Q: Is there a particular position you prefer to play, shooting guard, point guard? A: Not...

Q: Is there a particular position you prefer to play, shooting guard, point guard?

A: Not really. A lot of coaches ask me that question a lot, and I tell them I’m a basketball player. I can play both positions.

The Baseline does a Q&A with Tyreke Evans

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i like it and I particularly like your hightlight ExG

rec’d. Everyday it is easier and more exciting to have Tyreke Evans as a King.

by betweentheeyes on Jun 29, 2009 3:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Believe it or not, not many players can call themselves "basketball players"

After watching “Gunnin for that #1 Spot”, the E60 piece, and several interviews, I can see why he calls himself a “basketball player”. Nothing will distract him, he doesn’t give a crap about anything else, just basketball.

This man’s life revolves around basketball. his brothers began training him as a little kid; he eats, sleeps, dreams basketball.

This dude will give you a 100% in practice, won’t get in trouble at the clubs (the shooting incident was just bad luck IMO), and you won’t hear him complain. He is the definition of humble and he will be a great “basketball player”

by Slaaam on Jun 29, 2009 3:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

..

I totally agree.

by #1kingsfan4eva! on Jun 29, 2009 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I like basketball players. We could use a few

They’ll still call him a “combo” guard. That must be the most unhelpful adjective in basketball. A “combo” guard can be: a shoot-first PG , an undersized 2, a 2 with a good handle, anyone that plays in the same lineup as Kobe or LeBron, etc.

by ttylerbballcamper on Jun 29, 2009 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

hey, it worked with the spartans

why can’t it work with basketball?

Phil Jackson, after treatment for a kidney stone "When the anesthesiologist leaned over me, he said "We named your kidney stone Kobe because it's not passing."

by Ellimist on Jun 29, 2009 11:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

One kid who would eat, sleep, and dream basketball at a very young age

Pistol Pete Maravich.

by kingsfan300 on Jun 30, 2009 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Someone please tell me

That’s not how he shoots. The ball is all the way back behind his head! Ayi, David Thorpe where are ya?

Victory is tasty.

by iashwash on Jun 29, 2009 4:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Remember....

Some of the greatest shooters ever had ugly forms..

For example, Bird used to bring it from behind his head as well….And I’m not even gonna get started on the ugly form of the greatest Kings shooter of all time in Peja..

Im not at all trying to compare Evans to those two great shooters, but rather to reinforce the notion that form isnt everything-

by Hoops916 on Jun 29, 2009 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Err...

Kevin Martin’s shot ain’t exactly purdy

Never forget: I am a complete idiot

by Exhibit G on Jun 29, 2009 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Reggie Miller....

"Or, as Randy Jackson would say: Not feelin’ it, dawg."
-bench-blob- posting virgin.

by jjham15 on Jun 29, 2009 6:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Mitch Richmond

Putting the ball behind the head during the shot actually creates distance between the ball and the defender. I would classify the technique as a good thing.

by bignerd on Jun 30, 2009 8:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Agreed 916 and G.

but rather to reinforce the notion that form isnt everything-

- kevin cough martin -

iashwash – let’s hope all things can be tweaked to perfection when it comes to Tyreke.

by JETisKing on Jun 29, 2009 6:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Evan's shot mechanics need to be reworked

His shot differs from the other ugly shots mentioned in that he doesn’t square up his shot he uses a whole lot of arm in his release. He also shoots the ball off his palm for more of a shot put shot. Great shooters release it off their fingertips and get better rotation and on the ball.

Some tweaks here and there with a decent shooting coach and he should improve. I don’t know if he’ll ever be a knockdown shooter but that really depends on his drive and work ethic.

by ucla06 on Jun 29, 2009 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Form Schmorm

I don’t give a shit if he shoots it from his ass. As long as it goes in…

Teh Dego Dagger

by BPaoliano on Jun 29, 2009 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

… and as long as he doesn’t dribble from same.

I wonder sometimes how Ricky Berry would've turned out

by luckthefakers on Jun 30, 2009 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

It really does

most players mentioned had to do some work on thier shot. Martin, for example, still has a funky shot, but it looks a lot better than it did when he got here. Particularly on the speed of his release.

