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Jan8
Want Ellis to be an All-Star? Vote McGrady, vote often
Filed under: Commentary; Tagged as: Baron Davis, Brandon Roy, Chris Paul, David Stern, Deron Williams, Gilbert Arenas, Joe Johnson, Kobe Bryant, Monta Ellis, Steve Nash, Tracy McGrady6 CommentsUpon further review, I have to say I’m revising my opinion; Monta Ellis CAN be an All-Star. But to get there, he can’t have Trady McGrady lose. He has to have McGrady win.
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Feb23
Shut down Monta Ellis? It might be the easy answer for the Warriors, but it’s not necessarily the best one
Filed under: Commentary; Tagged as: Allen Iverson, Amare Stoudemire, Baron Davis, Brandon Roy, Chris Paul, Deron Williams, Dwyane Wade, Jason Richardson, Joe Johnson, Kobe Bryant, Manu Ginobili, Monta Ellis, Richard Hamilton, Steve Nash, Tony Parker6 CommentsBy Geoff Lepper
48minutes.netI can’t decide which injury Monta Ellis’ stiff left ankle – which will keep him on the bench tonight in Los Angeles, as well as against Charlotte on Friday and Utah on Sunday – brings more readily to mind.
Is this like Baron Davis’ sprained ankle in 2005-06, when he ended up shutting it down for the remainder of the season?
Or is it like Jason Richardson’s arthroscopic knee surgery of the following season, when he ended up pushing too fast for a comeback and looked terrible — until a broken hand forced him to rest for several more weeks, and then he came on to play a huge role down the stretch?
Based on the Warriors’ record, the obvious answer is to treat Ellis’ setback as the former. He’s shown that he can at least take the floor, and occasionally reached for the level he was at last season – although it was only for a play or two a night, with two dozen instances of rust and regression for every highlight.
But everything hinges on the one thing Ellis has not shown much of: The ability to get lift off of that left leg.
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