Mark Jackson Wants Monta Ellis In The Post

Since becoming head coach of the Golden State Warriors, Mark Jackson has stated some bold, and pretty unique plans for this team with the talent that he has; especially with Monta Ellis. There’s no question that Ellis is a tremendous offensive talent, can score from anywhere on the court and has late-game heroics, but what about defending constantly? What about playing the post? Yes, we’re talkin’ about post game (Allen Iverson voice).

Ellis isn’t exactly someone you’d picture banging in the paint (he’s 6’3, 180), but Jackson believes otherwise:

“He’s so skilled offensively, and so unselfish that you’re going to get a good play out of it,” Jackson said. “We’re absolutely looking to capitalize on having him in the block.”

It does make a little sense to me; Ellis is a such a focus offensively from opposing teams that by him playing more down-low, it will give the Warriors plenty of opportunities for kick-outs and maybe Ellis himself will be able to score on his own and become comfortable. M8 is no slouch when it comes to scoring in the paint: According to Hoopdata.com, Ellis has scored 60 percent or above at the rim ever season since he’s joined the league back in ’07 (his highest percentage came last year with a whopping 69%, that’s just ridiculous). Monta is one of my favorite players in the league and now I’m really interested in seeing how this all pans out.

Complex Magazine: The 50 Best NBA Dunks

Complex Magazine drops their picks of the top 50 best NBA slam dunks of all time.  Obviously, this is just the opinion of the Complex Magazine team so take this list with a grain of salt.  There have been so many GREAT dunks in the history of basketball so your favorite dunk of all time may not have been included but go through their list and enjoy the posterization of those helpless defenders.  Their top 10 is listed below:

Vince Carter vs. Frederic Weis

Kobe Bryant vs. Dwight Howard

Shawn Kemp vs. Alton Lister

Scottie Pippen vs. Patrick Ewing

Tom Chambers vs. Mark Jackson

Dwyane Wade vs. Anderson Varejao

Chris Webber vs. Mark Jackson

Dominique Wilkins vs. Larry Bird

Shaquille O’Neal vs. Chris Dudley

Michael Jordan vs. Patrick Ewing