Morrison toughs it out

0 Comments | Philadelphia Daily News, March, 2006 | by Sam Donnellon

He looks like a muppet and battles like a monster and if he wore skates, gloves, and carried a stick there would be an uncanny parallel to a Philadelphia hockey legend as well.

It's clear though that Adam Morrison's hero is from French Lick, not Flin Flon. Clear because the Gonzaga star with

Errol Flynn's mustache and Gonzo's hair has told all who would listen that he has modeled his game after that of Larry Bird. Clear, too, because his battle through juvenile diabetes to become a likely NBA lottery pick and a universally admired tough guy came without an inkling of Bobby Clarke or his condition.

"When I was younger, I didn't have a role model," Morrison was saying after practicing yesterday for tonight's Regional semifinal game against UCLA at the Oakland...

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