Pistons pick up Ilyasova

[ZMonkey11]

Ilyasova can deff play periods at the 3, and he is actually a better defender than people give him credit for - he is surprisingly handy. Very good rebounder:

He has 14 x 15+ rebound games, putting him 4th all time for the Bucks in that category. I guess this is an area he separates himself from Jerebko,

Also, he was second in the NBA in 3-point shooting in 2011-12 at 45.5 percent and fourth the following season at 44.4. Another area he seperates himself from Jerebko.

I think he has a pretty good shot at being a very effective deep shooter and rebounder for SVG and this Pistons team. Biggest thing for Ersan is finding consistency, but I think he is in the best place he can be to fulfill this...

I'll keep my head up in this one, but I feel like we got a tweener forward that will start, when he should be the firstan coming off the bench and spelling a starter. Whiiiiiiccchhhhh can still happen. There are some mighty tasty PF/SF options coming on the market that will fit with svg.

Namely Green, who I heard is not likely to come to the D, but man that is the gritty 3 ball/defender we need.

WHY DIDNT WE GET IGGGGGGYYYYY?!?!? **** Josh Smith.

[Aussie Dunker]

I think that in todays league, Ersan is much more of a stretch 4, than a SF. With all this small ball going on and players such as DeRozen, Wiggins, Butler etc playing SF, I think he would be found out a little there...

I agree with Ersan being a GREAT first big man off the bench, he is versatile and would be a strong scorer, even somewhat of a "go-to" guy off the bench against other teams second units. And he could also be a closer for us too.

Hopefully we get T.Harris to man the PF - the new breed

[dd24]

There's another wing player on the market now, Lebron James. We should offer him the max

[Aussie Dunker]

Yeah but will already have Johnson, Miller, Martin and even Ilyasova can play SF, not sure how Lebron quite fits into our plans....

[nuraman00]

Ilyasova is a good versatile combo forward.

Can rebound, slash, hit some outside shots.

[Aussie Dunker]

So far Ersan has been fairly average, not bad, but also not overly impactfull yet - it's early days so will need a larger sample size, hasn't really "stretched" the floor yet.

One positive thing I will say is that he looks comfortable, calm and not forcing anything of Offense, a big change up from Smith......

[dd24]

I'm actually not expecting much from him. He seems like he's just going to be an average player.

[Aussie Dunker]

I was expecting something like 13 / 7 with two 3's per game on good %,

By the small (very small) sample size so far, i'm thinking more like 10 / 5 with 1.5 threes...

[dd24]

Right now I'm expecting more from Morris and Tolliver. Ilyasova seemed like a good fit but he hasn't impressed me at all yet.

[Aussie Dunker]

Early days.. Early days,

Let's hope this changes, counting on him being able to knock down deep shots to spread the floor - counting on him to be our best shooter above 6'6

[Aussie Dunker]

Every single time he touched the ball today he faked a shot immediately, very predictable, think he also picked up around 3 offensive fouls, takes far too many off-balance leaners when he gets himself in trouble...

Would not be surprised to see us start the season with todays starting lineup, with Stanley at the 3 and Morris at the 4

[dd24]

Not only would I not be surprised, that's my preferred starting lineup. We need Stanley getting as much experience as possible. Plus it's just the best we have for a chance at winning a game right now.

[dd24]

Although, without a doubt Ersan Ilyasova played way better than Morris did today. PF is going to kill us this year. Hopefully we can draft one after the season.

[Aussie Dunker]

Loving what Bobby Portis is doing over in Chi town, would trade our 16' first round pick for him straight out!!

[dd24]

They're probably loving that pick now too. Give him a few years for when Pau leaves town I'm guessing is what their plan is.