Detroit Pistons: 5 worst duos in franchise history
5 worst duos in Detroit Pistons’ history
#2: Andre Drummond and Greg Monroe
Why? Watching Andre Drummond and Greg Monroe play basketball together was like showing up to the movie theater early in order to get the best seats, only to have an usher seat a couple of seven foot tall giants in the seats directly in front of you. Not only did it make it harder to watch, but it also somehow felt harder on the knees, as well.
This twin tower experiment really started when the Pistons selected Monroe with the 7th pick of the 2010 NBA draft. At the time, it was a solid move, as Monroe had played college ball at Patrick Ewing’s alma mater Georgetown University. Georgetown had a reputation as being a Big Man U of sorts. After all, the Hoyas Head Coach was John Thompson, Jr., a 6-foot-10 big man himself. Monroe was a classic, back-to-the-basket frontcourt double-double machine in the making. In his sophomore season with the Pistons he averaged 15.4 ppg and 9.7 rpg.
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Despite Monroe’s development and obvious potential, the Pistons otherwise had a thrift store roster and struggled to get wins. Equipped with the 9th pick in the 2012 draft they decided to address the troubling construction of their team by adding…another prototypical, back-to-the-basket frontcourt double-double machine, albeit one with a touch more athleticism and a knack for slamming lob passes through the hoop. The results? A 90-156 win-loss record during their three years together. It’s worth noting that Josh Smith was also playing for the Pistons for part of this stretch, but that feels like piling on. Just know that the Twin Tower experiment never came close to working.