Tyreke Evans is the numero uno friendenemy on the Pelicans roster. Sometimes, he looks like the second coming of Magic Johnson. Other games, he looks like just another dude. For that reason, most fans have developed a deep seeded love/hate relationship with Tyreke.
On a fan conference call at the beginning of July, Alvin Gentry made some interesting comments about Evans and his future with the Pelicans. Gentry, to the surprise of many, stated that Evans would benefit the most from Gentry's high paced offense. Gentry reasoned that:
Getting in the open court, finding guys for easy baskets, I think all of those things are going to be something to raise his game to another level .