Vaught: UK has to get more shots for Shep
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Yes, the highest percentage shooter in the country and he might take 3 shots per game as of late. Why they don’t run plays to get him and Reeves open I don’t understand.
I think it's evident that isn't going to happen.
Because that takes away shots from his 5 stars, we already know some players are jealous of Reed.
Cal will eventually fix this.
He’s not a complete idiot.
He’s almost there, but not yet fully complete.
He’s not a complete idiot.
He’s almost there, but not yet fully complete.
Reponses are not surprising...somehow it's Cal's fault that Reed won't shoot the ball. Cal has some big issues to work on but not everything is his doing. This is on Reed.
Who? Which ones are jealous of Reed? How do "we already know" this?
Reed passes up wide open shots every game. Are these all wide open? No (although the first one is). Is there a shot there if you're trying to seek out your own shot? Yes.
A few games ago in his post game presser, someone asked Cal just that. His response was something along the lines of that he agreed but Reed doesn't hunt shots and he's all about making those around him better.
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Wide open shots and/or shots that could be wide open if he moved a bit, all passed up. I agree he needs to shoot more but he actually needs to be the one to do it!
Reed needs to take more shots than Kentucky getting him more shots. He has plenty of chances for good shots and he passes them up every time. Be more selfish.
Also he needs to be better with the ball, he has been careless with the ball lately than he was all season, and he needs to be finishing the layups he gets at the rim
Also he needs to be better with the ball, he has been careless with the ball lately than he was all season, and he needs to be finishing the layups he gets at the rim
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Wondering if this is in part because DJ just isnt a great playmaker and facilitator.
Why is it that Cal was able to get Grady a ton of 3pt shots when he was healthy? We ran quite a bit of offense for him, and IMO that was the best Kentucky has looked in 5 years.
What's the catalyst here? Cal sure knows how to do this, so its not him. Shep is maybe a better shooter than Grady, so it's not him. Is it.. and I know this is going to scare some people.. that Wheeler is better at running an offense than DJ is?
Why is it that Cal was able to get Grady a ton of 3pt shots when he was healthy? We ran quite a bit of offense for him, and IMO that was the best Kentucky has looked in 5 years.
What's the catalyst here? Cal sure knows how to do this, so its not him. Shep is maybe a better shooter than Grady, so it's not him. Is it.. and I know this is going to scare some people.. that Wheeler is better at running an offense than DJ is?
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Seems like Reed was way more aggressive looking for his shot earlier in the season. Almost seems like something changed with him in that aspect. Almost like he’s been told to back off.
Maybe it's Reed's fault we never switch defenses either? Or that we don't teach boxing out?
Run plays to get him shots? If he can’t get his own shots he don’t need no shots.
Exactly ... it will become Cal's mission now to "teach" Vaught a lesson while punishing Sheppard. Hope I'm wrong ... we will see soon enough.
This is exactly what I've been saying. Reed for whatever reason has become timid and passes up on shots he was taking the first 10 games of the season. It seems as the year goes on he is passing up on more and more of them. He just needs that confidence and swagger back and to take those shots!
Something certainly seems to have changed with Reed. Careless passes and you basically have to force him to shoot. Seems that way anyway. Something is odd though.
Cal can’t certainly make him shoot but he also needs to be telling him he has to look for his shot more. The three that Reed hit with under a minute to go at SC is there anytime he wants to take it but he is reluctant to do so. He has also made the extra pass to another open player when he himself was wide open. Doubtful cal has told him he needs to look for his shot more and start playing a little more selfish if needed. That is something a good coach would do and if any player is told that what player isn’t going to abide by their coaches wishes. One reason I know cal hasn’t had that conversation with him is Reed looks for his shot less now, not more, than he did earlier in the year.
Nah, Bro.
I agree DJ is NOT a PG.
Someone needs to tell Cal.
But I made the mistake of watching UW play last night and almost had a PSTD attack watching that little short, fat, slow dude trying to get to the rim and get a shot off over a 6' guard. And his 3 point shooting was O Fer.
Too slow to guard his own shadow and kept turning the ball over.
He and Keon both have really nice fros now, so there's that.
Give me DJ Wagner all day long over that little dude, even though DJ is just learning PG on the job.
Don't really think our problem is on offense at all- our defense is terrible and no matter what we do on offense our defense will let us down every game unless we fix it quickly
If you honestly think the coaching staff doesn't tell Shep to shoot more then you are delusional. Shep knows he has the green light to shoot.
