King Rex on Randolph Morris:
"In my mind, he's not a draft pick," Chapman said. "He doesn't have any post moves. He's not long. He's short. And he doesn't get off the ground.
"Where is he going to play? Most guys with a body like his have to play power forward in the NBA. Most power forwards his size have perimeter skills, which he doesn't have. Or they have to be athletic, which he isn't."
Of course, Chapman watched the same Randolph Morris whom UK fans watched last season. The one who grabbed fewer than five rebounds in 21 of 34 games. Rebounding is passion. Passion is a problem for Morris.
Basketball is serious business at UK, but it's serious business with a more expensive price tag in the NBA. Pro scouts rub their brows and look for the next big body when they see guys with marginal skills who have marginal enthusiasm for the game. That, Chapman said, is what he saw from Morris in Chicago.
"I was there for one private workout with (Memphis president of basketball operations) Jerry West and some of the top talent evaluators in the NBA," Chapman said. "(Morris) looked like he couldn't even fake it for an hour.
"It was like, 'I'm 6-9. I'm supposed to be a basketball player. But I don't necessarily enjoy it. I don't enjoy competing.' "
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