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Reed Sheppard's Defense

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by xtruroyaltyx, Jan 23, 2026 at 2:00 AM.

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  1. xtruroyaltyx

    xtruroyaltyx Member

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    Bingo. You understood the assignment.
     
    #61 xtruroyaltyx, Jan 23, 2026 at 4:44 PM
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    The rockets don’t need a pg. they need another shooting guard and they need to defer more to Amen to run the offense
     
    #62 Hemingway, Jan 23, 2026 at 4:51 PM
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    Completely missed the point.

    Doesnt matter if hes hunted (which isnt always true). Thats really not relevant.

    Whats relevant is the offense success rate of doing so against him, and the numbers (and objective eyes) see that its not as big of an issue as people claim it to be.

    Yeah, situationally you may want a better defender on the floor. Situationally applies to a lot of players though . Like subbing Amen out for shooting...subbing out okogie for more rebounding...

    But when you look at the picture as a whole, even with Reed's defensive issues the Rockets are not only overall better, but they have been slightly better defensively with him ON the court.

    Its pretty simple....all players have some deficiency. But its whether or not your strengths are strong enough to override those issues. Reed's has been. The issue here is that some want to reduce him to just a shooter... "And if his shot isnt going in his defense is so bad, hes worthless out there"

    That just isnt true. His gravity, energy, passing, ball handling (and developing penetration abilities) are all valuable things... Plus even as a "bad defender" his hands and instincts allow him cause momentum shifting turnovers. When his shot is going he becomes special and does things like help us beat the nuggets and pull of a big comeback win vs san an in prine time.

    Everyone knows theres major things he needs to work on especially defensively. But the other things he does well, which are backed up by eye test AND numbers, (plus his needed development) warrant hin playing more than Ime does in many cases including this past game.

    You have udoka using Reed's 4th quarter as a reason why he didnt play him at all in OT. Because of a few things he did that he had an issue with? I mean, WUT?!?!
     
    #63 xtruroyaltyx, Jan 23, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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    Likewise, you should watch this:

    Reed Sheppard's Defense Conundrum | Do the Tape or The Numbers Matter More for the Houston Rockets?
     
    #64 dmoneybangbang, Jan 23, 2026 at 5:42 PM
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    What about team's hunting KD on offense??????

    Maybe we should sit KD?

    DD
     
    #65 DaDakota, Jan 23, 2026 at 5:45 PM
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    Having a player that is main target on defense (it is true) just makes the other players have to play a more frenetic, scrambling, switching defense to make up for Reed's lack of NBA defense experience and lack of size and strength relative to most of the other players. I would argue that is very relevant, as if Reed is going to be on the floor more then can we sustain that? Clearly the coaches are concerned.

    As Sam Vecenie and Bryce discuss in my YT I linked above, the tape and the numbers are telling different things. I think you and others are relying too much on defensive numbers that really just show how he performs in limited minutes against more bench units than starting units.
     
    #66 dmoneybangbang, Jan 23, 2026 at 5:49 PM
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    lmao



    I like big lineups and I cannot lie. I also suck at this coaching thing.
     
    #67 yixiixiy, Jan 23, 2026 at 6:09 PM
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    Reed is sole reason why Pistons were able to score 52pts in the first half!



    Udoker 2026
     
    #68 MoochiSmoochi, Jan 23, 2026 at 7:28 PM
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    whoops wrong thread. Go Reed Sheppard!
     
    #69 Dankstronaut, Jan 23, 2026 at 7:52 PM
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    Reed's defense is better than KD, Alpi and anyone guarding the rim tonight except Capela in Detroit.

    DD
     
    #70 DaDakota, Jan 23, 2026 at 8:04 PM
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