Morris and Scola get chippy during practice

[sunsfan88]

Looks like Suns are ready to play someone else...

Suns practice gets chippy day before season opener
By Craig Grialou/Arizona Sports
Published: October 30, 2012 @ 2:10pm



October 30, 2012: Morris, Scola exchange pleasantries

After more than two months together, including a week-long training camp in San Diego and eight preseason games, the Suns are ready to move on to the real thing.

They're ready for games to matter. They're ready for games to count. They're ready for the regular season, which tips off Wednesday against Golden State.

And apparently, not a moment too soon.

Things became heated between Markieff Morris and Luis Scola during a scrimmage near the end of practice Tuesday.

Morris took exception to Scola's defense after receiving the basketball out on the wing. Morris shoved the ball into Scola's chest, which did not sit well with the five-year NBA veteran.

Some not-so-nice words were exchanged but nothing more as teammates quickly ran in between the two power forwards, who moments earlier had been battling for position on the low post.

"It's two of the toughest guys we got on our team so a little bit of confrontation is no big deal," head coach Alvin Gentry said afterwords. "We play hard and we compete like crazy so I don't see anything wrong with it.
"It's not like they don't like each other or anything," he continued. "They've got a ton of respect for each other and they play hard. They play against each other every day in practice. That's it. I mean no big deal."

http://www.arizonasports.com/162/1585391/Suns-practice-gets-chippy-day-before-season-opener

 

[95pro]

Sounds like they are ready to play. But it doesn't reflect well on the younger Morris imo. He's yet to be proven by himself.

 

[AzStevenCal]

Sounds like they are ready to play. But it doesn't reflect well on the younger Morris imo. He's yet to be proven by himself.

I don't see it as a problem. I've never played on a team in a contact sport where this didn't happen. I might worry if it were happening during the season but when you're squaring off against the same guys every day tempers are bound to flare up occasionally.

Steve

 

[slinslin]

Scola is known as one of the dirtiest players in the game - no surprise there.

Plus if you were Morris and the team tells you they are rebuilding but then goes on to claim a 32 year old veteran to keep you on the bench wouldn't you be frustrated?

 

[carey]

Scola is known as one of the dirtiest players in the game - no surprise there.

Plus if you were Morris and the team tells you they are rebuilding but then goes on to claim a 32 year old veteran to keep you on the bench wouldn't you be frustrated?

He has, I believe, the highest foul rate in the league. And he's not very good. If he can't outplay a 32 year old veteran then he's on the bench where he belongs.

But yeah, he might be a little frustrated, but it's his own doing.

 

[DWKB]

Some Suns fan's like their players soft and passive huh?

 

[CardsSunsDbacks]

Some Suns fan's like their players soft and passive huh?

Not I. I'm a big fan of players getting in each others faces every once in a while. It simply means that we have players that can be that guy that gets under opposing players skin and that is always a good thing.

 

[sunsfan88]

Yea this definitely isn't a bad thing. At least it shows that some of our players have balls.