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Naz Reid in the paint
Posted on 2/24/19 at 9:14 am
Posted on 2/24/19 at 9:14 am
I'm not knocking Naz because he had a bad game. Every player has those kind of days.
This is something I'm noticing over the last month.
It seems he misses shots down low and in the paint a whole lot. Shots that you see guys make all the time. Bigby Williams and Emmitt make them. I feel more confident with them taking shots down low than Naz.
I know the kid is young, it seems he gets so hurried in putting the shot up.
Plus when he is posting up, I would like to see him make his move immediately instead of waiting to see if the double team is coming.
Just some things I've noticed
-JP
This is something I'm noticing over the last month.
It seems he misses shots down low and in the paint a whole lot. Shots that you see guys make all the time. Bigby Williams and Emmitt make them. I feel more confident with them taking shots down low than Naz.
I know the kid is young, it seems he gets so hurried in putting the shot up.
Plus when he is posting up, I would like to see him make his move immediately instead of waiting to see if the double team is coming.
Just some things I've noticed
-JP
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Posted on 2/24/19 at 9:15 am to jp4lsu
We miss a lot under the goal.
Posted on 2/24/19 at 9:18 am to jp4lsu
No lift off the floor.
Posted on 2/24/19 at 9:24 am to Rantavious
As a big man, he should dominate in the paint! Why does he have to try & dribble when he can go up & dunk the ball ??? 
Posted on 2/24/19 at 9:30 am to jp4lsu
He has soft hands in the paint. You can guarantee that if he puts it on the ground or waits 2-3 seconds, he will get the ball knocked out of his hands. IMO, he has a lot of his game to work on before he’s NBA ready.
Posted on 2/24/19 at 9:33 am to 1badboy
He has great potential but obviously needs another season in college ball...has ZERO touch/feel on the vast majority of his inside shot opportunities ! That being said...the NBA's convoluted draft/salary set up, may preclude him even considering another season with us !
Posted on 2/24/19 at 9:48 am to jp4lsu
He's young and excited, but he's going to be a great player once he learns the game more! Glad he's a Tiger!
Posted on 2/24/19 at 9:53 am to jp4lsu
Yea and he was going against some Big Time STUDBreds with Williams and Schofield down there...both NBA prospects too.
Posted on 2/24/19 at 10:06 am to jp4lsu
Has anyone noticed that he doesn’t seem to have “soft knees”?
He doesn’t bend them sort of, hard for me to describe. Players need to have soft knees to be able to move quickly w/o the ball, to pivot easily, to pump fake quickly.. He’s not flexed ready to go. I think that’s why he doesn’t have the lift or mobility of KBW for example.
Perhaps a reason why he often has to put the ball on the floor and dribble?
This might be a sign of a nagging injury or happens when he’s fatigued.
He doesn’t bend them sort of, hard for me to describe. Players need to have soft knees to be able to move quickly w/o the ball, to pivot easily, to pump fake quickly.. He’s not flexed ready to go. I think that’s why he doesn’t have the lift or mobility of KBW for example.
Perhaps a reason why he often has to put the ball on the floor and dribble?
This might be a sign of a nagging injury or happens when he’s fatigued.
Posted on 2/24/19 at 10:15 am to jp4lsu
Best case scenario for LSU is he stays.
Devotes X amount of hours per day on his inside game during the off season.
I’m not sure what’s best for him personally.
Devotes X amount of hours per day on his inside game during the off season.
I’m not sure what’s best for him personally.
Posted on 2/24/19 at 10:23 am to jp4lsu
I know one thing: a top notch NBA prospect makes that follow up on our winning basket when Naz missed and Bigby cleaned it up. That was an unchallenged putback, and he bricked it. Watch the replay if you doubt me, and he does this A LOT.
Posted on 2/24/19 at 10:25 am to jp4lsu
He has almost no moves down low. He has guard type skills as a big man. Still has a lot of work to do but damn is he an amazing prospect
Posted on 2/24/19 at 10:26 am to coondaddy21
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He has soft hands in the paint. You can guarantee that if he puts it on the ground or waits 2-3 seconds, he will get the ball knocked out of his hands. IMO, he has a lot of his game to work on before he’s NBA ready.
yes. Bigby too. I get nervous when they both try to dribble down low. The FL game was particularly bad.
Posted on 2/24/19 at 10:27 am to Tigerguru96
Foot work foot work foot work...
Posted on 2/24/19 at 10:27 am to tigahlovah
Pretty sure it happened twice. almost the exact same play
Posted on 2/24/19 at 10:33 am to tigahlovah
Never seen a man his size not know how to drop-step.
Posted on 2/24/19 at 10:44 am to jp4lsu
Will be a good pro, but will take time
Posted on 2/24/19 at 10:45 am to Salamander_Wilson
Bring in Kevin McHale to show him how.
Or Hakeem Olajuwon...
Or Hakeem Olajuwon...
Posted on 2/24/19 at 11:11 am to jp4lsu
He needs to spend time with Tasmin who was undersized in the paint but could score from there.
Posted on 2/24/19 at 11:35 am to jp4lsu
What you casual basketball fans fail to realize is that Naz was constantly double teamed on the block.
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