Strengths: An intriguing player due to his versatility and size. Has an unusual set of skills … Very unselfish and displays tremendous passing ability … Monroe has excellent height and length allowing him to grab boards, block shots and score easy baskets on smaller players … Lefty who excels at facing the basket and using the dribble (which has been the trademark of his game since his sophomore year in high school) … Runs the floor very well for a player his size … High character guy who works hard to improve, also plays with good energy … Solid free throw shooting motion and touch on his shot … Has shot blocking potential due to his length but must become better disciplined, not leaving his feet … Shows a good understanding of positioning himself and boxing out on rebounds … Has good hands to catch and secure the ball …

Weaknesses: More effective in the high post than low post … Lacks any real post skills, and his proficiency at facing the basket can be a drawback as it keeps him from polishing his back to the basket moves … Body strength is a question mark. Tends to avoid contact … He gets pushed out of position by bigger and stronger post players, and he currently does not have enough bulk to bang in the low post in the NBA … Finding an optimum playing weight will be important as towards the end of his high school career he bulked up and it hindered his quickness and foot speed … The real question is whether he has the ability to carry substantially more weight. He has big, wide shoulders which would lead you to believe he could, however he lost a good deal of his agility and appeared slower when he got over 250 lbs … Should look to extend his range, add a consistent 12-15 foot jumpshot … Despite having above average ball handling ability, it’s questionable how much those skills can be utilized at the next level … Loses focus at times … Can be slow to react to certain plays and situations … Drifts at times and gets out of position defensively … Not extremely explosive but a solid run/jump athlete … His lack of tremendous explosiveness will keep him from being a top notch shot blocker …

Strengths: Monroe is a long PF with very nice offensive moves especially when facing the basket He can penetrate into the lane with a very quick first step He is quite athletic and light on his feet and is a shot blocker in the paint He has unusual ball handling ability for a player his size He needs to continue to assert himself against top talent, as he can be content with just blending in, instead of dominating as he was at the 2006 Nike Camp In terms of raw talent and potential, he has no competition among big men in his class.

Weaknesses: His game is not very complete right now He seems to have a few skills and then struggles to put everything together on the court He needs to bulk up a lot and add muscle in order to bang with NBA bigs He doesnt show much range on his shot, and is a below average free throw shooter, hitting just 65% of his shots last year.

Joshua Motenko - 7/30/2006