DudeSlade
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Post by DudeSlade on Jun 24, 2011 18:26:34 GMT -5
That could be a good spot for him. They would love his rugged approach in Detroit. Would love to see him tutor Greg too!
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DanMcQ
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Post by DanMcQ on Jun 28, 2011 8:54:24 GMT -5
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skyhoya
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Post by skyhoya on Jun 28, 2011 9:06:53 GMT -5
It's up to David Falk to make him as valuable as possible, perhaps he should talk to the Wizards and bring home the hometown hero.
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Jun 28, 2011 9:32:53 GMT -5
It's up to David Falk to make him as valuable as possible, perhaps he should talk to the Wizards and bring home the hometown hero. I would much rather he be with a franchise that cares about winning and actually knows how to do it. |
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skyhoya
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Post by skyhoya on Jun 28, 2011 9:57:43 GMT -5
yes, but I want to see him play live, more than a couple of times a year.
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joey0403p
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Post by joey0403p on Jun 28, 2011 12:22:29 GMT -5
would love to see him with the wizards - but im fine with him staying in boston. i really think he has yet to find his niche in the league though. until he does - he will be undervalued.
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DanMcQ
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Post by DanMcQ on Jun 28, 2011 13:24:51 GMT -5
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Jun 28, 2011 15:01:31 GMT -5
yes, but I want to see him play live, more than a couple of times a year. Okay fair enough.  |
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DudeSlade
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Post by DudeSlade on Jun 29, 2011 17:53:37 GMT -5
Reading that and being reminded that Pat made Yao into Yao, as well as Dwight into Dwight, makes me hope that much more that he can tutor Greg.
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DanMcQ
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Post by DanMcQ on Jun 30, 2011 22:27:50 GMT -5
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Post by HoyaSinceBirth on Jul 2, 2011 11:16:43 GMT -5
With the NBA likely going to be locked out. Will this make our scheduling harder or easier? Is the schedule going to come out super late because we have to wait longer for the schedule to come out? or will we move to the front of the scheduling list since the NBA doesn't have a schedule to take away dates from us.
Or will it be like the NFL and they'll put out a schedule at the normal time even thought there's a good chance that several or all of the games don't get played?
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Post by HometownHoya on Jul 2, 2011 22:13:01 GMT -5
Interesting point HSB, I had not thought of the lockout in that light. I cant imagine VC would wait on the NBA to do all their scheduling since they are much more then an NBA arena. I can see a couple of our games (especially Sat ones) have a TBD time.
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emkmd
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Post by emkmd on Jul 7, 2011 11:32:32 GMT -5
From ESPN's 5 on 5 regarding Greg Monroe: sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?page=5-on-5-1107063. Which rookie is ready to rise as a sophomore? Jordan Heimer, ClipperBlog: Greg Monroe isn't a sexy choice, but that's why Detroit fans love him. Despite being a center who plays mostly below the rim, Monroe was the Pistons' best player for most of last season, averaging better than 13 points and 10 rebounds per game after the All-Star break. He's crafty, hardworking and surprisingly quick on defense -- in other words, a perfect Piston. Jonathan Santiago, Cowbell Kingdom: Like most rookies, Greg Monroe didn't get much publicity because he played for a terrible team. But after a shaky start, he proved to be one of the most reliable players on the Pistons' roster this past season. In 25 games following the All-Star break, Monroe averaged a double-double for Detroit. I like his chances of improving even more his sophomore year. |
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SFHoya99
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Post by SFHoya99 on Jul 7, 2011 12:58:51 GMT -5
Imagine if they ran a play for him...
If Greg can get some reliable post moves, he will be a very good NBA player. His #1 weakness as a Hoya relative to Hibbert/Green was that he simply didn't convert that well from the post and close in. It made it so that you didn't need to double him like you did Jeff or Roy, who would shoot 60% from the post. And that opens up passing lanes and other opportunities.
Getting to that NBA-level of "automatic" down low -- and despite the non-leaper status he can get there will make him a pretty awesome player if not a superstar.
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DudeSlade
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Post by DudeSlade on Jul 7, 2011 18:27:50 GMT -5
If Ewing becomes their coach, I'm banking on Greg being a regular at the all-star game. Regardless, the kid has a bright future. He definitely was a better rebounder/defender than I was expecting straight out of the gate. Though I do hope they can run some more plays for him and he can show his passing and vision off a little more. He did some incredible things while at Gtown. That roster figuring itself out more could help a lot -- there's a ton of wings and forwards on that team.
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emkmd
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Post by emkmd on Jul 7, 2011 20:17:13 GMT -5
I saw very little of Greg playing last season. He was forcedto do theclear out for Tmac and Stuckey and try to get his offense on the glass. He was also handed the ball at the end of the shot clock. He will definitely benefit from any other coach, hopefully somenew teamates as well.
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MCIGuy
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Post by MCIGuy on Jul 8, 2011 1:04:23 GMT -5
Imagine if they ran a play for him... If Greg can get some reliable post moves, he will be a very good NBA player. His #1 weakness as a Hoya relative to Hibbert/Green was that he simply didn't convert that well from the post and close in. It made it so that you didn't need to double him like you did Jeff or Roy, who would shoot 60% from the post. And that opens up passing lanes and other opportunities. I don't recall Jeff missing those easy close shots the way that Greg did, but then again I also don't recall Jeff having a great collection of moves in the paint either. Despite Greg's misses his footwork and post game was still further along than Jeff's IMO. In fact I always stressed the need for Jeff to establish more of a post game in order for him to be more effective at the next level. Still waiting on Jeff to do this. Truth is Greg was the most impressive sophmore under III so far. Neither Jeff nor Roy matched his numbers. And as a rebounder he put Roy to shame. Unfortunately Greg's college career led to such relatively little success for GU that it can cloud our view of how good he was. |
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SFHoya99
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Post by SFHoya99 on Jul 8, 2011 8:04:38 GMT -5
Don't disagree, MCI. Jeff had the advantage of a breakout junior year. And Greg's problem seemed to be not that he couldn't create a good opportunity but that he just seemed to miss it more often. At least to me.
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Post by DanMcQ on Jul 18, 2011 14:38:19 GMT -5
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Post by DanMcQ on Jul 20, 2011 22:16:55 GMT -5
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