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Saturday Proboscis Monkeys

Here's what's floating around the internet today...

  • The Knicks got completely assaulted last night in Cleveland. I only watched parts, but Eddy Curry was the Knicks' only offense. There was no flow and no defensive effort. All the deep faults in the Dallas and Portland games carried through into this one. Or at least that's what I saw. If you watched the whole thing (you brave soul), leave a comment.
  • The proboscis monkeys at the Bronx Zoo were one of the pillars of my childhood. Those monkeys were hilarious. We should have a P&T wildlife safari someday.
  • The more interesting news (props to DoctorK16 for being the first guy here to catch it) was that the Knicks signed Kentucky center Randolph Morris to a 2-year, $1.6 million deal (reportedly)yesterday, only days after his team got bounced from the NCAA tournament. I'm not a big college ball guy, so I hadn't seen much of him, but other trusty Knick fans, like our boy SML and Father Knickerbocker are on board. Remember that Isiah has always had a keen eye for young talent, and that this is essentially an early draft pick. My only question is, if Morris cracks the rotation and immediately puts up hall of fame numbers like, say, 50 and 20 a game, does he get Rookie of the Year consideration? These are the things I think about.
  • I swung over to A Sea of Blue, SB Nation's Kentucky Wildcats site, and asked them if I should be excited about Randolph Morris. The general response was that we should be excited to have such a promising talent, but somewhat wary of his history of poor character. The good thing is that he's not as raw as he was a year ago, has a set of offensive moves, and has proven that he has the strength to dominate when he's motivated. Check out what the Kentucky guys said in the comments of this post.
  • The Big Lead of the Fanhouse gives us some of Morris's stats against elite competition from this NCAA season. Pretty impressive stuff.
  • The guys at Golden State of Mind hosted 350 of their fans at the Warriors game last night, and got treated to an exciting victory. Check back there later to see their recap of the happenings. Someday, my children, when Posting and Toasting has thousands of readers, we will march our troops into the Garden and fill the place with P&T magic. Someday.

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ROY?
My only question is, if Morris cracks the rotation and immediately puts up hall of fame numbers like, say, 50 and 20 a game, does he get Rookie of the Year consideration?

Considering how poor this year's batch of rookies has been (it's basically Roy by default, though Bargnini will get support), if Randolph manages to take off his sweats and actually see game action he'll get ROY consideration.

The question I have is "will he be considered a rookie next season", like a baseball player called up in September who is not considered a rookie until the following season?  For that matter, when does his 2-year contract start/end?   Thank goodness for hoopshype, they'll have the info up soon, no doubt....

by stopmikelupica on Mar 24, 2007 12:01 PM EDT reply actions  

Yeah.
It's all really fucking confusing. Has anything like this ever happened before, or are these rules new to the new CBA? Anybody?
Posting and Toasting: Unabashed Knicks fanaticism with the occasional poop joke.

by Seth on Mar 24, 2007 12:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

i dont know
i dont think this has happened before.  i can remember a couple high school kids jumping to the NBA and not getting drafted but i dont ever recall a college kid that a) had eligibility left and b) didnt sign with an agent, not getting drafted and being a free agent the next year...at least not one of morris' caliber.  

i fucking hate kentucky and thats why i know alot about morris.  this was a unique case because only after morris went undrafted did he claim that he was just going to 'test the waters'.  he wouldve been suspended all of '05-06 had tubby smith not found that "mystery fax" http://media.scout.com/media/doc/27/279295.pdf" that allowed him to regain his eligibility.

anyways, i think he can be a good player.  he was a late committ to kentucky after he was thought to be a sure thing for the NBA draft a couple years ago.  his offensive game has developed nicely and hes learned how to finish.

heres more background on the "fax" story: http://proxy.espn.go.com/ncb/columns/story?id=2260326

Ewing with the step...YES! and the foul!

by Anthony Masons Haircut on Mar 24, 2007 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

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