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UK Adjusted Team Defensive Efficiency

Reed is an elite off ball defender. He's also one of the worst on ball defenders in the Cal era. Whatever that makes him is what he is.
That’s pretty close. I mean; we can pedal out efficiency stats all day but dude got beat over and over yesterday
 
Reed is an elite off ball defender. He's also one of the worst on ball defenders in the Cal era. Whatever that makes him is what he is.

This.

Despite that UK needs to do whatever it takes to pony up to get him back next season. He's a stud on offense and off ball D.
 
Reed is an elite off ball defender. He's also one of the worst on ball defenders in the Cal era. Whatever that makes him is what he is.
It seems that he mistakes on-ball defense for off-ball defense. I think Cal needs to tell the team "hey, we've got 3 7 footers, worry about your own guy and we'll take giving up two's over giving up 3's".
 
Reed doesn't lack the ability to guard the ball, he just gambles so much he both: ends up out of position a lot, and gets a lot of steals, blocks and disruptions instead.

He just needs to learn when to gamble and when to lock in on his guy.
 
Two of our worst defenders sit and the defense still sucked. Pretty telling that it's systematic.
 
Reed issue is he loves to ball watch and floats to the paint leaving his man wide open. I actually think his on ball D is decent…better than the other guards.
 
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