- published: 10 Jun 2015
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Monta Ellis (pronounced "MON-tay", born October 26, 1985) is an American professional basketball player who plays the shooting guard and point guard positions for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Ellis entered the 2005 NBA Draft after graduating from Lanier High School in Jackson, Mississippi, and the Golden State Warriors drafted him in the second round. He is known for his spectacular speed, earning him the nickname "The Mississippi Missile", and also for being a prolific scorer, capable of making difficult shots.
Ellis' attended Lanier High School in Jackson where he was named Parade Magazine High School Player of the Year 2005 (along with Greg Oden) and a USA Today All-American. He had committed to Mississippi State University before opting for the NBA in 2005.
At Lanier H.S., Ellis scored a career-best 72 points in a game against Greenwood High School. As a junior, he scored 42 points in a 80–75 loss against renowned high school basketball powerhouse Oak Hill Academy, then the #1-ranked prep-basketball team in the country by USA Today, and their future NBA duo that consisted of point guard Rajon Rondo and forward Josh Smith, in front of a capacity crowd at the Marshall County Hoopfest in Benton, KY. His 42 points was the most ever scored against Oak Hill by an opposing player. In his senior season he scored 42 points in a game against South Gwinnett High School in which he was guarded by Louis Williams, at the Coliseum. He led Lanier to a 129–16 record in his four seasons as a starter (2002–2005), winning the 4A state championship in 2002 (33–5) and 2005 (35–2, ranked #12 nationally by USA Today) and runner-up finishes in 2003 (31–4) and 2004 (30–5). He scored a total of 4,167 points in his prep career, making him second all-time in Mississippi history. He received first-team all-state recognition from the Clarion-Ledger in all four of his high school seasons and was named Mississippi's "Mr. Basketball" by the paper in 2005.
If I, I would have to climb the highest mountains for you,
I would do, yes I'd do, I'd walk through desserts and valleys and to prove,
to prove my love is all yours, it's my charge maybe sometimes
You stay every day in your place, waiting for me and
and digging my hole, and sinking my joy and before I should know, no,no
No one changes, why I am so selfish, it's done
You're wasting my patience and now
you shout me, you cry to me, you don't understand it's too late: i'm gonna leave you baby
The more I try to give you, the more you want
I gave you all and my love
There's nothing to do at all
If I, I would have to climb the highest mountains for somebody again, I don't know, lord I don't know, maybe I'd walk through desserts and valleys to be only a castaway, I'd walk, walk along by the highways
Your messages, your phone calls won't change the end of the song
The more I try to give you, the more you want
I gave you all and my love
There's nothing to do at all
What can I do...
What can I do...
What can I do...
What can I do...
And you can call me Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, your messages won't change the end of this sad song