princeofpalace wrote:Drummond's just not that great and certainly not a guy you cater the offense around. I do agree that the idea that Drummond needs to be paired with a shooting 4 is what's leading Monroe out of town. Put Drummond with a Ryan Anderson type and there is now nobody who can reliable score with his back to the basket. Drummond is Deandre Jordan and should be treated as such. Griffin like Monroe has limited range and nobody questions the pairing. I believe tgat a duo with Greg as the main post scorer and Drummond as the garbage guy could work but so many ppl are overrating Drummonds offense. IMO, the fans will come to regret overrating him so much.
Drummond is worse than Jordan.
Jordan is limited, yes, even more than Drummond on offense, I believe Drummond has some technique, he is just dumb n terms of creating and reading the flow of the offense.
But Jordan works miles better as that type of Center because he is aggressive, he wants beef with anybody, he will punch his rival and elbow them, Drummond is soft.
And please, do not compare Griffin with Monroe, Griffin agility is historically great for a big man, the way he moves, his ballhandling, he is elite at that, plus an elite athlete, and he is, and always has been a terrific shooter from midrange, the comp couldnt be more wrong.
Monroe could work in certain situations as a starter and make the team competitive, like the Spurs with Leonard and Splitter, elite Forwards defending, especially the pick and roll, or with Charlotte defensive system last season, or maybe with the Thunder if Brooks wasnt the coach and he accepts a lesser role, no way he is getting the ball that much with Westbrook.
But thats it, in the rest of the teams, unless you want your team to be awful Monroe is a BACK-UP, a pretty good one, yes, but he should be paid as one, that is like Taj Gibson gets paid, 8-10m$ per year, never more than that, not 12, not even close to 14, and of course, not, never ever the maximum.
WE WANT HIM GONE REGARDLESS. 