Post by jhb on Jan 20, 2021 11:55:08 GMT -5
Dale Ellis
SF
6'7"
205
22
Tennessee
Ellis comes to TMBSL after an extraordinarily decorated college career. He was a 1st Team and 2nd Team All-American his final two seasons as well as 2nd Team All-SEC player before being 1st Team All-SEC his final two years and winning SEC Player of the Year both seasons. He was All-SEC Tournament in both of his final seasons, performing in the clutch when it mattered most. He'll also need a chiropractor at the next level after spending the last three years dragging an otherwise garbage Tennessee team to three consecutive 20+ win seasons and NCAA tournament appearances.
Ellis is a ready-made prospect and will contribute immediately at the next level. He has started since the back half of his freshman year and was the engine that made the Tennessee offense go. He was extremely efficient on the offensive end, scoring at every level, and finishing his final 3 seasons with an otherworldly 61.7% field goal percentage. He has every tool in the toolbox to get into the paint and finish...the euro step, the floater, you name it. He dunks with conviction. He can play on the low-post like a center and finish strong through contact to get to the free throw line, where he converted a very respectable 76.5% of his opportunities as an amateur. He also crashes the offensive glass like a maniac to try and pick up easy second chance points. His mechanics on his jump shot are sound and should flourish beyond the three point line at the next level despite not having the benefit of it in college. The one critique of his offensive game is that he's a bit of a black hole once the ball is in his hand.
While the man is a scoring machine, he is disinterested at best on the defensive end. Don't expect him to contribute much there. While he has the athletic tools to be a decent defender, he's never seem interested in developing on that end, focusing his energy on scoring. And while he crashes the offensive glass, he does tend to try to leak out early to push transition rather than crashing the glass with similar tenacity on that end.
