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College ball legend, played with Kobe and even got a ring. He did better than many could ever dream.

It's amazing he made it as far as he did. People don't quite understand how T1D impacts your ability to play and how people (coaches, trainers, etc.) perceive you. And, people don't quite get that this was before huge advances in technology that made treating the disease easier to manage. Good on him!

That Hornets team was horrifically bad, and it wasn't because of him. He actually had some flashes of great play during the season (12 20+ point games and a 30 point game), which wasn't terrible for a rookie, especially in that era of slower paced/lower scoring ball. But his career was effectively ended by that knee injury before his second season, and you have to wonder if his diabetes made it impossible to fully recover from it.

Morrison is an analyst now for Gonzaga, and he even went nuts when his college scored a buzzer beater against a team that tormented him. He has also shared fond memories of Kobe in interviews he’s done. By winning more rings than some HOFers who never won one, at least Morrison has won at life.

nothing wrong with crying, but crying when there's still time left on the clock and a chance to win and you're supposed to be a great player doesn't look good

“I could understand why you knock him from the couch “ people don’t understand how bad certain people wanted to make it

Considering he had type 1 diabetes, it’s insane he even made it that far to begin with. Especially on a sport that is cardio demanding. Sure he was a bust in the end but that alone tells me he wanted it badly and didn’t take no for an answer. It was just one of those situations where he hit a wall that he physically wouldn’t overcome. Practically a ticking time bomb of sorts. Also the algorithm brought me here and I have to say you definitely gained a new sub. Pretty surprised how low the count is for how good your vid’s are.

Used to work with his cousin. He said it was just too difficult for him coming back from injuries with his condition.

I remember the Redick vs Morrison duels, what a great time.

Not showering was actually a strategy. It’s hard to guard somebody that just smells like ass, you gotta take a step back. No, but he took terrible care of himself.

Adam was an exceptional college player And he was really exciting too.

Great video, I love talking about busts in a more in depth way

I love these mini-docs - keep this up!

I knew Adam Morrison a bit because I worked with the same trainer that he was using. His trainer kept telling me that he hated doing workouts and didn’t want to do them 100%. It transitioned to how he played in games

Just binged like 5 of your videos in a row. Couldn’t believe the low subs so I had to subscribe. Keep it up!

I played against him in high school. He was goofy looking. Kinda hunch backed and ran weird. But at the end of the game he had like 30 points off of like all these random mid range jumpers

I have actually played with him at basketball camps. He played like every game was his last. HE WAS VERY GOOD!!!!!

bro this is an amazing channel keep it up!

The Lakers paid him over $111,000 per point over two seasons. He's a legend!

Classic case of talented, soft, and lazy. He made it further than most do.

Great video. A cool story about Morrison. I wish he had a better NBA career. Still a college basketball legend.

Man that shot is beautiful the fall always all that what a shame

Your videos deserve a lot more attention, and it would most certainly come if you stay consistent with this type of content.

I really wish we would've gotten to see Morrison's sophomore season without the injury. IIRC he was averaging like 15-16 ppg his rookie season but then fell off after the 2nd half. Part of the issue might have been adjusting to the pace/rigor of an NBA season as a diabetic. He couldn't really afford to lose any athleticism and it also likely recked his confidence. Kobe seemed to like the guy and while he might've just been trying to be nice it sounded like Ammo played better at practice.

Morrison coulda been a 10-12 PPG scorer if he hadn't torn his ACL, that's why his career ended. That injury. He was barely enough of an athlete to be on the court, after that he couldn't play

I grew up in Washington and went to school with a girl who ended up playing basketball at Gonzaga when Morrison was a grad assist for the team and he is apparently a huge douchebag, insanely disrespectful and talks down to anyone he believes he’s better than. And that’s the consensus most people think about him. It doesn’t surprise me in the slightest that his teammates hated him

Grew up in Washington. Had buddies who played against him. Apparently Morrison didn’t shower on purpose, to make it harder to defend him. He also chewed tobacco a lot.

Wow thank you for the vid, I’ve seen nothing but hate and negative comments towards him over my life. I now have huge respect for him and his journey!

Adam Morrison put the Zags on the map.

