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Is Reed Sheppard ready?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Pringles09, Sep 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM.

  1. WoodDavidWood

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    Prop bet on Reed leading the NBA in blocks!!
     
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  2. Dobbizzle

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    Show me the evidence. It's easy, he's 6'3 they said? 75+41 (within an inch) is 116" or about 9ft and 8 inches. Show me the footage of Reed's head within 4 inches of the rim?
     
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    Look them up, there’s some with his head above the backboard. You don’t max jump to dunk, unless you have to. You rarely see him go for flash dunks.

    There is no gaming official testers, they take pride in accuracy. If there’s a discrepancy it’s universal. What he’s talking about is shoulder extension, you can tighten your lays when they extend your arm. The most you will get is an inch, but majority of the time the tester will have you remeasure
     
  4. Dobbizzle

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    I can't find anything with him close tbh. Like not just a little bit he's nowhere even remotely close to the height his head needs to be for him to have even a 40 inch vertical. It's basic math. How big do you think 4 inches is? Again, for him to have a 41 inch vert it needs to be within 4 inches, not 12 inches.

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  5. cmoak1982

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    There’s other photos, with his head at the bottom of the backboard.

    You can choose not to believe official testing. But his tests are factual.

    Not to be rude at all, but have you ever dunked before? No one max vert in game to dunk unless the only way they can is to max vert.
     
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    Think of it like this.
    At his standing reach of 7’ 9.5 inches, with his max vert of 42” that would put his max height at 11’ 3.5”
    Round up to 11’5 for a potential “reach issue”
    To two hand dunk, you have to be able to clear 10’11 with a 9.5” basketball, he does this with ease. That’s a 6” differential, if he can two hand dunk with bent elbows with ease, it’s very easy to see 40+ inch vert
     
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  7. Bobbythegreat

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    Reed Sheppard already has more in game dunks in his career than CP3. I guess CP3 never had the size or athleticism to make it in the NBA, someone better tell him.
     
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  8. albuster

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    I really like this post. It makes me feel optimistic that, despite FVV's injury, the team will still succeed and make a run for it. WCF should be the goal and the ring next year. If it happens this year, that would be awesome.
     
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  9. thegary

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    Shepp one of the best athletes in all of sports, he just kinda dumb and weak amirite
     
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    Reed swol now. He's going to look like Mike Bibby post NBA career.
     
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    who says he is?
     
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    Whitmore isn’t a guard dude. Still
    Isn’t one with wizards
     
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    Ok, show me. You keep saying "there's other photos" and things like that but you've shown absolutely zero proof. I've posted pictures showing he's not close, feel free to match the evidence or just admit you're full of **** tbh. And yes, I was dunking in highschool and into my early 20's.
     
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    Straw man, nobody said that. I just said he doesn't have a 42 inch vert, because he doesn't, at all.
     
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    Don't let the facts get in the way of your narrative.
     
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    Sorry but I don’t give a sh$t about his vertical. That’s like the least of my concerns for him right now to be effective.
     
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    Ok.
    I was being nice. Now? **** off brit, you’re always so aggressive from your safe space over there.
    Facts are he tested 42”, you don’t know what you’re talking about at all when it comes to athleticism.
    And I highly doubt you’ve ever dunked or done anything remotely athletic. Or you would know that no one max verts to dunk.
    It’s very obvious you don’t understand what you’re talking about.
     
  18. cmoak1982

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    Imagine denying official testing because “your eyes” can’t see it.
    Clown
     
  19. Bobbythegreat

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    It really doesn't matter, but it does show that his detractors are willing to outright lie and reject reality just to push their narrative.... which makes you wonder why they are so committed to it.
     
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    IMG_7813.jpeg

    Head at the bottom of the backboard

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    I guess by Dob logic, Cam doesn’t have a 40.5” vertical because his head should be touching the rim on every dunk
     

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