Mo Evans

[funkykingston]

Yes, Evans has some glaring weaknesses in his game. He's also 26 (27 in November) so there is not much hope that he will make huge gains at this point.

But here's the thing: EVERY Kings player has glaring weaknesses in their game. The reason I like Mo on this team is that the TEAM's biggest weaknesses (defense, rebounding, athleticism) also happen to be among his greatest strengths.

Assuming he comes fairly cheaply, I don't see how anyone could be against the Kings bringing back Evans, unless they really believe that both Martin AND Garcia will be studs and need all the PT they can get. I would love for that to be the case, but I don't see it.

Besides, if Garcia and Martin do turn out to be that good, they would relegate Evans to an undersized backup to Peja. That would be a nice luxury to have.

 

[BobbyJ_for3!]

I also think we should pony up and match any price for Evans, although Petrie knows him better than all of we do. I trust Petrie on this, I support Evans whereever he is, and I hope we get him back. I love his athleticism, commitment, defense, and grit. I hope he can come back and start at the 2 for us, at least until either Martin or Garcia is ready. Both of them should get minutes also, but Mo cann play SG and SF so that should be nice.

DONT let Mo walk away...DONT

 

[Alacron]

If we really are committed to our shooting, defenseless, unathletic core, an off guard like Evans is vital.

I'd consider matching anything up the the MLE to keep him. He may even start next season, depending on his preseason performance vs. Martin's.
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[ParniValjak]

A player of Mo's ability is not worth MLE no matter which way you look at it. I would LOVE to have him back but paying MLE (or anything close to MLE) would be severely overpaying and pure lunacy.

 

[swisshh]

Mo balances out the weaknesses of this team when he gets his chance to play. His mentality and attitude is exactly what the team needs. It be better to have a top quality player with those attributes, but you take what you can get.

 

[hrdboild]

^That's what I think. I'd feel very good about Mo as our starting SG. I'd feel better about an NBA star there, but other than that I feel very good about Mo. He deserves a raise. I don't know if he's worth 4 million per season, but I would definately be sad to see him go. He brings exactly what this team needs. Energy, athleticism, and defensive intensity.

 

[Venom]

Let Evans go. We have two first rounders who are younger, cheaper, and taller at the same position. And, for the record, Martin has a better handle than Garcia.

 

[Bricklayer]

Would like to have him back, but not sure what his role would be now with Garcia and Martin both in town. He's an OG in size and might end up stgarting over the kids, but then we have two kids down at the end of the bench twiddling their thumbs. We might end up using Evans at SF backing up Peja, but there we go again being undersized. I generally like what he brings, but nto at the MLE or close. LLE? Sure. Roleplayer money. But the MLE for a inconsistent 1y vet with a 6ppg scoring average? We have other uses, and other kids now at those positions. I'd like to keep Mo, can see him being part of the soplution ratehr thant the problem, but not at those prices.

 

[Warhawk]

Would like to have him back, but not sure what his role would be now with Garcia and Martin both in town. He's an OG in size and might end up stgarting over the kids, but then we have two kids down at the end of the bench twiddling their thumbs. We might end up using Evans at SF backing up Peja, but there we go again being undersized. I generally like what he brings, but nto at the MLE or close. LLE? Sure. Roleplayer money. But the MLE for a inconsistent 1y vet with a 6ppg scoring average? We have other uses, and other kids now at those positions. I'd like to keep Mo, can see him being part of the soplution ratehr thant the problem, but not at those prices.

Are you typing with mittens on?

 

[Entity]

I say let him go and Pick up Barnes for that role. Barnes can start at the 2 if the young guys can't cut it and Barnes backs up Peja very well and he knows his role on the team and he doesn't make as many mistakes as Mo does. Best of all it seems Barnes wants to be in Sacto bad so we can get him for just about anything we offer.

 

[Bricklayer]

Are you typing with mittens on?

As always -- especially when working. Type very fast and normally have my secretary clean things up.

 

[VF21]

You have a secretary?

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[BobbyJ_for3!]

