rookies) and 5.4 rpg (tied-2nd). He's 10th among rookies in minutes per game.

sunsfan88 · January 3rd, 2012, 03:20 PM

How does Morris rank among all the rookie PFs?

sunsfan88 · January 3rd, 2012, 04:29 PM

Markeiff is 31st in the league in Hollingers PER. He's ahead of Kobe, Rondo, Pau Gasol and DeJuan Blair. Only two rookies ranked above him: Jon Leuer and Marshon Brooks.

Superbone · January 8th, 2012, 01:30 PM

Speaking of nicknames. I liked Scott Williams':

The Great Barrier, as in The Great Barrier Kieff.

jlove · January 9th, 2012, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by sunsfan88

How does Morris rank among all the rookie PFs?

IAW NBA.com, Markieff ranks #1 for Rookie F's (not just PF).

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Originally Posted by sunsfan88

Markeiff is 31st in the league in Hollingers PER. He's ahead of Kobe, Rondo, Pau Gasol and DeJuan Blair. Only two rookies ranked above him: Jon Leuer and Marshon Brooks.

As of 9 Jan 2012, Markieff ranks 10th in the NBA PF's (Amare is 17th) in Hollinger's PER now. He's dropped to 41st overall and #3 among rookies (behind Vucevic and Brooks)

Lights · January 9th, 2012, 03:09 PM

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Markieff Morris = Malik Allen

Looks like you were a little off here. In just 8 games Morris has hit more 3 points shots than Allen did in his entire 10 year career. Allen as a rookie recorded his first and only double double the last game of season. Morris in his 8th game has already accomplished that. Actually I don't know how Malik Allen lasted 10 years in the NBA.

I could go on but I think you understand.

AzStevenCal · January 9th, 2012, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Lights

Looks like you were a little off here. In just 8 games Morris has hit more 3 points shots than Allen did in his entire 10 year career. Allen as a rookie recorded his first and only double double the last game of season. Morris in his 8th game has already accomplished that. Actually I don't know how Malik Allen lasted 10 years in the NBA.

I could go on but I think you understand.

You were on a roll till this part.

I really had no idea what to expect from Morris. A lot of posters (not just slinslin) ripped the pick and said we made a big mistake. I'm not sure what they were watching but IMO this is a real solid player. In addition to the obvious things he does well I really like the way he positions himself as a secondary defender. He gets to his spot quickly, establishes position and unlike so many young players, he's always outside the protected circle.

Steve

Superbone · January 9th, 2012, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by AzStevenCal

You were on a roll till this part.

I really had no idea what to expect from Morris. A lot of posters (not just slinslin) ripped the pick and said we made a big mistake. I'm not sure what they were watching but IMO this is a real solid player. In addition to the obvious things he does well I really like the way he positions himself as a secondary defender. He gets to his spot quickly, establishes position and unlike so many young players, he's always outside the protected circle.

Steve

I loved all the posts about how once AGAIN we got the inferior brother.

AzStevenCal · January 9th, 2012, 04:33 PM

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I loved all the posts about how once AGAIN we got the inferior brother.

Actually, watching him play makes me wish we could get his brother also. I know Marcus usually played outside more at the college level so there'd definitely be a spot for him on our team. So far, Markieff seems to be a cross between AC Green and Rodney Rogers and I can certainly live with that.

Steve

Errntknght · January 9th, 2012, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by AzStevenCal

Actually, watching him play makes me wish we could get his brother also. I know Marcus usually played outside more at the college level so there'd definitely be a spot for him on our team. So far, Markieff seems to be a cross between AC Green and Rodney Rogers and I can certainly live with that.

Steve

Me, too, especially since he seems like AC from the neck up, thus far.

BC867 · January 9th, 2012, 05:13 PM

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Me, too, especially since he seems like AC from the neck up, thus far.

Absolutely, but he doesn't really have to be like AC from the belt down, does he?

sunsfan88 · January 9th, 2012, 06:03 PM

Best thing about Markieff Morris is that he doesn't have the confidence issue. He doesn't give a damn if he misses a shot, he'll just take it. He doesn't think about things, he just follows his instincts.

IMO that's been the issue with most of our rookies in recent years. Dragic, Lopez, Clark, Tucker etc all lacked the confidence and Gentry had to keep pushing them. With Morris, there's no worry about that.

Only thing I'm concerned with is that Morris actually has a nice inside game too (which he showed at Kansas) but we're not using that to our advantage at all. We need to run more plays just for him, just so we can see what his ceiling his.

Dr. Jones · January 9th, 2012, 06:52 PM

What more could you ask for from a rookie PF drafted in the middle of the first round?

Especially in that draft..... Bunch of junk all over the place.