Reed is a high character and high IQ player and will definitely get better as the season progresses. You can tell he is reviewing film and learning from his mistakes from the first couple games. Hoping the coaching staff puts him in the right position to succeed. Unless he bulks up, I don't see him ever starting.
"My ONLY problem with Reed is he does not have one skill that stands out!" He led the nation in 3pt shooting. Sounds like you're done.
He has played about the minute as Jalen Green in the NBA just in calendar year 2021. How about we see how he does off the bench before saying he's not going to make it based on a hunch????
Sengun was a fat 6-9 (meaning too short for his position) euro center that couldn't hit free throws, couldn't shoot and was a traffic barrel on defense. He also got benched repeatedly by Udoka his first year here. We're also in a situation where people with supposedly functional brains are pining for Jalen Green on defense so I guess it isn't that surprising that they'd forget how bad Sengun was at the beginning (but the talent was there!). Smart players always pan out. Dumb players almost never do.
Those are painful memories for Rockets fans, Jalen was a bottom 10 or 20 player in the entire league back then.... just terrible at everything despite all the opportunity in the world and the entire team based around him.
So we are going off minutes played like Reed's games played, years in the league and age never happened? Jalen Green Rookie year: 17 pts/34% 3 pt/54% TS Reed Sheppard(career ave): 4 pts/34% 3 pt/46% TS Even using just Jalen's rookie year Reed is so far behind him. Keep in mind Jalen was 19 at the time Reed is now 21. Jalen came from Gleague who never developed anybody Reed came from a good college school. Jalen had Stephen Silas Reed had Udoka who is giving direction and discipline from day 1. Yeah Jalen had more minutes but whats the point of those mins when your team is losing and there is no direction or guidance? You act like just playing on the court with poor coaching and getting blown out every game is great for development lol. Whats funny is Reed is now getting 2x the PT as last year playing with vastly better teammates and his percentages have barely improved. From 35% to 36% FG, 33 to 34% 3 pt and 45% to 46% TS. Literally minimal improvement just like Jalen. What do you mean make it? Reed will be a good backup pg/mid tier starter eventually. Thats all he can be. If you think he can make it as a star even his greatest fanboy BTG cant even put money where his mouth is that Reed will get a contract extension bigger than Jalen.
Reading the last few pages show why Sergio Llull never coming and why Billy Spanoulis leaving as fast as possible were the right decisions for them.
Jalen was asked to be the primary focus point on offense. Reed is a 3rd option at best this season, which is not an indictment of him. Klay was a 3rd option when Durant was around.
Isnt it harder to score as the first option than the 3rd option? Why is Jalen more efficient? Jalen had CWood and John Wall, Reed has KD and Alperen Sengun. With 36% FG if Reed is the first option Rox would be worse than the Nets. Why is it not an indictment of him when his efficiency is so bad?
In college? Bruh you serious? Dude got clapped in March Madness. Using college like it means a **** in the NBA you are the one who's done SMH.
You are obnoxious. Everyone knows how you feel about Reed. You have said it over and over and over and over and over again. We get it. I, personally, root for players on my team to succeed. But to each his own.
Ad hominem? You have been defending Reed over and over again for the past 2 yrs but you never hear me say why dont you shut up we all know how you feel about Reed? You are the one who replied to my post I wasnt even talking to you. Nobody is forcing you to respond to me or even read what I post you did all yourself now you are blaming me? Typical Reed fan its everyone's fault but your own. Its funny you root for your players but I dont see you correcting BTG when he is trashing Jalen Green. I guess the only Rocket player you care about is Reed thats why you are so sensitive. I want every Rockets player to perform well but I'm not gonna sugarcoat it when he sucks he sucks. He hasnt shown anything that indicates he will even be an above average starter in the L. If Jalen played like him he would also be trashed by me, no doubt about it. I been a fan since Yao Mac back in the 90s I have seen players come and go over the decades I'm not extremely attached to any of them unlike Reedsters. What is even wrong with what I said? Using college to say he is the best shooter in the nation is just dumb AF. Even in this 2026 class so many better shooters than Reed Tre Johnson, Ace Bailey, Kon Kneuppel all these guys would shoot circles around Reed because they aint 6'1.75 tall. Reed just played in a historically bad class if he played in the 2026 class he prob be a late first rounder or even a 2nd rounder. Saying he is the best shooter in the nation as his defining trait even as Reed is scoring at 46% TS is honestly what's obnoxious. But you dont care amirite because Reed is your guy you would inhale all the cope and boost him to high heaven because he is your guy. To each his own. I wont call you obnoxious or attack you for having your own opinion though you do you.
Again, please tell me when I have said Reed is good or anything close. “Typical Reed fan, it’s everyone’s fault but your own” — what the hell does that even mean? It’s my fault that you’re annoying asf and pollute this board with your incessant nonstop hate for a player on your own team? Okay bro. Also, I’m Rockets fan, so I guess by extension that does make me a Reed fan, because he plays for the Rockets. You should try it sometime. And I definitely got into it with Bobby about Jalen. You don’t know what you’re talking about. But then I put him on ignore, which I will likely do to you because you’ve lost the plot with your hate boner for Reed.
It didn't translate. Im not picking on the guy, it just is what it is. Similar to Jabari, for some reason what he displayed in college never translated to the NBA. However, Jabari has other skills that keeps him on the court.
I have not said a single hateful thing about Reed. What I say is always based on how he plays. The dude is posting horrific averages what do you expect from an objective poster? If he plays well he gets praised if he plays bad I tear into him. Thats how most objective posters do it. I dont have a hate boner for Reed, its just that when the dude has 3 good games out of 52 and now 1 good game out of 4 what ratio of posts do you expect? No other Rocket is this bad thats why it looks like I'm singling Reed out. Again is it my fault he is bad or is it Reeds fault he is bad? You are blaming me for being negative when Reed has been the biggest reason we are 2-2 instead of 4-0. Remember he is a top 3 pick we wasted a coveted resource for nothing. Maybe I should be getting mad at Stone instead dude has ****ed up every guard he ever drafted. Jalen, Tyty, Josh Christopher and now Reed. At least Jalen got converted to KD so still a net win but Reed just seems like a massive loss. If you want to close your eyes feel free to block me bro, nothing's stopping you.
Exactly, I don't think anybody hates or dislikes Reed, he seems like a great person and he's a Rocket. You want him to do well, you hope he does well but its just he's so damn inconsistent. You never know what to expect
If 30 teams could pick a player moving forward, all 30 would pick Reed. If 30 teams said you need to win a game today, all 30 would pick Jalen.
You don't know ball. If you did, you would see that Reed's mechanical shooting form is almost flawless. On the other hand, Jalen Green's shooting form is mechanically inefficient, not repeatable, and therefore will never be consistent. A solid basketball scout can see this and will know that Reed Sheppard has the potential to achieve a far higher true shooting percentage over time than does Jalen Green -- especially if we are isolating outside shots. Furthermore, a scout grades a player not just where they are at today, but where they'll be in the future. Again, shooting form is important in that assessment. As is IQ and basketball IQ -- both of which Reed scores off the charts... and Jalen Green is at the bottom of the class. Reed needs experience on the court and confidence will follow. And once those marry up, he will be an All Star caliber player. GOOD DAY
