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D Will Texas

D Will Texas

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LOOKED INCREDIBLE.... i kept a close eye on him defensively at the 3 position, and came away very imnpressed.

i kept on waiting for Leonard to blow by him, but it never happened. He's athletic to stay in front of his guy. Hopefully, his injury isn't serious and Corbin understands that he needs more minutes.

What do you guys think? any future at the 3?
 
At the risk of being slammed ..

I really like Jeremy and want him on the roster long term .. and I think he can do some good things. However, anytime I hear any suggestions regarding where/how to play him, it always seems gimmicky to me. No particular reason .. just feels that way.
 
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It's difficult not to like Evans, but his skill set seems limited.

My biggest issue is deciding whether he truly lacks a well rounded game, or if he just has not been given the opportunity to blossom. It seems like it would be difficult to really show your wares with the limited and erratic minutes he gets.
 
His length is nice a times, and he can disrupt and cause havoc, but how is he against a good SF man2man?
 
I like Jeremy Evans. I think he could develop into a regular rotation guy if given the chance.

As much as people worship having all the fundamentals. There is something to be said for just being longer and more athletic. I think he has enough combined skills with his length and athleticism to be a good player. I mean seriously, he is out jumping other NBA guys. And a dunk is two points just like a jump shot. Not to mention he is a shot blocker and good rebounder. He also has good hands. I noticed he isn't that bad at sliding his feet either.

I think it is a mistake by the Jazz for not exploring the Jeremy Evans experiment more than they have.
 
I'd love Evans at the 3. He would be better there if he had a better handle on the ball, but I like him there even without it. Agree that his D was more than sufficient.
 
His Defense looked good. And he gives us help from the weak side like AK used to. But when the other team just dares him to shoot anytime he touches the ball outside of 5 feet is makes any kind of offense hard to run. If he could develop a jump shot then I would be fine with him playing the 3 over Carroll and CJ for sure.
 
That is why I want us to draft a Power Forward in the upcoming draft with the Golden State (and I hope not our own) pick (if we get it) to be Derrick Favors's back up. The 2012 draft is absolutely loaded with talented big men and if we land one, we could move Millsap to Small Forward permanently. This would also move Evans to back up Small Forward behind Millsap. Depth Chart:

PG: Devin Harris, Jamaal Tinsley
SG: Gordan Hayward, Alec Burks
SF: Paul Millsap, Jeremy Evans
PF: Derrick Favors, GS Pick
C: Al Jefferson, Enes Kanter


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Matthew Thomas Castleton said:
That is why I want us to draft a Power Forward in the upcoming draft with the Golden State (and I hope not our own) pick (if we get it) to be Derrick Favors's back up. The 2012 draft is absolutely loaded with talented big men and if we land one, we could move Millsap to Small Forward permanently. This would also move Evans to back up Small Forward behind Millsap. Depth Chart:

PG: Devin Harris, Jamaal Tinsley
SG: Gordan Hayward, Alec Burks
SF: Paul Millsap, Jeremy Evans
PF: Derrick Favors, GS Pick
C: Al Jefferson, Enes Kanter


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I actually really like this. BPA.
Jazz aren't in as great of need at SF as I originally thought - Millsap is looking better there now, and will continue to improve. Not to mention his clutch gene and will. I don't want to trade Millsap - and we don't have to 'cause he can be a good SF.
 
I loved his block on Blair's dunk attempt. He also blocked a 3pt attempt. The guy makes plays.

I believe Leonard went 2-6 while guarded by evans. Not bad at all.
 
PKM said:
At the risk of being slammed ..

I really like Jeremy and want him on the roster long term .. and I think he can do some good things. However, anytime I hear any suggestions regarding where/how to play him, it always seems gimmicky to me. No particular reason .. just feels that way.
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yeah, it's like we all like the guy so much that we WANT to find a way to make it work.

i can't say i zeroed in on jeremy's D in this game -- but i will add that kawhi leonard is not a penetrating 3, so he's not the guy who's going to "blow by" evans.
 
Matthew Thomas Castleton said:
That is why I want us to draft a Power Forward in the upcoming draft with the Golden State (and I hope not our own) pick (if we get it) to be Derrick Favors's back up. The 2012 draft is absolutely loaded with talented big men and if we land one, we could move Millsap to Small Forward permanently. This would also move Evans to back up Small Forward behind Millsap. Depth Chart:

PG: Devin Harris, Jamaal Tinsley
SG: Gordan Hayward, Alec Burks
SF: Paul Millsap, Jeremy Evans
PF: Derrick Favors, GS Pick
C: Al Jefferson, Enes Kanter
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2 thoughts
1. that looks like a pretty good team.
2. that could have pretty much been our team this year
 
He needs to workout with Bruce Bowen and Shane Battier this summer. If he could hit the corner three and "lockdown" SFs (on top of the other things he does), then he has a role. I've seen enough to know that he can be an intelligent team defender.

Just get one shot. Those guys have just one shot.
 
yea, a good 3 point shot, would be great., but with his leaping ability he should be able to find some way to score well from short range.
Not everyone can hit 3s.
 
I'd try playing Evans like UK played Davis this year (sorta) and let Al drag a double-team away from the basket and we just throw the ball anywhere above the rim for an oop. Davis could get so high, it didn't even need to be a good pass .. Evans could probably do it with great regularity.
 
Franklin mentioned what I was thinking. Evans can't be any worse than CJ. If Evans developed his handles and shooting then we wouldn't even be having this discussion. I have no doubt that he can guard most SFs.
 
I liked how Millsap came up to screen for Evans on the wing and Evans just sat there, forcing Millsap to post, since Jeremy wasn't ever going to dribble the ball, or shoot it, or do anything other than dunk the ball on offense.

And that's why he doesn't play. "He makes plays," but can't box out since he's easily bullied. "He makes plays," but can't shoot from outside 8 feet. "He makes plays," but doesn't think he can dribble twice in a row without losing the ball. I think Corbin uses him properly. He's a pinch hitter, used when players are playing poorly or are injured.
 
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