Comments on: This is why Ersan Ilyasova doesn’t get more shots

By: Sfisch

Sfisch — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 13:40:04 +0000

Just wanted to say that there was some
really interesting commentary in these
posts, including the part about whether
Brandon and Monta do a good job of finding
Ersan for good shots. Some good things
for me to think about. Appreciate the info!

By: kurt

kurt — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 05:31:57 +0000

dont force a player to do what hes not good at…ersan is a pick and pop power forward who crashes the boards with intensity and motor…if we want to bring in a post up power forward then bring in the useless drew gooden who has post moves but bogs down offenses…i appreciate players who know their rolls and coincidentally when monta and brandon hit even just the league avg of their shots we usually stand a good chance to win.unfortunately ellis is having a career worst statistical year and jennings is jacking shots way too much…i know its a pipe dream but if we could package ellis,henson and some first round picks for kevin love id be in heaven! GO BUCKS!!

By: jeff

jeff — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 03:47:59 +0000

Ersan has always had a good A/TO ratio for a big man. He should have the ball in his hands more than he has.

By: Sillybilly

Sillybilly — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 01:42:25 +0000

I would agree that Ersan takes the majority of the blame for his lack of attempts because he isn’t aggressive/skilled enough to get his own looks.

However Jennings and Ellis are still guilty of routinely passing on or being ignorant of opportunities to kick and dish to him and other players.

By: Sillybilly

Sillybilly — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 01:37:30 +0000

….more athleticism is not quite accurate.

Ersan has better running and jumping ability than Dirk but definitely not more skilled with the ball or shooting in awkward or off-balance situations.

By: Sillybilly

Sillybilly — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 01:32:51 +0000

Totally agree. I wouldn’t ever expect Ers to be even close to as good as Dirk, but he’s already half way there as far as being that type of shot creator: He’s tall and he’s a good shooter. Now he’s just gotta get real crafty with the ball and his positioning. He could probably use the right coach in that regard (like Dirks lifelong German coach).

Dirk has a little more length but Ersan has more athleticism. Either way its all about reading and setting up the defender, which Dirk is a master at.

Its kind of funny how two of the craftiest players in the history of the league, nash and nowitzki, played together for several seasons. Im sure they influenced one another quite a bit.

By: Patti

Patti — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 01:00:56 +0000

Great video…amazing shot for a guy his size. Did they have to end it with that lucky bounce against Milwaukee? Ouch!

By: Patti

Patti — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 00:48:44 +0000

I find myself yelling ‘take the shot’ often with respect to Ers. He’ll hold on till he gets trapped and then has to get bailed out by BJellis.
When he’s hot he plays with confidence, but he really struggles getting anything when he’s not.

Love ‘em or hate ‘em, when nothing else works it’s BJellis that try to score.

Am I wrong that Ersan is not getting as many offense board/put backs as he did last year? Just seemed his strength was timing on the offensive boards and maybe playing with Sanders he’s not getting same position that he got playing with Gooden? I don’t know…I’m asking.

By: Ted

Ted — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 00:46:27 +0000

I cant find a great video of the move but this is best I can do.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfewOvwxMR0

In the last few weeks I’ve seen Ersan attempt a version of this shot a few times from the mid post getting the 1 leg up to create extra space. I dont think he really has the body type or athleticism to be a good back to the basket post player but if he could learn some of the moves Dirk has and do his best to emulate them he could add another dimension to his game and become a much more potent offensive threat.

By: bucks1988

bucks1988 — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 23:39:26 +0000

Ersan isn’t always on the floor when they are and ellis and jennings lead the team in minutes, and the ball runs through their hands so of course they are going to have more assists. If dunleavy and udrih got as many minutes as jennings and ellis, they probably would have high assists too.