Perspective on Tyreke Evans

[KINGSDOTCOM]

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Reggie Evans was 18 years-old when his youngest brother, Tyreke, was born. When Tyreke turned four, his older brother put a basketball in his hands for the first time and he’s yet to set it down.

By the time he was 12 and playing varsity basketball for American Christian High School, Tyreke’s talent was no longer just a Chester, Pa. secret. So when Tyreke had his first major success, winning the AAU Nationals at Disney’s Wide World of Sports when he was just 14, Reggie knew it was time to take his brother’s ability to new heights by strengthening his body and game for the next level. (more)

 

[NoBonus]

Wow! Impressive!

 

[AriesMar27]

interesting... wait so his brother is reggie evans that plays for the raptors?

 

[=LarryLegend=]

Good interview.

 

[=LarryLegend=]

interesting... wait so his brother is reggie evans that plays for the raptors?

No, just a common name.

 

[Kingsguy881]

Unguardable? This is why I'm telling folks to chill out with the "not a true pg" stuff. Who cares what position he is "called" if he is winning games for us. The bottom line is W's and L's and if he starts contributing W's because he is a matchup nightmare I don't care if he is on the Fast Break (What us old school fans call the Kings Dance Team).

He was drafted to be the pg because he is going to be handling the ball the most. A very smart move by Petrie. I can't wait to see this place and the buzz around here come next offseason.

 

[AriesMar27]

No, just a common name.

thats what i thought.... i knew reggie evans wasnt that old.

 

[sdballer]

Easy everyone. This is a person paid by the Evans family. Great stuff to hear but not exactly an independent, unbiased perspective.

 

[Chupacabra]

If anything im extrememly impressed to hear that Evans has been doing strength and conditioning training since he was 14. No Wonder hes such a beast. I still think all the "not a true point guard" talk is pretty amusing. Gilbert Arenas is about as far from a true point guard as it gets, and hes still pretty good.

 

[bajaden]

Easy everyone. This is a person paid by the Evans family. Great stuff to hear but not exactly an independent, unbiased perspective.

Yeah yeah yeah, we know that, but right now were basking in the sunshine of personal opinion. Right now I'm a happy lemming..

 

[VF21]

Easy everyone. This is a person paid by the Evans family. Great stuff to hear but not exactly an independent, unbiased perspective.

So basically you're saying it's no more objective than the Sacramento Bee?

 

[fnordius]

So basically you're saying it's no more objective than the Sacramento Bee?

 

[King Baller]

If anything im extrememly impressed to hear that Evans has been doing strength and conditioning training since he was 14. No Wonder hes such a beast. I still think all the "not a true point guard" talk is pretty amusing. Gilbert Arenas is about as far from a true point guard as it gets, and hes still pretty good.

Now Arenas is an interesting comparision A second rounder who grew to be a very good player being compared to the second best player in this years draft

KB

 

[AriesMar27]

Now Arenas is an interesting comparision A second rounder who grew to be a very good player being compared to the second best player in this years draft

KB

if tyreke turns into a gilbert arenas type of pg minus the injuries then i would be a happy camper. though i doubt that its going to happen, when healthy arenas can put up 29/6.... in his sleep. dude is a freakish scorer, like iverson but taller.

 

[Kingsguy881]

if tyreke turns into a gilbert arenas type of pg minus the injuries then i would be a happy camper. though i doubt that its going to happen, when healthy arenas can put up 29/6.... in his sleep. dude is a freakish scorer, like iverson but taller.

Funny you say that, most draft profiles had Evans pegged as exactly that, a terrific scorer.

http://hoopshype.com/players/tyreke_evans.htm

http://www.nbadraft.net/players/tyreke-evans

 

[Chupacabra]

Now Arenas is an interesting comparision A second rounder who grew to be a very good player being compared to the second best player in this years draft

KB

An accurate comparison in the sense that Arenas isnt a "true point guard" and Tyreke isnt a "true point guard". There are many point guards in the NBA that arent "true point guards" that are awesome players. Which is why is think the whole "not a true point guard" point of view is LAME.

 

[Gary]

I will wait to see how impressed I am by how well he plays PG and makes people around him better.

 

[Prince_XY]

Easy everyone. This is a person paid by the Evans family. Great stuff to hear but not exactly an independent, unbiased perspective.

