Do The Knicks Have Faith In Morris?

Backup center, Randolph Morris, has played in only 2 games for the Knicks. He's only put on his uniform 5 times since the beginning of the year and played once against Washington. Dwight Howard thinks Morris can play well in the NBA if given the chance. Morris and Howard go way back to their days as high school rivals in Atlanta when Morris was at Landmark Christian and Howard was at Southwest Christian. They were unbeatable when they played together on an Atlanta Celtics AAU team with Hawks forward Josh Smith. Howard became an all-star, Smith is the new human highlight video in Atlanta and Morris hardly ever gets to play most nights.

The Knicks played with 11 players because Thomas was not told that Zach Randolph's injured foot would keep him from playing until after Thomas submitted the active roster, which is usually just before the game. Thomas admitted after the game that his team lacked the necessary size to contend with Howard, who finished with 26 points and 22 rebounds. Thomas also said that Jerome James would not have been healthy enough to play.

Morris could have had a chance to play in Orlando but with such little game experience, Morris couldn't have made enough of an impact against his old rival. Morris has played in only 7 NBA games since Thomas signed him out of Kentucky last March.Hopefully, he can get a chance to play sooner or later so that somebody can see his potential.