Yay he can jump. Wait didn't we already know that?
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Now can he shoot consistently? Defend any position? Or do anything with the ball in his hands? Those are the questions I want answered. I already knew he could jump.
I like this kid. Has he ever not done what we've asked of him, with never a complaint? He's improved little by little each year and that's all under Corbin's brilliancy. Maybe the kid will pack on a little bit of lean muscle and take a leap under Quin. Who knows. At that price, attitude, and production, what's not to like.
Do you actually watch Evans when he plays? 8 out or 10 times he produces. He rebounds well, blocks shots, passes the ball, runs the floor and dunks. He shot the 15ft well when he came in the league but didn't have confidence to shoot it. Ty mentioned a few times he was always telling Jeremy to shoot the jumper. People have stereotyped Jeremy because he won the dunk contest and he can jump out of the gym but he has other talents. He is also a great teammate and doesn't complain when he doesn't play.
The problem with Jeremy and this is a glaring problem, is his handles/dribbling skills are poor for an NBA player. He is too skinny to guard his real position down low so he gets shoved around even though he is better than he use to be. In the end it is his dribbling skills that keep him from being a SF and probably getting more minutes. However teams need guys like Jeremy who will produce something when he gets his number called.
He seems like a nice kid, but with all due respect, if that's your criteria, I should play for the Jazz. I would do what was asked of me and never complain. We're trying to win. I think it's an attainable goal to have nice kids who are good basketball players. Evans is mediocre at best. Maybe he will prove me wrong, but he's just a nice kid who isn't good enough, IMO.
Did I say he didn't produce? Did I say he doesn't rebound or block shots? What I see is a guy that can't defend either SF's or PF's, Can't dribble to save his life and can't shoot well enough to be a SF.Do you actually watch Evans when he plays? 8 out or 10 times he produces. He rebounds well, blocks shots, passes the ball, runs the floor and dunks. He shot the 15ft well when he came in the league but didn't have confidence to shoot it. Ty mentioned a few times he was always telling Jeremy to shoot the jumper. People have stereotyped Jeremy because he won the dunk contest and he can jump out of the gym but he has other talents. He is also a great teammate and doesn't complain when he doesn't play.
The problem with Jeremy and this is a glaring problem, is his handles/dribbling skills are poor for an NBA player. He is too skinny to guard his real position down low so he gets shoved around even though he is better than he use to be. In the end it is his dribbling skills that keep him from being a SF and probably getting more minutes. However teams need guys like Jeremy who will produce something when he gets his number called.
Championship teams don't carry 15 guys on their roster who deserve real NBA minutes night in and night out. There are always a few selfless guys who will play and play hard when called on, oftentimes producing better than one might expect for a player of such limited ability, and they'll do so on the cheap. Evans is one of those guys.