I'm a supporter of our team (other than some really questionable old players) and because we picked Evans I root for Evans. I've bashed Aries and Gary about the whole hate on Evans thing. But after 5 games, I do have to agree with Gary that at this point tyreke evans is not a point guard. With the proper training and development he has the potential to become a guard version of lebron, but so far in all honesty the offense has looked smoother running through Beno.
Now, this doesn't mean that he does not have the potential to be a point guard. I believe that he will eventually become a successful PG and a pretty good one at that, but that it will take a lot of time, possibly several seasons. At the moment I'd rather him focus on making his free throws, layups and then shots in that order. The guy gets to the rim practically at will but most of the time ends up throwing up a really bad shot as if he just wants the ball to hit the board. After which I think he should work on his post up game. The team has talked so much about him being able to post up but so far from what I've seen the very very few times that he has backed down the opposing PG he turns and faces up after 1 or 2 dribbles, and then goes iso again.
From what I've seen, I don't think Evans will ever be able to make those killer passes that the elite PGs make on a consistent basis. I do however, think that with time and as the team gels more he'll be able to make the right plays and become a serious offensive threat even at the PG position.
I don't want to go into whether drafting him was a mistake or not, because the fact is we have him and we should be supporting him instead of tearing him down. Could we have done well with guys like Rubio Flynn or Jennings? Definitely. Does it mean Evans isn't as valuable to us since he hasn't been playing that well? Not necessarily. As many have said, he's only 19 and he is in a tough position to have to learn how to play PG very differently from how he played in college.
Here's hoping that Tyreke continues developing as a basketball player and a point guard and Beno continues the superb (fairly) playing off the bench
Now, this doesn't mean that he does not have the potential to be a point guard. I believe that he will eventually become a successful PG and a pretty good one at that, but that it will take a lot of time, possibly several seasons. At the moment I'd rather him focus on making his free throws, layups and then shots in that order. The guy gets to the rim practically at will but most of the time ends up throwing up a really bad shot as if he just wants the ball to hit the board. After which I think he should work on his post up game. The team has talked so much about him being able to post up but so far from what I've seen the very very few times that he has backed down the opposing PG he turns and faces up after 1 or 2 dribbles, and then goes iso again.
From what I've seen, I don't think Evans will ever be able to make those killer passes that the elite PGs make on a consistent basis. I do however, think that with time and as the team gels more he'll be able to make the right plays and become a serious offensive threat even at the PG position.
I don't want to go into whether drafting him was a mistake or not, because the fact is we have him and we should be supporting him instead of tearing him down. Could we have done well with guys like Rubio Flynn or Jennings? Definitely. Does it mean Evans isn't as valuable to us since he hasn't been playing that well? Not necessarily. As many have said, he's only 19 and he is in a tough position to have to learn how to play PG very differently from how he played in college.
Here's hoping that Tyreke continues developing as a basketball player and a point guard and Beno continues the superb (fairly) playing off the bench