How about this one below coming from an independent Kings fan at this forum. Honestly, I haven't check the validity of y2kings claim. These accomplishments, and if indeed comparable with the accomplishments of some superstar mentioned ( Carmelo, Lebron, Wade, and Iverson ) may very well tell us what kind of a player we got on Evans.

This is where I'm basing my hope that Evans may turn out to be the real deal. But of course, knowing how slow the Kings organization develop their talents, it might take Evans 5-7 years to reach his potential - or worst, Evans might not even develop into an excellent player that he should be.

I'm gonna be honest, all those ppl who are doubting Tyreke Evans simply don't watch or know basketball. I follow college recruiting as well as the draft. Tyreke evans was being recruited for jr high and high school ball when he was 8. Played Varsity as a 7th grader. McDonald's all-american and mvp of the mcdonald's all-american game, freshmen player of the year, and only freshmen to be considered for the Niesmith player and Oscar Roberston Player of the year awards, c-usa tournament mvp, mvp of the west regional...Ranked #2 in Rivals.com in the country only behind Brandon Jennings (LOL). This guy is going to be so good it's too good to be true that the kings got him. Let me name other players with similar awards: Carmelo, Lebron, Wade, Iverson.

Since a young age, he's been destined to be a star. He'll bring the ball up and may not be the "pure point guard" that everyone wants but i'd take Dwade who was supposedly a "PG" the same way that Evans was referred to as a point guard over Jwill anyday...that's as good as Rubio will ever be. If you think Rubio would of ever made to the level of CP3 or Rondo or Deron williams, you simply dont understand basketball. Rubio is not fast, he's shifty, he's not athletic like CP3, Rondo or williams either. Evans on the other hand has proven it on EVERY LEVEL. He's dominated every level and he's a humble, hard working guy. By the end of the year, all those who weren't in support of this pick will begin to realize that we're just fans and the scouting staff is the scouting staff for a specific reason. Bottom line, Evans will be an all star at worse, with a superstar ceiling. Rubio would can maybe become Jwilliams but he's not going to be CP3.

I hope we got a very good coach on Westphal. With the talent and accomplishments that Evans have had at such a young age, and barring any significant physical injury happening, if he fails to develop at least into an Arenas, or even a Dwane Wade from here on, the blame should be thrown at the coach.

What a waste of talent and nice preparation for the NBA if everything goes down the drain.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

But of course, knowing how slow the Kings organization develop their talents, it might take Evans 5-7 years to reach his potential - or worst, Evans might not even develop into an excellent player that he should be.

I don't think we're really all that slow in developing our young talent. Some of our young talent has needed time to develop, but that's really a different story.

Gerald Wallace did not get 1500 minutes total in his first three years here. Same with Douby, though he crossed that threshold in Toronto. Donté Greene is on pace for about 2200 after one year.

But outside of those three, I think we've had a pretty good idea what our young players have looked like after their first two years. J-Will started every game he ever played for us (three years) and racked up over 6800 minutes in that time despite one strike-shortened season. Peja started a bit more slowly, with 5600 minutes in his first three years (also one strike year). Hedo had almost 4400 minutes in three years. Martin had over 5100 in his first three, despite getting scant time his first year. Cisco, 4800. Hawes, almost 3200 in two years. Thompson, 2300 in his first year alone. Out of these guys, only Hedo and Cisco weren't full-time starters by their third year, Hedo because he was stuck behind Peja and Cisco because he's probably a 6th-man-type guy.

So of our last 10 first round picks (counting Donté), I see 7 that were developed pretty quickly, 1 way too slow (Wallace), 1 who might just not be any good (Douby) and 1 on a slow pace but too early to tell (Donté).

Evans was picked higher than anybody on that list, is more hyped than anybody on that list, and has been plopped down onto a team that's expected to do less than any team...on that list. He may not start every single game he plays like J-Will, but he's NOT going on the Gerald Wallace development route.

 

[kennadog]

It was said that Gerald Wallace did not have a good work ethic at the time. It was intimated by some and even directly commented on by others back them. I think being exposed for the expansion draft woke him up and he went to an expansion team that clearly had more minutes for him.

 

[Kingsguy881]

Interesting quote about Evans from David Aldridge at nba.com:

The skinny: Evans is a potential superstar, able to get to the basket whenever he wants. But the Kings are still light-years away talent-wise from getting back into the Western Conference picture. Don't think GM Geoff Petrie has assembled enough pieces yet to make a trade run like he did a decade ago for Chris Webber; in the interim, Westphal will have to goose things along (cover things up?) with his offensive schemes.

http://www.nba.com/2009/news/features/david_aldridge/08/07/folders/index.html

 

[gunks]

Evans is going to beast on every backcourt in his way methinks.

