Ersan Ilyasova to sign with Jazz per Jordan Schultz

[Handlogten's Heros]

I just think those pitching Ersan as a defensive stopper need to calm down... he may be a slight upgrade over Niang.

 

[LogGrad98]

What?

He means the sixers obviously.

 

[Scat]

I am torn. I do not know whether to be ambivalent or apathetic.

Eh, who cares?

 

[Joncolton]

**Defense**
Illyasova defensive rating his entire career is a 104, last year a 102. Rudys defensive rating this year? 102.

Illyasova defensive win shares, 2.0 would rank him 2nd behind only Rudy on the team.
Per 36 minutes he is a better defensive rebounder than Favors.

 

[enchilada_style]

Quin may not even acknowledge this dude is on the bench. I don’t think it’s easy to gain Quin’s trust.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

**Defense**
Illyasova defensive rating his entire career is a 104, last year a 102. Rudys defensive rating this year? 102.

Illyasova defensive win shares, 2.0 would rank him 2nd behind only Rudy on the team.
Per 36 minutes he is a better defensive rebounder than Favors.

Kyle Korver had slightly better on/off defensive splits on the same team last year. Calm down. He's fine but he's shared the floor with Giannis, Lopez, Embiid which certainly helps those numbers.

 

[kabenac]

I just think those pitching Ersan as a defensive stopper need to calm down... he may be a slight upgrade over Niang.

From what I read Ersan is mediocre on defense though his help defense is better than mediocre. The guy is insurance in case somebody goes down or gets suspended for choking a ref out.

It feels similar to when we signed Chris Morris: he's a proven player toward the end of his career and I'm happy we signed him and although he's not going to have a monster impact by any means he's also not going to totally screw the pooch.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Quin may not even acknowledge this dude is on the bench. I don’t think it’s easy to gain Quin’s trust.

If you are a vet its a much different story... remember how long Quin rode Joe Johnson, Jeff Green, Ed Davis, Thabo etc. when it was clear it wasn't working.

 

[framer]

Don't see him playing over Niang. I seriously doubt he gets any rotation minutes unless we have an injury.

We have been extremely fortunate on the injury front.

 

[infection]

Intangibles.

 

[infection]

Can’t wait to hear DL talk about how big his ****ing hands are.

 

[framer]

I actually enjoyed watching this. It is apparent that Ersan understands defensive positioning, and is long, even if he isn't top shelf athletically:

 

[Utesnjazz]

So what has this guy been doing all year? Has he even played basketball?

 

[jom2003]

what can an old, slow, unathletic shooting forward possibly do wrong in Utah?

 

[infection]

I actually enjoyed watching this. It is apparent that Ersan understands defensive positioning, and is long, even if he isn't top shelf athletically:

Jerry Sloan is smiling somewhere.

 

[infection]

So what has this guy been doing all year? Has he even played basketball?

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

I actually enjoyed watching this. It is apparent that Ersan understands defensive positioning, and is long, even if he isn't top shelf athletically:

Oh he is like the elite of elite at taking charges. Maybe Quin will use him as a drop big and instead of blocking shots he just tries to take a charge on every drive.

 

[LoPo]

Great signing. Good vet. Plays hard.

I'm glad the front office is doing everything it can to give us as much as possible going into this stretch run.

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[infection]

Oh he is like the elite of elite at taking charges. Maybe Quin will use him as a drop big and instead of blocking shots he just tries to take a charge on every drive.

Maybe we could have a whole scheme around it where people avoid the paint for fear of picking up a charge. The Ersan effect.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Maybe we could have a whole scheme around it where people avoid the paint for fear of picking up a charge. The Ersan effect.

Take a charge-ability