This is one of the plays where i was impressed with Reeds improvement handling in traffic. Didnt result in a stat so it wont be remembered but this was a very good play by him to get a teammate a shootaround look from 3.
Didn't see him all preseason but he looked very comfortable that last game and he played well against Trae.
Reed just needs to be given consistency in his minutes and he'll start to flourish. He's not going to be the #1 option but i believe he will be a very servicable player. I think we'll be able to see his true potential by the end of this yea. It's funny to see those who were writing him off last year when he was getting inconsistent minutes and asking for him to be traded but being massive JG homers. When it was CLEAR that JG was not improving. In the end out of all the pieces we could trade the front office ONLY let JG go. Just goes to show how little they saw in JG.
Ime finally decided the starting lineup for the season: Shepperd Holiday Okogie Crawford Green We're gonna score 133 ppg, top offensive team in the NBA. 82-0 record.
Feels like Reed just needs to be more confident. Maybe he didn't get much of that in college because he was coming off the bench often but he can be a star in this league if he just had the confidence to pull it whenever he's open. I think it's his hesitation last year that screwed with his %s. On defense he just needs to be aggressive because his lack of length and core strength really lets guys get around him easily. I don't think Ime is gonna bench Reed as long as he's active with his hands on defense.
Reed's full stat line in Atlanta: 29-6-6-4-3 and 6 "fun"s in the first 2 answers of his postgame interview Love this kid, but his vocabulary needs work
