“Oh God, he’s a machine,” Ryan Kriener said. “When we play open gym, he’s always the first one picked. When the game’s on the line, he’s the one we all want shooting it in open gym. He’s one of the best shooters I’ve ever been around.”
But in order to shift from role player to starter, he needs to elevate other parts of his game. That’s what he has targeted this offseason while maintaining his uncanny shooting accuracy.
“I’m definitely feeling more comfortable with my shot,” Ellingson said. “I work on it every day, trying to do more stuff off the dribble, going into pull-ups and 3s off the dribble, too.
“I’ve been doing better at off-the-ball defending and just trying to get quicker and being better on the ball.”
“I think he’s trying to make plays off the dribble more,” Baer said. “We saw that a little bit last year toward the end of the season. I think he’s just so sound defensively. He’s got great fundamentals, he’s always in the right position. Very intelligent player. I think for him, he’s trying to make more plays off the dribble and become more well-rounded.”
He hit 5 of 7 3-pointers against Ohio State last season. He was 3 of 3 from 3-point range against Purdue and scored more than 10 points in six different games.
“He’s really trying to assert himself in that 2-guard spot because obviously with Pete graduating there’s some open minutes there,” Baer said. “There’s a lot of people competing for it. I’ve been really impressed with how confident he is so far, especially because he’s one of the older guys now.”
“He’s been kind of taking on a leadership role in practice,” Kriener said. “I feel like he’s going to have a big year.”
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But in order to shift from role player to starter, he needs to elevate other parts of his game. That’s what he has targeted this offseason while maintaining his uncanny shooting accuracy.
“I’m definitely feeling more comfortable with my shot,” Ellingson said. “I work on it every day, trying to do more stuff off the dribble, going into pull-ups and 3s off the dribble, too.
“I’ve been doing better at off-the-ball defending and just trying to get quicker and being better on the ball.”
“I think he’s trying to make plays off the dribble more,” Baer said. “We saw that a little bit last year toward the end of the season. I think he’s just so sound defensively. He’s got great fundamentals, he’s always in the right position. Very intelligent player. I think for him, he’s trying to make more plays off the dribble and become more well-rounded.”
He hit 5 of 7 3-pointers against Ohio State last season. He was 3 of 3 from 3-point range against Purdue and scored more than 10 points in six different games.
“He’s really trying to assert himself in that 2-guard spot because obviously with Pete graduating there’s some open minutes there,” Baer said. “There’s a lot of people competing for it. I’ve been really impressed with how confident he is so far, especially because he’s one of the older guys now.”
“He’s been kind of taking on a leadership role in practice,” Kriener said. “I feel like he’s going to have a big year.”
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