Ersan Ilyasova is the most fascinating player in the FIBA 2010 tournament

Ersan Ilyasova is the most fascinating player in the FIBA 2010 tournament | All Things Nuggets

Chris Dempsey of the Denver Post highlights the FIBA Worlds play of Bucks forward Ersan Ilyasova, who's making an impact for the Turkish national team.

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As a Blazers fan

I am very jealous of the Bucks and you guys getting to have Ilyasova. Hes incredibly hard working, good athleticism, good, defense, good rebounder, can score in multiple ways. lol basically great international pickup this guy wasnt on anyones radar when you drafted him.
im pretty sure id straight up trade Aldridge for him :P
I love the players and the team philosophy that you guys are building, and coach Scott Skiles is amazing. Just think you guys were the worst defensive team in the league two years ago!

by tjb2397 on Sep 11, 2010 4:07 PM CDT reply actions

I really like Ersan...

And it’s nice to have people writing nice things about your players…

But has the author of that article seen Ersan play? Dynamic scorer? Needs to sharpen his effort on the boards and defense? Huh?

www.BrewHoop.com

by Frank Madden on Sep 11, 2010 6:10 PM CDT reply actions

Thats what I thought

And I though that him saying he was a potential superstar was a bit too far

"Now, Maggette's one of those where when he catches, it's probably going to go up--Not to a teammate." --Jon McGlocklin, 11/14/09

by Jacob Grinyer on Sep 11, 2010 6:41 PM CDT up reply actions

Even in this tournament he's mostly just been hitting threes

Plus, did anyone who saw Ersan on the Bucks last year think “Hey, this guy doesn’t shoot enough”…? I love him, but he’s a serious chucker.

www.BrewHoop.com

by Frank Madden on Sep 11, 2010 8:29 PM CDT up reply actions

Actually...

For the first half of the season, Ersan was one of my least favorite players. He shot enough ill-advised threes early in the shot clock for my liking, and I became sick of it to the point where I kept hoping they wouldn’t give him the ball. (Maybe a bit extreme, but hey). IMO Ily got better towards latter half of the season, and that’s when he became one of my favorite Bucks.

"Now, Maggette's one of those where when he catches, it's probably going to go up--Not to a teammate." --Jon McGlocklin, 11/14/09

by Jacob Grinyer on Sep 11, 2010 9:15 PM CDT up reply actions