Andre Drummond

[Dr. Jones]

Looks like he's going to have a 25/20 game today.

Right now with 2:00+ left in the 3rd, he's at 21/17. (Corbin would sit him the rest of teh game)

 

[BTP]

Would you guys rather have Monroe or Kanter? I think Monroe is not to stay there. He can't guard 4s and doesn't provide enough spacing with Drummond on the court.

 

[Dr. Jones]

Would you guys rather have Monroe or Kanter? I think Monroe is not to stay there. He can't guard 4s and doesn't provide enough spacing with Drummond on the court.

Good question. I don't know.

Drummond ended with 31pts and 19rbs... while going 7/18 from the line. Egad.

 

[Deleted member 848]

Apparently Pistons fans are very down on Monroe. Been doing a bit of reading on their forum as of late (mostly to see how pissed they got after noticing that Burke dropped 20, while KCP has yet to clear 40% from the field)

 

[Dr. Jones]

Apparently Pistons fans are very down on Monroe. Been doing a bit of reading on their forum as of late (mostly to see how pissed they got after noticing that Burke dropped 20, while KCP has yet to clear 40% from the field)

I hated KCP until 20.

Monroe is on my fantasy team and I'm mad at him too.

 

[NUMBERICA]

Can someone give the cliff notes on what's so wrong with Monroe?

 

[Dr. Jones]

Can someone give the cliff notes on what's so wrong with Monroe?

I like him.. If I had to bitch, I'd say consistent effort/consistency. Also plays soft. He gets the job done, though.. more often than not.

 

[BTP]

Can someone give the cliff notes on what's so wrong with Monroe?

He has this one signature move: From the elbow dribbling w/o hesitation to the basket. League caught up to this scheme and last year he played extensive minutes with Villanueva(spacer) and as a Center his more natural position. But last year was also worse compared to his 2nd year.
His shooting mechanics look okay but his success indicates lack of talent/focus. He was 33% from 3to10 feet out last year and 31% from 10 to the 3 point line.
His success at PF depended a lot on executing mid range elbow shooting. He hasn't done this. So no spacing provided and as mentioned before teams got the memo after year 2, where he had a 22 PER, .161 WS/48 campaign. This has dropped since.
I also expected him to expand his game this year and have a breakout year. Hasn't happened so far and I seriously doubt it will in Detroit and maybe overall.

So after taking a look at this 23 year old Georgetown big I have decided I'd rather hope that 21 year old Kanter develops well.

Right now I'd say Monroe is worth $35M/4 when paired with a defensive minded PF, who can play some Center depending on matchup. But my guess is his camp feel seek something more along $55/4.

 

[UGLI baby]

I like him.. If I had to bitch, I'd say consistent effort/consistency. Also plays soft. He gets the job done, though.. more often than not.

So, exactly the same as he was at Georgetown?

 

[Deleted member 848]

Good question. I don't know.

Drummond ended with 31pts and 19rbs... while going 7/18 from the line. Egad.

https://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/9827138/the-life-career-detroit-pistons-center-andre-drummond

Here's an awesome article on Drummond from the virtuosic Jonathan Abrams. Easily my current favourite sports-writer. Every single one of his articles on Grantland are must-reads (particularly the Johnny Flynn, Korleone Young, and Shaun Livingston articles). He isn't a douche on twitter like Zach Lowe, either.

 

[spycam1]

https://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/9827138/the-life-career-detroit-pistons-center-andre-drummond

Here's an awesome article on Drummond from the virtuosic Jonathan Abrams. Easily my current favourite sports-writer. Every single one of his articles on Grantland are must-reads (particularly the Johnny Flynn, Korleone Young, and Shaun Livingston articles). He isn't a douche on twitter like Zach Lowe, either.

Holy ****ing long article.