It has nothing to do with Ellis being a ball hog. They guy is a talented scorer and probably one of the purest 15ft jump shots in the league, the unfortunate part is he is completely innefective if he's not creating his own offense which is why he has the ball in his hands 75% of the time. If he had the ability of say a Ray Allen who runs off thousands of screens per year to hit open jumpers this team would be very dangerous. Unfortunately he doesn't have that ability, nor is it asked upon him by the coaching staff.
He reminds me of Marbury, quick as a cat...can get to the rim at will....pure jump shot. He just lacks the range and passing ability of Marbury.
The Nuggets didn't win consistently until they unloaded Iverson.
The Lakers haven't lost since Kobe sat out.
The Hornets are playing as well without CP3 as they were with him.
The Kings were far more competetive without K-Mart.
The Wiz are no worse off without Gilbert.
The Bucks are better without Redd.
Marbury made every team and teammate worse when he arrived.
Kbrick84 brings up the good point that Ellis like the others I mentioned can't play without the ball. We call them ball hogs. The media says they don't get their teammates involved in the game. Coaches say; (quote from George Karl after Denver traded Iverson to Detroit last year)" At least I don't have to worry about the 10-15 wasted possessions per game that we had with the ball in his hands."
Please don't compare Monta to Chris Paul!!!! Paul is rated 3rd over the last 2 years in adjusted +/-, meaning NO has been SIGNIFICANTLY better with him ON the court.
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