There are a lot times that Reed gets the ball to the nail after a screen and he just stops as he's covered well enough that he can't shoot uncontested (i.e., his man is right behind him after going over screen and roll man's man isn't far away), there is a defender at the rim, and somehow not one of his teammates is open or in position to capitalize on Reed collapsing the defense. Opposing defenses should not be able to go over the screen, have help on Reed, deny the roller, and still cover every Rocket consistently. Reed looks like the idiot in these situations, but I think this is mostly on his teammates. Sure, he probably should try to keep his dribble alive.
"Blocks". lol. I watched the game and looked at the stats afterward and noticed he had 3 blocks and was like "did I fall asleep during the game somewhere?" because I couldn't recall a single block, but then realized they were what most people would call strips on the way to the bucket or going up for a shot, which count as blocks. That's how FVV had that one game with something like 4 or 6 blocks last year, I think. I'm going to have to get used to this and re-think what a block is - sorry, Hakeem. Now that block by Amen... Lord, he left the ball crying after that one.
Yeah that stat can be misleading. It's a lot like J.J. Watt's "Passes Defensed" stat with his at the line of scrimmage deflections. Dude wasn't back in there in the secondary covering WRs.
Yeah, he's not taking risk with the ball in his hands. That's the passiveness I don't like. Theoretically, if his man goes over the screen and the big defender goes with the roll man, he should be able to get his shot off the dribble instead of stop and look for a pass. But I don't see a lot of that kind of action when he is on the floor. Most of the times he just stands on the weak side corner to wait for the bail out pass. Maybe because of his reluctance to be more aggressive with the ball, they don't waste time giving him the play. It's kind of a vicious cycle.
He is playing real conservatively right now; he will relax as he grows more confident. If this guy does not turn out to be a very good to great player I don't know basketball which is always a possibility. I still haven't given up on Smith yet. Shepherd is "brand new."
I'd like to see them plant him in the Ryan Anderson/Eric Gordon spot more often. Placing him in the corner like a more typical 3D type of wing limits the spacing he can provide. It also limits the space he can have to get his shot off against bigger guards.
LOL yes, you are right. I think the first one was actually a Jock "block" (and then they scored anyway), the other two were more like holding the ball down while someone is trying to move (not even really shoot). If Alpi were to get credited with that kind of stuff as a block, he would be averaging 3 per game or something. You can re-watch all three here. https://www.nba.com/stats/events?CFID=&CFPARAMS=&ContextMeasure=BLK&EndPeriod=0&EndRange=28800&GameID=0022400241&PlayerID=1642263&RangeType=0&Season=2024-25&SeasonType=Regular Season&StartPeriod=0&StartRange=0&TeamID=1610612745&flag=1&sct=plot§ion=game
There's a reason why many combine the two into "STOCKS", because many steals get counted as blocks due to the definitions used and the impact is about the same.
Jock would have blocked it, but Reed defintely gets the ball first on the first one. They showed a different, closer angle as a replay during the game that showed Reed getting the block. On Alpi, he's not short enough to get many of these blocks and would probably foul out if he tried to do it as much as Reed (Reed being small and having quick hands makes it difficult for refs to see Reed's swipes).
A lot of people have been calling it that the past few years. From what I can tell, it came from the degens in the fantasy sports/gambling industry because in scoring a block and a steal are often counted as a point and they both kind of involve defense. The best line about it I've ever seen was somewhere in a forum where somebody suggested we combine assists, points, and rebounds and just call them "asspounds".
Yeah, that's where I usually go to watch replays of individual highlights, and when I saw it, I said "oh... yeah, that's technically a block, I suppose". lol. One of them had the "block" where he knocks the ball away with one hand, catches it with the other hand, and I don't think he moved a step during the entire process. It had to be the most efficient steal (ok, block) ever recorded in the history of basketball.
I can bet my bottom dollar that my welcome was well before yours but with in-game experience bruh.. But if you're talking a post-2000's "analytical babble-type" welcome , then you have a great point and are 100% accurate.
No kidding. Alpi is pumped that we drafted a dead-eye long distance shooter. Reed will make things easier for him and everyone else, in my opinion. We've needed someone like him for a long time.
