Excellent post. Hats off to both of these guys. Tough year for both...but they have ground it out. Nothing but respect from me.
It was the lingering ankle injury. He played at 80% for over a third of the season. He is still not at 100% but getting close. Anyone paying attention can see his lift and his cuts and lateral movement is much better now that it's healing.
Both of these guys are the type that will likely perform very well in team workouts and see their stock elevate in a weak draft. I think Reed will be the opposite. I think individual workouts won't play to his stengths as much and will see his stock drop a bit, hopefully pushing him back for year 2.
I agree, he is becoming more acclimated to the physical player and guys bigger than him. He’s really fighting for rebounds now. He’s not as lost on defense or getting pushed around as much.
No doubt when he first came back you could tell he had zero lift. Especially driving he couldn’t do anything because of no push off that foot.
A 2nd year Bradshaw with 20lbs of muscle added would be a force IMO.
No doubt, he is the perfect type player to develop in college. He has skills, just needs strength. If he could transform his body like Adou did he would see similar results.
Both are playing well and have adjusted to their roles. Proud of them. I was unsure how it would play out, but credit to them for just working thru it.
