Marcus Morris: 2014-15 Phoenix Suns Player Grades
By Scott Chasen
Grade: B
While Morris wasn’t exactly a B-type player for the whole year, he played in 81 of the team’s 82 games, and he spread out his good games throughout the year. He got started with 21 points in his season debut, and really spread it out after that.
After all, Morris had seven double-digit scoring performances over the next month, eight in the month after that, 11 in January and February and 12 in the last month-and-a-half of the season.
Overall, the body of work was there.
Now, Morris definitely struggled at times, but there were also stretches where he was crucial to the team. For example, when the Suns won five-out-of-six in the middle of March, making a late push for the postseason, it was Morris leading the way.
He played 36+ minutes in five of the six games, racking up point totals of 20, 18 and 17, with rebound totals of 13, 11 and 10.
Morris also shot 44.0 percent or better from three for two separate months, including a ridiculous December, where he shot 51 percent from three, and shot 60 percent or better from three in five of the 10 games he took at least three attempts.
All that, combined with a career high assist rate and rebound rate, paired with a turnover rate that dropped off by nearly 3.5 percentage points, is why Morris is deserving of the grade.
Longevity. Body of work. Occasional break out games.
He was solid, and with that comes the grade he deserves: A solid B.
More 2014-15 Phoenix Suns Player Grades:
Jerel McNeal
Danny Granger
Brandan Wright
Earl Barron
Marcus Thornton
T.J. Warren
Archie Goodwin
Alex Len
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