Ausar needs to be part of an offense, that doesn't have him standing in a corner, but attacking the rim on cuts, and dribble penetration.DetroitDon15 wrote:zeebneeb wrote:I wouldn't be so quick to throw Cade and Ivey under the bus for shooting just yet. Both are starting to round into form when it comes to that part of their game;DetroitDon15 wrote:The issue with Ansur is that he isn’t a fit with a lineup of weak shooters. We have a non shooting big in Duren and a guy who isn’t considered a three point shooter in Cade. Ansur would look better as a wing player with a team like Denver who has a big who doesn’t need to stay in the lane and can shot on the arch. The Ansur pick was a bad fit. We all knew when drafting that he wasn’t a three point threat and lacked shooting range/ability. The results are exactly what I expected. I don’t think that Mont is Coach Q level like everyone is making him out to be. The roster is bad with pieces that don’t fit. If we are saying Cade/Duren are the franchise building pieces, Ansur (and maybe Ivey too) need to be moved for pieces that fit. Simple as that.
Cade season- .340%
Ivey season- .340%
Cade last 9 games-.409%
Ivey last 9 games-.444%
I think both are going to be fine in the long run.
My comment was more about the fit of Ansur. I don’t see the fit with Duren. I’m looking for areas and who we can trade to improve the roster. I just don’t see the long term fit with Ansur and want to move him before value goes down.
With that said, of he could hit just 32% of his three-point shots, it would open up everything for him, and more importantly his team.
He also needs to drastically improve his handle as well, so he's a threat on the close-out. Stewart may well be .398% shooter from deep, but players can close out hard, because he has no handle, and is no threat to drive, which effectively renders him useless.
Lots of people love to say "He has to shoot better." Which is fine, but if thats the only threat because they can't dribble or penetrate on even a basic level, it doesn't matter.
Love Ausar as a defender, and scrappy-do, but he's gotta improve his shooting/dribbling.