Evans Credits Improved Diet For Increased Quickness

[Fear the Putin]

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Tyreke Evans says an improved diet is the reason for his increased quickness.

He admitted his diet had become heavy on fast food, but that a recent visit from his mother and grandmother for the holidays helped get him back on track.

"I lost a little bit of weight," Evans said. "I've been eating right since my mom's been in town. So I've been getting the speed, and the rhythm I had coming off the last game was pretty good."

Evans has had a sore left foot because of plantar fasciitis.

"We know Tyreke hasn't been himself yet this year," Paul Westphal said. "And if he's able to start being quicker, then we're going to be able to see how he can really be, and that not only helps him, it helps us a lot."

Via Sacramento Bee

His mom needs to move in with him. Since she arrived, he's hit an amazing GW and his game has picked up tremendously.

Go mom!

 

[Bricklayer]

So..we've had plantar fasciaitis, an unspecified personal issue, and now too much fast food? I can't recall the last time a major player played so poorly for such a stretch with such a muddled heap of reasons. But I don't really care what it has been, as long as its largely over.

 

[RookieOfTheDay]

Fast food? Really? Don't the trainers monitor what these guys eat? Come on man, you're getting paid millions, so why eat crappy food, get fat, and hurt your team? I guess you can take the player out of the hood but you can't take the hood out of the player. The vision of Tyreke rolling through the Jack in the Box drive-thru in his 100K Benz is pretty hilarious. I thought these guys had personal chefs, catered meals, and ate in nice restaurants.

 

[rainmaker]

My question: who the hell is the team nutritionist, and what is he getting paid to do exactly?

When I worked in the fitness business, I always knew what my clients were eating, they had meal plans, and I monitored their weight from week to week. Given Tyreke couldn't work on his conditioning for a while, wouldn't it make sense for the team nutritionist to focus on his diet?

And if not, and the team wants to give players more freedom, then make damn sure they know why it's important to eat healthy foods. This wasn't anyone in the organization stepping in to help out, it was his mom. I understand mom helping with the psychological part of it, but it's the teams responsibility to be aware of the nutritional aspect.

If Tyreke can't practice frequently, and can't work on his conditioning because of his foot, and Westy is publicly admitting Tyreke isn't in great shape, does fastfood sound like a good idea for keeping weight down? Obviously not. So, was Tyreke on a nutritional program which he ignored, or is there just no supervision or education from the teams nutritionist?

 

[kennadog]

Fast food? Really? Don't the trainers monitor what these guys eat? Come on man, you're getting paid millions, so why eat crappy food, get fat, and hurt your team? I guess you can take the player out of the hood but you can't take the hood out of the player. The vision of Tyreke rolling through the Jack in the Box drive-thru in his 100K Benz is pretty hilarious. I thought these guys had personal chefs, catered meals, and ate in nice restaurants.

The team does take them to Dinner My Way near the arena (www.dinnermyway.com) and most certainly gives them nutrition counseling all the time. But they don't live with them 24/7.

Sorry, but I don't think it has anything to do with the 'hood and find that comment a little insulting. If Evans is from the 'hood, then so is his mom and he lost weight while she was here cooking for him.

A lot of young adults struggle with weight gain and poor nutritional habits when they leave home. (Most college kids have disastrous eating habits.) Actually, its pretty obvious this country has a buge problem with fast food, period.

For better or worse, Evans has had a very supportive and insular support group in his family. It certainly helped his basketball skills develop and kept him out of serious trouble in his rough neighborhood, but it might have delayed his development into a more independent-functioning adult.

I can relate somewhat. Although I grew up in nice neighborhoods, I was pretty sheltered and then all of a sudden had all kinds of adult decisions to make. I knew what I should do, but was poor on implementation in some areas. So I'm not going to to be throwing any stones at "young adults."

 

[RookieOfTheDay]

Sorry, but I don't think it has anything to do with the 'hood and find that comment a little insulting.

Sigh. Folks are so sensitive. The comment was meant in jest. if anything it was an insult to Jack in the Box, not Reke.

