Asik discussion: Poor guy deserves at least one thread about him

At least we all know now what the Bulls fans felt the second CJ Watson passed Omer Asik the ball against the Sixers in game 6.

 

Would Hakeem be willing to give him lessons? Other than bad Off, he's a stud defender, I'm a fan.

 

Pretty much. The only other person who I saw & can remember set a really good pick & roll to the basket strong was Terrence Jones in pre-season. But that is pre-season so take everything with a grain of salt.

 

Asik is the man!

 

Hakeem can't do much with him, as he's very raw offensively. It would be a waste of money, since he'd be learning basics that Dawson could teach him, or even McHale.

Not sure what his workouts are like, but probably needs to do some body weight stuff, if he isn't already. He needs to become better at moving his own weight explosively.

 

How do you teach a 7'2" guy not to blow a layup?

But seriously, Asik is clearly struggling to adapt to starter minutes. He'll continue to struggle for weeks if not months, on the offensive end.

I'd like to see him attempt to dunk rather than try to lay it in. It's unreal watching him blow EVERY put back at point blank range.

 

His percentages are killing my fantasy team. DUNK THE BALL!

 

Lots and lots of drills with contact and time in the weight room.

 

It's really shocking how bad he is on offense. They can't even run pick and rolls with him despite his size. Could already not shoot from anywhere on the court. Missing layups is completely inexcusable though. We can't even get 5 points out of him it seems. If not for his rebounding he would be a negative on the court.

 

From what I see he gets antsy when he gets the ball down low off a rebound, he just just relax, and swing the ball outwards and up in a arc, so he won't get stripped or blocked

from that distance at 7 feet, it should be so damn easy...

 

He better add some mass this off season and pay Hakeem to work with him. His offense is dismal

 

Love his defense, hate his offense. He didn't seem this bad during the preseason.

 

Im a fan of Asik I think hes been good with defense rebounding and passing any points from him is a bonus !

 

Asik is the man, if he gets an offensive game, with lin and harden as the playmakers, this dude could average a double-double

 

Dunk Dunk Dunk, if he still cannot dunk, then dribble or pass outside to other player, let the other player make play

 

I think his basic layup/dunk offensive skill is there, just lack of confidence especially under pressure.

Nothing to worry, he will be good to go after playing more games and getting more experience.

 

Right now Asik is around 35 minutes/game. That MIGHT be a little high for him. Might need to settle into that 27-29 MPG area like Roy Hibbert, DeAndre Jordan, Samuel Dalembert, Kendrick Perkins, etc. No shame in that at all.

Then gotta consider his offensive shortcomings can hinder the team, and also Asik's been foul prone historically, maybe need to dial the time back some. Maybe he can be like Marcin Gortat who plays 30+ MPG, but big men space eaters generally arent big minutes guys for whatever reason. Asik's already played more than 10% of his last year's total minutes lol

 

Dunk that ball, big man!

 

I love his defense and rebounding, but man every time he goes up with the ball and doesn't dunk it when he should have I cry a little inside.