http://www.sbnation.comhttp://www.sbnation.com/users/c-lap Posts made by c-lap on SB Nation http://www.goldenstateofmind.com/2008/7/17/573725/monta-will-be-an-all-star c-lap Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:26:51 -0000 <p>now i know monta may not end up having the type of numbers you would expect out of an all star pg (20ppg, 8-10 apg), but he will run this team to a winning record next season.&nbsp; see nellie and mullin arent dumb, they will not try to use monta in a traditional PG role, wher he simply distributes the ball and scores when the opportunity arises.&nbsp; They are going to encourage him to look to score first .&nbsp; Once he gets into the paint, he has shown towards the end of last year that he is adept at dumping the ball of to biedrins or kicking it out to the perimeter, where jack will jack up 3's (pun intended), and magette will drive to the basket wih the D outta position and draw fouls.&nbsp; Given our current makeup and style of play, i really think that monta is the perfect PG for this system.&nbsp; plus im sure jack will handle the ball (hoepfully with less turnovers) close to half the time which will give monta the chance to come off some screens....</p> <p>As far as defense this will leave monta guarding the other teams PG, which is all he can do right now, it will put Jack on the 2 or 3 depending who is better, and magette will take the worse of the two.&nbsp;</p> <p>Everybody's freakin out about this PG situation, and i agree we need a backup, but dont worry, Monta is gonna handle it, and he will be an all star....there is and always will be a method to nellie's madness</p>