Malik Monk is one of the most exciting players in high school basketball and it sounds like a 2 horse race for his college decision.
Kentucky vs. Arkansas.
Gary Parrish of CBS Sports is intrigued by Monk’s decision and wonders which school he will ultimately pick.
“Mostly everyday fans tell me to go to Arkansas,” Monk said. “But there’s no pressure at all.”
I believe the first part of the quote. But I’m not buying the second part at all. Because, let’s be honest, the pressure has to be extraordinary, doesn’t it? I mean, can Malik Monk really leave home and endure what would be an intense backlash? And can Marcus Monk, really let his brother leave the state when he A) played at Arkansas, B) previously worked with Arkansas, C) lives in Fayetteville, and D) now helps run the Arkansas Wings?
That’s what John Calipari is up against here.
For what it’s worth, Marcus Monk insisted he won’t be swayed by his Arkansas ties.
Whether that’s true, who knows?
But it is what he insisted.
“I gave the school four years; they got four years from the Monk family already,” Marcus Monk said with a smile. “So there’s no pressure on me. And I keep telling Malik there’s no pressure on him. I know he probably gets hit [by fans] more than me. But … this is his decision … and he has to be full-fledged selfish with his decision. So if Arkansas is a good fit, good. But if it’s Kentucky or any other school — if it’s Kansas or Oregon or Florida State or any of them — he just has to make a decision based solely on what makes him happy.”
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For me personally, Malik Monk is my favorite player in the 2016 class and the player I want to wear blue and white the most.
I just hope he feels the same way.
