MonroeWatch 2K10: Monroe Drafted 7th Overall to Detroit Pistons

by CasualHoya on May 20, 2010 10:24 AM EDT in MonroeWatch 2K10 Comment 12 comments

Continuing our MonroeWatch 2K10 by offering at least one Greg Monroe draft prediction per day until we run out of mock drafts on the internet or our eyes bleed, here's one that has Monroe being shipped to Motown.

I'm not sure how fellow Piston DaJuan Summers would react by watching his former teammate play 35+ minutes a night while he picks splinters out of his ass, but that's not my problem.

7. Detroit Pistons – Greg Monroe – Georgetown – 19 yrs old – PF

Detroit Basketball is in big need of some help in the front court and should count their lucky stars if/when Greg Monroe is still around at 7th. Monroe has the potential to be one of those guys that slips to the bottom of the Top 10 and makes teams wish they would have grabbed him earlier. Think Amare Stoudemire in 2002, Dirk Nowitzki and Paul Pierce in 1998, Tracy McGrady in 1997, etc. I'm in no way, shape, or form putting Monroe in the class of those superstars, but I do have a feeling that if the G-Town sophomore drops to the 7-10 range of this draft that there are going to be a lot of teams shaking their heads a few years from now when Monroe is having a better career than most in this draft class.

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I agree wholeheartedly with that assessment.

by hoyasincebirth on May 20, 2010 10:39 AM EDT reply actions

Wow

The TMNT shout-out in that post is probably this blog’s finest moment.

by lordnick on May 20, 2010 11:25 AM EDT reply actions

it's nice to see Monroe getting some love on a draft board

people have been hating more than loving i feel.

High fives only on three pointers.

by TheYellofAllYells on May 20, 2010 12:05 PM EDT reply actions

watch as stock plummets

at the “combine” when his vertical jump is the lowest of all bigs or he has the shortest arms. Or he cant do enough reps at the bench press.

by bunk moreland on May 20, 2010 1:32 PM EDT reply actions

if i recall

kevin durant did 1 rep at the bench press

Casually.

by CasualHoya on May 20, 2010 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions

and mike sweetney did 1 billion

Good talk.
Casual Hoya

by Hire Esherick on May 20, 2010 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions

yes, but he also did 1 billion of these

mmmmmm

by bunk moreland on May 20, 2010 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions

hey!

wasn’t that place on Man v. Food?

i would eat a dozen of those bacon maple smokers.

Casually.

by CasualHoya on May 20, 2010 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions

yes!

solid place, open 24 hours. memphis mafia is tough to beat. But the place is always cooking up the bacon for those bars Smells great, you can almost feel the calories floating through the air.

by bunk moreland on May 20, 2010 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions

yes, my point exactly

If it was the NFL he would fall to the second round. Luckily I think most GMs know skill counts in basketball. Otherwise Tyrus Thomas would be all NBA.

I still see his “stock” falling after the combine, but then shooting back up in the individual workouts. He goes before Ed Davis and Aldrich, and after Favors/Cousins.

by bunk moreland on May 20, 2010 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions

I actually think his stock is going to rise when he out performs expectations on those metrics. Sure he may not get up all the time on his post moves, but he gets up there on some of his dunks. If he’s just trying to jump i bet his veritcal is just fine. His wingspan seems fine and he’s fairly quick up and down the court.

by hoyasincebirth on May 20, 2010 4:15 PM EDT reply actions