wco81 wrote:TB wrote:wco81 wrote:
Kings are trying to get rid of Monk, bad contract and all.
Warriors should be dismissing the proposal out of hand.
They're not offering any assets in return because the FRP is to eat Monk's contract.
This goes both ways… we are also trying to get rid of Kuminga.
Monk averaged 17 PPG last season, on over 31 MPG. But we're not looking for a player to fill that kind of role.
Curious about his catch and shoot percentages and how much he runs off ball. I think of him mostly as creating for himself and a little for others because he has an explosive first step and he can get up a little despite being only 6-3.
It would seem to be a poor fit if he can't play off ball in Kerr's offense.
OTOH, they let Buddy dribble a lot, too much last season. Monk would be better for that.
Buddy tries hard on defense not sure about Monk.
I think we definitely need the role that Monk provides. He’s a great scorer and ball-handler off the bench that can create for others a bit. We have nobody other than starters that can dribble and pass. He’s not great at catch and shoot… better than a Kuminga or GP2 type, but he’s better with the ball in his hands attacking. Ideal type of player for non Steph minutes, and then when he plays with Steph he can break down the defense while Steph draws away help defenders.
Monk is a much better player than Buddy, but like you mentioned, they definitely are different roles… both of which we need. The difference is there isn’t a Monk available in free agency, but I think we can pretty easily replace Buddy with guys like Morris/Melton/Seth and even Horford/Post minutes spacing the floor.
