Stony Brook

[waterhead]

Ellis and Clark...I can get use to that!! A nice one two punch down low and each one of them will command attention. We can work an inside out game from either side or high low post. Both are athletic and can rebound and block shots. They both make FT's. Both can get put back dunks and they can catch the ball. They are both coordinated. Clark has a great pair of hands and knows how to get it in the bucket. He has a decent low post move for a youngster and can pass the ball great. He has great instincts for the ball on rebounds and steals. They both have great energy (maybe Ellis has too much) and can run well for bigs.

Moore and Debarry are no slouches either. When Moore gets hustle and defense down he's going to be awesome. If we need an offensive punch we can put him in. DeBarry is solid for minutes when we need it and perhaps for certain matchups.

We should be trying to get the ball down low on every possession. Get the opponent in foul trouble while our bigs make FT's at a nice clip. At some point our guards will stop pressing for playing time and calm down and make shots consistently. Inside out baby!! How long has it been??

 

[LaxCat31]

Here's a video of the foul.

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=11970024&ex_cid=espnapi_public

That's a great video and it shows very clearly that Ellis didn't even attempt to play the ball and went straight for the dudes body.

 

[david aka the TYZ]

Here's a video of the foul.

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=11970024&ex_cid=espnapi_public

Thanks for sharing the link.

Yeah in real time and from a distance I saw his hands up as if he were going for the ball. My angle in the arena was pretty much directly behind Ellis jumping. After seeing the replay you kind of see he knew he wasn't getting the ball but was just putting his body into him. Reminds me of some Pistons Bad Boys fouls. I will say it was a hard foul and borderline dirty but I still like to see Ellis not being soft and giving up the dunk. You need an enforcer in the lane. Now obviously it does no good if he gets thrown out and I by no means want dirty play, but if he just got his hands a little higher he would've been ok. My guess after seeing the replay is he left his feet and knew he was late and just threw his body in to stop the dunk. I don't think he was trying to hurt him and based on his reaction after the foul he didn't seem to be upset and mad at the player as if he was taking the play personal. Hopefully Ellis can learn from this and now knows what not to do.