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Maurice Evans' NBA on-the-job training has included strong
starts and stops
By Martin McNeal -- Bee Staff Writer
Published 2:15 am PST Thursday, March 10, 2005
There are as many ways to make a mark in the NBA as Maurice
Evans has dunks.
But it's easier for Evans to display his repertoire of slams
than it is to discover how to maximize his overall skills and
talents.
Every young NBA player has to learn what he is capable of
doing. Some of them, like Evans, have to do so while dealing
with circumstances beyond their control - playing time, changing
roles and expectations among them.
"I've got to continue working on the things I can control,"
the Kings swingman said Wednesday. "That's going to be going
to the boards, hustling, bringing energy and playing defense.
Those things come from effort."
Evans, 26 and in his second NBA season, has stepped into the
starting lineup for Cuttino Mobley (lower back sprain) the past
two games and established back-to- back career-high rebounding
outings of nine and 14, respectively, in victories over Detroit
and Memphis.
The last time a Kings starting shooting guard had 14 rebounds
in a game was March 12, 1986, when Reggie Theus had the first
triple double of the Sacramento era with 32 points, 14 rebounds
and 15 assists against Dallas.
The Kings are 6-2 in games in which Evans has started. He's
averaged 10 points, 5.6 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 34.4 minutes
in those games.
Evans knows he's not a focal point of the offense. His job is
to get to the offensive boards, stay in front of his man on
defense and use his quickness and explosiveness. There are
times when it's better to go medium speed than full speed,
and that's one of the most difficult lessons a young player
can learn.
Evans already has come a long way. He was a little-known free
agent coming into training camp after playing 10 games with
the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2001-02 season. He impressed
during practice and the exhibition season and now has become
a regular part of coach Rick Adelman's rotation.
The coach began to use Evans in mid- December and only has
failed to use him in double-figure minutes four times since.
No matter how much Adelman tries to speed up the curve for
Evans, learning by experience is part of the NBA. "It's really
hard to establish yourself in this league," Adelman said, "and
it's been really hard for him this season because of all we've
done.
"You make the trade with Doug (Christie) and the dynamics of
the team changes and (Evans') role changes a little bit. Peja
(Stojakovic) gets hurt and then he's playing small forward. I
mean, everything is different. Then you make the trade with
Chris (Webber), and you've got a whole different animal you're
dealing with."
Most of Evans' minutes likely will come at backup shooting guard
with Stojakovic again healthy and Adelman also playing Darius
Songaila, Kenny Thomas and Corliss Williamson at forward.
When Brad Miller returns to the lineup, Brian Skinner will play
behind him. Evans should become part of a second unit that in
limited situations has proven to be capable in all areas. It
will be a much different unit, probably more active defensively,
and more dependent on getting to the basket than the starters.
Adelman knows Evans isn't going to average 11.5 rebounds from
the shooting guard slot every night, but the coach says the
effort needs to be the same. "He's got to play like he did
(Tuesday night)," Adelman said. "He can't worry about if he
scores or not, just take the open shots here and there. But
when he goes to the boards like that and plays with that energy,
he can help us every time he enters the game."
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文章後半段提到了一些當陣容完整的時候的調度概括，很美滿吧，不過彈性歸
彈性，陣容的完整的確透過交易而增加了，就等那個真正的 "陣容完整" 的一
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