And one reason to prefer Williams is the fact that he would be less disruptive to the team. While Evans is a guy that needs the ball in his hands to be effective, Williams can play off the ball.
Don't agree with this since Tyreke improved his shooting. In fact, with size Tyreke is better set up to play off ball for the Celtics next to Kyrie and not disrupt things because he has size and plays defense.
Beyond that, the Celtics actually need a guy who can handle the ball and make a play anyways. The thing about Evans is he has size and can even cover a SF in a pinch, vs Lou Williams who can't really cover anyone but definitely not anyone outside of the PG spot. Especially in a situation where Smart was to be moved as he has been doing that for the team. Another quality ball handler who is a threat to score as well would be a huge aid to the offense.
I think I heard somewhere that Evan's shooting has trended down as the season has worn on. Are we sure we trust him as a shooter in the post season? I'm not.
Evans's shooting has trended down, with January particularly weak.
October (seven games): shooting .425 from the field, .414 3P
November: .521/.421
December: .458/.431
January: .402/.290
This is also the first season in the last four that he has played more than 26 games.
Mike
Obviously he had a terrible January, but I don’t necessary see a consistent drop. His December was better than his October.
I don’t know enough about the Grizz and their schedule to make any guesses as to why. Maybe he’s in a funk. He can clearly score and distribute, I don’t think it’s an issue.
And he’s doing that mostly against starters... I’m sure against opposing benches (with our bench that may actually be better than the Grizzlies starters) he would thrive.