Reed’s passing

[BigRedMachineBigBlueNation]

Reed is the best worst passer I’ve ever seen. His court vision is top tier and he can make full court Kevin Love type passes, but….he struggles BAD passing in the half court. It’s like he gets tunnel vision and his pivot foot doesn’t know what to do.
He makes tough passes look real easy and easy passes look tough.

RIP Reed and every player he plays against

 

[hotelblue]

Just book it. Reed is amazing but he will have one boneheaded pass a game

Is what it is. He usually outweighs it.

since he’s taken over completely the pg role it’s become more like 2 a game. but again, the assists are up too. you absolutely take it.

 

[NociHTTP]

 

[cats#1again]

Reed is the best worst passer I’ve ever seen. His court vision is top tier and he can make full court Kevin Love type passes, but….he struggles BAD passing in the half court. It’s like he gets tunnel vision and his pivot foot doesn’t know what to do.
He makes tough passes look real easy and easy passes look tough.

For those that don't know.... The kid is unreal strong. If you have never passed a ball like those chess passes, try it.. crazy strength

 

[ArtLaibsGhost]

Sheppard is a great distributor. He also is a Freshman and occasionally makes an ill-advised pass I doubt he would make with more experience. He is obviously the best passer on this team

 

[FurdTerguson]

His passing was very difficult for me, but it has helped me look inward for strength I didn't know I had. Godspeed, Reed.

 

[Fox2monk]

Reed is the best worst passer I’ve ever seen. His court vision is top tier and he can make full court Kevin Love type passes, but….he struggles BAD passing in the half court. It’s like he gets tunnel vision and his pivot foot doesn’t know what to do.
He makes tough passes look real easy and easy passes look tough.

That is true, it’s crazy some of the more standard passes he messes up, I think he telegraphs easier passes sometimes. Kinda like his defensive problems, he ball watches or gets tunnel vision as you said and the defense knows exactly when he is gonna pass it and to whom.

 

[Fox2monk]

Reed will do that ever so often, Rob, DJ and even Reeves will do it once a game.

It's just a glitch in his game that when he does it, it seems odd because he plays under control more than any other player we have.

Honestly I think sometimes they just don’t lock in. When we are on a run or playing decent defense it’s like a well oiled machine. We will get up 12 to 15 and then it’s like we start thinking the other team will give up and just become lazy especially with passing. It’s crazy because we don’t turn the ball over that much at all. Especially for our pace.

 

[Fox2monk]

Watching his basketball IQ has been a real eye opener as to how bad the basketball IQ is for a lot of Cal’s guys.

It’s a product of AAU, a lot of top players move 3-4 schools in high schools. Then their AAU teams teach the worst habits. Reed not only had 2 fundamental parents who played but stayed at a local high school who values smart play, and his AAU team played together many years and well.

It’s like John Wall’s KSR interview yesterday. He said much like Rob when he came in he was very flashy and Cal had to pound his bad habits out of him. If you can not make a move and score here in 2-3 dribbles then you can’t be out there. That’s Reed to a T.

 

[chevyman 50]

Reed is one of the best freshman guards I remembered for a long time, he does make a mistake from time to time just shows he is human.

 

[Big Foot 275]

We can all watch him in the NBA next year getting double digit assists hitting 50% from the three and wish he was still wearing UK blue. I really don't think we will remember the one or two bad passes he made in a game.

 

[RipThru]

I am shocked and saddened to hear of Reed's passing.

 

[Catfanlou]

He plays all game, it doesn’t matter.

No he plays 35 minutes . Almost always starts out in a hole .

 

[DeerTurkHunter1]

No he plays 35 minutes . Almost always starts out in a hole .

That’s not true at all.

 

[JC CATS]

Reed is the best worst passer I’ve ever seen. His court vision is top tier and he can make full court Kevin Love type passes, but….he struggles BAD passing in the half court. It’s like he gets tunnel vision and his pivot foot doesn’t know what to do.
He makes tough passes look real easy and easy passes look tough.

I don't know, I have seen him zip some passes inside to big guys in the half court

 

[UKFAN4L]

I don't know, I have seen him zip some passes inside to big guys in the half court

Yeah, no doubt. Don’t get me wrong, I’ll take Reed all day, everyday and twice on National Championship Monday.
His court vision can’t be coached. It’s one of his many intangibles.
I guess my point was, most of his turnovers seem to be the same. They almost always happen during a set play when he is stationary. He doesn’t turn it over much on the move. If he would just audible the play and drive he would never turn it over. 😀