Morrison’s skills limited

Am I missing something here? To listen to all the hype surrounding Adam Morrison one would think the basketball gods decided to grace Gonzaga, and the Spokane area, with someone resembling a heavenly deity, that someone being Morrison.

When I think of someone being an All-American, Player of the Year, etc., I think of a player who exhibits all around skills and abilities in all facets of the game, not just one, which sets them above the average player.

In Morrison I see a great shooter, but little else, with only average skills when compared to many other players. I also see a trash-talking, in-your-face player who couldn’t walk his talk when it mattered most, and ended up just being so much hot air, lying in a pathetic huddle, his jersey pulled over his head crying while his teammates exhibited class and sportsmanship, shaking hands with the opposing team.

Fair or not, when one is placed on the pedestal as Morrison has been, high expectations go with the territory.

Gonzaga has an excellent program, and some class athletes, and they should be proud of their achievements.

It’s too bad more deserved attention wasn’t given to his teammates, and less on building the Morrison mystique, and his mustache, which appeared to be more important than the team itself.

Morrison needs to understand the game is still called basketball, not Morrison Ball.

Larry Smith

Cheney