Hello, I am from Turkey, Proud of the performance of Omer Asik What do you think about the positive and negative? I opened a topic on this subject in order to not see. I'm sorry if I opened the wrong place in advance
Positive Excellent Defender Shows signs of unassisted offense (he made a jump shot today, never thought I'd see the day...) Great Rebounder Improved FT% Runs the floor, puts himself in a position to receive the ball Decent, willing passer Negative Stone Hands (requires perfect passes in traffic) Not much in terms of offense Sets subpar screens and again, stone hands. Considering many people considered Omer Asik one of the summer's most overpaid players, the fact that today his contract is considered a bargain goes to show how we feel about him as a player.
Take a look at how we described him in one of the more popular old threads: http://bbs.clutchfans.net/showthread.php?t=229017&highlight=Unsung+hero
Once Omer realizes he is bigger than everyone else and could probably dunk every time he is in the paint watch the hell out NBA.
We like him, to put it simply. People weren't sure before the season due to the size of his contract, but he's done very well. Insane rebounder and good defense. Offense is getting better too, respectable given his defensive abilities. Needs to get better at grabbing passes though.
To be serious, he has no all star potential but no doubt he is one of the best pieces you would want to have in your contending team. A great paint defender, good rim protector and great rebounder, bad hands, really poor finisher(compared to other bigs). If he can express himself more clearly & completely in his interviews I will love him more probably.
Omer Asik plays a very important role on both sides of the court. McHale has said it many time good defense is where the fast-break starts.
Harden is the best player in the Rox, but Asik is the most important player of the team (considering the way we play.)
Others have pointed asik's strong points. So i will point areas in which asik can improve, to avoid redundantcy Weakness Inexperience The fact that he could shut down tim duncan in one game and ineffective in next game show this. But timmy is one of the best hopefully asik will learn something Stamina Fortunately greg smith is a capable back up. But this why i believe asik will get better next year Offense Most of our points come from the perimeter and lay ups because asik sometimes fumble or unable to finish. I would like him to able to catch the ball and acquire post moves. Jumper is needed to stretch the floor or when defenders clutter the paint, but limited to 2 jumpers per game
With all respect to his improved free throw shooting and good conditioning to handle starter minutes, his defensive efficiency drops this season and he's below average on offense. Our fast pace and weak rebounder at 4 provide more opportunities for rebounds. He's more valuable to us because he brings something unique to our team, but a lot other teams either have more established or better centers, or they have youngsters with more potential, especially if you consider players like Duncan, Nene, Varejao who actually plays center these days, and out of nowhere Young players like Vucevic, Drummond are improving rapidly. Fair contract around the league but good value to us.
This pretty much sums it up. He has a lot of upside. If he can develop his post moves and hands, he'll be a top 5 center in this league in couple years.
Like pretty much everything he does on defense. Great in transition and cleaning up the boards on offense. Showing lots of development on offense
