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I hope he developed some perimeter skills so that he can get some minutes at the 3. Combined with that athleticism our wing problem can be solved from within.
 
I am more concerned about his ability to play defense on the perimeter. Evans still belongs as an energy player and as a good matchup for quick face-up 4's.
 
Qman said:
I am more concerned about his ability to play defense on the perimeter. Evans still belongs as an energy player and as a good matchup for quick face-up 4's.
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The difference between a quick face-up 4 and a 3 is not vast. Evans cannot play a significant role as a big. He just gets abused down there and I just don't think his body is 'designed' to carry weight and power.
 
Evans' timing on the blocked shots is great. He's long enough that he can just reach over other players and block them even if he doesn't have perfect position. He gets up so quick and blocks so smoothly, he practically looks like he's taking tennis serves.

If he could put the ball on the floor, even a little bit, and throw in some occasional fakes, he could be a good offensive player on the block.
 
NUMBERICA said:
The difference between a quick face-up 4 and a 3 is not vast. Evans cannot play a significant role as a big. He just gets abused down there and I just don't think his body is 'designed' to carry weight and power.
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His body is built more to play the 3, like a Stacy Augmon or Thaddeus Young. He did get pushed around inside last year.
 
Catchall said:
His body is built more to play the 3, like a Stacy Augmon or Thaddeus Young. He did get pushed around inside last year.
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Jeremy Evans is like a poor man's Andrei Kirilenko. The guy can block shots and is a 4 in the sense that his offensive game is almost entirely inside. However, both Evans and AK are too slight to play the 4 against most starting PF's in the NBA and just not good enough shooters to be effective 3's.
 
GlassEater said:
Jeremy Evans is like a poor man's Andrei Kirilenko. The guy can block shots and is a 4 in the sense that his offensive game is almost entirely inside. However, both Evans and AK are too slight to play the 4 against most starting PF's in the NBA and just not good enough shooters to be effective 3's.
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Not seeing the comparison.
 
If Evans wants to be more than a 10 minute energy player off the bench, he's gong to have to either put on a bunch of weight or find a jumper. His J looked really bad last season - bad form, no confidence (even when he was hitting them). The AK comparison is a little weird, as Evans hasn't shown an ability to make plays for his teammates like AK always has.
 
I wonder if Evans can do some of the stuff Ronnie Brewer used to do, or if he just doesn't have the court awareness.
 
Jeremy Evans is on right at the beginning (after the ad)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzjPHTgs8P0&feature=player_embedded#!
 
GVC said:
If Evans wants to be more than a 10 minute energy player off the bench, he's gong to have to either put on a bunch of weight or find a jumper. His J looked really bad last season - bad form, no confidence (even when he was hitting them).
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I mostly agree. He could afford to add weight and strength even if he were to become a 3, but I just don't think his body will allow him to put on the requisite strength/weight he needs to in order to be a 4 in regular rotation in the NBA. I also think his form is and mechanics are really nice, but that he just needs the reps to find the confidence.

But let's look at it this way, if the basement of Evans is the best non-rotation player in the league (and I think it is), then awesome. Especially since he was grabbed... what, 55th?
 
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