BWeixScout Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 From Alex Kennedy at HoopsWorld.com: "Willie Reed – If there's one player that people aren't talking about, but who deserves attention, it's Reed. He's a 6-foot-10 center with amazing length and athleticism. He has worked out in Los Angeles and Las Vegas and impressed everyone that has seen him play along the way. He has a surprisingly good jumper, but it was his multiple alley-oops in each pickup game that made him a favorite to play with among the prospects. Reed's problem is that teams have questions about his character after he left Saint Louis University last year. One of his former teammates, Kwamain Mitchell, had been accused of sexual assault in Reed's apartment. However, Reed was in the living room watching a rerun of the Lakers-Thunder game when the incident took place in a bedroom on the other side of the suite. His presence alone led to a suspension from the university. Even after police declined to take action on the woman's claim and an attorney said that there was insufficient evidence to bring charges against either student, especially Reed, the school still wanted the center to serve a suspension and publish an apology letter. At this point, Reed's parents became very upset and pulled their son out of school. In the months that followed, Reed worked hard with trainers and prepared for the draft. Last year, he was a highly-touted player who received an invite to the Chicago Pre-Draft Camp, but now teams are backing off and he wasn't invited to the combine. If you spend time with Reed, it's easy to see that he's a great kid and the last person you would ever expect to be linked to a situation like this. He has a ton of upside and the skill set to play at the next level. At the end of the day, he just needs to one team to get past the unfortunate incident wrongly associated with his name and then he'll have a solid career in the NBA." I will be speaking to Kennedy tonight to find out more info about the draft and Reed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_davola Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 From Alex Kennedy at HoopsWorld.com: "Willie Reed – If there's one player that people aren't talking about, but who deserves attention, it's Reed. He's a 6-foot-10 center with amazing length and athleticism. He has worked out in Los Angeles and Las Vegas and impressed everyone that has seen him play along the way. He has a surprisingly good jumper, but it was his multiple alley-oops in each pickup game that made him a favorite to play with among the prospects. Reed's problem is that teams have questions about his character after he left Saint Louis University last year. One of his former teammates, Kwamain Mitchell, had been accused of sexual assault in Reed's apartment. However, Reed was in the living room watching a rerun of the Lakers-Thunder game when the incident took place in a bedroom on the other side of the suite. His presence alone led to a suspension from the university. Even after police declined to take action on the woman's claim and an attorney said that there was insufficient evidence to bring charges against either student, especially Reed, the school still wanted the center to serve a suspension and publish an apology letter. At this point, Reed's parents became very upset and pulled their son out of school. In the months that followed, Reed worked hard with trainers and prepared for the draft. Last year, he was a highly-touted player who received an invite to the Chicago Pre-Draft Camp, but now teams are backing off and he wasn't invited to the combine. If you spend time with Reed, it's easy to see that he's a great kid and the last person you would ever expect to be linked to a situation like this. He has a ton of upside and the skill set to play at the next level. At the end of the day, he just needs to one team to get past the unfortunate incident wrongly associated with his name and then he'll have a solid career in the NBA." I will be speaking to Kennedy tonight to find out more info about the draft and Reed. Good write up on Reed. Once he grows into his body, he will be solid. I just think it is going to take him some time to do that...unfortunately he won't be doing that at SLU. Hope he works hard and realizes his potential. If he has the heart and drive to make himself better, he can do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastsidejoe Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 Good write up on Reed. Once he grows into his body, he will be solid. I just think it is going to take him some time to do that...unfortunately he won't be doing that at SLU. Hope he works hard and realizes his potential. If he has the heart and drive to make himself better, he can do it. Those are a lot of big ifs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Good write up on Reed. Once he grows into his body, he will be solid. I just think it is going to take him some time to do that...unfortunately he won't be doing that at SLU. Hope he works hard and realizes his potential. If he has the heart and drive to make himself better, he can do it. -i would have preferred the article not mention KM by name -good luck WR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bk18 Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 While some people don't have him going at all, he is in the first round here http://www.nbadraft.net/2011mock_draft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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