Is Malik Monk the role player LeBron always wanted?

[ArbitraryWater]

The sharpshooter with a burst?

[ELITEpower23]

I believe so.

Imagine if he played defense like a Klay Thompson/Scottie Pippen type. Instant 3-peat

[HylianNightmare]

Kyrie

[Bankaii]

Kyrie
To an extent, Monk is a poor man’s Kyrie.
That’s probably why they mesh so well on the court

[Akeem34TheDream]

I believe so.

Imagine if he played defense like a Klay Thompson/Scottie Pippen type. Instant 3-peat

Klay Thompson is not even close Pippen defensively lol

[ELITEpower23]

Klay Thompson is not even close Pippen defensively lol

Word

[3ba11]

Klay Thompson is not even close Pippen defensively lol


Pippen only yielded the #7 team defense during the 1st three-peat, including worse defenses than 4 of 6 Finals and ECF opponents.

He got less DPOY votes than MJ every year, including none in 93', while MJ was #2.. So Pippen wasn't even the best defender on his team, with virtually zero examples of him shutting anyone down as the primary defender, and tons of examples of him getting destroyed by his matchup

[ShawkFactory]

Pippen only yielded the #7 team defense during the 1st three-peat, including worse defenses than 4 of 6 Finals and ECF opponents.

He got less DPOY votes than MJ every year, including none in 93', while MJ was #2.. So Pippen wasn't even the best defender on his team, with virtually zero examples of him shutting anyone down as the primary defender, and tons of examples of him getting destroyed by his matchup

Pretty fvcking good for one man on the perimeter.

[Akeem34TheDream]

Pippen only yielded the #7 team defense during the 1st three-peat, including worse defenses than 4 of 6 Finals and ECF opponents.

He got less DPOY votes than MJ every year, including none in 93', while MJ was #2.. So Pippen wasn't even the best defender on his team, with virtually zero examples of him shutting anyone down as the primary defender, and tons of examples of him getting destroyed by his matchup

Pippen AND MJ are much better defenders than Klay. Klay was presented as this ideal 3D guy but he was an incredible shooter with mediocre defense.

[3ba11]

Monk saved the Lakers' season by emerging as a star, which gives the Lakers 4 stars and a bevy of veteran HoF's off the bench.

A truly stacked team, yet their record is.... Borderline .500????.. :biggums:

How does that not confirm Lebron's skillset underachieves a team's talent?... along with him turning the preseason favorite into underdog or loser for 7 straight years (10-16')?... :whatever:

[Full Court]

Monk saved the Lakers' season by emerging as a star, which gives the Lakers 4 stars and a bevy of veteran HoF's off the bench.

A truly stacked team, yet their record is.... Borderline .500????.. :biggums:

How does that not confirm Lebron's skillset underachieves a team's talent?... along with him turning the preseason favorite into underdog or loser for 7 straight years (10-16')?... :whatever:

I'm not convinced the Lakers' season is saved yet. They still haven't beaten any teams that are actually good.

[SATAN]

Monk saved the Lakers' season by emerging as a star, which gives the Lakers 4 stars and a bevy of veteran HoF's off the bench.

A truly stacked team, yet their record is.... Borderline .500????.. :biggums:

How does that not confirm Lebron's skillset underachieves a team's talent?... along with him turning the preseason favorite into underdog or loser for 7 straight years (10-16')?... :whatever:

Monk is averaging 12ppg.

[JohnMax]

He’s Lebron’s favorite kind of player. Dynamic…can create his own shot and shoot at an elite level. He doesn’t need Lebron to go get it. That takes a lot of pressure of Lebron and gives him a chance to rest on offense. There’s a reason why Kyrie was Lebron’s most compatible teammate of all time. Because he was the ultimate version of that.