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Splitting Greg Monroe
DBBer XstreamINsanity takes a deep dive into Greg Monroe's stats this year.
DBBer XstreamINsanity takes a deep dive into Greg Monroe's stats this year.
Drummond has stress fracture of fifth lumbar vertebra. Team expects full recovery.
It is no surprise that Drummond is singled out but every time he is ranked ahead of Anthony Davis he is one step closer to being a legitimate contender for rookie of the year.
The superlatives just keep pouring in for Detroit's electric big man. Despite being just 19 years old people are starting to realize that Drummond has superstar potential.
Detroit features two of the best pick-and-roll big men in the league, but you may not have noticed it prior to the passing game of Jose Calderon.
The Pistons two most efficient players are Andre Drummond and Greg Monroe. But for a team to thrive, the most efficient players need to also be consistent.
Just how good has the Detroit Pistons big man been? Despite his limited minutes, Drummond is on track to have the best season from a teenager in NBA history.
Before the draft Andre Drummond scared us, in Summer League Andre Drummond intrigued us, in preseason Andre Drummond excited us. Half way into his first season he's simply the best player on the Detroit Pistons.
Monroe's slide to power forward is inevitable, the question will be how he handles a perimeter-focused opposition.
Greg Monroe spoke with Vincent Goodwill about the adjustments he needs to make when he's sharing the court with Andre Drummond.
Aside from getting the frontcourt of the future accustomed to playing next to each other, playing Greg Monroe and Andre Drummond together may also be beneficial to 20-year-old "point guard of the future" Brandon Knight.
For almost eight minutes, Pistons fans finally got a glimpse of what it might be like with Andre Drummond and Greg Monroe playing together. Why Lawrence Frank hasn't played them together before is rather confusing.
The Pistons have tried to manage expectations for Andre Drummond, but a combination of his skill and Detroit's flaws mean Drummond will see big minutes and might sneak himself into the Rookie of the Year conversation.
The Detroit Pistons' most promising player has the talent make strides in the coming season. The question is how much his coach or his teammates will involve him in the offense.
Pistons fans want Andre Drummond to be the next Dwight Howard. Skeptics think he'll be the next Darko Milicic. The truth, of course, probably lies somewhere in between. 31 teens 6-10 or taller have been drafted and the numbers tell us to be patient.