Morris leaves for the NBA
In case you haven't heard, Randolph Morris has signed to play with the New York Knicks and ended his career at Kentucky. I expected Morris to leave, and I can't say that I blame him. He picked a good time to go ahead and get this over with, so UK knows how many scholarships they'll have to give out. I also never question anybody leaving college when they have guaranteed money coming to them.
Everybody has their own opinion of Morris, but one thing that really impressed me was his patience. Randolph was the center of every opponents defense, and took some major abuse down low. He was constantly fouled and took some pretty hard falls this year. He also was the victim of many questionable calls. Randolph stayed calm through all of this, and never let his emotions get the better of him. He also was the one who kept UK from having a losing season this year. I think he extremely talented, and will be very productive in the NBA.
This obviously hurts Kentucky for next year, but will also force some of the other players to step up and produce. It's hard to comment much on next year's team due to the fact that there is no coach yet, and there will be at least 5 new players coming in, if all of the scholarships are filled. The one player who needs to capitalize on this situation is Joe Crawford. Joe has shown that he can play great, but he is also extremely inconsistent. He is now the only 1 of the 3 McDonald's All-Americans left from the 2004 class. Last year was Rondo's year, and this year was Morris's. Hopefully next year will be Joe's.
Everybody has their own opinion of Morris, but one thing that really impressed me was his patience. Randolph was the center of every opponents defense, and took some major abuse down low. He was constantly fouled and took some pretty hard falls this year. He also was the victim of many questionable calls. Randolph stayed calm through all of this, and never let his emotions get the better of him. He also was the one who kept UK from having a losing season this year. I think he extremely talented, and will be very productive in the NBA.
This obviously hurts Kentucky for next year, but will also force some of the other players to step up and produce. It's hard to comment much on next year's team due to the fact that there is no coach yet, and there will be at least 5 new players coming in, if all of the scholarships are filled. The one player who needs to capitalize on this situation is Joe Crawford. Joe has shown that he can play great, but he is also extremely inconsistent. He is now the only 1 of the 3 McDonald's All-Americans left from the 2004 class. Last year was Rondo's year, and this year was Morris's. Hopefully next year will be Joe's.
posted by Josh at 11:07 PM
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