[Monroe] gets a bit lackadaisical at times, though—bringing back shades of his high school days with the lack of energy he shows—something that shows up most often on the glass, where he is doing a pretty poor job at the moment. Monroe ranks as one of the worst rebounders amongst all big men in our database, gathering a paltry 7.9 rebounds per-40 minutes pace adjusted, which is an extremely disappointing rate.

They write a lot of nice things, too, but that bit’s enough to make me seriously curb my enthusiasm. A young tall skinny lefty with some serious flaws in his game? You don’t say!

how do you plan on catching the Thunder in losses or are you just planning on some lottery luck?

or something crazy like that

They switch the starters every day and they play all the players on there bench…. He’s gettin mature over there playing with better talent in Europe than college. He’s not getting the baby treatment like most of the freshman on campus’ here in the US and he is actually learning how to be a better overall basketball player. His coach said he is one of hte most talented players and when he learns how to do things like playing defense and running the team he will be a very special player (At least before he resigned lol)

everything i’ve seen and heard about monroe seems to indicate that he’s the anti-randolph. he’s not at all a freakish athlete, he’s really fundamentally sound and relies on touch and good decision making, but isn’t a great rebounder (which sleepy mentioned few posts up from here, and is a big concern, so that’s something to watch out for). they both have good handles for big guys, but other than that…

If Tiger is black… Griffin’s white.

I have not been lucky enough to catch Griffin’s play yet. i’m wondering if he’s more than just about dunks? Does he have any moves down low? hook shot? jump shot?

Boozer weighed like 260 in his pre-draft measurements. Griffin is listed at 235-240, but AR was listed at 220 and it turned out he weighed 197.

obviously still consensus #1, but it’d be interesting to see what happens if Griffin doesn’t measure well ala Beasley and Rubio actually ends up declaring like Chad Ford insists he will.

Didn’t the bulls have a smaller chance at number one last year?

might be a bit too cut and dry for draft night. griffin is the clear bpa, it seems. no one else is really entering the discussion, so he’s gotta be number one no matter what, but beyond that, it’s fuzzier. i’m a big fan of the tier system, because you have a much better idea of who you can lump together in draft pools than who is clearly better than everyone else. the tiers don’t have to be huge, but if you narrow the tiers down to 3 players or so and grab the one that can help your team most, that seems like a better strategy. you just never reach for a guy on a tier below someone who’s available.

quick rundown of the tier system for those unfamiliar:

let’s say when the warriors are drafting, harden and monroe are both available. harden is 3 on their board and monroe is 4, but it’s close, so they’re on the same tier. you take monroe because of the abundance of guards on the team, the fact that monrow would fit a need, and because it’s impossible to say if that small amount of extra something that puts harden ahead translates to the pros perfectly. if monroe’s gone and it’s harden vs tyler hansborough, you grab harden because it’s clear that harden is much more likely to be a successful pro.

that’s how i’d do it, but i’ve never made a successful draft pick in my life. i just watch on tv.