Travis Perry vs. Reed Sheppard

[Smashcat]

Worth a watch or re-watch.
Perry with 45 points on 10-16 shooting from behind the arc.
Sheppard with 32 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists.

 

[EliteBlue]

That statline essentially perfectly encapsulates the differences between them.

Reed is the better all around player and Swiss Army knife. Perry is the better shooter and volume scoring threat.

 

[MdWIldcat55]

Reed guarded Perry about like he did that kid from Oakland...

 

[uky8unc5]

Reed guarded Perry about like he did that kid from Oakland...

Hope you are right about Perry being superior shooter.
But I confess it's difficult to imagine that.
Reed shot 50% against D-1 College defenses.

 

[UKWildcats1987]

Hope you are right about Perry being superior shooter.
But I confess it's difficult to imagine that.
Reed shot 50% against D-1 College defenses.

This. If Perry shoots better than that then very impressive.

 

[maysvilleky]

Don’t shoot me because this is just my OPINION…I saw Sheppard and Reed quite a bit in HS.

Reed is/was a far superior player. I think Perry can be a role player but will not be a main cog. I think Perry is a 4 year player at UK.

 

[yoshukai]

Reed guarded Perry about like he did that kid from Oakland...

Considering everything else he did for the team, “defensive stopper” shouldn’t have even been asked . We didn’t have one . Roster construction matters.

 

[BBNinSC]

Don’t shoot me because this is just my OPINION…I saw Sheppard and Reed quite a bit in HS.

Reed is/was a far superior player. I think Perry can be a role player but will not be a main cog. I think Perry is a 4 year player at UK.

Everyone thought the same thing about Reed this time last year. No one predicted the season he had.

 

[Creed Bratton]

Considering everything else he did for the team, “defensive stopper” shouldn’t have even been asked . We didn’t have one . Roster construction matters.

and hadn't had one for 3-4 years.

 

[Lempface]

With our other guys we don't need him to be anything other than a sniper.

 

[UKWildcats1987]

Everyone thought the same thing about Reed this time last year. No one predicted the season he had.

This is true.

I seriously doubt Perry is drafted number 3 next year or any year though.

 

[52T]

Hope you are right about Perry being superior shooter.
But I confess it's difficult to imagine that.
Reed shot 50% against D-1 College defenses.

Reed himself said it. Perry doesn't hesitate and. Gets he's shot off faster.

 

[UKortho]

I hope he is a 4 year player and is the number one 3 point shooter in our history. There is a chance!

 

[thebluestripes]

no pressure at all on the young guy

 

[THE_HOOK]

No one expected Reed to be as good as he turned out to be. Not even close. I remember some on here that said he would be riding the bench, So who's to say Perry can't be a game changer. Just have to wait and see.

 

[uky8unc5]

No one expected Reed to be as good as he turned out to be. Not even close. I remember some on here that said he would be riding the bench, So who's to say Perry can't be a game changer. Just have to wait and see.

Totally agree. And I have high hopes!!

 

[Fox2monk]

That statline essentially perfectly encapsulates the differences between them.

Reed is the better all around player and Swiss Army knife. Perry is the better shooter and volume scoring threat.

It's gonna be hard for Perry to top 50% from 3 but I have no doubt he's just as lethal.

 

[Fox2monk]

Don’t shoot me because this is just my OPINION…I saw Sheppard and Reed quite a bit in HS.

Reed is/was a far superior player. I think Perry can be a role player but will not be a main cog. I think Perry is a 4 year player at UK.

Reed is obviously a superior player. He went 3rd overall. I just hope Perry stays and develops into an all SEC or AA level guard one day.

 

[BBNinSC]

If the reports of his practice shooting % are legit, he’s going to get some minutes. We could have a couple of the best 3 point shooters in the country.

 

[Montana81]

I’m just gonna keep saying the name Chris Lofton until I will Perry into that role and level of impact.

Chris Lofton
Chris Lofton
Chris Lofton
Chris Lofton

 

[MidseasonTweak]

I truly believe Perry ends up getting significant time down the stretch. The kid can't miss.

 

[Kybluedude]

This is true.

I seriously doubt Perry is drafted number 3 next year or any year though.

Who cares where’s he drafted?

Just win at UK.

Perry seems to have more of that winning gene.

 

[CatTough]

Worth a watch or re-watch.
Perry with 45 points on 10-16 shooting from behind the arc.
Sheppard with 32 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists.

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Are you going to start another recruiting thread. Do you know what happened to the other one?

 

[EliteBlue]

It's gonna be hard for Perry to top 50% from 3 but I have no doubt he's just as lethal.

Yeah. He may not shoot the same percentage over his career bc he’s going to be in a more “gunner” volume shooter type role. Shot searcher even if it isn’t in volume… more of a volume per minute ratio. Reed had the luxury of very rarely having to force a shot unless it was late game situation similar to Doron lamb.

 

[docholiday51]

Sheppard could never crack the starting line-up as a freshman, Perry is unlikely to do that either .We will have to wait till their Soph year to compare stats..........oh wait, Sheppard never made it that far. So, like how many licks it takes to get to the Tootsie Roll center, the world may never know.

Sheppard is/was the better overall athlete, a bit bigger and stronger. I doubt either of them can keep a chair from getting into the lane if it wanted to do so. Sheppard was more valuable to his team than Perry is likely to be in his first year.

We caught lightening in a bottle with Sheppard, it is not likely we can do the same in back to back years

 

[BlueSince92]

Reed shot 38% from 3 his high school senior year. Failed to start in college only because his college coach had personality issues. Did other things besides shooting better than Perry, but never won us any games with any of those things. (Possibly because his college coach had personality issues.)

Travis Perry shot 42% from 3 his high school senior year and has a shrewder, humbler college coach with a much more dynamic offense.

Appreciate the “please don’t hit me again!” attitude so many of you are approaching this subject with. But in the real world there just aren’t any particularly good reasons to expect Perry’s freshman year to be any worse than Reed’s.