Mark my words. Reed’s minutes will disappear in the playoffs.

Reed just looks scared and overwhelmed out there. Hopefully he calms down at home.

 

I'm a great defensive coach when all 5 of my players are great defenders.

 

Did Reed suck on defense? Yes. Was he bricking on offense? Yes. But I didn't see the rest of the team doing much better. And most of the other guys got extended minutes, so at least they could get into a rhythm. Ime gave Reed two minutes in the first quarter and then yanked him for f-cking Jae'Sean Tate.

We've known since last season that Reed plays infinitely better when he gets a lot of playing time and especially when he starts. Not just because he gets into a rhythm, but also because mentally he feels like he's getting a vote of confidence from Ime. Playing him the same amount of time as Tate and moving Holiday ahead of him in the rotation is inexcusable.

 

He played 35 minutes game 1. He just sucked in game 2. It's not just sucking on defense.... or missing shots..... he was passing up shots and was the reason we had 8 seconds left on the shot clock when he kept getting blitzed and panicking in the backcourt. Consistently picking up your dribble kills our already pathetic offense.

 

And yet the Rockets were a net positive when he was in the court.

Seems like realty disagrees with your eye test Ime.

 

I would be too if Ime is a threat to steal your significant other if you mess up once on the court.

 

Rox were +1 with Reed on the floor.

DD

 

Yes, Reed is reverting to his early rookie season form. And a big reason is because he's terrified of being benched. That's partly on Reed, of course. You can't play timid in the NBA. But I also can't entirely blame him. He has no idea what his role is. Is he a starter? Is he the 6th man? Is he a 3rd stringer behind Aaron Holiday? We're only 2 games into this series, and he's already been used by Ime in all 3 roles.

Name me a single other player on this team who's treated that way. Jabari was horrible for much of January. Ime let him play through it. Alpi has had terrible stretches throughout the season. Ime let him play through them. Tari has been a scrub for the last 2 1/2 months. Ime not only let him play through it, but kept starting him during the first half of it. Jae'Sean does nothing out there on the floor other than supposedly hustle. Ime keeps giving him minutes. Hell, even DFS was getting consistent minutes(and even started one game) for 3 months before Ime finally benched him.

 

@WoodDavidWood props for starting this thread, you called it my friend!

I had hoped that Ime might have learned something from this...



But it's clear he did not! For those that say Reed played bad, please compare him to everyone else and not just fixate on his few mistakes. He's the only competent/not reckless ball handler we have. As others have said, he makes the right passes and he's hitting guys wide open that are consistently missing shots. He should have had at least 6 assists in his 11 minutes.

He's playing tight again, because Ime is yanking him to play Tate and Holiday--this is HC malfeasance!

The LAL have to be laughing at his rotations. Maybe he's getting some side money for tanking the team. I mean seriously, I'd play Capela and Unc before I gave Tate minutes against this team. BTW, why hasn't he tried the double big lineup with Sengun and Capela? I'd have given that a shot at some point.

As for Reed, Ime MUST realize no player is flawless. Hell future HOFer KD had 9 turnovers last night. For this team to win and to function we have to play Reed at least 28-32 mins a night. He also needs to be taking 12-16 shots a night. He's like a nuke in a silo that's not getting the maintenance he needs to be lethal when we need it. We need Ime to unleash Reed if we're going to have any chance in this series.

 

Again…. He made plenty of mistakes all season and averaged 26 MPG.

He made mistakes in game 1 but still averaged 35 min.

Hyperbole about making mistakes only weakens your argument.

 

What exactly are you basing the bolded on? Your feelings?

To copy and paste.....

Again…. He made plenty of mistakes all season and averaged 26 MPG in his sophomore year. He made mistakes in game 1 but still averaged 35 min.

Is it possible he just played significantly worse in game 2? Jabari and Tate aren't out there trying to run an offense so Reed has a different role. It is far more impactful when Reed is getting blitzed and causing the entire offense to grind down with only 8 seconds left.

 

We are down 0-2 to a team that we were supposed to beat - go ahead and start Reed for the rest of this series - we have nothing to lose at this point.

 

Reed went 0/4 yesterday and people saying "bUt iTs ImEs FaUlT". I've stanned Reed hard but holy **** yall Reed's defense and size is as big a problem as Ime's Connect 4 strategies.

He is not ready. Thats OK to admit.

 

I'm basing it on observing the guy for 2 seasons. When he's given the reins, he's a very different player. And the minutes distribution this year is meaningless. Everyone knows if Fred doesn't blow out his knee, Reed is playing 10-15 minutes a night at most. It's a virtual guarantee that he's relegated to that role next season barring another Fred injury or a major trade.

The minutes he got this season are even more useless when Ime immediately gives up on him in the playoffs and elevates Tate and Aaron ahead of him in the rotation after a single game. There is no justification for this. Tate has been an awful player all season and Aaron is nowhere near as impactful as Reed. Especially in this series where he's been absolutely horrendous.

 

Maybe read a couple of posts above yours and look at why you’re talking in a different direction and you sound like a ****ing idiot.

im always amazed at the cognitive dissonance on this board. Its almost like rocket fans in general lack the ability to read or do any sort of critical thinking

I assure you nobody insayint 0/4 is great, but how about you do a little intellectual stimulation here?

 

They're isn't a single doubt in my mind that if Ime was coaching the Lakers he'd be playing Bronny over Kennard for defensive purposes.

 

And stand the corner to brick 3s and do absolute nothing else on offense? Perfect Ime player.

 

What’s the alternative? Holiday has been so much worse and Tate has been useless. Reed can at least do something on offense for himself and others out there and he’s proven to be effective with the other starters.

 

I miss Rick Adelman. He was so good at making adjustments in the playoffs.

 

I wouldn't mind if we were playing so much better with Reed off the court. I'm not married to any individual player.

The team is embarrassing itself, shooting 39%, can't break 100 points and his fix is to play one of our highest upside scorers less. Every single issue with Reed on the floor is still happening with Reed off the floor....with lower offensive potential.

Still no ball handlers, guys still getting cooked by LeBron or Kennard (LOL), still no shooting, still can trap KD and watch the offense crumble. It's only an issue for Udoka when Reed is part of the problem.