Introducing Anthony Morrow
A-Mo’s got swagger like thatMaking his first NBA start tonight, all Anthony Morrow did was make history. Erupting for 37 points (15-20 from the floor, 4-5 from deep, 3-3 from the stripe) and 11 rebounds, Morrow willed the Golden State Warriors to a victory over the Los Angeles Clippers.
Not only did “A-Mo” score the most points by a rookie this year, eclipsing O.J. Mayo’s 33, he scored the most points ever by an undrafted rookie in his inaugural campaign. To date, that campaign includes only four games.
In case you have never heard of Anthony Morrow, allow me to introduce you. As a senior in high school, the 6-5, 210 pound wing was named “Mr. Basketball” in North Carolina. At Georgia Tech, he finished his career in 19th place on Tech’s all-time scoring list with 1,400 points – making at least one three-pointer in 41 straight games to close out his career – good enough for the longest active streak in the ACC.
Now Morrow seems to have found a home. On a 4-6 Warriors team struggling to find an identity without Monta Ellis, he should get plenty of burn and opportunity to prove himself.
Putting up 37 and 11 in his first start and fourth NBA game, how do you think Anthony Morrow will do this season?
November 16th, 2008 at 1:14 am
B Court says:
I heard that the John Basedow Fantasy Club picked him up midway through the second half. Is he this year’s Deshawn Stevenson? Baaaaaaaaaay Areeeeeeeeeea
November 16th, 2008 at 1:19 am
Michorizo says:
He’s the best ever!
November 16th, 2008 at 1:26 am
QQ says:
IMO, a one hit wonder (With Nellie as your coach, who knows when you’ll play or if you ever play at all) but DAMN, 37 and 11 in your first start equals a tremendous amount of talent.
November 16th, 2008 at 1:30 am
Peace says:
Bye, Bye Belinelli
November 16th, 2008 at 1:33 am
A-Slam says:
what morrow did was unbelievable, props to him, that’s just pure hard work, no one on the clips could stop him.
November 16th, 2008 at 1:52 am
Yoooo says:
saw him play the other night and he wasn’t touching rim on his jumper. Straight net… he looked like a player
November 16th, 2008 at 1:52 am
JC says:
It’s so funny, during the recent Warriors-Pistons game, Morrow was kinda sorta getting buckets near the end of the game. And I kept thinking to myself, “WTF is an Anthony Morrow??” Now I know. Props to A-Mo.
November 16th, 2008 at 3:01 am
Max says:
Morrow has a sweet stroke that’s badly needed on the Warriors. However, his coming out party, even with the great numbers, came in a Saturday afternoon West Coast game against the Clippers, when everyone was barely awake. Withhold judgement until he does it against tougher competition.
November 16th, 2008 at 9:43 am
JCARR says:
All this time and i thought it was Smush Parker (who got picked up for some reason). Guess not…until i finally heard his name, Anthony Morrow. Good story for the NBA, to see that a undrafted kid for GT got his shine on.
November 16th, 2008 at 9:37 pm
MSkittle says:
Does he have any fantasy value, Fantasy Doc?
November 17th, 2008 at 12:35 am
epik says:
i picked him up. Gonna hold on to him for another two weeks, then I’ll see if this is a one hit wonder. Again, with Don Nelson at the helm you really don’t know. But, I took a chance.
November 17th, 2008 at 4:59 pm
Hoop Soup says:
Ammo could be good….but the question is will Nellie allow him to make his rookie mistakes and still give him run. Nellie is notorious for benching rookies for slight mistakes. That was an amazing performance though, embarrassed the Clippers even more than their current 1-8 record.