Morrison was such a beast at Gonzaga

Worked with him and his dad and can say without a doubt he’s a quiet guy but didn’t love hoops past college, lost the love really and didn’t wanna commit

Great small respectful mini documentry. Thank you . Your voice and presentation are great. As for morrison, he could and should have played in europe. Greetings from Israel

The clip from his High School champtionship game at the Tacoma Dome with the old neon in the background was a nostalgia gut-punch

Great channel and vids bro

Hey cool channel bro. Great vid. Watching from Brazil

Always heard this guy's name but never really knew much about him. Thanks for really doing the research and telling his story in such a intriguing way. Your views are always fair too. Keep it up.

Luka is what people thought Adam Morrison was gonna be

This is the first time I have watched your channel, but I found the commentary to be top-notch. I must say, though, that you stepped on your foot at the end, and said that you can’t imagine an ideal venue for this player, but the European leagues are the exact opportune place for somebody like this. Aside from that you did an excellent job and I thoroughly enjoyed this video. Thanks for the upload.

He was able to make it to the league-better than most.

1:53, I miss the live Gonzaga bulldog

Honestly, I only had to see the photo of him with the Che and Rage poster in the backgroud.

No NBA fan believed this guy could make it in the league

I remember how the media wanted him to go number one but criticized Jordan when he took him at number 3, once he became a bust. The media is ridiculous

I remember the one clip of the Lakers team interview after that ring, everyone else from Kobe and Pau down to Derek Fisher and Luke Walton are just hanging out and soaking it in, then Kobe and someone else(can’t recall who) had to kind of prod Morrison to even react. It was just odd to see a guy who was supposed to be a sharp shooter be so adverse to attention.

Seemed like he'd be a fantastic NBA player. Watching him hit off the dribble fadeaways from deep had me believing he was a shot creator at the NBA level. It's amazing how quickly that came to a screeching halt. 37% shooting was like "This league is different", those moves don't work here". A classic case of a fantastic College player who wasn't going to be a good pro.

I watch the Adam and JJ beef! It was great too see and I'm not even a college fan.

I teamed up with Adam frequently on Xbox live in the Halo Reach era, he was a hell of a player and teammate on the sticks.

What’s the intro music you used at the beginning?

I just can't imagine Morrison playing on the same team as Kobe lol. I bet Kobe damn near had him crying during practice

Man he was fighting off seizures.. as someone who can randomly pass out from a seizure I have so much more respect for this guy

After Lakers he came to Serbia to play for Red Star and he was good, I have fond memories of him, but it was shame he stayed only for 3 months. He played in Turkey as well, think he won their national cup.

"He looks like he should be installing my HVAC system" lmao im dead!

Ammo was looking pretty good in the preseason of his second year before the knee injury. I don't know if that killed his career or if he just stopped caring. But I don't buy that he was a bust to that point. He showed flashes in his rookie year. And we all saw what he could do in college.

He was better than almost anybody who watch this, unless you're an ex NBA or pro player.

My buddy called him "The Spaniard" . Think The Princess Bride. Great college player!

Earned that subscription 🔥

The Hornets organization is cursed. Been saying it for years. Why you think they’ve never even had a number one pick in its entire history?

he was actually showing some improvement then he tore his acl... it was all downhill from there... at least he seems to be financially set for life already, its still a win in life for him

College ball legend, nothing to be ashamed about.

Not to mention he overcame one of the biggest obstacles any person can be saddled with, which is looking alarmingly similar to Richard Ramirez. 1:48

Happy early birthday Adam 🎉

I can imagine having to force a grown man to take a shower. I used to work with a dude who was super gross. Our management had to sit him down multiple times and talk to him about his hygiene- a grown man who more than once had to be told he needs to wear clean clothes and shower and wash his hair. Eventually I became a project manager and the first thing my boss did was to make our stinky employee my problem lol. I really never had a problem talking to any of our people about work related issues and I was pretty good at it and well liked and trusted by everyone who worked under me but talking to an adult about his BO and greasy hair and biological weapon level breath is super uncomfortable. This dude also missed work and had to be hospitalized one time for getting a norovirus that is most commonly the result of ingesting fecal matter. This is after we had told him many times to wash his hands after he used the bathroom. The guy was like 29 years old and I had to tell him basic rules of life like “here is my system that has never failed me- pants you can sometimes get a few wears out of as long as they don’t have stains or wrinkles but the big 3 you must change every single day are socks, underwear, undershirt… you gotta start with a clean pair everyday” This is shit most people learn as small children lol

Great content keep it up dropped a sub

Im convinced Adam moved to Australia, changed his identity, only to become Steven Adams.