Phil Jackson, after treatment for a kidney stone "When the anesthesiologist leaned over me, he said "We named your kidney stone Kobe because it's not passing."

by Ellimist on Jun 29, 2009 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

If you have bad form on your shot

its important to have the same bad form every time. I don’t like if that far back behind his head though. Here at home, DGs problem is that he doesn’t have the same form twice in a row.

by ElRonToro on Jun 29, 2009 4:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Jim Furyk nods his head in agreement

With the 4th pick in the 2009 NBA Draft, the Sacramento Kings select Tyreke Evans, STUD out of Memphis.

by otis29 on Jun 29, 2009 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

It seems....

Evans has all the tools to be a real talent in the league. The issue seems to be, can he play PG, and how will his ability to play point, or lack thereof, effect the growth of the young bigs? And how will Evans fit with Martin? Will the Kings have to move one in the future? How will it all work out? Any visions?…

by amonk81 on Jun 29, 2009 5:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I figure it will all work out fine.

Just wait.

Hope

by Ultrakingsfan on Jun 29, 2009 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Word, Ultra.

I can’t wait for next season and that expensive NBA league pass bill. It will all be worth it – unlike this season.

Having a one-two punch like Tyreke and Kevin has potential to be pretty awesome if Tyreke truly “gets” the point.

by JETisKing on Jun 29, 2009 6:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Have any of you looked at Kevin Martins form?

I like to call it ugly but effective :-)

by Beagle12 on Jun 29, 2009 5:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Your right

but Kevins shot is only ugly on how he gets it up to his release point…once its up, his shot is fairly textbook. The worst form I ever saw for the Kings was Gerald Wallace…,he set the ball on the wrong side of his head with his forearm in front of his eyes, so that he had to tilt his head back so he could see under it. I can’t believe any of his shots ever went in.

by ElRonToro on Jun 29, 2009 6:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Micheal "The Animal" Smith-

Dude had a pimp lean going on in the middle of his shot and it rarely went in the hole.

"Or, as Randy Jackson would say: Not feelin’ it, dawg."
-bench-blob- posting virgin.

by jjham15 on Jun 29, 2009 6:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I maintain I'm right on Wallace

because I don’t think what Smith did could even be classified a shot. I forgot about him. I also used to be amused by Bobby Hurley never realizing the bottom of the ball had to get 10 feet off the ground in order to go in.

by ElRonToro on Jun 29, 2009 6:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Spoken like a true

non-point guard. you think that’s how johnny flynn answers that question? what about RR? (i can’t even bring myself to mention his full name anymore.) Sigh. Evans is going to be great -as the 2-guard that forces us to eventually trade Martin, because our two best players can’t play together.

by IrishSlim on Jun 29, 2009 8:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

How do you know that?

The two haven’t even played together. Seeing as how Kevin plays much better off the ball and Evans is an initiator, the argument could be made that the two would pair well together. He’d at least be a 1 that the defense would have to consider, unlike Udrih.

I have to believe that Petrie & Co. agree. Why would they draft someone who’s game made their best current player obsolete? Sure Sac was in a position to not be too picky but Petrie’s track record leads me to believe he knows what he’s doing.

Teh Dego Dagger

by BPaoliano on Jun 29, 2009 9:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Because he was the best player availible, period.

I think the worries of him playing effectivley next to martin are valid. Why couldn’t he play effectivley next to Salmons?

Phil Jackson, after treatment for a kidney stone "When the anesthesiologist leaned over me, he said "We named your kidney stone Kobe because it's not passing."

by Ellimist on Jun 29, 2009 11:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

i tend to agree a bit

not that evans won’t be successful running the point for us, but if someone truly is a point guard, they dont shy away from saying it.

this may be a bit extreme, but to me there isnt much difference between the question posted or

“can you play point guard or small forward?”

“i can play either…i’m a basketball player”

by sactoreg on Jun 30, 2009 4:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I fear

We are venturing into “paralysis by overanalysis” at this point.

The guy said he could play multiple positions. Petrie thinks he can play multiple positions. Suddenly that means he and Martin can’t play together…before even a single game has been played?

Give me a break. Let’s allow Westphal to get these guys on the court together and see exactly what we have before we go Chicken Little.

With the 4th pick in the 2009 NBA Draft, the Sacramento Kings select Tyreke Evans, STUD out of Memphis.

by otis29 on Jun 30, 2009 5:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

fyi. Jerel McNeal from Marquette was added to our summer league roster. Good pickup IMO, especially if he can stick because we only have one backup SG assuming we don’t re-sign McCants.

by VenomySnicket on Jun 29, 2009 9:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs