I was so frustrated with Reed last year and in summer league because of his inability to smoothly bring the up the court and initiate the offense, as well as the absence of his "elite" shooting. So glad he's flipped the script on me, man it's fun to have a guy who can shoot the lights out from 3. He's the Gambler! A sharp shooter and a bandit.
I'm sure he has plenty of cold shooting stretches left in him, that comes with territory. But as long as he keeps firing with his recent confidence the water will always find its level and he's an amazing shooter. Eventually him and the team will really learn to take advantage of the attention that brings.
Oh so I guess he does more than just shoot stationary 3s. Haters have been silent for a little while now...and its been quite nice. Hope Reed keeps it up so we can have more positivity.
None of his makes tonight even grazed the rim. He missed one from the corner where it was either tipped or he was fouled (called an airball) — that was a sweet shooting night.
He has the tools and talent to be an incredibly efficient player. We are getting to see some of the stuff he showed in practice last year that Udoka was excited about.
What I'm watching is Reed versus Castle. Castle has a great all around game and his passing game is already elite, which hurts to see, but Reed's shooting is off the charts which is helping him start to close the gap a bit. Really hope he continues this hot hand and we start seeing the rest of his game catch up to it. I love the defensive intensity and potential and having to go up against Amen, Tari, Okogie, Jabari, Adams and Sengun daily in practice has improved his handles at warp speed. You can tell he's not intimidated by these other defenders at all. Dude has got skills.
I don’t like comparing them, they are very different players. Having said that, Reed is already a good passer and is excellent in transition. Shooting is the backbone of his game but he is doing more than that.
