[pointgod3000Participant]

 Marcus Morris Ht:  6’9   vs  Paul Pierce  Ht: 6’7

Marcus Morris Wt: 232  vs  Paul Pierce  Wt: 220

Marcus Morris 

-1st or Second Team All America in most polls

-Fastest times in all  NBA combine Speed Drills at 3 position

Marcus Morris Stat Summary at Kansas

 

Season	GP	MPG	PPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	APG	RPG	BPG	SPG
2010-11	38	28.3	17.3	57.0	34.5	68.8	1.632	7.6	0.632	0.842

Paul Pierce Stat Summary at Kansas

 

1997-98

38

30.4

20.4

51.3

34.5

73.8

2.6

6.7

1.1

1.1

 

 

[kanyedabestParticipant]

the only thing similar btwn pierce nd morris is they both went to kansas…. absolutely nothing in the way they play the game of basketball is similar

[JNixonParticipant]

Apples and oranges my friend. Apples and oranges.

[TyrekeJonesParticipant]

The fact that you just compared Marcus Morris to Paul Pierce makes me question your Basketball intelligence, have you seen Morris play this season and have you seen Pierce play for his career? I cannot see any similarities in their basketball game.

[kphelpsParticipant]

In baseball it makes sense comparing current and past players based on stats but in basketball, where style of play really defines a player, it doesn’t work at all. Marcus Morris and Paul Pierce may have put up similar statistics in college and both played for Kansas but their games are nothing alike.

[thecity2Participant]

 Marcus Morris compared himself to Melo and Paul Pierce in his combine interview. Said SF is his true position, but had to play 4.

[MichaelJKohlParticipant]

The NBA player that I would say is most similar to Paul Pierce is Caron Butler.  An arbirtary similarity: they were both selected 10th in their respective drafts. 

[Tongue-Out-Like-23Participant]

Well, pointgod3000. 

You’re off to a horrid start with living up to your name.

[Mr. 19134Participant]

 Actually in Marcus Morris compares himself to Paul Pierce and plays more like him then you think.  

When you watch Marcus get the ball on the elbow he uses many of Pierces stutter steps and hesitation moves to draw contact and fade away just like Pierce.   Since he played PF and C in college and he’s so big it’s hard to imagine but when I met Marcus in high school do you know what player he compared himself to?  He use to always compare himself to Joe Johnson.  Marcus use to run point forward a lot in high school and had a developing out side shot he actually use to play more on the perimeter then inside.  

But realistically in the NBA Macus compares more to a Al Harrington type on offense.

[topotamolderParticipant]

@gsw2010 : " Marcus Morris compared

Marcus Morris compared himself to Melo and Paul Pierce in his combine interview. Said SF is his true position, but had to play 4."

 

And Travis Leslie sees himself as a better player than Tony Allen. Does that mean he is right? No 😀

[topotamolderParticipant]

@gsw2010 : " Marcus Morris compared

Marcus Morris compared himself to Melo and Paul Pierce in his combine interview. Said SF is his true position, but had to play 4."

 

And Travis Leslie sees himself as a better player than Tony Allen. Does that mean he is right? No 😀

[Mr. 19134Participant]

 There should be no doubt that despite what we think, Marcus Morris obviously thinks he a wing in the NBA….um…I dunno how true this is but there you have it.   Jared Dudley went from chunky undersized PF in college to a SG in the pro’s so it’s not unheard of.  

[Lotto StudParticipant]

That’s a ridiculous comparison…….There were only 2 prospects to come out who I viewed as a Paul Pierce type and that was Caron Butler & Martell Webster.

[ghettosermonParticipant]

As a prospect Marcus Morris is similar to Joey Graham.

[JoeWolf1]

 @ghettosermon, I couldn’t disagree more.  Joey Graham and his brother Steven were drafted almost strictly for their length amazing athletic ability and strength in hope they could translate into great defenders. 

Marcus Morris seems to almost be the complete opposite.  Morris has an versitile offensive skill set, sub par length, above average athletic ability, and good strength, but Joey Graham was reported to being able to bench 400lbs coming out of college.  As prospects they couldn’t be more different.

Edit: I just wanted to fact check and Joey Graham was the fastest and strongest player in his draft class with a 36” vert.

[ghettosermonParticipant]

I agree Marcus has a better skill set but Joey much more than his brother had a very solid all around offensive game in college. Could post up guys and hit the mid range jumper.

[JoeWolf1]

Yeah, Joey has a pretty good mid range game and because of his strength could post up so I understand now where you’re coming from when thinking of a post/face up offensive player. 

Joey was just an athletic monster coming out of college, so from a prospect standpoint I see him completely differently.  I just don’t see the similarities as the players outside of a forward with inside outside game.

[providencefriars1Participant]

What, you guys wouldnt compare Johnny Flynn and Melo? They both went to Syracuse. LOL.

[JimmeredYaWabafetParticipant]

 naw you mean Donte Greene and Carmelo 

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