Tarris Reed…from 3?!?

[Hey Adrien!]

 

[jleves]

Well that's got to be terrifying to other teams.

 

[UCLJ0211]

We’ve seen this in the off-season with Sanogo and Clingan too. Question is, will Hurley let him shoot them in games? Even better question is, why would he need to with all the shooters we have?

 

[Conndog]

More competition for the 3

 

[Palatine]

The thing is that when you around so many good shooters the confidence spreads.

 

[JustbrewitMan]

We’ve seen this in the off-season with Sanogo and Clingan too. Question is, will Hurley let him shoot them in games? Even better question is, why would he need to with all the shooters we have?

If he can shoot them, it gives even more options to the offense, will open the middle, more flow, etc. Also makes it more difficult for whoever guards him to do their job…can’t just park in the lane.

 

[REB1094]

Form looks good. Obviously Tarris’ biggest value will be with him in the post, but this will keep defenses honest if they just ignore the perimeter and pack the paint. Just like Adama in 2023

IM EXCITED

 

[Huskyforlife]

Don’t think he’ll shoot 3s in any meaningful games, but my optimistic view is this should help on his free throws. Shows the touch is there to be a 75% type guy if he’s working on it.

 

[HooperScooper]

We’ve seen this in the off-season with Sanogo and Clingan too. Question is, will Hurley let him shoot them in games? Even better question is, why would he need to with all the shooters we have?

Sanogo actually did end up shooting a decent amount of threes his junior year. 19-52 for 36.5%. Clingan not so much. 2-8 his sophomore year.

 

[alphasigko]

THIS would be a real game changer!

 

[Son of Robert]

Another weapon. Maybe staff will let him shoot a couple a game in the right situations.

 

[Hunt for 7]

He needs to shoot the three to play at the next level. He has skills and Hurley says he can move. So he is pretty much 6’11” athletic, very good rebounder and adds a three point shot to his game? I think with a serviceable three point shot he has a good shot to find a role in the NBA. He is longer and I think quicker than Adama.

How he defends on the perimeter will be big. Can he guard a guy like Siakam or say KAT. I think he might have the athleticism to do it. Do it without fouling not sure……

 

[WhereistheDove?]

When at UConn, I once watched Alex Oriakhi spend about 15 minutes working on 3’s at about a 60-70% clip…. Just saying.

 

[navery12]

We’ve seen this in the off-season with Sanogo and Clingan too. Question is, will Hurley let him shoot them in games? Even better question is, why would he need to with all the shooters we have?

Because if the other team's center has to take a few steps out and guard Reed when he's at the 3 point like it becomes increasingly easier to score at the rim for everyone else

 

[Mr. French]

He does have a very smooth transfer and release, great rotation ... he's got a good looking stroke.

 

[MuchoDogYears]

We’ve seen this in the off-season with Sanogo and Clingan too. Question is, will Hurley let him shoot them in games? Even better question is, why would he need to with all the shooters we have?

Because he would be the only UConn player not guarded shooting a three?

 

[HW611]

Just don’t see the point of trying to develop this skill in his last year when time can be spent mastering things he’s good at closer to the rim.

 

[dennismenace]

Just don’t see the point of trying to develop this skill in his last year when time can be spent mastering things he’s good at closer to the rim.

Coaching staff gets points from prospective recruits by showing player development performance. As pointed out above it will keep other teams honest and open up the middle ala Sanogo. This kid has a real pro body and if he can develop a decent three it is bound to increase his stock. Every recruit to this team is thinking pro after college so what can the staff do to help them get there? Maybe doesn't have to be an either or but a both and.

 

[2014DualCs]

There’s going to be a yearly video of our starting center draining 3s at practice, from the top of the key, with 0 pressure. It’s because you need to shoot 3s in the NBA. Someone already mentioned that his role shooting 3s will likely boil down to defenses packing the paint and not respecting it. If he has any semblance of defense on him, he should not shoot. Would love to be proven wrong though!

 

[Hoophound]

He looks a lot better than Sanogo and Clingan did from 3 though. His form is perfect and he doesn’t seem to be aiming at all, it’s very fluid. I could see him shooting some 3s. I have a lot of hope that he can be surprisingly good this season. He’s a huge talent. If he came here as a freshman he’d be one of the best players in the country.

That said, I think it was Facey that had a similar looking video in preseason. Perfect stroke, nailing shot after shot. He still didn’t shoot 3’s in games.

 

[HW611]

Coaching staff gets points from prospective recruits by showing player development performance. As pointed out above it will keep other teams honest and open up the middle ala Sanogo. This kid has a real pro body and if he can develop a decent three it is bound to increase his stock. Every recruit to this team is thinking pro after college so what can the staff do to help them get there? Maybe doesn't have to be an either or but a both and.

Centers shooting 3s is highly overrated. Went over this on the board already about how most young centers hardly shoot outside of 3’.

Also when Sanogo added 3s it’s because he had already mastered his post game and face up game. Reed is not there yet.

 

[Hunt for 7]

Shooting in games is way different than shooting in practice with no one guarding you or having no pressure to make the shot. I remember once coming back from a knee injury and while working my way back was just hitting every three point shot I was making.

Got back into the the high school game thought I was open tried to shoot it and my defender easily closed out and tipped the ball after I released it.

Everything is different at game speed. These guys have all been playing ball their whole lives and really they should be able to shoot it from three in practice. If you notice in the video the three point line is the old three point line so it is even tough to determine if every shot is behind the current three point line.

All that said he does look more fluid when shooting than some of the other big guys mentioned in this thread and he is going to have to shoot it from three or be a threat to play at the next level. If Hurley thinks it will add a wrinkle to our offense if the man guarding Taris is clogging the lane it makes sense to have him shoot a few.

The only problem with that is we have another big guy who will shoot threes so not sure how much we will need Taris to be a shooter.

 

[aburks41]

If he's able to shoot 3's like that then his FT % better be in the high 70% range lol. Because at 6'11" 265lbs he will be living at the free throw line.

 

[navery12]

Centers shooting 3s is highly overrated. Went over this on the board already about how most young centers hardly shoot outside of 3’.

Also when Sanogo added 3s it’s because he had already mastered his post game and face up game. Reed is not there yet.

This is just not true. Reed shot 73% on 166 attempts at the rim last year, Sanogo shot 63% on 175 attempts the year before he started working on and taking 3's

 

[Mr. French]

Centers shooting 3s is highly overrated. Went over this on the board already about how most young centers hardly shoot outside of 3’.

Also when Sanogo added 3s it’s because he had already mastered his post game and face up game. Reed is not there yet.

I’d caution you against thinking any college junior has “mastered” anything, especially a basketball skill.