Do people consider monte a great passer? honest question because I never have.
I thought everyone did? I mean, you can't be an assist king and not be a decent passer.
Do people consider monte a great passer? honest question because I never have.
I didn't think you were trying to dig, I was jsut suprised to hear that. That explanation makes a lot of sense, and I agree with you. Burton's the best option we have at that type of ball. Even Nader was really good at that.When I made my comment on the FAWcast I really didn't mean it as a negative towards Monte or anyone else on the team. Like I said, I hope he proves me wrong and makes the NBA.
The reasoning behind my statement was in terms of what ISU needs to do to be successful on offense. We don't have an NBA scorer (like Niang) where you can iso. You have to move the ball to be successful. I think we saw that in the Texas game. We got some great looks at the end of the game based off driving and kicking.
I don't think he's an NBA player. Certainly not a lock and not one of those guys that you say "He's a pro" when watching them. He's the consummate college pg.Hey guys,
I was re-listening to the latest FAWcast and I heard a statement that I didn't catch last time. It's at the 15:07 mark. I think it's Adam Gray that says "There's not an NBA player on the team..."
Have expectations for Monte really dropped that far, or did he just not think about him when saying that? I even think Deonte will get a shot at the league with his body type and skillset, but I'd think we CERTAINLY have Monte as an NBA player. He's currently mocked 36th overall to Boston.
Link to FAWcast here.
Of course he is a decent passer. I asked if people considered him great. Huge difference between decent and great imo.I thought everyone did? I mean, you can't be an assist king and not be a decent passer.
All Heights outside of the doctor should be measured with shoes on. What do you do without shoes on. All I do is sleep. So why would I not measure how I usually am.They play baseball in cleats, don't they?
Why when you go to the doctor do they make you take your shoes off to see how tall you are? I mean, you wear shoes every day, right? Wouldn't it be odd to measure w/o shoes on?
Doing the 2 different measurements in basketball is stupid IMO.
Not sure he is an NBA player. His outside shot is inconsistent and he can't create his own shot. He is a great college point guard, but I don't see it in the NBA.
Of course he is a decent passer. I asked if people considered him great. Huge difference between decent and great imo.
He's not as good of a passer as Tinsley was, but not many in history are.
If I was a talented basketball player (and not a 30 year old 6 foot tall, white numbers cruncher) and was looking at being a late 2nd round pick I'd much rather make millions overseas getting to play a lot of minutes and seeing the world than riding the bench in New Orleans or Memphis or Sacramento. That's just me though.
Remember how shocked people were that Kane and Ejim didn't make a roster? Ejim was Big 12 POTY.
Making the NBA is REALLY REALLY hard.
Exactly. Niang barely is. Morris is not NBA material.
yeah, at one of the camps monte was on a team of college players and they were beating the teams that had some of the pros on them. They also held the court all night.(winner stays on the court)A respected poster on another site made an interesting point about this. He said something along the lines of with his performances in the summer camps, Monte has shown that when he's surrounded by elite talent, he really shines. I don't know how much they take that into account vs. his everyday statistics, but I thought it was worth mentioning.
They play baseball in cleats, don't they?
Why when you go to the doctor do they make you take your shoes off to see how tall you are? I mean, you wear shoes every day, right? Wouldn't it be odd to measure w/o shoes on?
Doing the 2 different measurements in basketball is stupid IMO.