itsnotyellowfever | MEM

259 | 15 hours ago

Reed, Jabari, and KD were all world today

4 (including Amen’s defense on Jamal) best players on the court in Ball Arena today all wore red

Sc0rch1ngDr4g0n | Rockets

186 | 15 hours ago

Defense be damned, we need more minutes for Reed. His spacing off-ball helps so much even when he isn’t super efficient, and when he makes 3s it opens up his on-ball inside the arc game and playmaking. Defense and screen reliance need work, but if we’re going to not have FVV then we need to get Reed up to speed. Let him figure it out as like the sixth man minimum. Can’t just have him sitting on the wing as a spacer, get him the ball and work out the balance between KD, Amen, Sengun.

Teams have adjusted to the Amen-Sengun-Adams lineups killing our spacing now. Need more shooters to make things easier for them since that lineup has been trending down recently. Tari and DFS returning will help, but pull-up 3PA volume is where Reed especially helps.

WalrusSubstantial865

64 | 14 hours ago

Reed looks real not a fluke.

Huckleberry_Sin

17 | 13 hours ago

Oh for sure at this point this is real. He’s consistent and the shooting is the truth.

Fine_Lengthiness_341

1 | 10 hours ago

Yea I think he still has a confidence issue as a jumpshot reliant, unproven guard on a team with some superstars it’s a really hard role to play. But the talent is definitely there

Schlopez | Rockets

29 | 13 hours ago

Amen is never going to be a modern PG without at least LEAST a solid midrange and respectable open 3pt%. Reed being aggressive puts Amen back in the dunker spot on O and in the floating safety position on D, where Amen is superb. I LOVE Okogie, but he needs to go back to the bench and be brought in as the game flows. Reed’s special; it’s worth investing in.

Intelligent_Ear_6854

1 | an hour ago

I like Reed off the bench. Once DFS gets healthy, he’s taking okogies spot. I think it’s fine. Then off the bench when Healthy we’ll have Reed. Adams, Okogie, and Eason (w/ Capela, green and Tate Uncs to come in when we need a veteran here or there)

BcuzRacecar

0 | 15 hours ago

Udoka just doesnt trust his youngins and wont give them consistency from game to game in minutes and shots. I get like he wants to make guys feel everything is earned but its gotta be frustrating for players.

cornflake64

44 | 15 hours ago

I don’t get that vibe from Ime at all. He gave the keys to Sengun when he became head coach after Silas stifled his progress for two seasons. He gave Amen plenty of PT off the bat too. Reed is playing great but he’s still a very flawed player. His defense is improving but he’s still prone to making mistakes and gambling unnecessarily. His minutes will increase throughout the season.

recursion8 | Rockets

-1 | 14 hours ago

He gave the keys to Sengun when he became head coach after Silas stifled his progress for two seasons.

He had no choice because Brook Lopez decided to go back to Milwaukee when we thought we had him in Free Agency. He definitely was not on board the AlP train when he was first hired.

He gave Amen plenty of PT off the bat too.

Because Amen is a defensive force. That’s what Udoka cares about, if you play defense you get playing time. Unfortunately he neglects the offensive end way too often so we get ugly ass lineups like AlP/KD/Amen/Okogie/Adams with hardly any spacing.

Infamous-GoatThief

10 | 13 hours ago

Cmon man. No way you think Ime was going to give Brook Lopez a bigger role than Sengun if he signed in Houston lol

I agree his offensive lineups need some work, especially late in games, but Houston is also missing 3 key rotation pieces that are floor-spacers. Okogie’s PT is gonna go way down when DFS and Tari are back in the rotation, and obviously next year having FVV back will change things as well

recursion8 | Rockets

-1 | 13 hours ago

Yes it was widely known and reported in Houston sports media. There were big doubts about Sengun’s defense before last year when he proved he could anchor a top 5 defense. At best you could say Ime wanted Lopez at the 5 with Sengun at the 4.

