Derek
Table Setter
- Joined
- Jan 10, 2009
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Through 2 college games, 21 of his 35 attempts are from 3. Of those 21 attempts, only 1 make was a non catch and shoot attempt.
He's 5/14 from 2 and his 5 made 2 point field goals have this on his sheet:
Secondary transition, hard dribble left, lefty finish (+).
Steal, uncontested transition dunk.
Early set initiation, hard dribble left, righty finish through contact (++).
Baseline dribble cut off, rerouted, didn't finish over contest, put back his miss.
3 on 2 with defensive trail, baby floater over shorter guard.
The two (+) moves are marked in his dribbling chart as above average, per this scout. (++) in these dribbling charts would be an NBA move. He had one move (++), as the finish through contact shows the type of strength scouts want to see in wings with attacking aspirations.
So, I mean.....two above average moves in two games doesn't necessarily show off he has legitimate guard handles. Small sample size no doubt but he projects as a secondary scoring option at the next level. That isn't a knock, as Klay Thompson is a similar profile, it's just the reality for him at this point. For bad teams with an established #1, he's the perfect profile of player but I would really have reservations about him as a #1 on a bad team. I just don't think he's that guy.
I guess I'm not putting any stock at all into their college performances so far. Far too small of a sample size to be on my radar.
My concerns with Reddish are more related to shot selection and motor.