Monte Morris

[Monster]

Just curious Monster... why do you think Morris and Edwards might not work?

Morris is a low-usage, solid shooting caretaker type. Seems like a good match in my book, but to be fair I only thought about it for like 4 seconds.

I was wondering the same thing. I think of Edwards in the mold of MJ, Kobe and Dwayne Wade - i.e. as our ball dominant guard. Morris seems like the perfect fit next to him - a low-volume high caliber perimeter shooter like Kerr, Paxon but better ball-handling and passing skills.

P.S. Sorry to mention Kobe again, Abe.

Sure I’ll explain. Offensively Morris might be ok as a guy next to Edwards that doesn’t do too much. His 3 point volume which you mentioned isn’t very high and in general he isn’t a guy that is looking to score a lot kinda like Tyus was for much of his career. Maybe a I am wrong but it doesn’t sound like Morris is very good defensively. If he was ok on that end and was a moderate asset on offense fine but if his defense is sort of a problem then Morris is a good backup PG that can fill in as a starter for a while and that’s simply not gonna be good enough. We have debated whether Tyus Jones is actually good enough to be the guy next to Edwards and he has at times ramped up his scoring and I’m pretty certain he is a better defender maybe significantly.

Let’s be honest if people really thought Morris was the answer at PG next to Edwards we would have had people pounding the table for the guy. That might be all we need to know the fact that nobody on this forum has really done that. I think we know what Morris is…and isn’t and again this is coming from a guy that liked him going back to his days at Iowa State and I scratched my head a bit when he wasn’t valued more highly in that draft.

Will Shake Milton be that guy? Honestly probably not but he cost basically half as much money and didn’t cost a 2nd round pick or more to acquire. Morris is certainly a more known commodity. On the other hand Connelly is taking a few swings on fairly cheap guys that are younger (Shake isn’t much young that Morris but hasn’t had the opportunity) and therefore a chance to be guys that stick for a few years.

[KG4Ever]

I love Monte Morris and I love Shake. Wouldn't mind having them both. I also love Conley too. The common thread is that TC is looking at the right type of point guard to fit into the team. If I had to compare Shake and Monte, I'd say Shake has higher ceiling and Monte has higher floor. Shake is a bigger guard who is a little bit more offensive minded and Monte is more of a facilitator and rarely turns the ball over. Both are capable shooters who play within their designated role. Both have excellent plus minus stats. I think TC made the right call in that the cost to acquire Monte was going to be more than he cared to give up, it would also eat up 4M more in salary, plus Shake gave him a team option. Finally, he still has option to get Monte next year and the display of interest shown this offseason might turn out to be helpful.