Quote Originally Posted by Coach34 View Post
but all they were told was that he was going to get drafted mid-1st
I am a dumbass. I just looked up the 2005 draft and I thought he went late first round. He went late 2nd round. He definitely believed in himself and was going to the NBA because that is pure stupidity with no guaranteed contract. A lot of 2nd round picks don't even make the team much less get a contract. I wonder what person told them he was getting drafted in the 1st round when every measure the NBA typically used would tell you he might not even get drafted.

Well when Stans signed him No shooting guard in the last 20 years had been drafted out of high school as short as he was. I remember people thinking because of that we should get him in school. I remember Travis Outlaw was coming to college until Portland promised him a 1st round pick at least that was the word around Starkville at the time. I believe they were the only team that planned on taking him in the first round but that is all it takes. I had no connection to Jackson then so I have no clue if just one team set on Monta or if there were multiple teams talking to him about drafting him.

JFF almost fell out of the 1st round purely due to his height and basketball is even more important with not having your shot blocked.