Comments on: Should The Sixers Be Worried About Evan Turner?

By: Thomas

Thomas — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:53:16 +0000

Yep, great article!

By: Chainsaw

Chainsaw — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 18:03:44 +0000

I agree with Vik. Just judging by the clips here, Turner’s teammates aren’t helping him a lick. It never seems like he has just one man to beat, and his teammates are neither cutting and getting open nor setting screens that do anything but leave another defender for him to get around. When Turner gets experience, coaching and conditioning and his teammates start playing like teammates, I think you’ll see great things from him. He has some great athletes around him in Igoudala, Young and Holliday. Even if Turner can’t beat his man off the dribble (which I think he will, with time), all he needs is a consistent mid-range jumper that defenders are required to honor – otherwise he can hit a cutting Igoudala, Young or Holliday. He has the basketball IQ to become a key contributer. At the very least, he can give them what Andre Miller gave them, but I think he will bring significantly more to the table.

By: Vik

Vik — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 18:48:15 +0000

You make some good and valid points. I’d like to add that while he’s dribbling, nobody is making cuts. In 24dribbles, two guys could have cut for the basket; one turned into a statue and the other had a clear lane to the basket but was setting picks. The guy closest to the post… I have no idea what he was doing … trying to stare the defender down? Setting a pick is great, but they’re bringing their man with them. ET’s not trying to get past just one man. My hope (and it is only hope) is that when he plays with some guys that are better at spacing the floor, his looks will improve.

By: darrell

darrell — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:14:41 +0000

From what I see there is no need to worry. It is not his inability to get by his man but his recognition of what is going on, how the floor is spaced, and how his defender is playing him. On some of these clips the defense is giving him the initial jumpshot but he insists on driving to the whole. He has to keep his defender honest by knocking that shot down. He also drives into traffic instead of crossing over to get an open look. On the second to the last clip his defender is playing a full 4 feet off of him. He needs to be confident and take the jumpshot.

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Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:31:00 +0000

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By: James

James — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 21:54:08 +0000

Great article! I would say I am worried about his performance, too, but I do think it is important to elaborate more on the effects that the like of Meeks and Holliday are having on Evans’ play. Here are my thoughts:

1) As you mentioned, he is getting fewer opportunities.
2) He could be following the lead of his teammates (or learning some behavior from the coaching staff) that he needs to create separation. I noticed Meeks doing similar things in his possessions.
3) Given that his teammates are hogging the ball more, they may be spending less time making cuts to the baskets or helping with screens. At the collegiate level, (this is a little presumptuous, but…) Evans likely had lots of help with setup plays from his teammates.

I guess in the end, it is a matter of how the 76ers tell their players to approach these games. If they say use this opportuntity to make the team by showing you’ll make the big shots, then maybe you shouldn’t read into anything but the fact that Evans is having trouble driving and shooting over his opponents (though, small sample size does apply). Otherwise, I agree that there might be much more concern. Does this seem accurate at all? This may be getting into a deeper matter about Summer League play, but I do mean to confine it to the Philly. Thanks!