ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Raptors 10/29/2025

If Alpi can continue to shoot 57 percent from 3, we'll be tough to stop.

Especially if Okogie can continue at his 60% 3-point pace.

 

Durantula!!
Smith and Eason!!!
Sin Gun!!

 

JD Davison needs to play over #3 Pick Reed Sheppard.

Reed Sheppard needs to go back to the G League.

Learn to play Defense, stay in front of his man, instead of trailing behind him or being on his hip (both bad habits) swiping the ball by playing bad defense.

That is why he injured his finger, swiping and breaking his finger against Zion Williamson.

No chance Reed Sheppard will play in the Playoffs. Ime Udoka is too hard headed with Veterans, 7 man rotation in the Playoffs.

 

Reed will never learn if we don"t give him time. It's early in the season and it's a perfect time to get out there. He's slowly looking better with meaningful minutes.

 

53 to 22 rebounds. Wow.

 

The only thing I would add is that he had no turnovers this game.

 

I don't get the Capela hate. I'm watching the game right now (2nd quarter) and he does a lot of good things.

 

To me, that's what the G-League is for, to work on your deficiencies. If we played a better team and he played like he played ladt night we will lose.

We need a backup guard who can CONSISTENTLY contribute offensively AND not be a liability on defense.

 

I didnt like paying $7M but he has been playing well

 

Well said

 

You know I am surprised looking at box score Reed only had 1 assist. I felt like watching the game he made a bunch of skip ahead passes that lead to fast break layups. Usually they count those as assists. That was the best part of his game yesterday. He played within the flow and made the right plays. The shots will fall.

And what happened to Capela he use jump really high and now watching it looks like he can barely get off the ground

 

Toronto stats guy had the under

 

Just finished watching the game. Did we win?

 

No we should want our 37 year old star to get around 30-32 mins. He’ll get more rest when the team gets used to playing with each other and DFS comes back.

 

We aren’t clicking on either side of the ball yet. Amen has not played up to his standards, but still pretty good and getting more comfortable when initiating. I think he is still thinking too much. Sheppard is also looking better and letting the game come to him. We just need him to hold down the fort off the bench for 15-20 mins a game. Okogie is an NBA starter when he can make shots, jury is still out, but if he keeps it up we won’t have to make a trade unless it’s a no-brainer. Adams providing great minutes on offense and the boards, but hurts our defense. Needs to play traditional backup center role. Jabari is growing into a real force on both sides of the ball. Durant is who we thought he was. Tari is back to his 6th man of year role. Sengun should be all NBA this year. DFS’ return will help load balance the minutes, especially for Durant. This team is going to be a contender if Ime stays flexible and the injury gods smile on us.

 

Hating on Capela as the third string center is nuts. I can understand why people wouldn't be thrilled, at this stage of his career, if he were our starter. But as our third stringer? It's nuts.

Again, what would these people be like if they were Wizards fans or Kings fans?

 

7 million is like half of the MLE and twice the vet minimum. It's also less than we were paying Jock Landale. That seems more than fair to me.

 

Okogie has been special so far. I thought he would play more than most people expected. I did not expect this.

 

He's already being more useful than Jock was all last couple seasons.

 

The shots will fall? The shots SHOULD be falling. Thats why the Rockets drafted him. Every player has a weakness, his just so happens to be defense. However, if the one great asset that he has isn't productive, then he becomes a LIABILITY