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Originally Posted by wavedashkoala
I would actually argue that Morrison could be at least a second scoring option on our team. From what I see, running an offence through him could make Bosh look a whole lot better as well.
When Morrison was on Gonzaga, he was causing all kinds of problems for defenses, giving Batista open looks on almost every position. The way I see it, is that Morrison is the type of player that can score a ton of points, and can play relatively well while double teamed. Bosh has better offensive outings when he's got a defender iso-ed.
But thats considering that Morrison's game translates into the NBA.
I also don't see what the huge fuss is about not being a great defender. How many guys do you see as being lock down defenders in their first year? Defending is only partly about foot speed and lateral movement, a big part of it is ball IQ. The only problem that I can see is having a coach that feels defense can't be taught.
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the big issue here is the type of defense being played. Larry Bird for instance was never a good man to man defender. going one on one he was not a defensive stopped. much like adam . however what larry bird was really really good at was playing TEAM defense, and ANTICIPATION of what the defender was going to do . he could see offensive sets play out before the other team already started them and would assert himself and his whole team to match that.
the similarity between bird and adam is this. neither of them were or ever will be ( in case of adam) one to one defensive stoppers ala AI2 or the old Rodman. but what the two do share is an incredibly high basketball IQ , incredible game instincts and the ability to see plays happen before they do . adam will have no problem playing team defense. hes got the smarts, hes got the wingspan to play off of players, and hes got some nice shotblocking to rely on from charlie v ( who i think has the potential to be a fantastic blocking machine if he trains himself right ) and of course chris bosh who is extremely atheletic and will get you a good ammount of blocks . in the nba team defense is the most important , not individual defense. especially with the new zones that allow teams to cover up a players weakness.