Don't Shoot The Messenger: Greg Monroe As Good As Gone
by CasualHoya on Apr 1, 2010 10:15 AM EDT
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PrintI had a chance last night to speak briefly with one of Greg Monroe's former coaches in New Orleans, and while obviously nothing is official until Monroe comes out and says it is, I fully expect the Hoyas to be without #10 next season.
Though Monroe likes Georgetown and is having a great time on the Hilltop and in DC, he apparently told those close to him prior to this season that this season was going to be his last in college, and while he comes from a terrific family who will support his decision either way, his mother does currently work two jobs as a teacher's aide and in the post office. Monroe has returned to New Orleans for the Easter holiday, and I think we can expect some sort of announcement sooner than later.
Is this news? Probably not.
Am I really bored? Most definitely.
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had the same thought
but even if this is the case, he seems like a great kid and I wish him the best. Can’t hurt to have more Hoyas in the NBA, and it was a thrill to watch him while we could.
I can have oodles of charm when I want to.
I was definitely considering making an april fools day post about this.
Greg’s coming back damnit!
- delusional
Even if he said at the beginning of the year doesn’t mean he couldn’t have changed his mine since then.
by hoyasincebirth on Apr 1, 2010 10:21 AM EDT up reply actions
yeah, its not like this is new news
maybe he changed his mind after the awful Ohio loss
It's not me, It's you
by SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak on Apr 1, 2010 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions
Jeff Green
I was friendly with a few people close to the program when Jeff was a junior and they contended the entire year that he made up his mind before the season that it would be his last.
Feels like the same thing is happening with Greg.
It's not you, it's me.
JT3 on Mike and Mike this morning
gave absolutely no reason to think he’d be returning. He all but said “he just hasn’t bothered to declare yet”.
He said
Basically he hasn’t made a decision one way or the other, we should know in the next couple weeks, etc…. Thompson isn’t going to out him – I didn’t get the indication that Thompson thought he was gone at all.
by turnover by ray reed on Apr 1, 2010 10:35 AM EDT up reply actions
no decision definitely refutes what casual said
that his mind was made up all year
It's not me, It's you
by SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak on Apr 1, 2010 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions
If he leaves
He will go down as the only Georgetown NBA player never to have won a postseason game.
Is that the legacy you want, Greg?
It's not you, it's me.
im sure he cares about that
Good talk.
by Hire Esherick on Apr 1, 2010 10:56 AM EDT up reply actions
point of college basketball is to get drafted and make billions
Good talk.
by Hire Esherick on Apr 1, 2010 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
This
But why billions, when you can have.. millions?
by James Kannengieser on Apr 1, 2010 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions
well he won games in the BET which is the post season, but um
That doesn’t count.
Greg Come Back!
You said you wanted to be part of a great college team. You haven’t done that yet!
Come back and we’re top 10 preseason and Have a great shot at the NCAA title!
Isn’t that a much more satisfying way to end your career.
maybe this is a dumb question, but seriously...
if greg’s mind were already made up, why wait this long to declare? like if he really were no longer entertaining the possibility of staying, what’s the point of dragging it out? i was thinking maybe he just wanted to reduce the amount of time he might have ice cream cones chucked at him on his way out of leo’s by angry students or something, but really, wtf kind of idiot is going to do that?
that didn't prevent Aldrich or Aminu from declaring
Dominique Jones didn’t even wait until the Big East Tourney was over.
Casually.
his mind wasn't made up
or else he wouldnt have said he was coming back after the Ohio loss. So I think the gist of Casual’s “news”, that Monroe’s mind was made up all year, is BS.
That said, just b/c his mind wasnt made up, doesn’t mean its not made up now. You gotta think he’ll talk it over with family this Easter, and make an announcement (prolly not a good one) soon.
It's not me, It's you
by SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak on Apr 1, 2010 11:53 AM EDT up reply actions
i think his mind was made up at the beginning of the season
he thought he would have a monster season and be a lock for Top 3.
but the emergence of cousins, favors and turner pushed him out of the top spots.
now he has to reconsider again.
Good talk.
by Hire Esherick on Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM EDT up reply actions
:)
die messenger die!
It's not me, It's you
by SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak on Apr 1, 2010 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions
All is idle speculation until #10 goes home
Sims probably knows, which is why he has stopped tweeting. You can do it Henry!
by Tuomou's Tuomou on Apr 1, 2010 11:46 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
I gave up the cynical for Lent
Still tryingholding out on the delusional
Manley Field House is officially closed!
