King Ken wrote:EvanZ wrote:I see the mistake people are making with Reed. They see him as a shooting guard. Same mistake people made with Steph. They didn't see the huge advantage in a player that can play on and off the ball so fluidly. I think in a similar way to Steph, Reed is going to need a system that takes advantage of this duality. That might be the hardest part about his translation. If a team sticks him entirely in an off ball or on ball role, it's probably not ideal.
That's the problem with all prospects, situation is key
Not really.
Generational Prospects don't have that issue.
A player like Trae Young didn't have that issue because it was clear and obvious what his role was-- a high usage PG.
Players like Herb Jones and Jaden McDaniels didn't have that issue as a 3+D type.
The combo-guards is an archetype which was vastly underutilized and misunderstood for a long time. As the game has evolved, players like Sexton, Murray and Curry [Think Charmander, Charmeleon and Charizard] have been better utilized on teams, in large part because the traditional PG is dead and teams employ and require multiple players on the court to make reads and passes to attack the advancement of defensive rotations and systems.