04-21-2022, 11:11 AM
(04-21-2022, 09:52 AM)SleepingHero Wrote: I mean he might be a dick, but he can still score as a 4th option quite consistently. Are you saying full-stop you don't ever want Morris? As a hypothetical, what if he was given as a salary dump?
I understand the vitriol for him. He went out of his way to try and injure Luka, and he (along with his brother) is as dirty as it gets for a basketball player. BUT we've been wanting that kind of player for a while. Pat Bev being a noted target on the board when he was a free agent.
His individual defense is average but he fits very well within a scheme. There's a reason why Ty Lue plays him 40+ mins in the playoffs. Can Maxi even play multiple games at 40+ mins?
I'm not saying full stop I don't want him, but I would not take him on that contract as a salary dump. He is getting like 17 mil for the next two years when he turns 35. He fleeced the Clips because they had no other way to replace him. I don't think there was any way he gets that contract in the open market.
He brings toughness and maybe fit, but I think he is fallen to below average defensively. His offensive efficiency has fallen off as well. He gests 32 minutes in playoff games because their two stars are out and they need to generate offense somehow.
Maxi can't play those minutes, but he is more valuable when he is on the court than Morris is (sans that really bad slump he hopefully has broken out of). I'm not that excited about a guy who can play 32 or 40 minutes a game if they are not quality minutes.