Adam Morrison’s Potential

Lakers reserve forward Adam Morrison missed just two of seven shots, made all four of his three-pointers and finished with 14 points during the Lakers exhibition game against the Clippers at Staples Center on Sunday night (Oct. 18). The 25-year-old has been urged to take open shots by Lakers Coach Phil Jackson during training camp and appears to be taking his words to heart. Said Morrison to the Los Angeles Times, “When you’ve got the coach backing you up to take more shots, that definitely helps. I’ve shot the ball well in practice, but I didn’t shoot it well in the first couple games in the preseason. I don’t think I was being aggressive enough. [Sunday] night I was and the shots staretd falling.”

Morrison has gotten more playing time lately (backup small forward Luke Walton was out the past two games due to a sore back) and is making 40% of his shots, 50% of his three-pointers, averaging 16.6 minutes per game and 4.6 points in five exhibition games thus far. Said Morrison of his progress, “I think my legs are back. That’s the biggest thing. Getting more comfortable and getting in the right spots in the triangle helps.” After Monday’s practice (Oct. 19) Jackson said about Morrison, “It’s just a matter of having an opportunity to play some minutes so he gets comfortable out there. I think that Adam is one of those guys where it takes him a little bit of time to loosen up.” Read the full article at LATimes.com.

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Posted in General on October 21, 2009

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