Comments on: Ersan Ilyasova continues his battle with his own confidence

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Mon, 19 Nov 2012 21:41:48 +0000

[...] Ilyasova. It does give reason for the shock his head is displaying, I’ll admit that. The battle continues. Related Posts :Unexpected Big Games. Milwaukee Bucks at Char… Bucksketball Podcast – Episode 004 [...]

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Mon, 12 Nov 2012 22:36:47 +0000

[...] • Ersan Ilyasova’s shooting confidence is kaput. [...]

By: Ted

Ted — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 22:13:32 +0000

I cringe every time he does that pump fake…

By: sillybilly

sillybilly — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 21:13:10 +0000

Ers is too hard on himself, its pretty easy to see in his nervous herky jerky movement. I think he played better last season because the frontcourt as a whole was so undermanned and less was expected of them. Skiles needs to let him stay on the floor longer and just work through his anxiety because we’ve all seen how good he can be. More transition layups and put-backs will help as well.
The whole situation is kind of funny because usually NBA players suffer from being over confident and not trying hard enough, Ers is a polar opposite which is probably why he is well liked.

By: Bizzucks

Bizzucks — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:30:55 +0000

The Bucks need Ers to play better if they want that playoff spot. Having a three-point shooting, rebound grabbing, high effort player is a nice piece to have. Having a shakey shooting, slow white guy who can’t jump and can’t defend is not.

By: Ross B

Ross B — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 16:39:34 +0000

Your last sentence summed up the Ersan situation perfectly. I might also add, this may be the first time in NBA history a guy got paid and played poorly the next season, but instead of the reason being he stopped trying, the reason is he is trying too hard.