crzymdups wrote:Monroe is one of the worst defenders in the league. Pairing him with Melo at the forward spots is a recipe for disaster.
There's more to the picture than singling out one aspect and trying to make that a reason not to get a player. Monroe is a top PF and he's young.
Hollinger Stats - Player Efficiency Rating - Qualified Power Forwards
RK PLAYER GP MPG TS% AST TO USG ORR DRR REBR PER VA EWA
1 Anthony Davis, NO 59 36.3 .595 8.4 5.8 25.8 8.2 24.4 16.3 31.14 627.0 20.9
2 Blake Griffin, LAC 60 35.3 .554 18.8 8.2 26.9 6.3 18.1 12.3 23.06 365.4 12.2
3 Pau Gasol, CHI 70 34.5 .553 12.8 9.4 23.2 8.9 28.0 18.7 22.90 410.5 13.7
4 LaMarcus Aldridge, POR 65 35.6 .529 6.9 6.8 27.5 7.7 23.2 15.6 22.89 393.7 13.1
5 Derrick Favors, UTAH 68 31.5 .565 8.7 9.1 22.0 9.8 20.6 15.2 22.27 343.9 11.5
6 Tim Duncan, SA 69 29.4 .546 17.3 9.6 21.0 8.9 26.6 17.8 22.06 319.3 10.6
7 Greg Monroe, DET 64 31.1 .548 10.8 11.9 22.8 11.3 25.7 18.1 21.14 286.6 9.6
8 Brandan Wright, 70 18.5 .669 8.4 6.1 13.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 20.87 181.1 6.0
9 Ed Davis, LAL 71 23.5 .608 13.9 8.2 13.7 13.1 22.2 17.5 20.40 221.9 7.4
10 Paul Millsap, ATL 71 33.0 .568 14.9 11.5 22.2 6.9 20.0 13.7 20.20 304.5 10.111 Zach Randolph, MEM 64 32.5 .537 10.7 11.2 22.7 11.4 25.9 18.7 19.74 255.7 8.5
12 Dirk Nowitzki, DAL 70 29.6 .555 10.3 5.5 22.9 2.3 20.2 11.2 19.24 239.2 8.0
13 Kevin Love, CLE 70 34.1 .561 12.4 8.7 20.4 6.7 26.7 16.8 19.06 269.6 9.0
14 David Lee, GS 44 19.1 .549 17.7 9.5 18.6 9.9 20.6 15.4 18.89 92.5 3.1
15 Terrence Jones, HOU 25 27.5 .560 6.5 8.0 17.5 10.3 19.1 14.7 18.76 74.6 2.5
16 Jared Sullinger, BOS 51 28.7 .512 13.5 7.7 22.2 10.1 21.1 15.5 18.50 152.7 5.1
17 James Johnson, TOR 63 19.9 .617 15.7 12.2 16.3 5.1 16.9 11.0 18.41 129.0 4.3
18 Nikola Mirotic, CHI 74 19.9 .560 10.8 9.4 21.0 4.2 22.5 13.6 18.08 144.6 4.8
19 Charlie Villanueva, DAL 56 10.2 .542 4.2 7.3 24.2 4.8 19.9 12.3 17.81 54.0 1.8
20 Kenneth Faried, DEN 68 27.6 .539 8.7 10.8 18.4 11.4 23.0 17.0 17.76 175.3 5.8
Power Forward Defensive Win shares:
Rk Player Pos Age Tm G MP PER TS% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% OWS DWS ▾ WS WS/48 VORP
1 Nerlens Noel PF 20 PHI 71 2202 14.9 .495 8.1 21.0 14.3 9.6 2.9 5.1 16.5 17.0 -0.3 4.2 3.9 .084 1.6
2 Paul Millsap PF 29 ATL 71 2346 20.2 .568 6.9 20.0 13.7 15.3 2.7 2.4 13.4 23.9 4.0 4.1 8.1 .166 3.7
3 Tim Duncan PF 38 SAS 69 2026 22.0 .546 8.9 26.6 17.8 16.9 1.4 5.0 11.6 22.3 4.1 4.1 8.2 .194 3.5
4 Andre Drummond C 21 DET 74 2241 21.6 .503 18.3 29.9 23.8 3.8 1.6 4.7 9.4 21.8 3.1 3.9 7.0 .150 1.1
5 Pau Gasol PF 34 CHI 70 2412 22.8 .553 8.9 28.0 18.7 14.7 0.5 4.0 10.8 24.6 5.5 3.9 9.4 .187 3.0
6 Anthony Davis PF 21 NOP 59 2139 31.1 .595 8.2 24.4 16.3 10.8 2.1 6.2 6.4 27.8 8.8 3.6 12.4 .278 4.9
7 LaMarcus Aldridge PF 29 POR 65 2316 22.8 .529 7.7 23.2 15.6 9.3 0.9 1.9 7.3 30.1 4.6 3.6 8.2 .169 1.3
8 Zach Randolph PF 33 MEM 64 2079 19.7 .537 11.4 25.9 18.7 11.1 1.5 0.5 12.5 24.5 3.1 3.3 6.4 .148 1.7
9 Josh Smith PF 29 TOT 75 2097 14.6 .464 7.3 18.2 12.6 20.9 1.9 3.9 16.1 24.6 -1.2 3.1 1.9 .043 1.5
10 Khris Middleton PF 23 MIL 71 2122 15.6 .563 2.3 14.5 8.5 12.5 2.6 0.4 10.8 19.7 2.9 3.0 5.8 .132 1.8
11 Derrick Favors PF 23 UTA 68 2140 22.2 .565 9.8 20.6 15.2 9.4 1.4 4.3 9.9 23.6 5.1 3.0 8.1 .181 2.5
12 Serge Ibaka PF 25 OKC 64 2116 16.6 .549 7.0 18.0 12.6 4.2 0.7 5.8 10.4 19.0 2.9 2.9 5.8 .131 1.5
13 Kevin Love PF 26 CLE 70 2390 19.0 .561 6.7 26.7 16.8 10.9 1.0 1.1 10.0 21.6 5.6 2.8 8.4 .168 2.4
14 Marvin Williams PF 28 CHO 69 1782 11.5 .547 3.1 17.4 10.1 7.3 1.7 1.4 10.4 13.1 1.3 2.5 3.8 .102 1.3
15 Markieff Morris PF 25 PHO 75 2355 16.0 .525 4.7 16.3 10.5 11.7 2.0 1.1 12.2 23.5 1.9 2.5 4.4 .089 1.0
16 Greg Monroe PF 24 DET 64 1991 21.1 .548 11.2 25.7 18.1 11.6 1.7 1.2 13.4 23.9 3.6 2.5 6.1 .147 1.8