I still dont see him as a 1. But unlike Arenas (who isnt even that good, look at his FG%), Evans has the size to play the 2. He's like, half an inch shorter and the same weight as Kobe. So if the PG experiment doesnt work out, Martin gets us something good (Martin and KT's expiring could possibly get us a really good player) and Evans is a ball dominant guard like Roy, Wade, or Kobe...And hopefully he has the talent to do that.

I really believe we got the second best player in the draft. And that depends on how good Griffin turns out to be. Thabeet is a roleplayer, Harden doesnt quite have the ceiling that Evans has and nobody picked after 4 really seems to ooze potential. Reke probably wont ever average much more then 6 assists a game. But who's going to complain if he's also bringing down 6 boards and putting up 20+?

 

[Kingsgurl]

Kevin seems really high on the kid, which is not only a good enough endorsement for me, but also one that bodes well for the team. Those two with great chemistry will be a LOT of fun to watch.

 

[USNAVY15]

I like the hype around this kid. But at 19, he is probably thinking he is invincible. I was there, and i know how stupid one can be at 19. I think he needs to be a PG because if we thrust him into a game where Kobe is guarding him and the other way around, he might get the bright idea that he is on the same level as "taking over this game" Kobe Bryant. The last thing i want to see in Evans drawing too much contact and taking a bad spill or something of that nature. If he is groomed to pass first, he might grow and mature before he gets the bright idea to take on the other team by himself. knockon wood.

 

[fnordius]

if we thrust him into a game where Kobe is guarding him and the other way around...

Unless Evans doesn't turn out to be very good, it's going to happen.

If PJ thinks he's a major offensive threat, he'll sic Kobe on him regardless of position. And if he's not guarding Kobe, who would be? If Evans guarded Fisher, Kobe'd be lighting up Kevin for 60 points or so. So... expect lots of Evans versus Bryant sorts of matchups.

 

[USNAVY15]

Unless Evans doesn't turn out to be very good, it's going to happen.

If PJ thinks he's a major offensive threat, he'll sic Kobe on him regardless of position. And if he's not guarding Kobe, who would be? If Evans guarded Fisher, Kobe'd be lighting up Kevin for 60 points or so. So... expect lots of Evans versus Bryant sorts of matchups.

And if Kobe guarded Evans, Martin would be lighting up fisher for 60 points or so. So... expect lots of Evans versus Bryant sorts of matchups.

 

[fnordius]

And if Kobe guarded Evans, Martin would be lighting up fisher for 60 points or so.

If Evans, with Kobe right in his face, can still dish out the necessary 15 or so assists to Kevin, believe me, I'll be the happiest fan in the world. We will see.

 

[Chupacabra]

The anti-evans sentiment is strong. Why would you hate on your own players? Ill never understand it. I get the feeling some people cant except that the FO thought Evans was better than Rubio.

 

[bajaden]

If Evans, with Kobe right in his face, can still dish out the necessary 15 or so assists to Kevin, believe me, I'll be the happiest fan in the world. We will see.

Kobe turns 31 years of age this month. Hard to believe. It seems like yesterday that he came into the league. He's also played in around 950 games, and, he's plays a lot of minutes. I'm by no means saying he's washed up. But he is starting to enter that gray zone where little nagging injuries start to happen.

Like Garnett, he keeps himself in great shape, so I think he still has a couple of years left where he can play at a high level. But what causes those type of nagging injuries is trying to guard a 19 year old like Evans.

To give you example of what I mean. Michael Jordan, whom Kobe is compared to the most, and is certainly one of the greatest of all time, Played in 1072 games in 15 seasons. He played a total of 41,012 minutes.

Kobe, so far has played in 948 games in 13 seasons. He's played a total of 34,538 minutes. Two more seasons brings him to where Jordan was when he retired. Anyway, it should be fun to watch the matchup between Evans and Kobe. Historicaly, it could be the beginning of the changing of the guard.

 

[bajaden]

The anti-evans sentiment is strong. Why would you hate on your own players? Ill never understand it. I get the feeling some people cant except that the FO thought Evans was better than Rubio.

To whom was this post addressed. Certainly not to Fnordius, because he certainly doesn't hate any of our players. Well maybe a strong dislike in some cases, but certainly not Evans. I would say that more people are in favor of Evans than against his drafting.