Jabari Young: Monroe or DeAndre

Livin that NBA2k dream.

 

I said I, no we!

 

Nah, 2k screws you hard... I once put LA on the trade finder and all the gms became that bald fuck from pawn stars..

 

Put me in the camp that says the Blazers would be wasting their time going after Deandre Jordan. Why would he leave unless he is unhappy in LA, and I have not seen anything to indicate that is the case since Doc has gotten there.

Find another Plan A or B. He is not worth over paying just to get his attention.

 

I think Monroe would take his game to another level in Portland. He's never had spacing in Detroit - As a team they shot 34% from three and their best shooter (Kyle Singler) barely played and was eventially dealt. Prince shot 40% from three on 1.1 3PA.

 

I think Monroe could actually replicate Aldridge's impact on offense - to an extent. Aldridge isn't an amazing scorer by any means, just extremely high usage with a comically low turnover rate to boot. Monroe is more efficient than Aldridge, but turns it over a bit more. A wash.

He's a complete sieve on defense though, so whoever we pair him up with in the front court better be lockdown. If we got Hibbert - OK. If we stay with Lopez? We're for sure getting worse.

 

http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/4260/greg-monroe

"Monroe is among the steadiest power forwards in the league, but he's limited as an athlete and is not a threat to stretch the floor. According to Basketball-Reference, nearly 40 percent of Monroe's attempts came from the 3-10 foot range, but he converted at only a 37 percent clip. To make matters worse, he was a non-factor in the mid-range, with a mere seven percent of his field goal attempts coming from 10-22 feet. He's also shown no signs of developing as an outside shooter, an increasing focus for teams looking to spread the floor, as he's 0-of-7 from long-range in his career................"

Getting into a bidding war with the Knicks over him may not be wise. Maybe we are better off with Leonard if the guy can't play D.

 

Monroe will make a fine addition to our core of Aldridge/Lopez/Batum/Wes/Meyers/CJ/Arron

 

So our biggest limitation on Offense is alack of inside scoring presence and here we have a guy who takes more than half his shots inside 3 feet, and takes 92% of his shots inside 10 feet. Also Monroe is not quite 24, so IMO he and Lillard are a nice start to a core going forward. A starting tandem of Monroa and Leonard for a year or 2 while the retooling begins would be nice balance.

 

I'm actually not against getting Monroe as long as we pair him with a solid defensive big.

But if Aldridge stays, I wouldn't want Monroe. We still need a defensive anchor to be insurance on the defensive end

 

Do you mind if I call my friend? He's an expert on lamarcus Aldridges.

 

Imo, Monroe hasn't played that great with a defensive anchor (Drummond) next to him. If you're going to have a big guy who plays in the paint, like Monroe, Boogie, or Al Jeff, you don't want a defensive minded center who will clog up the middle like a Drummond, Chandler, or Dwight Howard.

I think Monroe would do very well if paired with Leonard. It would be a really nice inside/outside combo.

 

So essentially don't play any defense at all and try to be the 2010 Phoenix Suns and outscore everyone?

 

If you get Monroe, it would be a bad idea to try to pair him with someone like, say, Roy Hibbert. They're both ball hounds, they both play in the paint, and having them on the court together would minimize the impact of both players.

 

What he is saying though is neither Monroe or Leonard is much of a defender (especially Monroe, Leonard at least seems to look to be improving).

 

Defensive ratings per 100 possesions...

Jordan 98
Gasol 100
Hibbert 101
Leonard 102
Aldridge 102
Monroe 103
Lopez 104
Griffin 106

 

DR tells only part of the story. Anyone with any sort of Bball IQ knows this

 

I want to see the alternate universes where DeAndre stays a Clipper or becomes a Blazer, because in one, I bet there's a rules change to prevent hack-a-Shaq... guess which one.

 

What he's really saying is Monroe is one of those guys who will have an impressive career without a championship.

 

That maybe true for all we know but no that isn't what he was really saying.