Ersan Ilyasova talk

bigkurty · Post #81 » by **bigkurty** » Sat May 31, 2008 6:33 pm

Has his game evolved at all since being a Buck? Like what skills has he noticeably improved if he has done so? I always liked him a lot and thought he had a lot of potential so I hope we give him another run at the backup sf spot one of these days. I have to think though that we have to move Simmons or Mase before he gets another chance whee he could get decent minutes.

Ayt · Post #82 » by **Ayt** » Sat May 31, 2008 6:40 pm

I think the main thing he needed was confidence. You could tell he was a talented player when he was here, but he always looked rushed and uncomfortable.

oshmeehan · Post #83 » by **oshmeehan** » Sat May 31, 2008 7:54 pm

Game Over

Tau wins 78-74, so now they only need to win 1 game out of the next 3. The next 2 are at Tau, so looks like barring a miracle, that Tau will win the title.

Ersan had an OK game, leading Barcelona with 15 points and 10 rebounds. He hit a big 3 in the corner with 45 seconds left when the score was 74-69 Tau. The 3-pointer made it 74-72. The next possession down a Barcelona player was fouled and missed both free throws when the score was 75-72. That really hurt as there were only 20 some seconds left in the game at that point.

fam3381 · Post #84 » by **fam3381** » Sat May 31, 2008 8:02 pm

He's really fearless defensively...always throwing his body around for rebounds and challenging shots as a help defender.

trwi7 · Post #85 » by **trwi7** » Sat May 31, 2008 8:43 pm

Ersan = Best SF we have

emunney · Post #86 » by **emunney** » Mon Jun 2, 2008 1:32 am

There's an article on Ersan on the ACB web site. I haven't taken Spanish since 8th grade, but a few points:

- He got off to a slow start after his signing brought high expectations.
- He was hyped as the next Kukoc.
- His 18 rebound game tied a Barca playoff record.
- He's become Barca's MVP in the playoffs in averaging 14.8 points and 10.67 boards.

Anybody who feels up to a more complete translation, go for it.

http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=49435

Chuck Diesel · Post #87 » by **Chuck Diesel** » Mon Jun 2, 2008 1:34 am

Also not sure if this was posted, but FIBA has a video interview with Ersan

http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/inte/v ... /inte.html

midranger · Post #88 » by **midranger** » Mon Jun 2, 2008 2:19 am

Great to hear about Ersan. I'm still fairly well convinced that his game has a distinct NBA style to it, and after some seasoning, he'll be a good (or better) pro. Looks like that seasoning is happening right now.

Nowak008 · Post #89 » by **Nowak008** » Mon Jun 2, 2008 2:57 am

Hey Mid how was the wedding?

midranger · Post #90 » by **midranger** » Mon Jun 2, 2008 4:46 am

Awesome. It was a great couple days in Lake Geneva. Thanks for asking and remembering. Also thanks for all the song suggestions to all who contributed, many of them found their way in to the rotation.

The last few weeks have been crazy between boards, graduation, moving to Wauwatosa, and the wedding. I don't recommend bunching all of life's stresses into a one month span.

Ill-yasova · Post #91 » by **Ill-yasova** » Mon Jun 2, 2008 5:23 am

I just got married yesterday myself. Congrats. Got a Wii as a wedding gift, bought Guitar Hero. You may not hear from me for a while.

midranger · Post #92 » by **midranger** » Mon Jun 2, 2008 5:35 am

Guitar Hero for Wii is fun. Get Mario Kart too.

Congrats.

Nowak008 · Post #93 » by **Nowak008** » Mon Jun 2, 2008 5:38 am

midranger wrote:Awesome. It was a great couple days in Lake Geneva. Thanks for asking and remembering. Also thanks for all the song suggestions to all who contributed, many of them found their way in to the rotation.

The last few weeks have been crazy between boards, graduation, moving to Wauwatosa, and the wedding. I don't recommend bunching all of life's stresses into a one month span.

Sweet.

Glad to see that everything worked out. Now that you got through all that you are on easy street. So you traveled all across the US looking for a job and ended up in Wauwatosa? Lame.

EDIT: Congrats Illosova

Serge28 · Post #94 » by **Serge28** » Mon Jun 2, 2008 5:39 am

Ill-yasova wrote:I just got married yesterday myself. Congrats. Got a Wii as a wedding gift, bought Guitar Hero. You may not hear from me for a while.

Congrats!

Ill-yasova · Post #95 » by **Ill-yasova** » Mon Jun 2, 2008 6:38 am

Serge28 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Congrats!

Thanks serge. Also, Mario Kart is on the way right after Smash Bros Brawl.

midranger · Post #96 » by **midranger** » Mon Jun 2, 2008 3:30 pm

Nowak008 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Sweet.

Glad to see that everything worked out. Now that you got through all that you are on easy street. So you traveled all across the US looking for a job and ended up in Wauwatosa? Lame.

EDIT: Congrats Illosova

It's Wauwatosa for the 1 year internship, then off to beautiful Detroit for the 4 year residency. When I interviewed, it was the first and only time I'd ever been to Detroit. I saw roughly 0.5% of the city. The rest of my knowledge comes from movies such as The Crow, RoboCop, 8 Mile, and Judge Dredd. They paint a cheery picture.

jerrod · Post #97 » by **jerrod** » Mon Jun 2, 2008 4:41 pm

wow,

everyone's getting married
i don't even own a plant

congratulations guys.
ill-yasova, does this mean you're now too old and slow to play basketball?

crkone · Post #98 » by **crkone** » Mon Jun 2, 2008 5:40 pm

midranger wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

It's Wauwatosa for the 1 year internship, then off to beautiful Detroit for the 4 year residency. When I interviewed, it was the first and only time I'd ever been to Detroit. I saw roughly 0.5% of the city. The rest of my knowledge comes from movies such as The Crow, RoboCop, 8 Mile, and Judge Dredd. They paint a cheery picture.

Where are you, Children's or Froedert?

Redbeardwirc0830 · Post #99 » by **Redbeardwirc0830** » Mon Jun 2, 2008 5:42 pm

ersan hasnt actuallly been let out of his contract yet if im correct. my question is can we offer him a contract this summer or do we have to wait till he is released or his contract expires?

emunney · Post #100 » by **emunney** » Mon Jun 2, 2008 5:45 pm

Ersan's contract has an NBA out clause. He doesn't have to get permission. If he gets an NBA deal he likes, he can take it.