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he was going home felt like two huge weights were lifted off his back. But besides moving back into the city where he played college ball, Morrow spent the summer with his family, shuttling back and forth between Charlotte, North Carolina, New Jersey and Atlanta. He vacationed in South Carolina. And he worked with Accelerate Basketball to improve his overall ���oor game. Everyone knows he can shoot ��� he���s a career 43 percent three-point shooter who averaged 12 points a night with the Nets last year ��� and the summer was about catching the rest of his game up. Even though Morrow is scoring just 5.5 points a night in limited minutes this season, he feels he can be a part of a great team in Atlanta. ���We also have two All-Stars in Josh Smith and Al Horford, even though Josh hasn���t been selected yet, he de���nitely has had two All-Star years, back-to-back,��� Morrow says. ���I consider him an All-Star. So we have two All-Stars in our frontcourt that I think a lot of teams would love to have. They cause a lot of problems. It���ll open it up for myself and John Jenkins and Kyle Korver and all of the rest of the guys on the wing.��� But whatever does happen the rest of the season, Morrow knows he���ll still have his faith. He���ll still have his family, and he���ll still have home. They don���t waver or change, and they���re always with him. Just take a look at his arms, his chest, his stomach. The tattoo phenomenon isn���t limited to NBA players, yet sometimes it feels that way. They play ball in shorts and jerseys. Their bodies are on display during their hours of work. Many end up using ink to decorate themselves. It���s a culture in itself. ���But like I always say, it���s not a measure of your mind or your heart,��� Morrow adds. ���It all depends on how far you go with it. Personally, I wouldn���t get a tattoo on my neck or I wouldn���t get my throat done or my face or anything like that. It���s really about what you want, what you really love or care about and you express it through body art.��� All of his tattoos serve a purpose, and they all play off each other like dominos. While Morrow has added newer designs to his body than these, and expects to continue getting more, the following tattoos are the foundations of his ink. They almost all revolve around what keeps him grounded: faith, family and home. A���NIYAH MON��T MORROW u ���I got my daughter on there, on my left pec. A���niyah Mon��t with the accent over the e, and then Morrow. And on my right, I got the Romans 8:31, which is basically ���If the Lord is with us, then who can be against us?��� Then, I got the ���Rise And Grind��� on my stomach. I got some new stuf. I got a Rosary on my sternum going down to the middle of my stomach, and in-between that, I got Corinthians 13: 1-5.��� ���Morrow Family Loyalty. I got something added to that, too. I got a halo up there now too with some rays. That���s basically just my entire family, putting everybody right there. We are all staying loyal to each other.��� 49