Morrison has a pulse

Alright so it ain't exactly the kind of game where you might witness someone throwing it down on LeBron. Sorry, couldn't help myself. It's just the summer league. Getting excited over Morrison putting up 20 plus on back to back nights is pointless. He's a top 3 draft pick after all. He made the NBA All Rookie team. He headlined Gonzaga as their big name player. We all expected great things from him.

Never the less, I'm still hyped up about this. It still proves to me Adam can be productive. It tells me that the distant look he displays on the bench, is just out of boredom. It makes you think he's lost interest in playing altogether. Well, not true. I can see how for a kid with his talent, riding the sidelines may not be all that much fun. That thousand yard stare (as Kubrick put it in 'Full Metal Jacket') is just flat out boredom. After all, he was hyped up during the playoffs and finals. He was cheering like Ronnie Turiaf at times. He still wants to play.

Adam picked up where he left off yesterday leading the Lakers to an 88 - 82 Win over the Cavs in day 2 of play in Las Vegas. Morrison went for 22 with 12 coming from beyond the arch on 4 of 6 shooting. Another night of 50% shooting or more. Pretty impressive, even if these games ain't even considered to be on the same competitive level as the D-League. It's almost like try outs. To go with the 22, he also had 4 rebounds and 3 assists in his 32 minutes. Lakers are set to face Blake Griffin and The Clippers on Tuesday after a day of rest tomorrow. Hopefully Ammo and co. can up the ante. Any loss to the Clippers, no matter how minor or major, is just simply unacceptable.

On a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being the 'Kobe to the Clippers' threats a few seasons back and 10 being the Clippers finally bringing a title to LA of their own, well, forget all that. Bad example. Both would be huge positives for Clipper Darrell, Billy Crystal and the Clippers fan base in general. Not gonna happen. Let me just say that losing to the Clippers just flat out sucks any old time. All in Ammo.

Here's a look back on yesterdays highlights against The Raptors;



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