In a recent story from bleacher report.com, it was said that Greg Monroe and Brandon Knight could become the pistons go-to duo for a long time to come. Of course this is all barring a NBA lockout. The Pistons are going to drop Rodney Stuckey, who was once kept in Detroit instead of Chauncey Billups, to shooting guard and Knight will play the Point.
In this case, who is Batman? Who is Robin? It will be interesting to see whether Knight is the go-to player, or Monroe.
This is an excerpt from the story.
“But fans have been thrilled with Dumars’ drafting of Greg Monroe (seventh overall in the 2010 NBA draft) and Brandon Knight, who was taken eighth overall in last month’s draft.
Monroe, the 6’11” forward-center from Georgetown University, didn’t start off his rookie season exceptionally great. In fact he didn’t even start until his 22nd game. But as the season progressed, he transformed into a reliable big man, recording 21 double-doubles for the season.
Monroe would average 9.4 points and 7.5 rebounds per game in his first year in Detroit and finished in sixth place for the NBA Rookie of the Year award. He appears to have an extremely bright future in the league.
After leading the University of Kentucky to the Final Four this past season, Knight will likely start at point guard for the Pistons next season as former “point guard of the future” Rodney Stuckey moves to the shooting guard spot.
Dumars jumped at the chance to select Knight, who shocked fans and experts by slipping so far in the draft. Some mock drafts had him being picked as high as No. 3.
There’s a good chance that Knight will develop into a valuable NBA player. During his one-and-done season at Kentucky, he played under John Calipari, who has an impressive track record of coaching freshmen point guards who’ve gone on to become impact players in the pros. ”
[URL=”http://bleacherreport.com/articles/758405-detroit-pistons-will-greg-monroe-and-brandon-knight-form-a-dynamic-duo”]Complete story[/URL]
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