Just today in practice, coach (Marc) Trestman was getting on me, saying, 'Derek run your mouth' ... Talk to (Herndon). Tell him what's going on. You're a veteran. You know this.

There's a saying we always say in practice that the ball doesn't lie, and he went up there and missed the first (three) free throws.

I have never done that in 27 years of practice with any patient.

[Morris also felt his shoulder responded well to today's practice.] I'm just working my way back into the mix right now, to see how far I can push myself, ... I still can't take my arm across my body as much as I want to throwing, but it's feeling pretty good compared to when it got hurt. On a scale of 1-to-10, I would give it an eight.

I won't practice any harder just because I might get more playing time. It kind of gets you excited, but I approach the week as business as usual. You never know what's going to happen in this game, so I always prepare myself.

This is my first time working on the floor, so it's getting better. Hopefully, I'll get to practice one of these days and see how it feels.