For Markieff Morris to reclaim his season from the depths of hell in which it currently resides, he’ll need to change his behavior. Sure, he’s been underperforming in the box score, but it’s his moodiness — culminating in a towel-throwing incident that got him suspended for two games — that has put him in head coach Jeff Hornacek’s dog house. And it’s that attitude that Suns leadership is demanding he change.
Though ‘Kieff has already served the two-game suspension the Suns levied at him, according to Yahoo’s Marc Spears, his return is still predicated on an apology to his coach, GM and team president. He’s expected to do so at a meeting before the team practices on Tuesday, after which he’ll be permitted to rejoin his teammates if he satisfies the higher-ups.
Based on grumblings leaked to Spears, it sure seems like Morris is still unhappy with the situation.
Still, some within Morris’ camp are confused by the team’s requests because Morris already apologized to Hornacek and his teammates on Twitter and sent a separate apologetic text to Hornacek. Morris also has spoken with his teammates regularly during the suspension.
It does seem like a strangely patronizing thing to do. At this point, Morris’ stance is pretty clear: He doesn’t want to play on the Suns, but if he’s staying, he wants to be treated like one of the team’s best players. It’s understandable the team wants him to change his attitude, but scolding him isn’t likely to change anything beyond the superficial. It’s no fun having a player this unhappy, but it seems like the Suns are truly out of ideas with Morris.
(Yahoo)
