http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/04/greg-monroe-my-number-is-not-getting-called/ Your Go-To Source For Pistons Coverage Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:42:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/04/greg-monroe-my-number-is-not-getting-called/comment-page-1/#comment-63584 Max Thu, 12 Apr 2012 18:57:12 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/04/greg-monroe-my-number-is-not-getting-called/#comment-63584 I think Monroe development is going to happen in fits and starts.  He seems to go through periods where he takes a step or two back, in my opinion, because he is in some kind of personal learning phase.  However, when he comes out of his learning phase, he starts to kill it and perform beyond expectations until he enters his next learning phase.  It's as if he is in a cycle of putting it all together and excelling before realizing he still needs work which makes him regress and his aggression lowers as he takes in new information. If you remember last year,  it always seemed like Monroe played every team better the 2nd time he played them.  Remember his first game against Cousins this year where he got killed?  The next game, Monroe played a different style and dominated Cousins.  I've never seen a player who seems to profit so much from each experience but he seems to need to pace himself to assimilate information while he is learning. Monroe's off hand is more proficient than nearly any player I can think of not named Nash,   He can throw a sweeping right hook and most big man can't do so with their dominant hand.     I think Monroe development is going to happen in fits and starts.  He seems to go through periods where he takes a step or two back, in my opinion, because he is in some kind of personal learning phase.  However, when he comes out of his learning phase, he starts to kill it and perform beyond expectations until he enters his next learning phase.  It’s as if he is in a cycle of putting it all together and excelling before realizing he still needs work which makes him regress and his aggression lowers as he takes in new information.
If you remember last year,  it always seemed like Monroe played every team better the 2nd time he played them.  Remember his first game against Cousins this year where he got killed?  The next game, Monroe played a different style and dominated Cousins.  I’ve never seen a player who seems to profit so much from each experience but he seems to need to pace himself to assimilate information while he is learning.
Monroe’s off hand is more proficient than nearly any player I can think of not named Nash,   He can throw a sweeping right hook and most big man can’t do so with their dominant hand.
 
 

]]> http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/04/greg-monroe-my-number-is-not-getting-called/comment-page-1/#comment-63570 MrBlockedShot Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:52:52 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/2012/04/greg-monroe-my-number-is-not-getting-called/#comment-63570 I don't buy Monroe's explanation, at least not as whole excuse for his numbers dropping so much. Very accurate points by Ellis about him. imho Monroe has been given the ball many times but he just decided to pass, dribble in the paint or not to shoot and drive to the basket. Opponents have been scouting Monroe's movements in the post and he has to figure out how to improve his game cos right now he is making bad decissions but not only due to the defense. His repertory is more limited than ever imho (right hand also exists...) He has to shoot more and make his range wider, it will open the defense and make it easier for him to score if he decides to drive to the basket. Forget about dribbling in the paint were he's losing a lot of balls. His mindset must be shoot first, we do not need a center to pass the ball. What do you think about it? Hope we can watch some games of the remainder of the season were he plays with Macklin for several minutes... I don’t buy Monroe’s explanation, at least not as whole excuse for his numbers dropping so much. Very accurate points by Ellis about him. imho Monroe has been given the ball many times but he just decided to pass, dribble in the paint or not to shoot and drive to the basket. Opponents have been scouting Monroe’s movements in the post and he has to figure out how to improve his game cos right now he is making bad decissions but not only due to the defense. His repertory is more limited than ever imho (right hand also exists…) He has to shoot more and make his range wider, it will open the defense and make it easier for him to score if he decides to drive to the basket. Forget about dribbling in the paint were he’s losing a lot of balls. His mindset must be shoot first, we do not need a center to pass the ball. What do you think about it? Hope we can watch some games of the remainder of the season were he plays with Macklin for several minutes…

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