He’s not going 2 but Reed is getting drafted high. I think a lot of you are trying to convince yourself that he’s not because you believed he’d be here for more than 1 year.
Reed Sheppard the #2 pick in mock draft? Rob #4 ?
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I listed known shooters who have or had NBA careers because of their elite shooting ability. All the guys you listed have significantly more lateral quickness than Reed and I don’t realistically think he can guard any of them. I suspect you disagree which is fine.
Both Reed and Rob are too high. Rob deserves a top 15 ranking, Reed probably towards the latter end of the 1st round. Reed is very hard to project going forward. There are times when I think he looks very ordinary against top competition, and other times when he plays with reckless abandon, I think he's fantastic and the best player on the floor. His court awareness is off the chart, including his unheralded rebounding...at 100 boards, he's third on the team in total rebounds. He just has that knack where the ball is caroming off the rim. By contrast, DJ has played more minutes and has only 34 rebounds.
His career trajectory may hinge on how much athletic upside he has...as a true Freshman, to me he's not exactly ripped/cut up physically. He looks a bit immature actually ( as does Justin). If he fills out and becomes more athletic, look out.
His career trajectory may hinge on how much athletic upside he has...as a true Freshman, to me he's not exactly ripped/cut up physically. He looks a bit immature actually ( as does Justin). If he fills out and becomes more athletic, look out.
As I stated in my post I don’t think Reed has the handle to play NBA PG consistently maybe in some emergency possessions. He gets the ball stolen from him at least once a game at the college level. Those kinds of players in my experience don’t go on to be ball handlers in the NBA. I listed players that are known as elite shooters and I think Reed is the best shooter in the country this year.
I love Reed but this guy is insane. There is no way that Reed gets picked second overall. He is a great shooter and smart player, but he can’t guard division I guards. There is not one NBA guard he can stay in front of. He is a guy who could stay and work on his game and become great but we all know that routine.
I always hated that term even in the best of times. He was always guilty of tooting his own horn when it was absolutely unnecessary.Oh great. Maybe Swaggy Cal will be back!
Big z probably won't be drafted,According to this CBS guy, written Feb 9th:
2024 mock draft projections:
#2 Reed Sheppard
#4 Rob Dillingham
#23 DJ Wagner
#26 Justin Edwards
I don't really agree, I think Rob will be a 7 to 10 range and Reed 15-20 Range. Wagner probably will go 25-30 based on he has played injured much of the season it sounds like holding back his true ability I think. Edwards 35-45 risk/gamble range.
Klutch will somehow get Aaron Bradshaw picked as well mid to late 2nd round.
Big Z probably goes early 2nd round and some team gets a gem to develop.
Reeves is old, but I would take him early 2nd round or even late first round.
All that talent, and year so far a disappointment yes, post season we will see if they can do something.
2024 NBA Mock Draft: French star Alex Sarr goes No. 1; Kentucky has two players in top four
Sarr, an 18-year-old center could make the jump from the NBL to the NBAwww.cbssports.com
I can't see Reed going top 10. Slow on defense
As a Jazz fan I'd be ticked at that pick. I've seen this team take Exum with a top 5 pick before and that was a disaster.
My list is not exhaustive. And “all” of these guys do not have more lateral quickness than Reed.
I get it. Some of you desperately want him to return. But credible mock drafts in February aren’t far off. He’s a top 20 pick. It’s likely he lands in the lottery. And message board homers and their evaluations aren’t going to change that.
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everyone of these guys eats Reed's lunch. I love the kid, but evidently most of you don't watch the NBA. If you can't play defense, you can't play. He can't play defense. With these bs draft predictions by media outlets, not NBA guys, I can see why people might get excited. But I see him as a Will Levis type, projected high, and then embarrassed in the green room while he waits all night and doesn't hear his name.
This should be emphasized. Everyone called for Reed to start over DJ. Since he has, we have lost. I understand the Cal hate, he has really struggled in the last 4 years, but to bitch about him not playing people, and then he does and the results get worse, maybe he was doing it right before?
I hate to point this out but Reed is ahead of DJ in every statistical category.
So you want to play DJ in front of Reed when Reed is outperforming him in every statistical category?
Reed. DJ
53% FG %. 43% Fg%
52% 3 point %. 30% 3 point %
81% Ft%. 69%Ft%
Reb. 100. Reb. 34
Assists 95. Assists 68
Blocked shots 20. Blocked shots 5
Steals 55. Steals 20
Pretty obvious that's not the problem.
The problem is the players can't play man defense and Cal absolutely refuses to play
a Zone.
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You can disagree with my opinion it’s a message board that’s the entire point of this platform. But you don’t have to be insulting…..I watch a ton of NBA, read more draft articles than just about anybody on this board I’m not a “message board homer.” I’m an informed, educated, and objective professional and college basketball fan. It happens to be a historically bad draft this year so there isn’t as much competition as usual which helps Reed a lot. I’m aware that Reed has been projected in the lottery since basically the Champions Classic. I totally understand why you think he goes Top 20. I think it’s still early in the process and once the physical variables (height and lateral quickness) are factored in it will drag his stock down during summer workouts/combine to outside the lottery range. But please stop with the insulting name calling.
1) Sheppard's not going #2
2) Dillingham is 100% going ahead of Sheppard.
2) Dillingham is 100% going ahead of Sheppard.
You nailed it with historically bad draft that helps Reed.
Reed is a lock for top 15.
If not Reed then who.
Every pick will be a gamble in this draft including every top 5 pick.
Williams and Sarr are huge gambles at #1 overall.
