Should Monroe start?

[Chris22]

What do you guys think?

[wdleehi]

No.   I think he helps this team more as an offensive big man off the bench. 


But he will still be number 2 in terms of minutes played by bigs. 

[Chris22]

He got five points, six rebounds and six assists in 19 minutes.
I love it!

[JumpingJudkins]

Two assists, but he did make some nice passes.

[hodgy03038]

I think Monroe is better served to come off the bench. He still in his debut played more minutes than Baynes but Baynes is better starting to set the initial defense.

[Tr1boy]

No

but we do now have a solid looking 2nd unit

Monroe, Theis, Morris, Smart, Rozier

[otherdave]

Probably not, but I do expect him to play more minutes than AB or DT.

[Green-18]

If Monroe plays to the best of his abilities then he has a chance to start in certain matchups.  The question is whether or not we can maintain elite defense with him on the court.  I'm not sure Monroe can handle the switches and rotations anywhere near the same level as Baynes. 

[celticinorlando]

Baynes is terrible. He can't rebound and he cannot finish. Start Monroe. Give Monroe as many minutes as possible.

[TomHeinsohn]

Probably not, but I do expect him to play more minutes than AB or DT.

More than AB for sure but DT needs to be developed to whatever degree a 25 year old can be developed

[number_n9ne]

He played really well last night having never practiced or played with this team before. I think he's starting within 2 weeks. They want to keep Horford at the 4. On the radio this morning Ainge said that Horford and Theis are undersized to play the 5 majority of the game and should do it only in smaller line ups. Baynes is a bench big. As soon as Monroe catches up, Baynes will come off the bench.

[kozlodoev]

He played really well last night having never practiced or played with this team before. I think he's starting within 2 weeks. They want to keep Horford at the 4. On the radio this morning Ainge said that Horford and Theis are undersized to play the 5 majority of the game and should do it only in smaller line ups. Baynes is a bench big. As soon as Monroe catches up, Baynes will come off the bench.

Nah. Baynes is one of those guys who start and play 20 mpg. Monroe will be great in 28 minutes off the bench. I liked our second unit with Rozier, Brown, Morris, Theis, and Monroe.

[liam]

Monroe seems huge. I didn't remember him being so big. He had a nice game. He can run and was very active all game. He has a great nose for the ball and his defense was better than advertised. I hope there is a way to keep him/her next year.

[droopdog7]

Monroe seems huge. I didn't remember him being so big. He had a nice game. He can run and was very active all game. He has a great nose for the ball and his defense was better than advertised. I hope there is a way to keep him/her next year.

I was thinking the same thing.  Initially I confused him and Morris but not after I locked in on how big Monroe is.  He was clearly out of sync but still managed to contribute.

[Roy H.]

No. We need to keep our defensive identity in the starting lineup. Monroe can bring some scoring punch to the bench.