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Reed Sheppard (2024 Rd. 1/#3 Rockets) Vs. Stephon Castle (2024 Rd. 1/#4 Spurs)

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Mr. Dominant, May 25, 2026.

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Who will be the overall better player when their career is over?

  1. Stephon Castle

    66.7%
  2. Reed Sheppard

    33.3%
  1. Dr of Dunk

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    Over Harden? lol.

    From here :

    According to reports, GM Chris Wallace wanted to take Stephen Curry with the No. 2 overall pick, but owner Michael Heisley wanted to take Thabeet. Since Heisley is the owner of the Grizzlies, they were forced to go with Thabeet.
     
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    I feel better now.
     
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    Dude hits maybe 1 more FG and they win

    2-7

    how many games have we said that now?
     
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    Did he turn the ball over like Reed? Was he consistent or was he like a box of chocolates like Reed, never knowing what you’re going to get?

    Was he able to just simply bring the ball up the court and get to the basket on occasions or did he have to pass the ball and wait for somebody to get him open?
     
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    Or if Wemby hit his last free throws they win or if Fox simply dribbles the clock out and force someone to foul him, rather than trying to score.

    If this, if that....Im just glad the Knicks won.
     
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    Lol i know you're in pain right now because your team lost but that's no reason to embarrass yourself like this.
     
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    Its OBVIOUS at this time, Castle is better than Reed.
     
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    In the playoffs, the Spurs have only one starter and only one guard where the team has a negative net rating with them on the court vs them off the court.

    Who is that player?
     
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    Ha! Jokes on Castle, can't choke in the finals if you don't make the finals... Reed is numba #1!!!! Stone is a basketball savant wow....

     
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    Wow, that is nuts…. Thabeet was an absolute bust. Going with Harden or Curry would have been franchise defining!

    I guess being an owners who happens to be a huge fanboy can be detrimental; because you can override your basketball people on a whim. And the basketball people are there because of their years and experience differentiating themselves from their peers; proving to be among the best at what they do.
     
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    oof if that's real but I always heard this stuff with mahomes too; no one says things like this if they turn out to be busts
     
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    The Spurs have their Josh Giddey. Lets hope they extend him.
     
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    link to those stats

    TIA
     
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    He turns the ball over more than Reed lol like literally double… this is why you can’t take people on this forum seriously just because he had a couple games where something was an issue.

    also no one is pressing castle from half court because he can’t shoot they would rather clog the paint and allow him to shoot… which plays to the defense when guarding Wemby/spurs
     
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    I think he was also around there when they traded Pau Gasol for his brother Marc Gasol.
     
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    Wemby is the reason they are where they are. Him making a mistake here and there is more tolerable
     
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    Per ESPN: Stephen Castle

    16.8 PTS
    5.5 REBS
    4.3 ASTS
    2.8 TO
    43.1 FG%
    85.0 FT%
    35.3 3PT%

    AT 21 YEARS OLD IN THE FINALS? IS IT GREAT? NO BUT NOT BAD AT ALL.
     
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    .... and yet the team is worse with him on the court than with him on the bench. He's also literally the only guard and only starter on the Spurs you could say that about.

    The fact that he pads his personal numbers is great except that he's doing so at the expense of the team.
     

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