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As athleticism goes, Utah State's junior forward Kyisean Reed is one of the best in the Western Athletic Conference. Easily.
His jumping ability is a sight. He throws dunks over people. he catches alley-oops. When he's on, he drops in 18 foot jumpers with ease. He goes by people off the dribble, he blocks shots and makes observers drool over his potential and what he is already.
That's the good news.
Problem is, Kyisean Reed is on about once every four games. The other three? He sleepwalks his way through. His tendency to disappear at crucial times is one of the most frustrating aspects of Utah State's season, and an aspect that needs to reverse itself if the Aggies wish to reverse their 2-3 conference record.
Reed is a game-changer right now, for better or worse. With precious few weapons, a myriad of injury and thin depth, Reed's ability to score and affect the game is sorely needed. When he floats? Utah State has little scoring outside of Preston Medlin and Kyisean Reed.
Morgan Grim is good for 12 points and eight rebounds....when he's healthy. Problem being, he's really not been healthy for the last month.
With Hawaii coming up this week and San Jose State, two must-win games at the Spectrum, Reed will be needed more than ever. It will be interesting to see which Kyisean Reed shows up.
Tony Jones