In depth Statistical Analysis of the Kings: Tyreke Evans

[The_Jamal]

264th in the NBA, 129th in the NBA, 109th in the NBA. I need some perspective on these numbers. Are these supposed to be good numbers? Intuitively, they don't seem that great to me, but maybe by comparing these numbers to other players he starts to look better in these categories. The one thing I come away with from these numbers is that by far he was most effective when moving without the ball. He almost doubled his efficiency from isolation situations when he did that. So this stat turns the "he needs the ball in his hands" argument on its head. According to this stat, he needs to be the recipient of the pass to be effective, not the initiator. The more he receives the ball while he's on the move, the better. And he's just beginning to develop this part of his game. As he continues to improve it, he should get even better in this category.

Essentially everything outside of his shooting numbers are slightly above average. What may surprise most is that Tyreke has actually been most effective when moving without the ball. He ranked in the top 45 in coming off screens, cutting to the rim and everything else related to off the ball work. He just didn't it nearly enough. What we can take from these stats is that Reke is still able to produce at an above average level in other aspects of scoring the basketball without the ability to hit a jump-shot. So we could extrapolate that data and say that he could take those "slightly above average" skills and turn them into elite talents once he can space the floor.

 

[Kingster]

If only you could have coached Shaq. You'd have told him that he needed to get in better shape so he could run up and down, and to practice shooting free throws as a right hander with his left foot forward.

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Actually, Shaq in his prime got down the floor very well, thank you. Cousins had an obvious problem with back to backs, so he does need to get in better shape. That doesn't mean he has to be a long distance miler.

Just continue with the snarky comments. It's such an endearing quality you have...

 

[Kingster]

Essentially everything outside of his shooting numbers are slightly above average. What may surprise most is that Tyreke has actually been most effective when moving without the ball. He ranked in the top 45 in coming off screens, cutting to the rim and everything else related to off the ball work. He just didn't it nearly enough. What we can take from these stats is that Reke is still able to produce at an above average level in other aspects of scoring the basketball without the ability to hit a jump-shot. So we could extrapolate that data and say that he could take those "slightly above average" skills and turn them into elite talents once he can space the floor.

Thanks for the interpretation. Without poring over these stats it's not readily apparent whether these rankings put in him in above average, average or poor relative to others. Thanks again.

 

[mac]

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Actually, Shaq in his prime got down the floor very well, thank you. Cousins had an obvious problem with back to backs, so he does need to get in better shape. That doesn't mean he has to be a long distance miler.

Just continue with the snarky comments. It's such an endearing quality you have...

Oh, I'm just pointing out how great your knowledge for the game is.

On a side note, I like how some constantly bring up the times we got blown out early in the season, how poor our defense was in those games, and attribute that to Evans playing PG. They say, err don't you remember early in the season when teams were just scoring in transition against us? Our defense clearly improved under Smart! And yet, these things didn't happen for 2 years with Tyreke at PG/ under Westphal.