re: Van Gundy In, Monroe Out

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it's that they are slow footed enough to get burned by the Pick and Roll to the point that you have to take your starting center out of the game

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Yep.

If they get Monroe, they have to fundamentally alter how they approach defense (you could argue they should anyway based on the past couple of years). The high pressure, constant switching just won't work with his footspeed. Plus, he isn't much of a rim protector. Even if you really want Davis causing havoc out to the 3pt line, Monroe likely isn't enough at the rim to anchor even a mediocre defense.