Bobcat Hoops Q/A: Ted Morris
10/18/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Ted Morris transferred to Montana State from Indiana State in the fall of 2005 and spent the season on the sidelines, per NCAA transfer rules. The program's itinerant St. Louis Cardinals fan, Morris detached a retina during the season and spent two months out of action. He enters the fall in competition with Al Beye for starting honors in the middle.
Q: What is the biggest difference between Indiana State and Montana State?
TM: "The coaching staff and players. The coaching staff here really makes things fun, and the players are much closer here."
Q: How do you like MSU's offensive system, and how do you fit in?
TM: "It's a really good offensive system. I could see last year that we can score points. I'm just trying to be a presence down low. I want to get the ball and take it up strong, and I need to get offensive rebounds."
Q: How is your eye?
TM: "I lost some vision, but not a whole lot. It's good now. Unfortunately it happened, but it makes me appreciate basketball a whole lot more."
Q: Do you mind wearing goggles?
TM: "No, I don't. I'd much rather wear goggles for two years than detach a retina again."
Q: How hard was sitting out a year as a redshirt, and how difficult was it to be totally out with the eye problem?
TM: "I never knew how much I'd miss it until that (detached retina) happened. The redshirt season was really tough, being on the bench when we struggled sometimes and wishing I could be out there helping my teammates."
Q: What were you thinking with two outs and no one on in the ninth inning of Game Five of the NLCS?
TM: "Oh, man, when Eckstein was up there with two strikes and two outs, that didn't look good, but when he got that hit I had a little hope. But I thought, what are the odds of (Eckstein and Edmonds) both getting on? But when Pujols whacked that pitch, I was just in seventh heaven. I still can't believe it."
Q: What is the biggest difference between Indiana State and Montana State?
TM: "The coaching staff and players. The coaching staff here really makes things fun, and the players are much closer here."
Q: How do you like MSU's offensive system, and how do you fit in?
TM: "It's a really good offensive system. I could see last year that we can score points. I'm just trying to be a presence down low. I want to get the ball and take it up strong, and I need to get offensive rebounds."
Q: How is your eye?
TM: "I lost some vision, but not a whole lot. It's good now. Unfortunately it happened, but it makes me appreciate basketball a whole lot more."
Q: Do you mind wearing goggles?
TM: "No, I don't. I'd much rather wear goggles for two years than detach a retina again."
Q: How hard was sitting out a year as a redshirt, and how difficult was it to be totally out with the eye problem?
TM: "I never knew how much I'd miss it until that (detached retina) happened. The redshirt season was really tough, being on the bench when we struggled sometimes and wishing I could be out there helping my teammates."
Q: What were you thinking with two outs and no one on in the ninth inning of Game Five of the NLCS?
TM: "Oh, man, when Eckstein was up there with two strikes and two outs, that didn't look good, but when he got that hit I had a little hope. But I thought, what are the odds of (Eckstein and Edmonds) both getting on? But when Pujols whacked that pitch, I was just in seventh heaven. I still can't believe it."
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