anyone think he looked a little out of sorts last night, I even thought he seemed like his leg was bothering him.
I am a big fan of Monsanto. He's done remarkably well - what a surprise and a joy to see him out there.
He needs to do all the little things, which he has been doing for the most part (rebound, defense, be a team player etc.), like that nice bounce pass to Alondes in transition...when his shot is not falling (1-6 overall, 1-5 from 3).
Good news is we saw a nice skip pass from him, a Post-Up move which looked good, but he missed the shot, then got called for over the back when he tried to grab his miss - he had the "I am trying too hard" shaking his head thing going and Forbes took him out a few minutes later.
Like many college players, he appears to (?) get a little down when he misses, and to some extent, allows his offense to dictate his defense, a little. Forbes AND Monsanto will correct that in the next few weeks. He was pressing a little, last night.
I'd advise him, like the UNC game, just to "keep shooting." If he is 1-6 last night, and commits that over the back foul and has some very mild reaction to that, I sit him down, then put him back in and tell him "green light" and hope he makes a couple and ends up 4-10 and 3-8 from deep or something like that...isn't that what happened with UNC ---
he got in a rhythm.
He can get really hot, which makes him a major difference maker in the next 2+ months.