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Originally Posted by Demonpenz
I think it is funny people still want to talk shit on perry ellis getting garbage points and being soft. All he does is post people up and drop acid on them then backs up and makes it rain jumpers all day in clutch situations.
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His offense has really solidified the consistency he needed to be leaned on. Early on I'd just want to pull my damn hair out because we'd be needing a basket and throw him the ball in good position, he'd make a good move, embarrass fools and then doink the bunny shot. JFC that was maddening. Another good thing he's doing offensively is taking what dudes give him. He doesn't force shots or force drives. If they play off he pops it in their eye. If they cover out he puts it on the deck and embarrasses fools. If the double comes hard he hits the open guy. If the double is soft he can go opposite or split them. He's always been talented but he's seeing the floor well and making outstanding decisions.
His defense is better too. I remember the Baylor game when Gaethers would score on him every time and Scott Drew inexplicably abandoned that game plan to try to isolate his guards against Perry, which he had good enough feet to defend. It doesn't seem like he's been taken to the woodshed like Rico did recently. Maybe he hasn't played any monsters like him, but his defense is better.
His rebounding instincts are better too. I don't think you can expect him to climb the ladder and get the tough physical rebounds that Lucas does (thank Christ he started doing that) but seeing the shot and anticipating the bounce is working well.
All in all Perry is seeing the game damn masterfully now and has been one of our most consistent players. While he has eliminated some of the softness in his game, a good bit of it is technique and not necessarily using his superior strength and athletic ability like say a Gaethers would.
I also have to give him credit for playing through some pain. It was obvious at the end of the Big 12 that coaches had coached up their players to take the gloves off with Perry and he sustained some abuse. He played through it all and continued to embarrass fools.
Really proud of Ellis. I'm still disappointed he didn't develop some toughness like a TRob, but that's not in some guys' makeup. He's probably a good enough offensive player to overcome that though and still be leaned on to lead a pretty BAMF team.