Eye on Basketball: LaMarcus Aldridge and your defensive futility

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  1. blue9

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    Yup, and Millsap/Monroe > LMA/FA Center.
    I'm out - Happy VD!
     
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    Nope .
     
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    I want to know about Monroe's character. Is he willing to play his natural position, center, or is he a prima donna like that Aldridge guy I hear about?
     
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    Monroe's team is worse than we are! Lol
     
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    You watched last night's game, right? :lol:
     
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  6. magnifier661

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    Yeah and? Have you seen the game the night before? Okc lost to Miami by 12 tonight at home.
     
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    Pistons aren't much worse than we are. They might catch us if we keep playing how we have. Then what?
     
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    Our team is sadly lacking in smart D.
     
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    5 games in the loss? Yeah they are close! Hahaha I guess we can catch up to Denver then right?
     
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    That I can agree on. Monroe isn't that much of that dominating defensive center though, FYI
     
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    Does Monroe command a double team?
     
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    No but he can rebound.
     
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    It's not about being dominating. It's about being a reliable defensive player able to make the correct reads in a split second. I can live with that.
     
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    You would be fine trading Aldridge for a player like that? I wouldn't
     
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    I'm fine with trading any player depending upon the returning value.
     
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    Well that's fine; but Monroe doesn't give us the value we send. Sorry but I don't see anything that could sway me the other way.
     
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    First, it wouldn't be a one-for-one swap. Second, you would want at least equal value in return.
     
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    Got any suggestions? What other players on Detroit is worth a shit?
     
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    Dude's got a DRtg of 102 on a team that isn't a good defensive team. He also has a DWS of 2.5, which is both handily better than Aldridge. Their PER's are essentially the same. I don't understand why that proposal is insane like you think. A top 5 Center in the league who is 5 years younger than Aldridge, a much better defender and just a hair less effective offensively and a better passer out of the post. To top it off you get a young glue guy like Singler to bolster the bench and a helluva backup PG in Bynum.

    Aldridge is a fine player. But, some of you act like he's some kind of superstar who's going to piggy back this team to the promise land.
     
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    It doesn't have to be Detroit. But it sounds like you already made your personal decision. And that's cool.
     
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