Monte Morris has been looking like an NBA superstar in recent days, but not in a way he’d like to be as he works through a right shoulder strain he suffered Saturday in a loss to Kansas.
“As far as shooting a real-life jump shot,” the Iowa State point guard said, “I’m kind of short-arming it.
“You know how Dwight Howard shoots? That’s my shot right now.”
Howard, the Houston Rockets center, rarely strays far from the rim and is a career 57 percent free-throw shooter. So imitating his stroke is not ideal for the Cyclones’ all-conference point guard heading into Thursday’s Big 12 tournament matchup with No.