On this matter
as with many of the more difficult moments in life, I prefer to express my feelings through the music of Sir Andrew Lloyd Weber and lyricism of Mr. Don Black…
Don’t write a letter when you want to leave
Don’t call me at 3 a.m. from a friend’s apartment
I’d like to choose how I hear the news
Take me to a park that’s covered with trees
Tell me on a Sunday please
Let me down easy
No big song and dance
No long faces, no long looks
No deep conversation
I know the way we should spend that day
Take me to a zoo that’s got chimpanzees
Tell me on a Sunday please
Don’t want to know who’s to blame
It won’t help knowing
Don’t want to fight day and night
Bad enough you’re going
Don’t leave in silence with no word at all
Don’t get drunk and slam the door
That’s no way to end this
I know how I want you to say goodbye
Find a circus ring with a flying trapeze
Tell me on a Sunday please
KBE
wow
also, i don’t want to find out on a sunday. then we all have to go to work the next day and blog our feelings and cry in our office break rooms. i’d rather find out on a friday and start drinking post haste.
by eatthatbox09 on Apr 1, 2010 12:27 PM EDT up reply actions
a fair point
Whenver the sad word does emerge, spontaneous sorrows-drowning provides a compelling theme for the next Casual drinkfest. We can then collectively get drunk and slam the door.
KBE
Good Work
I’m calling April Fools on this one.
Another bit from the rumor mill
A couple guys from the team were discussing housing options for next year and roommate situations in leos for about half an hour, and Greg’s name was conspicuously absent from the entire discussion. I’m gonna go ahead and say that he’s gone.
What were the roommate pairings
It's not you, it's me.
by JGD on Apr 1, 2010 1:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Take THAT, Chad Ford and other assorted NBA Draft insiders
Chicken Finger Thursday attendance is all you need to get the inside info.
by James Kannengieser on Apr 1, 2010 1:45 PM EDT up reply actions
OR
his name was absent from discussions because several wealthy alumni donors have banded together to buy him a palatial golden dormitory in the middle of copley lawn where he can spend his time eating unlimited chicken fingers any day of the week in thanks for his return to school next year
I'll donate to that!
Hey! Hey! Hoya Saxa!
by Cubbies and Hoyas on Apr 2, 2010 6:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Can we all realize that even if Greg comes back next year
There’s no way he doesn’t “test the waters” by declaring for the draft first.
Nah - not if you're a likely top 10 pick
Nothing to test. If he declares, he’s gone.
by Jason's Laptop on Apr 2, 2010 4:27 PM EDT up reply actions
i think you can only test the waters once
so if he tested, then withdrew, he wouldnt be able to test next year
It's not me, It's you
by SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak on Apr 2, 2010 5:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Breaking...
Greg Monroe is coming back for another year!
According to the guy who fixed my air conditioner, he knew a guy in grade school who once stood on a line at the bank with Greg Monroe’s grandfather, and Greg Monroe’s grandfather remarked that in the future we would all have hovercars. Proof positive.
It's not me, It's you
by SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak on Apr 1, 2010 2:03 PM EDT reply actions
Greg
G_Monroe10 New phone.
HE GOT MONEY FOR THE NEW PHONE FROM AN AGENT. HE IS DECLARING
It's not you, it's me.
by JGD on Apr 1, 2010 3:27 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
OR
He got a new phone so that agents would stop calling him and he can focus on his studies, as they will require his attention in the coming year.
Why so Syracuse?
Benz or Range Rover?
dreading the day someone spots Greg driving around Georgetown in a flashy new ride…
by iheartgregmonroe on Apr 1, 2010 4:21 PM EDT reply actions
the hell with the new phone...wassup wit dis sit....
G_Monroe10 Should I or should I not?
2 minutes ago reply
by MerlinWilson'sSister on Apr 1, 2010 11:19 PM EDT reply actions
G_Monroe10 Y ppl always think I’m talkin abt bball. And sorry but your advice or suggestions do not matter
by hoyasincebirth on Apr 2, 2010 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions
lol whatever
greg monroe tweeting “should I or should I not?” on the eve of his decision to declare or not for the draft, what are we supposed to think?
It's not me, It's you
by SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak on Apr 2, 2010 12:45 AM EDT up reply actions
monroe coming back
i overheard some casual conversation today from a person who was on the committee to hire jt3, someone obviously very close to the program. on the ohio loss he said that as soon as the buzzer sounded they were looking towards next year… that we have a solid recruiting class coming in and that greg will still be a part of the program.
april fools aside, i am highly optimistic.
the search committee was made up of two people
higgins and rienzo.
which one was it?
Good talk.
by Hire Esherick on Apr 2, 2010 11:25 AM EDT up reply actions
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