Video from Tyreke Evans' Sacramento Kings Work-out
by Ziller on Jun 9, 2009 2:35 PM PDT
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University of Memphis product Tyreke Evans did his first team work-out of the summer Tuesday afternoon in Natomas at the Kings practice facility. The team opened up the last few minutes of his solo work-out for media viewing. The work-out was led by Geoff Petrie and involved Shareef Abdur-Rahim and Fat Lever. All the other front office execs -- Wayne Cooper, Jason Levien, Jerry Reynolds, Scotty Stirling. Afterwards, Evans talked to the media for about 15 minutes.
Here's one of the open court drills Evans ran. (Click the HD button for better quality.) More drills after the jump. The interview and my impressions soon.
These are two of the post-up drills Evans went through with Reef. After each drill I saw, Petrie had Evans shoot four free throws, I assume to see how his form held up after some exhaustion.
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sorry about the quality
Trying to fix it … not a very experienced videographer here.
by Ziller on Jun 9, 2009 2:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
if you didn't have the whole workout on tape
I’m not sure it’s all that helpful. It’s the length more than the quality of the video that is disconcerting.
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
by pookeyguru on Jun 9, 2009 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I cut it up
No sense in taping him resting or shooting free throws, right?
by Ziller on Jun 9, 2009 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wait so TZ you were there?
Father of the "Natt this!" movement.
by Aykis16 on Jun 9, 2009 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice.
Father of the "Natt this!" movement.
by Aykis16 on Jun 9, 2009 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Will they let you come to the mega workout Friday?
Father of the "Natt this!" movement.
by Aykis16 on Jun 9, 2009 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's open to media
Not sure if I’ll be in attendance. Bee and Kings.com will have video too, though.
by Ziller on Jun 9, 2009 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Let me rephrase
If you don’t have access to the whole workout to tape, how much value is it really?
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
by pookeyguru on Jun 9, 2009 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not to be a jerk
But isn’t that for each viewer to decide themselves? Of course you’d love to be able to show up and watch the entire thing, but considering in the past the team wouldn’t even publicly admit who they were working out, isn’t this a pretty nice step?
by Ziller on Jun 9, 2009 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah it is up to each viewer
But, I was more or less stating my opinion. So, yeah.
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
by pookeyguru on Jun 9, 2009 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
As far as a step?
Not really no.
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
by pookeyguru on Jun 9, 2009 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It took you an hour and seven minutes
To add that??? :-)
by otis29 on Jun 9, 2009 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No
It took me an hour & 7 minutes to get home from the Wendy’s I was at. My laptop was running out of power by then, and I just shut it down.
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
by pookeyguru on Jun 9, 2009 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Let me never question your dedication to StR
m*****f***ing c***s***ing peanut butter and jelly!! f*** f*** f***!!!
by JediLeroy on Jun 9, 2009 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Be nice to him
And he’ll teach you the StR gang sign.
by otis29 on Jun 9, 2009 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You gotta teach me what it is first
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
by pookeyguru on Jun 9, 2009 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well you're number one Otis :)
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
by pookeyguru on Jun 9, 2009 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think it goes something like this -
SACTOWN ROYALTY - Try our thick creamy shakes!
by section214 on Jun 9, 2009 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
We all know
how much pookey favors length over quality.
Zing!
by AnotherStupidSN on Jun 9, 2009 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions 6 recs
I like both thank you very much :)
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
by pookeyguru on Jun 9, 2009 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Making fun of me isn't just allowed
It’s pretty much encouraged.
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
by pookeyguru on Jun 9, 2009 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's how you come back after he beats you down that determines whether you can come back or not
"We are in the business of kicking butt and business is very, very good." - Charles Barkley
by Bluejohn on Jun 9, 2009 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Its all in the hips.
Father of the "Natt this!" movement.
by Aykis16 on Jun 9, 2009 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or in the case of me & DeJuan
Our Fat Asses.
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
by pookeyguru on Jun 9, 2009 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Looks like pretty routine stuff
It’s difficult to judge him based on one-on-zero open court drills. I look forward to seeing the interview and the other drills.
by oldenpolynice on Jun 9, 2009 2:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
At least he wasn't working out with a chair
Poor Yi
by eduardo_m7 on Jun 9, 2009 7:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
not a lot of jumpers under any pressure taken there
not a guard there to guard him. Which brings me back to my concern about his 25% jumpshooting last yr.
Was that his choice to work out alone?
So imitate the action of the tiger!.
Lend the eye a terrible aspect
- and teach them how to war!
Henry V iii
by lietothegirls on Jun 9, 2009 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Probably Agents.
Father of the "Natt this!" movement.
by Aykis16 on Jun 9, 2009 8:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He mentions working alone in the media session
He wasn’t able to schedule his workout with others, so he just did it alone. Then he mentions he doesn’t run from anybody.
by kingsfan300 on Jun 9, 2009 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Looked like
the most talented guy on the floor to me
by ElRonToro on Jun 9, 2009 2:51 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
You can tell, (especially on the last drive) that he’s not the most athletic guy. Watch his feet.
by deepnu666 on Jun 9, 2009 3:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I noticed that watching him go up for layups in HS
Athleticism with a guy like Evans’ size less important. This workout wouldn’t tell me anything I couldn’t watch live or youtube clips.
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
by pookeyguru on Jun 9, 2009 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Post ups?
Why is a guard doing post-up drills?
