Fred Katz, Norman Transcript (7/16/17)“Sindarius Thornwell, he likes to get out and run. He likes to attack off the dribble, so I kick it to him early,” Evans said. “Bryce, he likes a bounce pass or over-the-head. He just likes to get space.”
Evans can list all his teammates’ preferences. It took him only a week to get there.
“That’s your homework now,” Marshall said. “It’s no longer chemistry and all that stuff. Your homework is now, I have to know my teammates. As a point guard, I have to know where to get them the ball. And you learn that from watching them, from watching film. You learn that from playing with them, playing against them. So, that’s all a part of the process, but he’s picking it up quick.”
Evans was a collegiate scorer, the ball-dominant member of an offense that didn’t have much NBA talent. And one of the biggest wonders about his future style hinges on if that will change at the next level.
Did Evans dribble so much at OSU because that’s who he is, or did he play that way because he was the product of a team-created circumstance, because that’s how the Cowboys needed him to play?
The Clippers believe the latter is true of a cerebral point guard dedicated to adapting. He did, after all, finish inside the top five in the nation in assist rate. As long as he continues to learn his teammates, he’s heading in the right direction.
“It’s been an adjustment for me, but I’m starting to get used to it,” Evans said. “It’s slowed down for me from the first game to today.”
Jawun Evans Has to Learn His Teammates Before Learning About the Pros