Honestly I am getting a bit annoyed hearing how emphatic Gentry is in telling Hield to be like Reddick.
They talked tonight how he gets Reddicks game tape every game and gets him to watch it. Like to an extent I get it, but Gentry seems like he may lack creativity a bit. It's always X player should be like Y player I used to coach. Then when they fail it's because they didn't do enough to mimic that player.
Reddick is great to learn from about defense and screens, but Hield will really take that next step when he leverages his superior athleticism to a guy like Reddick and can get that mid range step back or draw fouls at the rim(or finish).
Gentry needs to be telling him to get some tapes on Harden and shadow Evans a bit so he can work on the inside game. Follow Frazier and learn how he developed his passing game later in his young career. That is what will take him to the next level IMO.
If this is just a phase 1 thing with gentry fine, I'll shut up, but Hield should not be measured simply by how much he can turn into Reddick because that would be a disservice to his unique skillsets and physical profile.