I love Reed but no team is gonna pick him #2. It’s not happening this year or any other. He’s a prototypical #20ish pick IMO.According to this CBS guy, written Feb 9th:
2024 mock draft projections:
#2 Reed Sheppard
#4 Rob Dillingham
#23 DJ Wagner
#26 Justin Edwards
I don't really agree, I think Rob will be a 7 to 10 range and Reed 15-20 Range. Wagner probably will go 25-30 based on he has played injured much of the season it sounds like holding back his true ability I think. Edwards 35-45 risk/gamble range.
Klutch will somehow get Aaron Bradshaw picked as well mid to late 2nd round.
Big Z probably goes early 2nd round and some team gets a gem to develop.
Reeves is old, but I would take him early 2nd round or even late first round.
All that talent, and year so far a disappointment yes, post season we will see if they can do something.
2024 NBA Mock Draft: French star Alex Sarr goes No. 1; Kentucky has two players in top four
Sarr, an 18-year-old center could make the jump from the NBL to the NBA
According to this CBS guy, written Feb 9th:
2024 mock draft projections:
#2 Reed Sheppard
#4 Rob Dillingham
#23 DJ Wagner
#26 Justin Edwards
I don't really agree, I think Rob will be a 7 to 10 range and Reed 15-20 Range. Wagner probably will go 25-30 based on he has played injured much of the season it sounds like holding back his true ability I think. Edwards 35-45 risk/gamble range.
Klutch will somehow get Aaron Bradshaw picked as well mid to late 2nd round.
Big Z probably goes early 2nd round and some team gets a gem to develop.
Reeves is old, but I would take him early 2nd round or even late first round.
All that talent, and year so far a disappointment yes, post season we will see if they can do something.
2024 NBA Mock Draft: French star Alex Sarr goes No. 1; Kentucky has two players in top four
Sarr, an 18-year-old center could make the jump from the NBL to the NBA
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He's not going #2 but FWIW, nbadraft.net bumped him from 16 to 9 in yesterday's update.
I haven't seen a mock that he hasn't risen in.
Its a low floor low ceiling draft and I think it's setting up perfectly for Reed to be "over drafted" so to speak.
He's been one of the biggest stories in CBB this season and has had a ton of positive media buzz.
Weak drafts pay the same as strong drafts.
Whom ever wrote .that is just looking for clicks. Is the NBA so dumb.According to this CBS guy, written Feb 9th:
2024 mock draft projections:
#2 Reed Sheppard
#4 Rob Dillingham
#23 DJ Wagner
#26 Justin Edwards
I don't really agree, I think Rob will be a 7 to 10 range and Reed 15-20 Range. Wagner probably will go 25-30 based on he has played injured much of the season it sounds like holding back his true ability I think. Edwards 35-45 risk/gamble range.
Klutch will somehow get Aaron Bradshaw picked as well mid to late 2nd round.
Big Z probably goes early 2nd round and some team gets a gem to develop.
Reeves is old, but I would take him early 2nd round or even late first round.
All that talent, and year so far a disappointment yes, post season we will see if they can do something.
2024 NBA Mock Draft: French star Alex Sarr goes No. 1; Kentucky has two players in top four
Sarr, an 18-year-old center could make the jump from the NBL to the NBA
I'd be shocked if he's drafted this year. From my eye test.
+ high IQ
+ excellent shooter from deep
+ good free throw shooter
+ calm almost all the time
- often doesn't look for shot, or even shoot when he's open
- not a good passer
- plays bad defense no matter who it is
- doesn't seem to be vocal on the court
At first I read that as "draft Justin for a GM spot" and I thought holey moley that would be awful
You need to get your eyes checked?
You think he's not a good passer?
He's probably the best passer on the team with
over 4 assists a game which leads the team.
Every mock draft I have seen has him in the first round with some in the lottery.
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He's not a good passer, do you watch the games? He had a number of awful passes today. An average of 4 assists per game isn't actually that good. On one career page I looked at, since the 1970's, the guy in the 250th spot averaged 5.21 assists per game. In the top of that list, the average was around 8-something. Being the best passer on the team doesn't make him a good passer. You should spend more time watching games, and less time following mock drafts. I advised the same for Cow, but he never listens. And, no I don't need my eyes checked. I've been watching the Cats since the 1980's. If Reed stays another year, which he should, running an offense and creating for others is something he needs to work on. He's undersized at any other spot on the court.
Well I've been watching the Cats since 1964 and
I've seen lots of guards come through here and
Reed is a terrific college player. You think all these mock drafts are wrong? Of course not. Reed unfortunately is going in the first round. He's not turning down millions of dollars.
Reed assists are ranked 125 in the country..
Reed has to be the favorite right now for SEC
Freshman of the year
No need to keep analyzing and re- analyzing Reed's game.
If he enters he's getting drafted and probably picked in top half.
The NBA will take over his development from there.
He will get drafted probably first round still but he’s not ready.
One of the reasons I like Reed so much is because of his parents. He's a FANTASTIC kid, and his parents care about him. For that reason I don't want him to leave this year and get burned by the NBA. He's really good, but he desperately needs another season and I'm hoping Cal has the sense to say "kid you will make a ton of money next year, and your parents are in your corner, come back to get better all around".
I watch NBA games almost every night. It's not on the players. It's how the rules have been changed to give offensive players every advantage possible while handicapping defenses.
Let me guess, you two fellows are the types who believe today's players are such superior athletes no one can stop them?
Not at all, I do believe the role players of today are far greater than those of the past though. Also, no illegal defense anymore greatly helped defense.
OP who cares? how is any of this going to help improve Kentucky Basketball or win another tournament?
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