Looking ahead to the NCAA Tournament.
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COLUMN: Monte the key to deep NCAA run
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******* frank mason. That was a dumb foul that he should have never had. So stupid and worthless.
Monte the was clearly struggling with his knee/hip befor that injury. But the shoulder just compounds it. And that likely isn't getting better until probably the draft combine when he will look amazing and declare for the draft.
Monte the was clearly struggling with his knee/hip befor that injury. But the shoulder just compounds it. And that likely isn't getting better until probably the draft combine when he will look amazing and declare for the draft.
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didn't say mason did it on purpose. Just that it was a stupid, worthless foul at the end of a game ku had already won. Bad luck.
Monte at 70% is as good as most "good" point guards. He'll need to adapt a bit to do things he can do with his shoulder as it is. We do not need him scoring 20 a night, or even 15, as long as he is a threat to make a shot here and there. Plenty of offense to go around. Perhaps our margin for error isn't as high, but we can make a deep run anyway. Do not doubt this team.
Any player that tells the media "if I play well and we go far in post season, there's your answer...if I don't play well and we don't go far then there's your answer too" in regards to the NBA question that everyone asked him after senior day tells me he's thinking too much about every move and shot he makes and that is not good. I wish media wouldn't have jumped all over him and asked him and pressed him for an NBA answer and just let season play out first. as long as he didn't tear his rotator cuff then a full week off without playing should be fine.
He had to answer the question. I think it is stupid to say that his answer proves he is thinking too much about the NBA. He is capable of thinking of s lot of things in one day. I think his answe was well thought out and intelligent.
Can someone smarter than me explain why players always declare for the draft after having a couple good games in the tournament?
It just seems alot of players are up in the air and always say something like it depends on how I play in the tournament.
Don't NBA scouts have their mind made up whether a guy has a pro future before the tournament? What difference is the tournament compared to the regular season? They have faced good players all year, why does a couple more games make that much of a difference?
I just remember Royce being on the fence a couple years ago, he looks good against Kentucky and all of a sudden hes a top 15 pick. Im just not sure Im following the logic of playing well for a couple weekends in March all of a sudden is the difference between being a 1st round pick and coming back for your senior season.
Performance on the big stage, typically against the best players, and the excitement all that generates. Surely it's not the only thing that puts a kid on their radar, but it can raise them up.
Royce had the opportunity to play against a couple of rosters with NBA lottery picks and looked like the best player on the court in both games. Kind of unique circumstances, but those are the opportunities you have to raise some eyebrows in a tournament featuring the best teams in the country on a national stage.
If only Mad Fran were there to jump in & tell the media "It's none of your business".....
It's pretty obvious....that Monte is discouraged about his play and his injury.
Of course, Bobby makes it as dramatic as possible.
