When Drummond and Monroe play together, with the latter at power forward, it could put "a little bit more premium on the guys around them on the perimeter having to be shooters, but other than that, they can play together effectively."
Van Gundy also said he thinks Monroe can be effective at two positions. The question always comes at power forward, when physical mismatches which benefit Monroe offensively often hamper him on defense.
"It always comes down to who can make the other guy pay more," Van Gundy said. "Do they make us pay more by spreading the floor out, or do we make them pay more because we can dominate the boards and throw it to Greg on the block? We'll see how that goes, but certainly on the offensive end, he's more than capable of playing both, and I think he's willing to work hard enough that he can get it done on the defensive end."
As SVG has repeatedly stated he sees Greg as a PF and a C. And, unlike his predecessors-SVG will punish teams with stretch forward by going to Monroe in the post. I am very confident in SVG and interested to see how the season plays out.