Can’t imagine playing with type one diabetes and after taring his acl his career was over. Hard to heal from anything with diabetes. He should be happy for walking away with two rings and a few million.

Look, whether he brushed his teeth or washed his ass means nothing. The problem with Adam was he was listed as a small/power forward at 6’8 205 tops. He was playing against other smalls like Paul George, Paul Pierce, Carmelo Anthony who are 6’7 to 6’9 245 average. Power forwards like Kevin Love Dirk Noviski (excuse my spelling) who are 6’11 245 if not more. Adam was too small got pushed around and played out of position. He should’ve been a 2 guard.

I don’t judge any of the former bobcat and hornet picks for not working, tbh. They were awful until very recently at developing players.

Dude it's rough be a Charlotte ball fan. Poor kemba, now poor Lonzo.. We are the worstttt at scouting young talent and more notably, developing young talent..

This should say “How bad was 2-time NBA champion Adam Morrison?”

Dude was wearing a rage against the machine T shirt at a press conference that should’ve been the first red flag 😂

Pat, this is too easy. I’d like to solve the puzzle. “….. Boys Can’t Jump.”

I remember him on the cover of I think the 2007 NCAA game on ps2

sick vid

I hope sometime Adam goes on Redicks podcast.

haha bro came with the papyrus font in the montage

I knew Adam Morrison's brothers, Jim and Tommy. They told me that Adam occasionally purchased a Big Mac with fries.

Zags always have players that look like you want to punch them in the face

the dude who didnt take showers another good one

He had a little run in the gleague on clippers in 2012 averaged 20+

Fire man

He got a paid, got a ring and had the best seats to watch Kobe !! Don’t think this man lost at all

Shii I been watching your videos and I always come to the conclusion dont matter how far they fall they still did more than most people

Morrison and Reddick were soo much fun to watch in NCAA.. sad they didn’t carry over to the NBA. JJ having much more success but never being that guy again.

We need a how good is as Brandon Jennings. Trailblazing the skip college route

2006 draft class was the shit with no injuries causal

11ppg on below average efficiency in a rookie season is so common for a lot of players who turn into good/solid NBA players. He obviously wasn't gonna be a star or maybe even a starter, you can see just from the highlights he struggled physically and speed wise, but I don't see why he couldn't have become an okay shooter off the bench. Shame what happened

Kobe said the dude can hoop. If that ain't a vouch, I don't know what is. Type One Diabetes and Exercise-Induced Hypoglycemia. That's no joke. My wife has hypoglycemia, if she breaks a sweat or looks at a skittle, she can have a seizure. I can't even imagine hooping at the D1 and NBA level with all of that.

The crying and peach fuzz above his lip did him in.

Average NBA career is 4-5 years. He was in for 6 with 2 rings as a Type 1 diabetic. Not bad at all!

Sounds like going to the NBA was an extremely difficult transition for him. He strikes me as someone with an awkward personality in general, maybe socially. But this video illuminates his immense prosperity in college and spiraling downfall in the NBA. Only wearing three shirts???? The guy could be clinically depressed or suicidal even! And in a setting where pressure and stakes are a practically an all-time high, it doesn't make it easier. Then of course you add in the T1D and the ACL injury and he's just doneskis. I don't think he was too slow for the NBA. For crying out loud, you got Jokic who is not a quick dude by top NBA standards and is essentially the best player in the league for the past three years. I feel for you Adam Morrison

Robbery "ski mask style."😂

Thank you for bringing up that Jimmy Kimmel highlight reel. Lol. I remember Kobe and the Laker players (who were guest on Kimmel show that night) loosing it laughing after he showed that clip. Jimmy even mentioned Adam looking stoned. Lmao.

Atleast he had a good taste in music✊🏽

Was expected to be a super scorer, when he should have been a role player. Same thing happened to Jimmer Fredette. He could have filled a role.

Gets a few championships and dips. Cant hate that he would probably be a superstar in the 70s

videogamedunkey doing college basketball content? I would have never guessed that

Is that the Ikea guy at 3:10

JJ's career earnings in the NBA was $117,908,008 Morrison's career earnings in the NBA was $16,920,989 I'd take either but JJ is LOADED

7:39 Damn he really brought that RATM shirt all the way to LA with him.