Tyreke and Jimmer Watch, 2014-2015 Season Edition
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He and Ajinca pretty much saved the Pels from what would have been an otherwise disastrous meltdown. Ryan Anderson's chucking is a lot more intolerable when he's being depended on to contribute as a main scorer. Ajinca > Asik overall. The problem with the Pels is they often get too comfortable settling for outside shots and stop attacking the rim.
Boy these Pelicans ... dumb is one of the first few words I think of when describing them. Down 2 they get an O board, Evans misses Pondexter wide open for 3 because he's too busy looking at Monty, and then they settle for a three from Anderson who at that point was 3-12 for the game. Dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb. Evans really needs to realise that he can't be looking to set up guys for outside shots when Jrue and Davis aren't playing. That and he missed a good 3-4 open layups ... dumb dumb dumb.
Asik is a MUCH better rebounder, weakside and man defender than Ajinca. Ajinca is a nice offense-focused bench big, but he is incredibly foul prone. Asik needs to go the Joakim Noah route of becoming primarily a high-post distributor on offense because his hands and touch around the rim are awful. Like Thompson for the Kings, Asik works much better than Ajinca in the (healthy) starting five for the Pels.
Did y'all see this?
http://bballbreakdown.com/2015/01/15/the-frustrating-case-of-tyreke-evans/
http://bballbreakdown.com/2015/01/15/the-frustrating-case-of-tyreke-evans/
Don't look now, but Evans has become a player who can still put up numbers on a winning team; I thought that he wouldn't be able to do that?
You know, I think I may have to revise my position again: I mean, I think we can all agree that the trio of Holiday, Gordon and Evans does not work. And I have always been of the position that Holiday and Gordon does not work. My position, for some time, has been that the Pelicans' optimal backcourt is Holiday and Evans, with Gordon being the weak link. But, now I'm starting to wonder if their best backcourt combination might be Evans and Gordon, with Holiday being the weak link.
You know, I think I may have to revise my position again: I mean, I think we can all agree that the trio of Holiday, Gordon and Evans does not work. And I have always been of the position that Holiday and Gordon does not work. My position, for some time, has been that the Pelicans' optimal backcourt is Holiday and Evans, with Gordon being the weak link. But, now I'm starting to wonder if their best backcourt combination might be Evans and Gordon, with Holiday being the weak link.
Evans didn't have a good scoring night, but he made an uncharacteristically good decision to not force it, and did a good job running the offense. He had double digit assists for the second straight game, and is averaging 17/4/7, on 48 percent shooting, as the starting point guard.
Somebody in that trio has to go, and I'm no longer convinced that it's Gordon.
Somebody in that trio has to go, and I'm no longer convinced that it's Gordon.
Pels are 17.9 seconds away from doing something that I didn't think they were capable of: beat the Clippers without Anthony Davis. Evans with another bad shooting night, but eight rebounds, and his third 12-assist game in the last four. And, actually, he should have had thirteen: he got pencil-whipped by his own scorekeeper.
Give Eric Gordon credit. I've been beating on him the whole season but EG has played really well with Jrue out. As Slim said ... Gordon may not be the problem. If they ever get Asik to convert a frikin layup they would be a much better team. Reke with some sick passes in the game. Still kinda question his decision making a little bit at times, but well .. can't say he doesn't keep you on the edge of your seat.
Jimmer struggles a little bit with pressure but I still feel he's worth playing over Nate Wolters (who they were playing over Jimmer prior to the Clippers game).
Pelicans also had Jimmer/Withey/Wolters/Anderson/Babbitt in for the last minute of the game. At the risk of sounding insensitive, when's the last time an NBA team has fielded an all-white lineup on the court (because in all sincerity I don't think I'd ever seen it before)?
Pelicans also had Jimmer/Withey/Wolters/Anderson/Babbitt in for the last minute of the game. At the risk of sounding insensitive, when's the last time an NBA team has fielded an all-white lineup on the court (because in all sincerity I don't think I'd ever seen it before)?
I was just about to praise Evans for his strong bounce-back game against OKC, in the second half of a home/@home, before he took an ill-advised three, early in the shot clock that airballed, and subsequently led to the Thunder coming back down and getting a three from Durant.
His numbers are strong, though: 22 points and a career high-tying 15 assists. One rebound shy of a triple-double, with 1:10 to go in regulation.
His numbers are strong, though: 22 points and a career high-tying 15 assists. One rebound shy of a triple-double, with 1:10 to go in regulation.
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