Early in the season, fans were amazed with John Wall’s speed and overall ability to lead a team. We were impressed with Blake Griffin and his flat out dominance, even to today. Landry Fields of the Knicks and his steady play. We’ve seen comparisons of Gary Payton (John Wall), Karl Malone (Blake Griffin) and John Havlicek (Landry Fields). Currently, were waiting for Evan Turner to get it, Paul George and Semih Edren have both recieved playing time lately and Ed Davis and DeMarcus Cousins are in and out. Besides Gary Neal, Greg Monroe is steadily improving.
Earlier this month, I asked why isn’t Monroe playing? Coming out of college, many argued that Monroe was a safe pick who should be successful. Monroe is more a power forward then a center because he’s not aggressive on the boards. Well, since the turn of the calender year, Monroe has been one of the more improved rookies. Since January 3rd, the Pistons played 13 games and Monroe has had averaged 10.8 ppg and 8.4 rpg. Along with 9 double digit scoring games, Monroe has also shown the ability to guard multiple positions, including the wing positions.
With Monroe being a bright spot, the Pistons now have another good, young player on the roster, Monroe, Jerebko and Stuckey as building blocks, the Pistons should be looking to make a upgrade to the point guard and center positions and that means: MOVE RICHARD HAMILTON AND TYSHAUN PRINCE!!!