F’ Reed. Got two real Kentucky boys playing for the name in the front that I care much more about. I can’t imagine either one of them ever wearing another teams shirt, unless they’d lost a bet.
Reed Sheppard really struggling
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Benedict Sheppard. Shooting bricks and giving up buckets. Rafael Stone better start lining up his next job.
Bridges is such a talent but that talent is behind an immature clown for sure.
I hope he enjoys his money. Especially since he has pissed off a huge percentage of the Kentucky fanbase. Start looking at property in Fayetteville.
Reed Sheppard is an adult, which means he is responsible for his actions.
Reed made the right decision to go pro. While I do not really care, what Reed did with the Arkansas shirt was tone deaf.
For sure cost himself a lot of money getting arrested for domestic violence literally a few hours before being eligible to sign a big contract extension .
He’s playing lights out now so I’m sure he will get another shot now. Heck above average players make 30M a year now easy. He’s lucky he was young and got another shot because his team sucks so bad they need all the talent they can get. It’s kinda sad.
You seem to be ahead of the curve my friend Drew .
Go root for Arizona you west coast prick . I don’t recall you being an asshole but that’s one of the worst comments ever .. from a so called Ky fan ? I’d be embarrassed— for you
If all you want is the money, it is a great call. However, most athletes want success too. The money would have still been on the table after he further developed his game. Reed didn't come from a family who was desperately in need of money and needed it ASAP. So, there was really no need to make that move before his body was physically capable of taking the pounding that comes with the league. He struggled on defense at the college level, so he certainly could have benefited from good coaching before making the jump. The thing to consider is do you want a short-term career or a long term career. If you don't really like the game, grab the money as quickly as you can. Otherwise, take the NIL money and take the time to develop your game.
Small white boys should stay in school. They'll make enough money selling insurance or whatever after basketball. Leave the nba for for those that don't believe in God
I understand it and, even though I don't like the way the system is set up, I just shrugged when he went pro. It's the Ar-Kansas shirt and the comments after that made me done with him. He doesn't care about UK, I don't care about him. He's from the Mountains like me and he should have known better.
I’m trying to figure out if you’re racist or stupid. The sheer stupidity of this post is amazing. Maybe you should tell Herro that joke.
No. With 45 m I would not regret. Now wearing an arky T. Yes he will regret. Once he flames out he will still crave the rock star treatment but this is the only place that would do that. But that ship has sailed.
Reed is a hoe. Hopefully the people of Fayettville will be there to root him on.
Spends too much time thinking up cute ways to lose every fan he ever had.
If it’s all about the money I hope he enjoys it be said he sure can’t use it to buy back any of the years in college.
But there's nothing magical about college that makes you more physically ready.
Guys go pro, and have acess to so much more. The NBA has the best strength and conditioning coaches. Teams are invested in you as a 1st round (especially top 10 pick) so they pour resources into making sure you succeed.
If college can improve your strength and such...so can the NBA. Guys that flame out for not being physically able--were going to fail out regardless.
He should get a poster! How to go from a fan favorite to a jerk!
Shep will be fine, he just needs to be somewhere that he gets a lot of minutes. The Arkansas crap was just that CRAP! He made a big mistake with that decision. He might have thought it was funny, but it was far from it
This shows how wicked people are - using Deion Sanders as someone to quote on how to make a life decision.
WOW 🤯😳🤯that is mind-blowing on so many levels.
Screw him. Let him move to Arkansas and sell insurance cause pro basketball players isn’t in his future
Wicked? His post was spot-on. I don't think I've seen you here before.
How is that wicked? Lmfao. I have to hear this rational.
Poor Reed. He just had to go pro when he did. There was only a $3 million NIL waiting for him and another weak draft for him to make lottery money once again in 2025.
You guys are right. His career earnings would have went from about 45 million down to 42 million. And to think that the second option would have only given him legendary status in Big Blue Nation for the rest of his life. But he didn't know about Big Blue Nation. How could he have? Both of his parents only played for the University, and he was only surrounded by Kentucky fans all of his life.
I give the kid a pass. He had to take that money when it was there. To go from being the third pick in 2024, to something like the sixth pick in 2025 is unfathomable, especially when there was only around 3 million in NIL waiting for him.
My only hope for him at this point is that he genuinely likes authentic Asian cuisine.
You guys are right. His career earnings would have went from about 45 million down to 42 million. And to think that the second option would have only given him legendary status in Big Blue Nation for the rest of his life. But he didn't know about Big Blue Nation. How could he have? Both of his parents only played for the University, and he was only surrounded by Kentucky fans all of his life.
I give the kid a pass. He had to take that money when it was there. To go from being the third pick in 2024, to something like the sixth pick in 2025 is unfathomable, especially when there was only around 3 million in NIL waiting for him.
My only hope for him at this point is that he genuinely likes authentic Asian cuisine.
I’ve got no problem with him going pro after one year. I have a problem with him graduating from Cal university and Cal somehow stealing the sole out of one of us, and turning him into another fckn mercenary like all the rest. Reed was supposed to be a die hard, blue blooded Kentuckian. Now he’s just another fckn Kardashian.
People are only as faithful as their options. If our two true blue Kentucky boys are good enough to go top 5 then they are gone too. But they are not top 5 good so you get to enjoy them for a few more years. Don’t be naive. None of these kids care as much as you and I.
Didn't he lead the nation in steals or close to it? I know he had a crazy amount. UK played horrible team defense because we had a horrible coach.
As i posted, i lost alot of love for him because of that shirt, but lets not act like he was bad here or even close.
I could care less he left after one year. And if Travis or Trent were good enough it wouldn’t bother me if they left after this year in similar circumstances. I hate that Reed thought putting on an Arkansas shirt before UK played them was a good idea. That’s that Cal university shit. It’s only his players. That’s my point. F’ Reed for choosing Cal over the state and the program. That’s what he did. Couldn’t care he decided to take the millions instead of coming back to UK.
Oh, he doesn't know. Just made up some something he probably heard on Reddit. Deion Sanders, as far as I'm concerned, has always been class and ultra-competitive. I hate it for him that he's having the health issues he's having.
Maybe my memory is wrong but seemed like he got pretty lazy on D. You may be right though, I have been wrong before.
