Randolph Morris is showing China a thing or two
As Beisner noted a few days ago, former Cat Joe Crawford recently joined Randolph Morris with the Beijing Ducks in the Chinese Basketball Association. So far, they’re making big trouble for Little China.
Crawford has made a splash in his first few games, averaging 24.5 points through a pair of games with the team after joining them last week. However, it’s Morris that continues to be the scariest thing to hit China since Josh Harrellson. Morris was named the Player of the Week for the CBA last week, as he put up 34 points and 17 rebounds in the squad’s win over Jilin. The big man is averaging 29.4 points and 12.8 rebounds, good for 2nd and 8th in the league, respectively. In the event that the state-owned televisions get sports channels, the pair of Cats have definitely made the Ducks a team to watch in the land adjacent to the Land of the Rising Sun and, according to this highly informative blurb about Morris, the team could have been even better if they hadn’t lost as many games:
American Randolph Morris (211-F/C-86) had an amazing evening in the last round for Beijing and that’s him to receive a Asia-basket.com Player of the Week award for round 15.
The 24-year old power forward had a double-double of 34 points and seventeen rebounds, while his team beat Jilin (#14, 3-11) 105-98. Beijing is placed at 5th position in Chinese CBA. They would have been even better if they hadn’t lost a few games earlier this season. Beijing will need more victories to improve their 9-6 record. Morris turned to be Beijing’s top player in his first season with the team. University of Kentucky graduate has very impressive stats this year. Morris is in league’s top in points (2nd best: 29.4ppg), rebounds (8th best: 12.8rpg) and averages solid 1.8bpg.
It’s always good to see former Kentucky players finding success, especially when it jives well with Coach Cal’s plan to take over the Middle Kingdom. Here’s to their continued domination and to Beijing finding a way to get a few more victories. They’ll need them if they want to improve their record.
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37 Comments for Randolph Morris is showing China a thing or two
Morris is only 24??!!
And I hear they get paid cash over there, which is just as good as money.
Is this really the 5 o’clock post?
“Beijing will need more victories to improve their 9-6 record.”
You can’t get any math past those Chinese reporters, can you?
When did he graduate?
UK graduate? According to who’s fax machine?
I’m glad Morris is playing well and finding success. He looked sad at the end of the Hawks bench for 2 years. Glad to hear about Joe also, because I never doubted how hard Joe worked for UK (yes, I am implying something).
Wow, 24? It seemed like he graduated 10 years ago……
I hope that our 1st position team from University of Kentucky can defeat the 1st position team from University of Alabama in United States Southeastern Conference. The winner will have more points tonight. We would not share 1st position if we had defeated University of Georgia. Continued wins result in fewer losses. The goal of this season for University of Kentucky is first position.
Some people don’t know how translations work I guess.
8. he’s 25 and he didn’t graduate
I’d vote for Beisner, but it would be a wasted vote, kind of like voting for Nader or Gatewood. Just as long as Jones doesn’t win…
I went to see UK play at Alabama Morris’ last year, I think, and he was awful. He said, after the game, “I just wasn’t into it”. I can’t think of anyone rated higher who did less, with the possible excetpion of Curruth (and I may have misspelled his name).
All your base are belong to us.
#12 I have full access to 150 networked computers. If I were really bored I could make it rain on Beisner lol Jones has got this locked up tho so Imma sit back and watchem get his due.
I can’t believe anyone cares about Morris.
I am still looking for the “none of the above” option for the favorite blogger contest.
Please let me know when/ if that will be available.
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CHUN LI!!! CHUN LI!!! CHUN LI!!!
Is there a live blog for tonight’s game?
“Goes to Morris and Crawford. Goes to the Cat.”?
18. OK, USA!
I am L.M.A.O.
Morris is only 24 yrs. old????
He played so long ago for uk…that he HAS TO BE AT LEAST 30!!!
Next I expect to read that Andre Riddick is playing for China at age 25 …:-)
Randolph Morris should never be on this site, he was the lazziest basketball player i have ever seen.. anyone who supports him shouldn’t be fans of uk and basketball.. He gave UK nothing and had a foot out the door the moment he stepped on campus. f*ck Morris.
Morris left when Tubby left. If your choice was to come back and play for Gillispie for free or the Knicks for 1.6 million, what would you do?
well put #23. who cares how well randy’s doing in china? i do wish crawford all the best. he gave us all he had his senior year. it’s a shame he didn’t make it in the league. morris=orton. couldn’t wait to get out of lexington. didn’t give a sh*t about the blue and white.
“They would have been even better if they hadn’t lost a few games earlier this season.”
That’s what my golf girlfriend says all the time. “I played pretty well if you don’t count the holes I messed up on.”
25.. well said.. joe crawford is awsum.. nothing against him at all, like you said he actually gave a shit and matured his senior season..
24. uh do you remember when he had to sit out games because he got an agent. do you remember?um that was before tubby left and i’m not just talking about when he left i’m talking about his attitude for UK and the way he presented himself while playing just pure laziness, and no bone in his body ever cared about uk and our program..
Sorry there Randy Morris, never liked ya but good luck playing in the basketball obscurity land of the rising sun
Morris did have a really good game against UC a few years ago in the tournament. And for us UK fans up here in northern Kentucky that is a good thing.
When his season is done, he should come back to Rupp and do the “Y”–take note Ty Ty.
On second thought, he would probably to lazy to walk to center court, and most certainly too lazy to raise both arms in the air.
Randolph Morris was my favorite Kentucky player until Pat Pat, and later Carl Cousins dethroned him. I loooove me some talented bigs!
27) Morris never had an agent. That’s why he was reinstated. I thought he played a lot better his last year here. We probably would have had a losing season without him here.
28)China not so obscure. Only the most people in the world, and Japan is the Land of the Rising Sun. Anyways how can you not like a guy that had 45 dunks on Tennesee???
when did morris graduate from UK? Former UK player.
Arnold the Pig would average a double double.
We know that the land of the rising sun is Japan, right? Also, good for Randolph. Sounds like he grew up
I had no problem with Morris during his stay at UK. He always mirror imaged his coach who was surprised that UK was unhappy with two straight years of 9-7 finishes in the conference….