Blazers podcast/Greg monroe

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  1. blazedanugz

    blazedanugz Well-Known Member

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    Listening to john freeman and Casey H's podcast yesterday they talked blazer offseason and the name they said to definitely expect the blazers to chase is Greg monroe. A guy that can he a crazy 3rd big off the bench, start at C or....start at PF if that one guy leaves.
    What do you guys think of him? I've never really had a chance to watch him play.
    Who else do you guys think would be a good fit?
     
  2. BlazerCaravan

    BlazerCaravan Hug a Bigot... to Death

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    I like Monroe; he'd be a fine consolation prize if the worst came to worst.
     
  3. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Monroe would have been great.....if we would have traded LA for Wiggins or someone like that. Getting Monroe as a consolation prize and letting LA walk for nothing is going to sting. A lot.
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    I thought the idea was to add Monroe to the bigs we have. Like to replace Freeland.

    Can he play center?
     
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    If JJ Hickson can play center, I think Monroe can play center :grin:
     
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    What's Greg's max offer sheet look like? I've wanted him in the past - he scores well in the paint and can easily learn to be a good defender. In that regard he's like a young Zbo. But he won't be the centerpiece to the team like Zbo/LMA was/is, and that's a good thing. I think Greg at $12M is better than LMA at $18M. I'm guessing that $12M is what his yearly salaries would average out to? Hopefully it'd be less, but I'm guessing not.
     
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    His max would be the same as Eric Gordon or Roy Hibbert likely. 4/58
     
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    I would say Monroe is fully capable of being a center on the offensive end. What he lacks is the defensive prowess I think we need. We would have a huge upgrade scoring in the post, probably rebounding, etc. What I worry about is how our pick and roll defense sucks, and it would suck even more if we didn't have a rim protector in the paint.
     
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    We'd need to sign Tyson Chandler if we went with Monroe. Maybe we could get both rolo and Tyson on 3/24s with Monroe's mini max? A front court of:

    Monroe / Leonard
    Chandler / RoLo

    Would be pretty good.
     
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    But LaMarcus isn't leaving. ;)

    Meyers/Monroe would seem to be a pretty good combination off the bench on offense.

    Monroe plays center on offense, guards PF on defense. Meyers plays stretch PF on offense, guards centers on defense.

    Also great injury insurance.
     
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    Would Monroe want to come here to be a back up, though?
     
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    Knicks are throwing the MAX at Monroe this summer.
     
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    we need defense, defense, defense. oh and someone to set good screens ;)
     
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    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Can we bring the Przybilla back to properly instruct Leonard on the above?
     
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    Monroe's a good offensive player and rebs fairly well, not much of a defender however, I do think we need one big who is a good defender/shot blcker
     
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    blue32 Who wants a mustache ride?

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    Def miss the vanilla gorilla.
     
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    As the great Ralph Wiggum once said: "That's unpossible!"
     
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    Good point! Would the Blazers go that far?
     
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    If you like Al Jefferson's game, you'll like Greg Monroe.

    I, personally, do not like Al Jefferson's game.
     
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    Good point! I wonder how Monroe is at setting picks?
    While he's not known as a good defender, defense can be taught - look no further than Meyers Leonard. If we had Thibs coaching, rather than Stotts, I believe Monroe could be just fine on defense.
    Another option to help with Monroe's defensive deficiencies would be to try to swing a trade for Hibbert. A frontline of Monroe/Hibbert, with Meyers backing up both spots, could be very good in the right system.
     

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