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Originally Posted by jem89

I know this may be hard argument to win you guys over on Ryan but lemme tell you..

I don't think you have to win anyone over. I'd say the mood/opinion on Evans across the board is optimistic, if a bit cautious for some.

I have never seen someone in my life transition from being mediocre 8th off the bench to being dominant. His biggest jump was obviously from sophomore to junior year. But yes there was an even bigger jump from Junior to Senior..

I'm still chuckling at how his biggest jump came before a bigger one. I think the best way to put it is that his body made the jump between sophomore and junior years (grew six inches) and his game made the jump between junior and senior years (to high-major caliber).

For me, when discussing Evans everything starts with his growth chart. 5'8" freshman year, 6'0" soph, 6'6" junior, and 1-2 more inches since then. Even if he had been a very good guard pre-growth spurt the growing would have thrown a wrench into his game (through mechanics, etc...). But to have engineered his game from scratch in only a year speaks volumes to his intensity and work ethic, and having a good coach doesn't hurt.

Also, what games did you watch of his?

There's the one from his junior year in which the first five minutes are viewable from your browser, but to see the rest you have to download their media player (I did, it's safe). There's also the Rivals highlight reel made viewable for non-subscribers that I found. I've also seen a couple vidoes of how his season ended which I could probably dig back up. I will say that the phantom technical foul was one of the worst calls I've ever seen.