Elliott Eliason

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The difference is that I am sober....Don probably isn't. :clap:
 

I'd rather be a drunk than an alcoholic. Us drunks don't have to attend all those damned old meetings.
 




I met a woman once who never had the clap. But she got a standing ovulation one time. :)
 


coolhandgopher said:
One other thing, when Eliason is involved on the offensive end, good things are happening, the kid can really pass.
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Bingo. I don't think Ralph is terrible but he does have a tendency to hold on to the ball too long on offense, stalling the flow.
 



Once Ralph gets back, they will provide a nice 1-2 punch. If we stay with the small lineup, which I hope we do, he gives us a solid two deep at the 5. If Rodney can keep it up and we continue to get some good minutes from Ingram to spell him a bit, our front court should still be nice even without Trevor and Mo. Keep it up EE!!!
 

I love how we call it a small lineup when we have a guy that's over 7 foot.
 

Two things that EE did very well tonight that impressed me (in addition to the many things already mentioned):

- He hustled back every single play and rarely was the last one down the court as we often see with big men. He is very well conditioned.
- He displayed very good defensive footwork tonight. Most of the time that the person he guarded couldn't get the ball below the block. That's a very mature skill for a young big man to posses.

He'll have nights where he plays like a freshman this year, but no doubt he is a very nice young kid that hopefully will only get better as he gets more PT.

Go Gophers!!
 




maliksealy said:
It was inadvertent obviously. He was also doing it on multiple occasions down in Orlando.
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All he knew was he got hit in the face. He didn't see what happened when he got hit in the face. He doesn't have the advantage of having the camera view we do.
 

after watching Elliott's first few games as a Gopher, I sure never thought the Barn would be chanting "Elliott, Elliott, Elliott" . That was fun
 

zambam said:
All he knew was he got hit in the face. He didn't see what happened when he got hit in the face. He doesn't have the advantage of having the camera view we do.
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I'm just saying quit yapping and play ball. Like I said, it's not the first time.
 

maliksealy said:
I'm just saying quit yapping and play ball. Like I said, it's not the first time.
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Other than talking to the ref once, he wasn't yapping. He let his emotions show. I much prefer that over the stoic demeanor of our other center.
 


He's definitely a better defender than I expected at this point. I love his Iverson-like blocks where he doesn't even jump.
 

It was inadvertent obviously. He was also doing it on multiple occasions down in Orlando.
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I'm not sure why this is a problem. He got hit and yeah it was inadvertent, convinced the ref to go to the monitors and take a look at it, didn't get the call, and played on.

I thought it was fabulous. If it was at point where VT would have built up some momentum and that stopped it, it would have been genius. Regardless, I'm having trouble remembering the last time we saw a player plead his case to a ref and actually make it good enough to get them to take a look at it.

Bravo Elliott, for that and the way you played last night.
 

I loved his emotion and intensity! He postgame interview was not a "freshman" interview either. Very well spoken.
 

I thought Elliott really stepped up and played tough. I thinke he adds toughness when he is on the floor and while he might not be the most talented guy out there he really hustles all over the court and just outworks people.
 

Great game for Elliason.

I have to say maybe my expectations were different for this kid but I think he is much quicker and more athletic than I thought he would be when we recruited him. He gets up and down the floor well for a big man and he hustles. Having a big center who is willing to run and play with that kind of energy while passing the ball as well as he did last night is a huge weapon to have. I have thought Elliason has played ok this year he had not played much until last night but the team plays differently when he is on the floor and in a good way.

Someone mentioned Jeff Hagen earlier in this thread. I am not sure I see a player that is like Hagen in many ways but he gives me the same feeling as watching Hagen when he was a senior and coming into his own. The nice thing is Elliason is a red-shirt freshman who has time to develope his skills and if he can continue to play like he did last night he will get a ton of playing time to get better.
 

He's easy to root for, that's for sure
 


BleedGopher said:
Two things that EE did very well tonight that impressed me (in addition to the many things already mentioned):

- He hustled back every single play and rarely was the last one down the court as we often see with big men. He is very well conditioned.
- He displayed very good defensive footwork tonight. Most of the time that the person he guarded couldn't get the ball below the block. That's a very mature skill for a young big man to posses.

He'll have nights where he plays like a freshman this year, but no doubt he is a very nice young kid that hopefully will only get better as he gets more PT.

Go Gophers!!
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Watching on TV, the thing that jumped out to me is that EE looked more mentally engaged in the game than anyone I can immediately remember. He was consciously thinking about everything he was doing; setting picks, finding his place on the floor, etc. He was focused, plain and simple.

He also didn't rush or panic when he got the ball. I could see him averaging 8 and 7 for much of the season, worst case scenario. Lots to be optimistic about.
 

He brought energy to the team. Playing fast w/o rushing. I like the fact that as a 7 footer, he can catch and shoot w/o putting the ball on the floor. His follow up shots have a soft touch, not a brick, like Iverson. Remember the put-back (that didn't count) where he rebounded the ball with one hand and softly put in the basket from 5 feet all in one motion? The kid is pretty well coordinated. It'll be interesting to see when he and Ralph play together. Hopefully that won't diminish his energy/attitude. Most impressive player last night and most important player last night.
 

He is certainly an interesting case study. When you zone in and watch him exclusively, outside of the context of what's going on out on the floor, he looks like a baby deer getting its legs under itself for the first time. But there is no question that the team is much better when he is on the floor than not. That is evidenced by his +/- from last night. And the fun thing is that we have 3.75 more seasons to watch him continue to develop.
 

impressed with his passing skills. post entry from the top of the key. can tell that he is a smart basketball player and has been coached well.
 

Does anyone know how tall he actually is? Either there were a lot of small people on the floor last night or he's a bit taller than 7 feet.

On a side note here's a tweet from Mo Walker:

Fingers crossed...hopefully my time is soon.
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As far as we know he hasn't crapped in a few days and is having stomach pains or they could be gearing him up to play soon.
 

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