shakes0 wrote:as apparently the only DePaul grad/fan on this board I feel like his question is for me. I was really high on Reed early, but I was a little disappointed in his play towards the end of the year. He was dominant early on and was getting to just about any spot he wanted with the ball in the offensive zone. And hitting shots from all those places. But, when the conference season heated up he was no longer getting to those spots, at least not nearly as often.
I still see him as a possible first round pick, but I don't think he's lotto talent anymore.
To be honest, I don't care nearly as much about his offense as I care about his defense. I believe he could become a positive on offense (albeit not a large positive) but I'm buying his stock because of defense. He's a bit of a light version of Jonathan Isaac to me. What are your thoughts on his defense?
I believe he has great tools on that end – incredibly disruptive, a great defensive rebounder, potential multi-positional defender – but I wondered sometimes how consistent his effort level will be. He was active on defense, no doubt, but he didn't
always appear to have the dog in him to dominate just with his defense. What are your thoughts and do you believe he'll be happy in the NBA with being a 4th option on offense who plays his heart out on defense? That's perhaps my greatest concern right now.
If he's fine playing like Isaac then I'm taking him with a late-lottery/mid-first pick if I was in charge of a low-level/borderline playoff team that seeks to solidify its 4-5-rotation with someone who defends (ideally setting the tone), rebounds, allows some line-up versatility and cannot be disregarded on offense by opposing teams.
