blueandgray
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Post by blueandgray on Oct 26, 2007 15:08:36 GMT -5
I'm sure most of you have already seen these highlights and more from Greg Monroe... for those who haven't ... feast on this!!
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jacko
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GET SOME
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Post by jacko on Oct 26, 2007 16:13:24 GMT -5
Good defense, at least on those clips
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lichoya68
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OK YOUNGINS ARE HERE AND ARE VERY VERY GOOD cant wait GO HOYAS
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Post by lichoya68 on Oct 26, 2007 20:05:50 GMT -5
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prhoya
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Post by prhoya on Oct 26, 2007 20:42:19 GMT -5
Who's counting!
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HoyaNyr320
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Post by HoyaNyr320 on Oct 27, 2007 11:04:21 GMT -5
I count 3 dribbles to get from one end of the court to the other. None within the 3-point line! He's got a very big stride. |
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Post by StPetersburgHoya (Inactive) on Oct 27, 2007 11:11:59 GMT -5
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MCIGuy
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Post by MCIGuy on Oct 27, 2007 16:49:53 GMT -5
Ha!  Derrick Coleman. There. I said it (or wrote it). Monroe's game reminds me of DC's. At around 6'10 Coleman was far more skilled than Hoya big men like Ewing, Mourning and Mutombo. He could dribble, pass the ball very well even when on the move and he could pull up and hit jump shots. He was very athletic. He was so good he went either #1 or #2 in the 1990 NBA draft. Unfortunately, being a Syracuse player and all, his head was never on straight and he had a "bit" of an attitude. If he was more devoted and less of a problem child he could have been one of the best to ever play at the NBA level. I recall that some NBA writers felt he could have been the best power forward (this was before Duncan's dominance) to ever play in the NBA if he had been more committed to realizing his potential. Monroe reminds me so much of Coleman its spooky. But he appears, at least at this stage of the game, to be an even better ball-handler and a better passer. He looks to have better hops too. Fortunately from all indication he does not have Coleman's attitude problem. The only question regarding Monroe in some circles is if he has the desire to be the best every time he steps out on the court. I don't care what some gurus say about Monroe nor do I care about how they consider this class to be relatively weak overall. When I see Monroe and his skills I feel he could be, in his own way, just as potentially dominant as Greg Oden or Kevin Durant. Of course he doesn't shoot like Durant or block shots like Oden but he's a better passer than both and seems to have the superior all-around game based upon what they all did in high school. They all play different positions anyway so its hard to truly compare them but Durant has much more of an inside game than Durant and much more of an outside game than Oden. Will he be just as dominant? Only time will tell but I'm sure glad III has a chance to make a couple of corrections n his game. |
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balla
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Post by balla on Oct 27, 2007 18:46:16 GMT -5
Skill wise Monroe is more like Chris Bosh/Coleman than a Lamar Odom. Odom plays like he is scarred of the post and just wants to play 3. The Coleman skill set is accurate. I would say he is like Coleman from the neck down, and Tim Duncan from the neck up. He is young and still developing, so who knows how awesome he will be after a couple of seasons on the Hilltop with III. This is a link to Monroe's SPARQ test. He has a 30 vertical now. So after a couple of years in the Gtown strength program, that will go way up. georgetown.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=730879 |
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MCIGuy
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Post by MCIGuy on Oct 27, 2007 19:02:00 GMT -5
Yeah, the Lamar Odom comparison that I heard doesn't make sense. Odom is a legit sf and could actually get away with playing some pg. He doesn't have a strong enough frame to play long in the paint anyway. Monroe doesn't fit that description.
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prhoya
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Post by prhoya on Oct 27, 2007 19:12:19 GMT -5
He is young and still developing, so who knows how awesome he will be after a couple of seasons on the Hilltop with III. This is a link to Monroe's SPARQ test. He has a 30 vertical now. So after a couple of years in the Gtown strength program, that will go way up. georgetown.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=730879And what is SPARQ? |
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balla
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Post by balla on Oct 27, 2007 19:18:02 GMT -5
Just a Nike testing system for speed, vertical...
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balla
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Post by balla on Oct 28, 2007 2:58:37 GMT -5
This is just one reason why we do not want to make the Monroe/Odom comparisons:
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Elvado
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Post by Elvado on Oct 28, 2007 7:44:34 GMT -5
Let's hope he doesn't eat out of a bowl like Coleman.
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