Greg Monroe- Should be Top 5 pick, IMO

i agree completely and have been saying this for a while now. once he does well in the tournament he will.

wall, turner, johnson, cousins, and monroe should be the top 5.

yeah but how much better is he gonna get facing the best competition in the world…

How good is Monroe? Well The Grizzlies wanted to draft him with the number 2 pick last summer if he had came out..I would love to see him work on his facing the basket game & get a little stronger..I don’t expect him to last past the top 5…

Teams are scared of him because of his lack of athleticism, rebounding, and defense. But he can be a “Pau Gasol meets Lamarcus Aldridge” type, so yes, I’d take him in top 10 at the absolute least.

Yea he’s rebounded well this season…But didn’t last year. That was a small cause for concern. But they also bring up his defense in his weakness section.

top 10 no doubt but top 5 could be a stretch because of the potential guys after Wall, Turner, and some others

i dont think his last year rebounding was much of a concern because monroes freshman averages in that department was on par with other good georgetown big men. the concern was that they thought he could rebound better which isnt much of a real concern

but heey isn’t Greg a potential guy? he is nothing like he could be, potential isn’t athleticism potential is how good you could be and i think this guy has a chance to be top5 guy from this draft class.

yep. hes a guy who could contribute right away yet has good potential as well

Dude can even shoot the 3! I really,really like his game….If he is not athletic you go find me another 6-11 big guy that could run a fast break and finish…Vertically, he doesn’t have great bounce, but he has decent-good bounce, definitely more than Cousins

yeah. i think when people on here say athlete they only think about how high a player jumps. hes actually a better ATHLETE then favors and cousins. favors seems to jump higher though

I agree with everybody so far. He may slip in the actual draft, but he will be a top 10 player from this draft. My best comparison is Andrew Bogut instead of Pau Gasol. Bogut may be the most underrated player in the game right now, and a top 3 big man passer. Monroe will have to work and improve a lot to get to Gasol’s level offensively, but he has the tools to get there…

Greg Monroe is not a better athlete than Derrick Favors….Let’s be serious.

It depends on how you define athleticism. I guarantee you that Favors could not pull off the spin moves Monroe has and either finish or drop off a pass reminiscent of Magic the way Monroe has. That isn’t just skills, but an incredible showing of athleticism to keep one’s balance and coordination while remaining sure of what is going on around him. Can he jump like Favors? Probably not, but I saw him swat Johnson when he went up for a dunk. He got home jobbed on the foul call, but that doesn’t take away from the fact that he had the quick little hop. He probably can’t tear down a rim like others, but Sports Center highlights don’t count for more. The guy runs flat-footed, but isn’t slow and does run the floor well when the Hoyas do so when the opportunity presents itself. He steps out on pick-and-rolls effectively. I think he is as enjoyable a player to watch as there is in college basketball right now, and just don’t see where he wouldn’t go above some of the other named bandied about for the top ten. He not only has All-Star potential, but because of his unique abilities and skills given his size has a high floor. He won’t be a bust.

Greg Monroe is not as athletic as Derrick Favors. He is more skilled yes, but the moves he has down low have to do with his footwork. Not athleticism. For example, Big Baby Davis has better footwork than Favors too, but lets not mistake Davis for being a better athlete than Favors.

Iggy is 100% right. There is no way in hell Monroe is a better athlete than Favors.

Favors is stronger. quicker, faster, and a better leaper.

what does favors do athletically better then monroe other than jump? full court speed monroe. side to side speed?monroe.i see plenty go past favors more then monroe.people swtill hanging on towhat favors did in hs

It’s not like you lose athleticism from HS to college, if anything you get better athletically because of a more intense weight training regimen. But Favors is a better athlete than Monroe is. No doubt about it.

thats youre opinion. and you do lose it sometimes when you gain muscle/weight or if youre athletic ability was overhyped like youre skills then you get to college and people see the real player and youre true athletic ability

He’s the same athlete he’s always been…He’s not produced that high because he doesn’t have good footwork of moves down low.

maybe he has. but he was easily overhyped as a athlete.somecompared him to josh smith in that reguards and anyone who has watched him can tell hes not even close to that

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2GS8ilVGFY-

He literally is nothing like Josh Smith at all….That has always been a horrible comparison by people who couldn’t have watched him play. I can see why he’d be compared to Amare Stoudemire, even though Chris Wilcox is the more accurate comparison to me.

He literally is nothing like Josh Smith at all….That has always been a horrible comparison by people who couldn’t have watched him play. I can see why he’d be compared to Amare Stoudemire, even though Chris Wilcox is the more accurate comparison to me.

i dont see him as athletic as wilcox was either. he doesnt get up as quick or jump as high