Comments on: Don’t Mess with Monta

By: JustPuked

JustPuked — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:12:25 +0000

Chadwick- Whoa. I know this is a blog but let’s not wade too deep into hyperbole territory. Monta and Andris are the real deal, no doubt. All-Stars? I’m not feelin that. I get what you’re saying but that’s a long, long way off. Maybe they’re close on a talent level but look at it this way.

At minimum, Andris is going to have Yao and Stoudemire blocking his path to the All-Star game. And he’s going to have years of Gasol, Bynum, Chandler, and Aldridge PLUS Oden has yet to play a game. I love Biedrins, but he’s more than just one step away from leap frogging that group. He’s not even a 20-10 guy yet. I know you can chalk some of that to Nellieball, but seriously, I don’t see any All-Star games in Biedrins future.

For Monta, it’s even worse. The step of distance between Baron and Monta is humongous. It’s Gignormous! Baron has the talent to completely take over games, not just scoring but defense (he saves himself a lot), assists, rebounds, and most importantly jaw dropping, ball swingin’, in your face, game winning shots. Dwayne Wade says when Baron wants, he’s amongst the five most unstoppable players in the league. Now Kid Flash is hot, but come’on, I don’t care how many And 1 commercials you watch, Ellis is not now nor will he be at that level for at least a few more years. The kicker, even with Baron playing like Capt Save a Dub, and getting serenaded with MVP chants, he can’t get a sniff of the All Star game. He’s got at best a 10% chance of making it. If he can’t even make, having this kind of year, Monta, even with a Paul Bunyan step, has no chance in hell. The Guard depth in the West is even deeper than it is at Center. Again, ain’t no All-Star games in Monta’s future for a good long while.

But I love the spirit of what you’re saying. They’re bringing it now and if they both take a big step up (and I mean HUGE), they’d at least be in the conversation. Now if we can only get them signed this summer for reasonable amounts that would be a huge step in the right direction for Nellie/Mullin/Rowell/Cohan….

By: ChadwicK

ChadwicK — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 19:21:59 +0000

Monta’s a pimp and BD gots his back regardless.. All this other speculation seems like some people arent really aware of just exactly what they are witnessing on an almost nightly basis.. Monta and Andris both are a step away from All-Star status

By: dareedle

dareedle — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 06:17:18 +0000

Monta is a great player, probably ahead of Biedrins in current talent, but under no situation is he less tradable than Biedrins because of simple supply and demand. There is a long list of servicable guards in the league, probably only 5-6 bigs that make sense to upgrade the team’s center position and none are on the open market. Biedrins has peaked under Nellie mostly because Nellie can’t coach bigs and his long, long summer .. Call me crazy but I don’t see upside to Monta … at times he is already the best guard on the floor … but restricted free agent in this new luxury tax era means affordable resign and any big of value is wearing Celtic green or is virtually untouchable (David Lee and Haslem have been virutally untouchable)

By: haastheman

haastheman — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 03:21:36 +0000

Monta is energy. He reminds me of a young allen iverson with reigns around him. Just think of the potential this kid has. I can’t wait til they take the daiper off.

By: EJ

EJ — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:56:15 +0000

LOL. like i said, i don’t not like the guy. i’d just like him to do a little more than run and score. he definitely showed some other weapons against the pacers. i think i’m another game away from getting a monta jersey!!

i’ve been impressed with his rebounding, actually.

can we really leave pietrus in the game? it’s almost becoming obvious that when he gets in, he tryies to pad his stats. and thats in the first quarter! marcus, does he want out that bad?

By: Wilson

Wilson — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:38:48 +0000

Monta, still a kid, defers to the veterans too much, in my opinion. Especially at crunch time – and the playoffs last year were constant crunch – he isn’t as aggressive as he should be. He’s a very good clutch shooter so it isn’t that he couldn’t be a good option under those circumstances, so I think part of his growing process is maintaining his confidence in pressure situations. Baron and Jax, who aren’t nearly as good percentage shooters overall, are good at crunch time, but I’d like to see Monta create near the ends of games rather than consistently going to Baron. (However, that’s worked pretty well up to now, so it’s hard to argue against it.) One reason for his lack of aggressiveness may be that Monta, whose handles are so dramatically better this year, still may be reluctant to risk turnovers like the ones in the playoffs. In my opinion, Monta is the one untouchable on the team – even more than Andris – because he has the potential to be the most exciting player in the league to watch.

By: Marcus

Marcus — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:46:12 +0000

What?! EJ showing love to Monta? Satan must have a cold

By: EJ

EJ — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:33:18 +0000

i did like what i saw, no doubt!

By: Pearl Kolling

Pearl Kolling — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 07:07:54 +0000

I love the “kid flash” name — that describes Monta so well! I also had my doubts earlier on about Monta, but now that he has been given the opportunity to be much more of the scoring guard he is, he has helped the team tremendously. I definitely would NOT give up Monta or Beans!

By: Greg

Greg — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 22:33:19 +0000

I like the “Kid Flash” moniker. I always thought of Monta as a mini Dwane Wade.