A lot of young adults struggle with weight gain and poor nutritional habits when they leave home. (Most college kids have disastrous eating habits.) Actually, its pretty obvious this country has a buge problem with fast food, period.

Yes but they don't have jobs that depend on them being in top shape and trainers whose job it is to make sure they do so. Sorry, but an NBA player porking out on fast food to the point it effects their performance is inexcusable. It's just another in a series of signs that Tyreke lacks professionalism.

 

[rhythmless]

Fast food? Really? Don't the trainers monitor what these guys eat? Come on man, you're getting paid millions, so why eat crappy food, get fat, and hurt your team? I guess you can take the player out of the hood but you can't take the hood out of the player. The vision of Tyreke rolling through the Jack in the Box drive-thru in his 100K Benz is pretty hilarious. I thought these guys had personal chefs, catered meals, and ate in nice restaurants.

So I'm guessing you didn't see Donte put down 4 western bacon's in his show last year?

 

[RookieOfTheDay]

So I'm guessing you didn't see Donte put down 4 western bacon's in his show last year?

No I didn't, but that may explain a lot about why he came into camp overweight.

 

[Showtime]

Fast food is poison. The best thing a pro athlete can do is hire a personal chef and stick to a strict diet plan.

 

[Dr. Spaceman]

Fast food is poison. The best thing a pro athlete can do is hire a personal chef and stick to a strict diet plan.

Apparently everyone on this team is in need of a personal chef (namely Reke, Cousins, Donte and Sammy D). That or some good ol' BALCO

 

[RookieOfTheDay]

Fast food is poison. The best thing a pro athlete can do is hire a personal chef and stick to a strict diet plan.

The thing that baffles me is why you'd still eat fast food once you're rich. Fast food by design is aimed at lower income folks or folks who either just don't have time or are too lazy to cook. But when you have enough money to have a live in chef cook you anything you want, I just can't see why the hell you'd still go to McDonald's or Carl's Jr. I can see In-N-Out occasionally (because their food actually doesn't suck) but to remain a fast food junkie after you've struck it rich is just incomprehensible to me. If I had NBA money I'd be eating in 5 star restaurants almost exclusively.

 

[est.1999]

What an idiot. Even I pay more out of pocket to avoid fast food.

 

[kennadog]

Sigh. Folks are so sensitive. The comment was meant in jest. if anything it was an insult to Jack in the Box, not Reke. Yes but they don't have jobs that depend on them being in top shape and trainers whose job it is to make sure they do so. Sorry, but an NBA player porking out on fast food to the point it effects their performance is inexcusable. It's just another in a series of signs that Tyreke lacks professionalism.

Well, a "wink" icon would help. Although the one for this board is terrible.

I think you are an extremely judgemental person, who must be perfect "judging" from your many similar posts. People are flawed and imperfect All of us. Money makes no difference to that fact. Money does not impart perfection and maturity So Reke learned a lesson the hard way. Big surprise for someone his age. I'm surprised he actually made that admission to the media. That means he is accepting the blame for that problem. That shows a lot more maturity than a lot of atheletes older than he is.

I knew a guy who kept saying there was no excuse for poor grades in high school, that he never did that poorly. Then he came across his old high school report cards after many years.

 

[Vlade4GM]

And the excuses keep piling on. This definitely lends credibility to all the aforementioned reasons

 

[RookieOfTheDay]

I think you are an extremely judgemental person, who must be perfect "judging" from your many similar posts.

You’re half right. I am judgmental but I’m far from perfect. A also am a harsh judge of myself. When I **** up I own up and take accountability. I don’t make excuses or look to assign blame.

People are flawed and imperfect All of us. Money makes no difference to that fact.

Of course money makes a difference. When someone is paying you, you have an obligation to them to do what you’re being paid to do to the best of your abilities, and that includes not making poor decisions like eating crummy food and getting fat when you’re job requires you to stay in shape.

