I think all our young players have been subject to it at one time or another, but I think Reed is currently being over analyzed because people are hyper-focused on him. I went back and looked at the game and I don't think Reed picks up his dribble any more than other players do. Also, not once when he picked up his dribble in this game did it result in a turnover. There are plenty of examples, but these are just some examples from last game:
Continued from previous post... Here is one of the times Reed did it: In this game though, when he picked up his dribble, much like the other players he was able to find or hit the open man within a second or two. I know Reed has had some bad turnovers in his pro career and that Dallas stretch is etched into everyone's mind. BUT overall, this year he has the highest ast/to ratio on the team out of guys who regularly play, Only JD Davison has a higher asst/TO ratio but he's been mostly a garbage time player: I know Sengun does a lot for this team, but this past game he led the team with 6 To's with only 4 assists. That's not a knock on Sengun at all, but just an example I think of being hyper focused on a guy like Reed who had 0 Turnovers and leads the team in assist to turnover ratio being criticized for his penchant for turning the ball over.
I noticed this one in the game too. The zero left hand. I can see if he doesnt want to get trapped on the left baseline. But he could have went left side earlier here, and drove into the paint the same way he ended up doing, without all the other wasted motions. But then when he did drive in paint using left hand, the handle was shaky even doing that. To me, that is something to keep an eye on.
I’m focused on the decision making not the TO’s. The overdribbling. The jacking up shots from deep. Off balanced low% leaners. Awareness of the clock and situations. I will post examples later. Some of it is likely experience. But again my concern is playing a young developmental guy big minutes who barely played last year on a team that’s trying to win now. Seems contradictory to what they’re trying to achieve.
Thank you for looking into it, i never really saw Reed turnover the ball much when he picked up his dribble so i thought the comment "often turns it over" was a bullshit generalisation. Like i said, from the eye test I believe Reed has one of the lower turnover rates and probably has one of the higher Assist to turnover ratio in the team. They are probably confusing Reed's turnovers with JG's cause i DO remember JG turning it over often once he picked up his dribble LOL
