Tyreke Evans: Point Guard?
from all indications i've heard, he will start at point guard from day 1. I just listened to an interview with paul westphal and he says he has no problem giving big minutes to young players, and also that he says tyreke is a 1 because the only thing that matters in his offense is that you can defend point guards. He seemed very confident evans could.
Nice I have been meaning to listen to his interviews but I haven't yet. So he seems confident that Evans play play big minutes, and as Beno and Sergio are both flops, it seems likely that a good chunk of his minutes could be at point guard and he could also get the few backup minutes behind Martin. Sergio isn't really a flop but he's really nothing special.
Tyreke Evans is for sure a point guard. He is great at bring the ball up the court and pushing the ball in transition. Where he struggles the most is as a shooter. He is a tall point guard, but he is still a great ball handler. One problem with him at the point is setting up his team mates. He is more of a scorer than a passer, but he is such a great penatrator that you want to surround him with shooters not passers. He will not be a great passer, but he will be good at breaking down the defense and he will get a lot of steals has a defender and a lot of dunks off the steals. He will start a lot of fast breaks.
So we picked Evans. Do you guys see him starting at point guard? And how many minutes do you think he'll play? I didn't imagine him as an NBA point but they aren't going to replace Martin with him so it must be at the 1 that they plan to play him. I predict he plays mostly point and plays 35 mins per game averaging 17 ppg 4 rebounds and 5 assists shooting a bad % and averaging a lot of turnovers. What do you guys think?