Monta Ellis - Fantastic Finisher

Monta has been marvellous for the Mavericks. A magician around the rim, He has always impressed with his body control, strength, and ability to take hits, and still finish. Ellis electrifies when he gets to the basket, and with the Mavericks, he proved that he can win; as opposed to just being the man on bad teams (see: every year in the Bay except for the We Believe Warriors). With the guidance of the innovative Rick Carlisle, and led by a first-ballot hall-of-famer in Dirk, the 2014 Mavericks were the most stern test for the champion San Antonio Spurs. Famously, the Texas tussle went the distance, while the Spurs steamrolled every other team (12-4). Monta Ellis was the leading scorer for that team during the 7 game playoff run.
Twirling. Twisting. Turning (in midair most of the time). Bump. Hang. Hit. Finish. That’s what watching Monta is like: Quick. With bursts of brilliance. He’s fun, forceful, and he’s a fierce competitor. He’s been entertaining the league his entire career, and I expect Hoosiers to get to know him pretty well.
Note: I decided to keep it mostly about his time in Dallas, because there’s just so many fantastic clips out there from before then that I would have a really hard time making cuts. That being said, I did decide to pay tribute to his time in Milwaukee and Golden State with the final two plays. Enjoy!
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[@robinarances5659]

Say whatever you wanna say, for me Ellis is one of the best and devastating finishers in transition.

[@bjr0467]

Criminally underrated

[@cynthiaelizabeth8488]

Monta Ellis is top 3 underated player in the game today.

[@Simon_Sez]

He hasn’t been on a roster in 2 seasons...

[@williamdarlow8773]

My man was zooming through one of the best shot blockers and players of all time in Tim Duncan and a very solid defender in Kawhi

[@chrisbricourt832]

I like the alliteration in the titles. Also your videos are great

[@dddiop]

Nice, I was looking at the numbers and Monta is one of the best below the rim finishers of all-time. Went to search on KZbin "Monta Ellis rim finishing" but wasn't expecting anything, and thought I should ask Evin to do it. Sure enough he's 6.5 years ahead of me.

[@bishopwitdajuice4203]

So underrated

[@wingyinlam1948]

Ellis was leading the top 5 points in the clutch time last year

[@Jason-ty4nt]

To think this man has never been an all star his whole career

[@ADAJ3KINGANGEL]

He's clutch

[@flyazzplayboy]

Appreciate the upload

[@desiolle2874]

ridiculous touch and core strength to put up those shots....natural baller

[@wym348]

💡💡 just wish he woulda had the mindset of a curry he’d still be perfect adding scoring off their bench

[@lancelistones6782]

His only problem is he is so selfish

[@Dudesaidthat]

Imagine if monta and dirk both were in their prime at the time

[@melihakdogan3965]

Hey bro. you really have great videos, subscribed. Could u make David West Jumpshot video? He has one of the smoothest in the game. I would be really glad. keep up the good work.

[@pg13pacernation30]

Ellis hangtime around the rim was crazy but too bad people easily forget he was that guy at one point

[@jaxgambino1880]

Imagine a prime ellis at sg playing with luka and kp 🔥

[@darnellkirkland784]

No defense

[@erickdivison1903]

Ellis was curry before curry

[@versatillion15]

Ing.Erick Divison no he wasn’t

[@MK-ms4uz]

@@erickdivison1903 Lol what? He was a below average 3 point shooter at best. In what way was he “Curry before Curry”?

[@erickdivison1903]

@@MK-ms4uz as a franchise player

[@krisburstein6473]

This man is always traveling like he takes 3 steps and they never call it

[@eliasvalencia2803]

after a third step its a travel

[@back2thetrail]

Everybody in the NBA travels at times. I wouldn't say anybody always travels and Monta doesn't even do it most of the time. I've watched him since warriors,and there's definitely more players who travel in majority of their possessions

[@back2thetrail]

He's so quick too. Most his plays here are good. So Idk why you say always lol.

[@cripzempirecastillo983]

Kris Burstein firstone is gather step

[@abidefnpauseyt3169]

Kris Burstein if it aint called it aint a travel 🤷‍♀️

[@garretneal1875]

Far from a perfect player, but someone I always enjoyed watching

[@iceball41]

Andre Drummond offensive boards

[@jaycompany4886]

Monta Ellis he played with the bucks, warriors n Dallas, who's he playing for now? n how come his name never comes up when talking about great players?

[@tahaleemmartin1006]

+Jay Company he plays for the Indiana pacers and I guess it's because he's an underrated scorer

[@CraftedVoice]

aimbot

[@Kayla037]

He is a very good player, but I think he is a tweener, not good enough to be a point guard and not tall enough to be a shooting guard. I would use him off the bench for scoring purposes only. The Lakers or Clippers should try sign him, he is a little older.

[@goldensperm7182]

Wow it's like you're describing allen iverson

[@FoxyChariot]

Golden Sperm Monta is to AI what Kobe is to Jordan. The gap is much wider though

[@devvv4616]

@@goldensperm7182 except AI was good enough to be an mvp, win multiple scoring titles, lead a shit offensive team to the finals, have multiple all nba and allstar selections. He's a poor, poor man's AI

[@quint4573]

@@devvv4616 that part

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[@therealmvp1024]

Chill

[@stixx2yamind]

He doesn’t make his team better. In one clip he had Dirk open and instead Ellis took it...Dirk looked frustrated. He’s talented but looks selfish. Just my opinion.