Carlton Reed - PT - "Single Tear . . ."

[jman2004]

Okay, so does ANYONE have a clue what's up? Never even stepped on the floor yesterday and when Jake sent Molstead to the scorers table he sat down next to Reed and put his arm around him. Had quite a bit to say, then slapped him on the leg, Reed kind of grinned (BUT shook his head, almost as if in frustration) and Jake walked away.

WHAT'S GOING ON? I know Reed has been cold, but ZERO minutes?

Anyone got some info?

[Panther-Sheik]

Re: Carlton Reed - PT - "Single Tear . . ."

Wondered the same thing. I feel bad for CR...transferred cuz he wanted to play, then broke both feet and now can't get a minute. I hope he can contribute like he is capable of at some point.

[clenz]

Re: Carlton Reed - PT - "Single Tear . . ."

I hope he gets a change to contribute like he is cabable

[BCPanther]

Re: Carlton Reed - PT - "Single Tear . . ."

Carlton missed 4 months. Unfortunately it was not an injury like Ahelegbe's where he could stay in great shape, continue to get his conditioning workouts in and generally stay in an athletic mode, even though it isn't a basketball mode...

Carlton has just not been able to find an athletic rhythm yet. It's not that he doesn't know the offense or that he doesn't know what his role is, it is that he kind of lost his feel for the game right now. Unfortunately it may be a lost year for CReed. My guess is that a waiver for a medical hardship may be submitted, though it is unlikely that it will be granted because of the voluntary transfer.

At the same time, Carlton is an extremely intelligent guy. He may decide to play next year, not worry about the medical hardship and move on with his life in which he will be very successful...

[Khan4Cats]

Re: Carlton Reed - PT - "Single Tear . . ."

This isn't meant to be a knock on Carlton, but the 7 games he has appeared in, we are 2-5. The two wins are Wartburg and Evansville. I'm not blaming Carlton for the losses, I just wonder if the time away from practice and game action he missed put him out of the "feel" for the game with his teammates and he has never been able to successfully or comfortably work his way back into the rotation.

Don't know if it's possible to get a medical hardship at this point in the season or not. I would guess no, since he has used a redshirt already and has appeared in a game after the halfway mark. Would be nice if we could get him one, though.

[Marc Wigim]

Re: Carlton Reed - PT - "Single Tear . . ."

This doesn't strike me as an easy system to learn. I really like Carlton, he seems like a very upstanding individual, but this is still high-level Division I basketball and it's hard to make an immediate impact. All I hope is that he keeps sticking with it.

[georgeW]

Re: Carlton Reed - PT - "Single Tear . . ."

Reed is a great player and will contribute. I think Joe Green could be contributing, also. Word is he was of great value during spring and summer workouts. Works hard in practice and helps in preparation. He is a skilled player and I wish he would get some court time.

[ceaser150]

Re: Carlton Reed - PT - "Single Tear . . ."

I agree about Joe Green. But who's minutes do you take away to get him on the court?

As far as Reed goes, has he played in too many games to redshirt? I know ISU talked about redshirting Wesley Johnson at one time his game didn't come along as they hoped. Could that be why Reed has totally fallen out of the rotation? I am shocked at how bad he has looked this year. Wasn't he starting in the games at Thailand before getting hurt?

[Kyle]

Re: Carlton Reed - PT - "Single Tear . . ."

Wasn't he starting in the games at Thailand before getting hurt?

He was starting in Thailand and was the leading scorer the game before he broke his foot.

[UnderParPanther]

Re: Carlton Reed - PT - "Single Tear . . ."

it makes me think he's not 100% and Jake is waiting until he is. If he does come back to form this year, it could work out to our advantage that he will have fresh legs for the stretch run.

[JCPanthers]

Re: Carlton Reed - PT - "Single Tear . . ."

Don't know if it's possible to get a medical hardship at this point in the season or not. I would guess no, since he has used a redshirt already and has appeared in a game after the halfway mark. Would be nice if we could get him one, though.

I'm not positive on the rules, but I did read when Jaryd Cole from Iowa got hurt, he wouldn't qualify for a medical hardship since he played in more than 30% of the games. If that's the case, and if Carlton doesn't play in another game, then he would have appeared in less than 30% of this year's games. Again, I'm not sure about the rules, I just saw this in an article.

[clenz]

Re: Carlton Reed - PT - "Single Tear . . ."

Couldn't he get even a half year? Wasn't there some player at OU or somewhere a couple years ago that was granted a half season. He would be able to play after like Jan 24 or something like that.

[ceaser150]

Re: Carlton Reed - PT - "Single Tear . . ."

I just heard this morning that Travis Brown will not play against Drake due to a death in the family. Maybe that means Reed will need to see some minutes.

[Panthers to the Bone]

Re: Carlton Reed - PT - "Single Tear . . ."

Reed is ineligible for a medical hardship as he has 'transferred'. I asked this same question to someone in the know, and they said that Reed would not be able to redshirt, b/c the NCAA does not allow D1 transfers to medically redshirt (even if they qualify for the medical redshirt). That sucks.

[UNI MadCat]

Re: Carlton Reed - PT - "Single Tear . . ."

REED

I was surprised that I didnt find this article linked anywhere (maybe I missed it?). I think it does a pretty good job of summing the whole situation up. Jake's being completley honest and I appreciate that. What it says to me is that if CR continues to work hard (and avoids injuries ) his talent WILL factor in next year and, until then, he just has to make the most of what will be pretty limited opportunities. I hope he can continue to push even without immediate results. Its gotta be tough on the guy after all these years. But, conversely, I can't say as I really blame Jake for not getting him the PT. The team is showing signs of big improvement and if he is still not 100% and far behind in many other areas, I just dont see the point of forcing the issue.