He hasn’t ever been in trouble before legally or academically and he is known as a hardworking guy in practice. He could prove otherwise as he gets more fame and ages - but not any red flags. His teammates like him - but I’ll say this, he is a serious trash talker on the court.. and as he gets more confident, he is getting more aggressive. I expect him to have some fights.
I spent 40+ years in jobs where you learn to read people quickly or you don't survive long. While I wasn't always perfect in my assessments ( no one is), I'm pretty damn good. In Reed's case, he's a public fugure so you have tons of resources to check. If you look at how he was raised, who he was raised by, and how he's progressed in 21 years it's really not hard to see he's a high caliber young man with strong character. Now, I know you enjoy playing contrarian in this forum, so is there something you've seen that contradicts my assessment? If so, I'd be interested to see what you've got.
imagine being called a dumbass mid game.. this is crazy.. Reed lore is so amazing. im a reed truther never knew he had this... im so thankful!!
I asked you a question to see where you got the idea of how you know he’s wholesome? Your sentence is incomplete. Are you saying you enjoy playing contrarian or are you saying i enjoy playing contrarian? I enjoy nothing but being a free thinker with original thoughts. If i havent met a man on real life and know him personally i can’t say he’s a good person or bad person. I don’t know his private life or thoughts or what he says or does or how he treats people. The media isn’t enough for me to make that judgement. If it does for you then you must have an uncanny ability to determine character. Happy for you
We have eyes -- we can see it. How can you not? His background, his demeanor, his interviews, his composure. He's a solid kid.
Honest question: How do you know he’s not wholesome? Rhetorical btw. Not interested in back and forth discussion.
Imagine an organization so scarred by troublemakers and the mentally ill that a normal and talented boy seemed to be the messiah to it. The Rockets have come some really darn long way of taking questionable talent (top talent actually)
Meanwhile Jackson Gatlin ready to trade Reed Sheppard in his Trade Machine. I stopped watching this fool, Jackson always bans comments and deletes them. He knows he is wrong and immature.
Just a question for discussion. i find it fascinating how people think. As I said I don’t know him personally neither do you unless you know him personally you’re making an assumption and judgement. On surface anyone can seem great. Holiday seems like a great guy. Tate. Amen. Tari. But they’re all pictures on a screen and photos on a website or magazine. Public figures with limited info on their lives. but great to know your keen sense of judgement on character.
It’s not rhetorical and I didn’t ask you. If you don’t have anything to add you shouldn’t respond. Just wanted to pick the brain of the person and see why he or she thinks this way.
The high bball IQ was a big part of wanting to draft this guy. You can’t be small and dumb, and expect to make it in the NBA.
what agenda do you conspiracy theorists keep talking about? People speaking and thinking freely should be supported instead of suppressed as long as it’s not hate. I can’t help you and those like you who get offended of everything that questions or is different than your viewpoint. I will continue to assess all players based on what I observe. If you have a problem with that maybe you should check your own hate.
Maybe if Shark44 had said, "he seems wholesome to me" you wouldn't wonder how he might know? He seems wholesome to me. He might in fact be a serial killer or rapist but from the looks of it he seems like a pretty clean cut and polite kid. With awesome BB skillz. I feel the same way about Jabari. Seems like a really upright young man, who has just enough of an edge and mean streak to be a really effective player. I don't know that he has an edge. Just seems that way to me.
