Greatness Deferred; Georgetown's Success This Season Simply Will Depend on Monroe's Willingness to Become Assertive on the Floor

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Byline: Barker Davis, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Georgetown's version of the Monroe Doctrine is even more unequivocal than the original document.

We'll go as far as the big fella takes us, junior point guard Chris Wright said.

The big fella is center Greg Monroe, the 6-foot-11, 247-pound sophomore who returns for his second and perhaps last season on the Hilltop, hoping to improve upon the performance that made him last season's Big East rookie of the year.

Even though I thought I knew what to expect last year, you don't totally understand it until you actually experience the physical and mental pounding of the Big East season, said Monroe, a New Orleans native who hopes to make a victorious homecoming when the Hoyas open their …