Kings rule! (They are royalty - right?)
by dalt99 on Jun 9, 2009 9:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I guess the post ups were about seeing his footwork, balance, countermove fluidity, I don’t know. It does seem a bit odd but maybe that’s the best context to evaluate a guy’s feet.
I don’t think he’s a great athlete; he plays a little upright and I thought during the season when he tried the euro sidestep done to nauseum by Wade, Parker, Ginobili and Iguodala that his stiffness came out a bit, but in no way is he a bad athlete. He’s not going to be hindered by a lack of athleticism. I’d be more worried about his basketball IQ, decision making, shot selection as he didn’t come across as smart on the floor.
by Galeto on Jun 9, 2009 9:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Annnnyway...
Tyreke is pretty intriguing to me. You have to love the way he stepped up his game when called on to play the point. Now, whether or not he can up the ante again and play the 1 in the NBA another matter of course. But he looks really smooth handling the ball.
Oh, and like Ziller noted a while back, the kid has a wingspan of damn near 7’0"!!!
"When the going gets Weird, the Weird turn professional."
(Hunter Thompson)
by Mucho Moss on Jun 9, 2009 10:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
evans = salmons. :)
admittedly, i haven’t seen much of evans. but of what i’ve seen, he reminds me of salmons. a long two guard with good handles. someone who can play the one…at times. crafty. average athleticism for the league.
for those who’ve seen enough of him (and i mean more than just a few tourney games), is his passing good enough to be a one?
gawd, if the kings draft evans, i hope my perception of him is wrong.
i couldn’t stand watching the kings when they had abdur-rahim and salmons on the floor at the same time because both were black holes (i.e., ball goes to them and it never leaves). i’ve mentioned a number of times to my boyz how i would’ve hated playing with abdur rahim/slamons. the funny thing is, off the court, these two have great reputations. funny how hoops instincts differ so much from a person’s character.
by kingsbruins02 on Jun 10, 2009 9:50 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Like Salmons?
I actually agree that there are for sure similarities. They both are very good finishers around the hoop and love to go to the basket. They both dribble the ball a bit too much and while Salmons is decent now, for much of his career, like Evans, he has never had a great 3-pt shooting percentage. They are also both good passers, not great.
I think the biggest differences is that Salmons cannot guard smaller point guards but I think Evans, with his length and better lateral quickness can do so fairly well. Evans is a much better ball handler than Salmons and can break down point guards and run the floor as a point. Evans is a superb team defender and can also create havoc as a one-on-one defender with his length. His steal rate of almost 3 per game for 40 minutes shows that.
My final point though is this – Evans, at 19 is already as good as John Salmons, except for experience (of course) and 3-pt shooting. Evans needs to learn to handle the ball better. His turnover rate is much too high. However, he is still young. Allen Iverson never learned to not turn the ball over so you never know, he may never learn.
Kings rule! (They are royalty - right?)
by dalt99 on Jun 10, 2009 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
is he a legit one or is he destined be a combo guard--quasi one?
the part that scares me is the “they are also both good passers, not great.”
there are different types of one, but the kings need a big, true, pass first guard (preferably someone who can pass off of either hand—umm, someone lilke holiday. yea, i’m biased. :). do you think evans is good enough to be the type of one that we need?
i disagree with your assumption that since evans had almost 3 steals per game, he’s a great one-on-one defender (he may be, but i wouldn’t use the steals per game as proof). steals per game does not mean much to me because the player can be a gambler on “D.” gamblers can come up with 2 to 3 steals per game easily, but they may end up being a huge liability on “D” because of their gambling tendencies. its analogous to someone saying player X is a great defender because he gets 3 blocks per game (someone like b. skinner). this may indicate player is X is a great off the ball defener, but does it indicate that he is a great on the ball defender (in other words: would you bet your life on b. skinner being able to defend shaq or b. wallace being able to defend d. howard straight up)?
by kingsbruins02 on Jun 10, 2009 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good points
Again, a lot of this is all “what if’s” at this point because of Tyreke’s age and experience level. Your points are all valid but could be completely correct or incorrect in Evans’ case. Maybe his steal rate is completely due to his aggressiveness. Maybe it isn’t. If it is, it doesn’t mean he can’t learn to get steals without overcommitting all the time. Maybe he never becomes a great point. Maybe he becomes better than we think. I don’t think Evans is a “true point” like a Chris Paul or Steve Nash but I could see him becoming a D-Wade or Kobe type of player. Maybe even a Brandon Roy style.
I am a student of the statistics of the NCAA and for a freshman, his stats are top shelf. Not very many freshman point guards have great assist/turnover rates, personal fouls/steal rates or a FG% above 45%. Tyreke does have a fantastic scoring avg, free-throw attempts per game and for a scorer, a high assist rate.
It’s true that Evans is NOT a true point. I don’t blame anyone for being agianst the Kings picking him because of that. You mentioned Holiday and while I also really like him (and he is more of a true point than Evans) he has what ifs to answer as well. Either way, Evans or Holiday, the Kings will have a good player and in my opinion they will have their point guard of the future.
Kings rule! (They are royalty - right?)
by dalt99 on Jun 10, 2009 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i agree. lets hope for the best. :)
since i was stuck in lala land during the glory years, i’m dying for the kings to be relevant again.
by kingsbruins02 on Jun 10, 2009 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I feel like
Fat Lever should’ve been guarding him during the post-up drills, as a better game simulation. Dah well.
by AnotherStupidSN on Jun 10, 2009 9:53 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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