You have a secretary?

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lmao...

with all the wonderful NBA Shortest Books work, you really really want a secretary now, don't you Vf

pay me and il do it

 

[BigSong]

I say let him go and Pick up Barnes for that role. Barnes can start at the 2 if the young guys can't cut it and Barnes backs up Peja very well and he knows his role on the team and he doesn't make as many mistakes as Mo does. Best of all it seems Barnes wants to be in Sacto bad so we can get him for just about anything we offer.

totally agree, just don't let him shoot the ball

 

[GoGoGadget]

As always -- especially when working. Type very fast and normally have my secretary clean things up.

For some strange reason, I'm now picturing Brick as James Spader.

 

[Bricklayer]

You have a secretary?

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Well oddly I have never been able to convince any of them at any of the palces I have worked to proof/correct my kingsfans rantings.

 

[VF21]

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[Bibbster10]

I'd like to see Mo stay with the Kings..during the last stretch of the playoff series with the Sonics (when he actually got some time to play), he surprised me..He was the only guy who could handle Ray Allen defensively, and he also showed his offensive ability..I think he'll be worth keeping..because giving the opportunity he'll show his true potential

 

[tyrant]

don't get me wrong people. i like evans. i love his jumping ability and he crashes the boards for putbacks, but what's up with the "give him time talk"? some of you say that we should let maurice start for a year while developing martin and garcia. evans is not a rookie. he's been in the league 2/3 years and has not had a strong impact on the game. i think he would be good for us comming off the bench.

 

[BobbyJ_for3!]

don't get me wrong people. i like evans. i love his jumping ability and he crashes the boards for putbacks, but what's up with the "give him time talk"? some of you say that we should let maurice start for a year while developing martin and garcia. evans is not a rookie. he's been in the league 2/3 years and has not had a strong impact on the game. i think he would be good for us comming off the bench.

i think you just made the arguements for one side and then chose the other side...

yeah, he isnt a rookie. yes he has experience. yes martin and garcia(even more so) need time to develop. mo has played the two in the nba for a good amount of time, he knows what it takes and what to bring to the game.

SO WHY DO YOU THINK HE SHOULD COME OFF THE BENCH????(jsyk, i was sayiing that in the nicest of possible ways)

yeah, when martin or garcia shows they can deff do it as a starter without a doubt, hav evans be bobby-like...of course we want that, if we get to keep him

 

[Venom]

don't get me wrong people. i like evans. i love his jumping ability and he crashes the boards for putbacks, but what's up with the "give him time talk"?

Because in Kingsland, you don't run out of potential until you turn 35, get traded, or your name is Chris Webber.

 

[tyrant]

i think you just made the arguements for one side and then chose the other side...

yeah, he isnt a rookie. yes he has experience. yes martin and garcia(even more so) need time to develop. mo has played the two in the nba for a good amount of time, he knows what it takes and what to bring to the game.

SO WHY DO YOU THINK HE SHOULD COME OFF THE BENCH????(jsyk, i was sayiing that in the nicest of possible ways)

yeah, when martin or garcia shows they can deff do it as a starter without a doubt, hav evans be bobby-like...of course we want that, if we get to keep him

evans should come off the bench because the starting slot should belong to cuttino.

 

[LA King Fan II]

I like Mo Evans a lot. I got to sit on the floor when the Kings played New Orleans last year and he got all kinds of minutes (Webber sat out - huge blowout). He was humble, cool and even spoke to me. Cool guy.

As Brick said, he'd be fun to keep for his abilities, but if he starts it will be doing little "long term" good for the team. I praised his D against Seattle last year, but the more I think about it - I think Allen just got bored making every shot he threw up. IMO man-man defense is overrated because NOBODY can stop the very best guys. The closest in the league is Bowen. Actually, Prince works his butt off and did a job on Kobe, too. That's why I fantasize about Garcia using his long arms to become a "version" of him. Not Prince maybe, but a defensive irritant, which we simply don't have without Dougie.

Anyhow, Evans had a good quarter or two against Allen, but he is not a stopper. He got lit up plenty in fact, but mostly that's because we didn't have anyone packing anything near the basket. Please ONE HARD FOUL before I die.

If Evans goes it would be a drag because he's exciting at times, but frankly both kids seem to have more potential and he is not our defensive answer.

 

[thesanityannex]

don't get me wrong people. i like evans. i love his jumping ability and he crashes the boards for putbacks, but what's up with the "give him time talk"? some of you say that we should let maurice start for a year while developing martin and garcia. evans is not a rookie. he's been in the league 2/3 years and has not had a strong impact on the game. i think he would be good for us comming off the bench.

When I speak of Evans saying "give him time", I'm not talking about time to develop, I'm talking about playing time. We all know he is not a rookie, I just want to see what he can do with 35 mins a game. As of now, we don't have anyone to start in front of him. (garcia/martin?)<<<<<doubt it. This is just a rant seeing that we don't even have evans yet.

 

[BobbyJ_for3!]

evans should come off the bench because the starting slot should belong to cuttino.

oooooh, ur a cuttion supporter, makes more sense

but what you had been saying was implying we were getting cuttino back...and i really dont think we will, either because he will sign elsewhere for more money or because petrie doesnt think his shoot-first mentality is worht the money...ok i should have just said that was my opinion, sorry

 

[OptimusRhyme]

Whats goin on why hasn't Petrie re-signed this guy.... He should make an Offer soon because I would much rather have Evans playing then Corliss Williamson... Please Petrie RESIGN MAURICE EVANS!!!!!

 

[Kings113]

Evans will be re-signed.

I love his dedication, athleticism, toughness, rebounding, hustle, defense, three pointer.

I bet he is working on his ball-handling and mid-range game over the summer. Whenver he started he made the most of it, as well as when slotting in for doug, mobley, peja if they had to leave the game.

Evans started with T'Wolves, signed as an FA, played in 10 games avg'ed 4.5 MPG, and 2.1 PPG. Was released that season and went to Europe to play in Greece, and Benetton Treviso and Dynamo Moscow, won the Italian Cup and was named MVP of Italian all-star game.

I think the guy can definitely start for us.

 

[Bricklayer]

Whats goin on why hasn't Petrie re-signed this guy.... He should make an Offer soon because I would much rather have Evans playing then Corliss Williamson... Please Petrie RESIGN MAURICE EVANS!!!!!

1) Mo is looking for the most money, and I'm not entirely sure he was blown away/enthralled with us after all the trades and turmoil anyway.

2) In order for us to resign him, we have to cut into our MLE, which we may very well need to make other moves.

3) By drafting Francisco, all of a sudden there is no really clear spot where we NEED Mo's minutes.

Still think there's a decent chance we resign him, but he's not a guy you rush off to resign before looking at other options. Hmm...Shareef Abdur-Rahim for the MLE, or Mo Evans? Hmmm...

 

[OptimusRhyme]

1) Mo is looking for the most money, and I'm not entirely sure he was blown away/enthralled with us after all the trades and turmoil anyway.

2) In order for us to resign him, we have to cut into our MLE, which we may very well need to make other moves.

3) By drafting Francisco, all of a sudden there is no really clear spot where we NEED Mo's minutes.

Still think there's a decent chance we resign him, but he's not a guy you rush off to resign before looking at other options. Hmm...Shareef Abdur-Rahim for the MLE, or Mo Evans? Hmmm...

I know I just love his dunks

 

[thedofd]

I know I just love his dunks

I love his dunks, too. My problem with him is that he seems to be one of those "hooked on Sports Center" guys who sometimes tries (and fails) to do the spectacular when something simple would work just fine. I remember a handful of occasions last season when he'd rise up and spike-tip the ball off the back of the iron rather than just putting it in the hole.

I think it's a bad sign, if the Kings hope to compete at the top level, if Evans, Martin or Garcia are in the starting lineup next season. That being said, I'd like to see the Kings keep Evans (as well as Songaila) if it doesn't hamstring their ability to do something more meaningful in free agency.