 

[kennadog]

And the excuses keep piling on. This definitely lends credibility to all the aforementioned reasons

Evans should just have not said anything about any of it. No wonder he's generally a quiet guy, keeping troubles to himself. His mentioning arious issues has become an excuse for fans to pile on the criticism. His poor play has obviously been bothering him a lot. Probably a lot more than any of us Kings fans.

He's pretty much talked out loud about his struggles this year, because it's obvious he's trying to figure out what he needs to do to correct whatever is wrong. I'm sure he's heard all the "what's wrong with Evans," talk. Maybe all of those issues are the problem or maybe only some of them are or maybe worrying about it all too much is the problem. Hence, his mother's admonition to just go out and play like he knows he can.

 

[RookieOfTheDay]

Evans should just have not said anything about any of it.

That's correct. When you're in a high profile position like he is, people are going to scrutinize your every word and move. You're better off revealing as little about yourself as possible because more often than not it's probably going to backfire on you.

 

[hrdboild]

A lot of times you might not even realize there was a problem until you correct it and notice the difference. That's what this sounds like to me. I doubt he was eating cheeseburgers and milkshakes all day but maybe he was skipping meals when he was running late or going to the drive-through at the end of a long day a little too often. When you leave home for the first time and you're now responsible for feeding yourself as well as transportation, and oh yeah that full-time job you've got, it's understandable that some areas won't get the attention that's needed. But anyway, I don't think it matters what the excuses are. He's playing better now and if he continues to play that way then he's identified the problems and corrected them. You can't expect a young guy to be immune to mistakes. It's how you react to those mistakes that really matters.

 

[RookieOfTheDay]

When you leave home for the first time and you're now responsible for feeding yourself as well as transportation, and oh yeah that full-time job you've got, it's understandable that some areas won't get the attention that's needed. But anyway

People keep drawing parallels to young people in general and young NBA players. It's not the same. NBA players live in whole other world than the average young person. having millions of dollars changes everything. It's not like you could say that he had to swing by the drive-thru because he only had 5 bucks and his fridge was empty. He can afford good food. And if he doesn't have time to prepare or get it himself, he can afford to pay someone to do it for him. Stop acting like these guys have the same struggles and issues that the average young person has.

 

[Lockehead]

FWIW, I think even Brandon Jennings, kid from Compton, has a personal chef

 

[Glenn]

So..we've had plantar fasciaitis, an unspecified personal issue, and now too much fast food? I can't recall the last time a major player played so poorly for such a stretch with such a muddled heap of reasons. But I don't really care what it has been, as long as its largely over.

Reke limped off the floor last night and looked like he had a lot of pain. That may prove the information that cooling off can let the pain rear its ugle head. The plus side is that it may lead to a lot of minutes on the floor. That's OK with me. I'm still concerned as despite how Kobe or someone else reacted to this problem, each person is unique.

As to Cousins who falls into my specialty, he'll grow up. Tough love seems to get to him properly and I think he understands that the disciplinarian is right and he isn't. I thought I heard an announcer say that he kind of thought the world revolved around him - something like that. I almost went through the screen. Cousins listens. Enough technicals and fines and he'll probably gain self control but let's give him more than a half season to get it done. Despite a few more problems (you can count on it), it won't take long before the topic of conversation will be about his skills and not his facial expression.

I REALLY don't like announcers who make up their own set of facts and pass it along to the audience - like Barkley last night. There was a bit of that in the play by play booth but CWebb managed to correct the errors. Do the research before spouting "facts," folks.

 

[kennadog]

That's correct. When you're in a high profile position like he is, people are going to scrutinize your every word and move. You're better off revealing as little about yourself as possible because more often than not it's probably going to backfire on you.

Being a high profile position shouldn't mean that you can't be open and honest.

So many people always say they want to know more and complain about the same old banal, phony sound-bites. The truth is, your statement shows why we almost always get banal, phony sound-bites. No good can come of being honest. At least not for public consumption.

 

[RookieOfTheDay]

Being a high profile position shouldn't mean that you can't be open and honest.

So many people always say they want to know more and complain about the same old banal, phony sound-bites. The truth is, your statement shows why we almost always get banal, phony sound-bites. No good can come of being honest. At least not for public consumption.

