MONTE
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So many things Monte does are memorable, that we are getting used to. He's truly something special, up there with Tinsley and Stinson. The turnover ratio is just amazing. No one has ever done this, at the pace he is. That's truly amazing.
Hey, Monte does it all. He is like a computer that keeps chugging. He is the Energizer Bunny. He is dependable. Looks very comfortable out there.
He has a .647 fg%, ast/to is 6:1, rebounds pretty good for his size, great defender, the only thing he can't do is dunk.
He could move up a draft board real quick with a deep NCAA run. Nobody outside the Big XII knew who Jamaal Tinsley was until the tourney run of 2000, then LE had to work hard to get him to stay another year.
Not to be the guy who brings up the Hawks, but it just makes me laugh really hard when I recall that they didn't recruit or offer him a scholarship, because they were "set" at PG.
Also, I seem to remember having these similar conversations about Brackins during the beginning of his sophomore campaign. Then all of a sudden he dropped 42 points on Kansas, and almost over night he was thought of as potential 1st round pick.
Similar thing happened with Royce. It didn't seem like he was going to leave, until we dominated UCONN and hung with Kentucky for half a game in the tournament.
Point is, his draft stock could change VERY quickly.
Gonna be a fun year :yes:
Also, I seem to remember having these similar conversations about Brackins during the beginning of his sophomore campaign. Then all of a sudden he dropped 42 points on Kansas, and almost over night he was thought of as potential 1st round pick.
Similar thing happened with Royce. It didn't seem like he was going to leave, until we dominated UCONN and hung with Kentucky for half a game in the tournament.
Point is, his draft stock could change VERY quickly.
Gonna be a fun year :yes:
Jordan Clarkson from Mizzou got drafted last year... you never know. There may be a giant need at PG after this season. I could see a great season by Morris putting him on some NBA scouts radars. With ISU on the national radar now, people are going to get to see him play a lot. He has a higher NBA ceiling than Niang.
Just watch warm ups. Also I've played against him and like I said, he dunks with ease.
Boy, if I'm Michigan and Michigan State, I'd feel pretty dumb right now for passing on Monte.
Thankfully I'm not them.
Thankfully I'm not them.
As he has gotten more experience everything just seems to come easier and easier to MM. I don't think he gets enough credit for last season, his assist to turnover ratio gets brought up a lot but no one mentions the fact that he wasn't a starter until big 12 play started last year. That means the majority of his minutes and stats came when playing as a true frosh in the toughest conference in the country last year.
I definitely thought of him, and he's a really good player, but I've never quite understood the infatuation with him/Gonzaga. When was the last time they did anything outside the WCC?
Completely agree with this, Morris makes everything look easier. The Trey Burke comparison was brought up earlier but if you ever watch a Burke highlight tape, watch how much effort it takes him to get a lot of his shots. It's a couple crossovers, head fake, step back on a lot of his moves. Morris just gets where he wants to go a lot easier than Burke did, he's extremely efficient.
