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Milwaukee Bucks: Greg Monroe Progress Report

By Gerald Bourguet

Nov 6, 2015; New York, NY, USA; Milwaukee Bucks head coach Jason Kidd draws up a play for Milwaukee Bucks center Greg Monroe (15) against the New York Knicks during the fourth quarter at Madison Square Garden. The Bucks defeated the Knicks 99-92. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 6, 2015; New York, NY, USA; Milwaukee Bucks head coach Jason Kidd draws up a play for Milwaukee Bucks center Greg Monroe (15) against the New York Knicks during the fourth quarter at Madison Square Garden. The Bucks defeated the Knicks 99-92. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 10, 2015; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Milwaukee Bucks center Greg Monroe (15) talks with forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) during the second quarter against the Detroit Pistons at BMO Harris Bradley Center. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports /

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The individual numbers are all fine and dandy, and they reveal a lot about the player that Greg Monroe is. But it’s how they’ve related to the team’s numbers that’s really important here, and a quick gander at the league-wide rankings shows a clear shift from offense to defense — with very mixed results.

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    • On the bright side, being able to run an offense through a big capable of catching the ball at the elbow and either making a move or making a pass has helped the Bucks improve to the NBA’s 13th ranked offense (101.3 points per 100 possessions). Milwaukee is also eighth in assists (22.5 per game), sixth in three-point percentage (37.3 percent) and 11th in field goal percentage (44.9 percent).

    With Monroe on the floor, the Bucks’ offense is humming. Or, at least, “humming” compared to last season’s atrocious offense.

    On the defensive end, however, Milwaukee has seen a major backslide. Last season they were the NBA’s second ranked defense, holding opponents to 99.3 points per 100 possessions. Through the first 12 games of the season with Monroe aboard, the Bucks have become the second-worst defense in the NBA, surrendering 108.1 points per 100 possessions.

    It’s also worth noting that Milwaukee has actually been outscored by 0.5 points per 100 possessions with Monroe on the court, that the Bucks have a -6.8 point differential overall, and that despite Monroe’s 9.6 rebounds per night, the team is dead last in rebounding at 37.3 boards per game.

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