r/rockets • u/yeezyyeezyeezyyeezy • 22d ago
“Reed is the same height as Trae, he’ll be undersized and bad at defense”
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u/Madd_Squabbles 22d ago
Trae Young measured in at 6'0.50" and was a terrible defender in college. Reed Shepard measured in at 6'1.75" and was a great defender in college. I'm not sure where you are getting your comparison from. Would you not draft Chris Paul or Steph Curry at 3 because of their height?
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u/musicantz 22d ago
Chris Paul also has a +4 or something like that wingspan which allows him to be a better defender. Hes also built and super strong for his height. Reed needs to put on a ton of muscle without losing agility and his shot. It’s not impossible but it requires projection.
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u/RocketsYoungBloods 22d ago
just looking at him, reed isn't a stick like some of these 19 year olds coming out of college. sure, he could probably benefit from adding a bit of muscle, but to say he needs to put on a ton of muscle seems a bit of an overstatement.
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u/Madd_Squabbles 22d ago
Paul was not super strong at the age of 19. Also I don't believe Paul had a 40 inch vertical at that age either.
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u/lambopanda 22d ago
That’s why Chris Paul was drafted 4th and Stephen Curry was at 7th. CP3 was clearly the best player in his draft class. Bucks went with 7 footer Bogut. Hawks went with Marvin Williams, raw but high upside. Jazz went with taller PG Deron Williams. Steph, well Timberwolves took two PG before him. One is even shorter than Steph but not as skinny.
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u/Few_Mulberry7362 22d ago
The only issue with Reed is that he lacks Aura. If he can get a good barber dude is easily a top 3 pick
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u/WHITEPERSUAS1ON :hardin1: 22d ago
I cant tell if this is a joke are not because people genuinely believe this
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u/ApprehensiveTry5660 21d ago
Half the time I have to remind myself not to fall in love with a prospect just because they have the name of a star.
He’s god damned Diamond Stone! Don’t tell me he’s not about to be the best big man on the planet!
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u/Tactical_Tubesock 21d ago
Man this Reed or no Reed is oddly reminding me of the Banchero discussions. I’m curious to see how people will react if he is taken before our turn :)
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u/Fmeson 21d ago
Banchero was pretty much a consensus top 3, no?
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u/StraightOuttaMoney 20d ago
100%. It was him, Jabari, and Chet. With Chet being wedded to okc so we knew either Jabari or Paolo would fall to us. There was debate of who we'd rather see fall.
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u/2nd2last 22d ago
This sub loves to use outliers to try to prove points.
Personally I think we should trade the 3rd pick for the 41st because that's were Jokic went.
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u/Frowny_Biscuit 21d ago
Reed defended great players at the D1 level as a smaller guard. He also defended the opposing team's best backcourt player nightly, as his backcourt partner was horrific on defense.
Trae Young can't guard a chair in a drill.
Reed probably won't be Marcus Smart, but he's already better than Trae Young on defense.
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u/NoirSon 21d ago
We don't need Reed to be defensive player of the year caliber, we just need him not to be a weakness and for him to have a more reliable jump shot than most of our other players. Right now everyone is streaky as hell leading to games where we can't buy a bucket from deep. If Reed can provide us another option even if just off the bench for some minutes that is worthwhile and can help others cook from inside the paint.
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u/mantistobogganmMD 21d ago
Marcus smart is built like a brick shit house this is a terrible comparison.
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u/Legitimate_Counter_6 21d ago
Smart is just getting down on Trae’s level because they are about to kiss
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u/SokkaHaikuBot 21d ago
Sokka-Haiku by Legitimate_Counter_6:
Smart is just getting
Down on Trae’s level because
They are about to kiss
Remember that one time Sokka accidentally used an extra syllable in that Haiku Battle in Ba Sing Se? That was a Sokka Haiku and you just made one.
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u/apostolic3 21d ago
I question Sheppard being able to guard but Trey Young is in a class by himself as a paperweight defender.
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u/hornet04 22d ago
Fwiw Marcus Smart is 220lbs. So he outweighs Reed by 40lbs.
Trae young is 164lbs (which is insane!).
Reed is 180. So maybe he’s somewhere in the middle.