CCC was asked a similar question I think it was about Kellan Grady and why they didn't run more plays for him to get open looks. CCC's response was Grady needs to work harder to get open.
This is laughable. Reed needs to take the wide-open shots that he refuse to take. You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.
Never said shep didn’t have the green light but having the green light to shoot and having your head coach tell you that you aren’t looking for your shot enough are two entirely different things. If you think cal has sat Reed down and said look you aren’t shooting enough, we need you to shoot more and Reed is just choosing to not do so then you are the delusional one.
I agree. ….One of things I have enjoyed about watching this team aside from their genuine enthusiasm and camaraderie was they pace they play with advancing the ball up the floor, on both live ball and made basket situations, plus moving the ball in their half court sets. However, the last game became the old high screen pick and roll on the both ends of the floor. I cannot believe we fell into that Dogshite trap and let them dictate the pace of the game. They were trapping the point on the screen and Shep coughed it up once and nearly again. A lot of times the screen pushed back out behind the 3 point line. At that point, he stood on the wing most of the game. Frankly, Rob was the one who handled the best, but he had a little difficulty as well. We need some motion sets to free people up.
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Sheppard needs to shoot, I can’t remember the last game he was aggressive. He passes on 6-7 open looks a game. He almost passes too much.
C'mon man! He only makes $ 9 million a year. Asking him to coach structured half court plays or zone when we need it is just too much work.
I'm in shock that you actually believe the coaching staff hasn't had that conversation with Shep on more then one occasion already this season.
He seems to be shooting less and less. Part of that might simply be defenders keying in on him now. But I have seen him pass open looks up repeatedly. I'm wondering if his ass is tightening up as the season goes on. We have seen that a lot with players here in recent years. Cal seems to have some strange ability to take confident shooters and turn them into self-doubting head cases as the season progresses. Lord forbid, we run a few simple screens for one of the best shooters in the nation.
Come on Reed. Shoot the ball brother. When he gets the ball in three point land, someone is flying at him immediately. even if he isn’t 100% open, all he needs to do is head fake a shot, wait for them to fly by, then let it rip.
Yeah its okay to run some sets now and then for him but you cant force shots on him and Reed isnt a get his own shot shooter, so he's not naturally not going to get as many shots as others like Dillingham etc. Reed gets his out of the flow of the game and that's WHY he's a high percentage shooter. He does pass up some opportunities and he could look more for his shots, but if he did try to force himself to get more shots he wouldn't shoot as high a percentage. Reed's value is in his efficiency to take good shots at high percentage plus get others good shots at a high percentage with his passing and playmaking. He'll pass up a shot but get another guy an easier one most of the time.
So yes he needs to get more looks but not if you have to force it, and force him out of his game.
Now to play on the flip side to what I said, if you did try to use Reed as the go to shooter running him off and around screens and forcing him the ball, he may be one of those guys that could go to the foul line a whole bunch with this ability to ball fake and get guys to over react to his jump shot, so that may work but otherwise I dont see him being as affective forcing shots for him out of an offense other than an occasional double screen look for 3 here and there.
So yes he needs to get more looks but not if you have to force it, and force him out of his game.
Now to play on the flip side to what I said, if you did try to use Reed as the go to shooter running him off and around screens and forcing him the ball, he may be one of those guys that could go to the foul line a whole bunch with this ability to ball fake and get guys to over react to his jump shot, so that may work but otherwise I dont see him being as affective forcing shots for him out of an offense other than an occasional double screen look for 3 here and there.
We don’t have a competent head coach so that is very plausible. If cal has had that conversation with shep then why is shep shooting even less and not more?
I didn't know that. Where did you hear that? I wondered if that was going to happen, especially from players who are not doing as well as Reed?
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I wondered about that myself. It definitely seems like something with him has changed. It could be anything, but I know he has always been unselfish and that he wanted the TEAM to win. In the beginning, he still got his shots (at least some) AND helped his teammates. But lately it seems to have gone to the extreme, and sometimes being extremely unselfish can be a bad thing. It wouldn't surprise me if he was told to back off or something like that.
All I can see is that something has definitely changed with regard to Reed.
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I agree, but what has happened that he needs to get his confidence and swagger BACK? I could understand if he had been playing poorly on a consistent basis like some others out there who need to build back up their confidence and swagger. But something HAS happened and I hope he will be okay. Seems like a great kid.
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