He reminds me a lot of Larry Hughes.

Posted by BRIGGS:

To me he is the second best guy in the draft and could really help the Knicks from day 1 from the lead guard position. Most people dont even talk about him. This guy is made for this tempo and has played PG throughout HS and a very solid first year on a team that won 30 in a row. Look at the defensive possibilities too with him guarding opposing one's. I look at 3 guys with real star like potential but Evans is easily 2. I wonder if he will fall with teams thinking that he is only an average SG--what I see is a tremendous mismatch PG. He needs a few tweaks but I really think he can be one helluva player and with that handle---and size--. How could these mock drafts have him 25--My gosh. I hope that other teams don't like him as much and Walsh can see the light on this kid.

He's a combo of a mini Magic Johnson and Michael Ray Richardson.

Big, fast, powerful, finishes at the rim, rebounds and YES he is unselfish.

You can't compare the Memphis and St. Louis programs in terms of talent. Tyreke is more well built, but they have a similarity in terms of game. I don't see him as a full time PG and if he's asked to do that early on in his career he could struggle to truly find his niche a la Hughes. I'm also not in love with his shot selection. There is no doubt the talent is there. Hughes was an extremely good prospect and has had a reasonably succesful NBA career with some solid seasons. Evans should do the same- but I don't know that he'll ever be a superstar and could have the same struggles.

Tyreke Evans is good but he's no NBA PG. I think a lot of the Larry Hughes comparisons are pretty good.

Posted by nyk4ever:

Tyreke Evans is good but he's no NBA PG. I think a lot of the Larry Hughes comparisons are pretty good.

I think he can definitely play NBA PG--he has great upside as a PG. Lets hope that no one is that enamored with him and he falls a bit.

With his strength & handle at that height there's a lot to like with Evans, but the funky leg kick and fade on every release and the lousy shooting % from a short college 3 concerns me a little. Put that together with the so-so FT shooting and the fact that he didn't play well against some top teams this year and we have some question marks... I like the Jamal Crawford comparison and to be honest, I see nothing to guarantee me Evans will be better or even as good. By comparison, they're about the same size-wise with an edge to Evans in the strength dept., they look to be about the same handling the ball - both have an above average handle, Evans may be a little better equipped at taking it to the rim and absorbing contact (but he's not a great FT shooter and that's important because he'll get to the line) whereas Craw's a better overall scorer with the better mid-range and deep game (Jamal's not a pure shooter by any means but his mechanics certainly looks better than this kid's). Craw's a much better FT shooter. Neither guy's a pure playmaker but Craw might possess better instincts as a scoring 2-guard. Defensively Evans looks decent and might be better than Crawford but that's really not saying too much. In the end we might be looking at a poor man's Jamal Crawford. Not trying to rip this kid, I'm just trying to be objective - he's got potential and some pluses, but he's got some question marks as well. Right now if you ask me, he looks like a tweener that might never be exceptional at either backcourt position. He might not be ready for the NBA yet.

Jeff Teague looks more advanced to me and part of that comes with playing the one extra year in college. He doesn't have this kid's height, but he's got plenty of spring and hops to make up the difference - Teague looks to dunk the ball on guys when the opportunity presents itself and I've seen him get up high to even blocks some shots too. Teague's just as explosive if not more so, has as good a handle (I've see Teague do some things with the ball that remind me of Allen Iverson) and he's a better 3 pt. shooter and FT shooter. Teague tends to try and get a little too fancy passing the ball resulting in some ugly turnovers from time to time but I think he'll get even better as a playmaker as he matures and learns how to balance being a scoring option himself and getting the rest of his teammates involved. If we're looking at the top PGs in this draft, I like Jeff Teague a little more than Evans myself.

[Edited by - finestrg on 04-06-2009 01:57 AM]

Briggs the things Larry Hughes did at SLU arent comparable to what Evans did. Hughes was walking into Freedom Hall and Marquette and dropping 40 on people. He carried a team by himself to the tourney and actually got a win until they got beat by Kentucky. He had no talent and carried a team for the whole year.

+1

I'm thinking no future at PG, but a decent one at SG. Corey Maggete type.