I'm not suggesting dishonestly. You can certainly be open about personal stuff, but if you are, you have to be prepared for the judgement, speculation, rumors, etc. that are going to ensue. That's why opting for a less personal approach is probably in his best interest.

 

[kennadog]

People keep drawing parallels to young people in general and young NBA players. It's not the same. NBA players live in whole other world than the average young person. having millions of dollars changes everything. It's not like you could say that he had to swing by the drive-thru because he only had 5 bucks and his fridge was empty. He can afford good food. And if he doesn't have time to prepare or get it himself, he can afford to pay someone to do it for him. Stop acting like these guys have the same struggles and issues that the average young person has.

Stop acting like their not human beings just because they have money. As a matter of fact, I think having that much money suddenly and at a young age creates can create a whole new set of problems and certaily does'nt solve all problems. It's just one more thing the have to learn to be mature about.

Of course, that's why Lawrence Funderburke wrote a book directed at young players and how to handle such sudden wealth. He saw first hand the problems that can arise.

 

[kennadog]

I'm not suggesting dishonestly. You can certainly be open about personal stuff, but if you are, you have to be prepared for the judgement, speculation, rumors, etc. that are going to ensue. That's why opting for a less personal approach is probably in his best interest.

Actually, I didn't say Evans was or wasn't prepared for it. I was being more critical of people who jump right into being judgemental, speculative, rumor mongers. I don't find those qualities in people either mature or responsible. And Evans isn't responsible for correcting those qualities in others.

 

[ArcoKings]

I never noticed Evans being heavier going into this season. Perhaps the fast food affected his mood and drive. I know bad fast food like Taco Bell makes people feel sluggish. If Reke gained weight it must have been little (3+ pounds). Anyways, its great that Reke is playing like that player that we saw last year. I love the fact that he's passing the rock. Go Kings.

 

[RookieOfTheDay]

Stop acting like their not human beings just because they have money.

I don’t think I’m doing that. I’m just acknowledging that money changes things. Some excuses that may fly for a college student living on a fixed income just don’t fly for a kid that makes 5 times more in a year than the President.

As a matter of fact, I think having that much money suddenly and at a young age creates can create a whole new set of problems and certaily does'nt solve all problems

Yes it can create its own problems. Being overweight from too much fast food consumption isn’t among them, though.

Of course, that's why Lawrence Funderburke wrote a book directed at young players and how to handle such sudden wealth. He saw first hand the problems that can arise.

I’m not claiming there aren’t problems that can come with sudden wealth. This is about Tyreke’s eating habits. Let’s not get off track here.

 

[RookieOfTheDay]

Actually, I didn't say Evans was or wasn't prepared for it. I was being more critical of people who jump right into being judgemental, speculative, rumor mongers. I don't find those qualities in people either mature or responsible. And Evans isn't responisble for correcting those qualities in others.

I know you didn't say it. I just get the feeling that maybe he doesn't really realize how much fodder for speculation and criticism he is giving people every time he says something like this.

 

[Lockehead]

Stop acting like their not human beings just because they have money. As a matter of fact, I think having that much money suddenly and at a young age creates can create a whole new set of problems and certaily does'nt solve all problems. It's just one more thing the have to learn to be mature about.

Of course, that's why Lawrence Funderburke wrote a book directed at young players and how to handle such sudden wealth. He saw first hand the problems that can arise.

I think it has more to do with being prepared for a job that pays you millions of dollars. Hes out there on the court to give his best, and that means being responsible with his diet. Reke is young, so he may know a bit more now about how a good diet can improve his performance.

 

[Lockehead]

I never noticed Evans being heavier going into this season. Perhaps the fast food affected his mood and drive. I know bad fast food like Taco Bell makes people feel sluggish. If Reke gained weight it must have been little (3+ pounds). Anyways, its great that Reke is playing like that player that we saw last year. I love the fact that he's passing the rock. Go Kings.

I do recall an interview in the off season where he mentioned gaining 8 lbs, and that he was looking to "bully" guards around.