Infamous-GoatThief

3 | 13 hours ago

At best…? No. The trade was widely reported on, not the idea that Sengun was going to get benched. That “at best” is exactly what would’ve happened, look at how much Ime loves running double-big lineups with Sengun

Sengun was the clear bright spot on that roster by the time Udoka took over. If you think there’s even a remote chance he wouldn’t have been in the starting lineup, idek what else to say other than I want some of whatever you’re smoking lol

BcuzRacecar

-2 | 14 hours ago

How did he give the keys to sengun back then when sengun had so few touches last season with basically all of them very short and in the frontcourt. This season when fvv and jalen gone his touches went way up, time went way up and its more diverse.

Amens mins were all over the place until second half of last season

SneakyStorm | Rockets

5 | 14 hours ago

When reed was doing bad early on, he still gave him plenty of minutes at least, and now reed has found his own.

rybres123 | Rockets

2 | 12 hours ago

I think he generally plays the hot hand. If the young guys are ballin, he lets them cook.👩‍🍳

Radiant_Plastic_7730 | Timberwolves

1 | 11 hours ago

KD must really be cursed because you guys were (and still are) very solid contenders but FVV getting injured put you down from the start 😭✌️ sucks because FVV is very high IQ and good floor spacer, can hit the open three. We need a player like him to support Ant, really. Amen will never be a good PG, but he shouldnt even be playing there fr.

ZamianX

84 | 15 hours ago

Him and Kon gonna inspire a whole new generation of white boys

childishjokes

39 | 15 hours ago

…and Timothée’s out here rappin’, Reaves is an All-Star, Spencer bros showing out, etc. White boy summer is no longer a meme!

Jdog7123456789

0 | 7 hours ago

Why are yall putting so much stock in color of skin. Weird slant

lesarbreschantent | Kings

9 | 6 hours ago

White people stocks are down, they need a lift.

SilntNfrno | Rockets

1 | 3 minutes ago

The hardest road

TheFuschiaBaron

11 | 15 hours ago

Deleted response to your comment asked if Europeans count as white. I’ve commented in order to include my response, which is critical knowledge. Without further ado:

“Do Europeans count as white?

Yes, but absolutely not as white boys. Canadians are the only non-Americans that can be white boys- but they have to be able to pass as midwesterners. If their accent is too Canuck then they lose that classification.”

tullbabes | Spurs

1 | 11 hours ago

Spot on analysis

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1 | 15 hours ago

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GroboDubbins | Trail Blazers

0 | 15 hours ago

yes except for Italians

CostMeAllaht

1 | 15 hours ago

Chalamet as Reed. Shepperd in shepherds biopic

xap31 | Warriors

76 | 15 hours ago

He got all the bench points except one (Adams).

KarrotMovies | LAL

67 | 15 hours ago

1 point and 12 rebounds from Adams lol

crimsonconnect | Knicks

13 | 15 hours ago

Mitch Robinson stat line

dankq | Rockets

18 | 15 hours ago

Exactly why I think he’s good coming off the bench but every fan seems to be freaking out wanting him to start. Hard for people to understand that not being in the starting lineup doesn’t mean you are trash and you can have an incredible impact off the bench, especially in your development years where there is less pressure and you aren’t getting put in the blender from when the gates open against opposing teams best players.

Brief-Cloud-2490

1 | 12 hours ago

Right so what he’s not starting, he’s getting more minutes than the player that is.

TimelyWeb5301

1 | 7 minutes ago

true. Reed was third overall pick as a 6th man at Kentucky. I don’t know when a lottery pick has ever not been a started in college.

browndude10 | United States

67 | 15 hours ago

Bro loves playing the nuggets I guess

Ready-Constant-7124

34 | 15 hours ago

Nuggets always are terrible guarding pull-up shooters

They’ve given like 8 different guards fluke playoff series because they don’t fight around screens and always leave guys wide open

Jayveesac | Lakers

22 | 15 hours ago

D’Angelo Russell: Huh, really

-xXxMangoxXx- | Raptors

17 | 15 hours ago

To be fair, dlo is just ass.

Ok_Feed_4235 | Bucks

9 | 14 hours ago

Donovan Mitchell, Damian Lillard, Jordan Poole, Anthony Edwards, Devin Booker, and SGA have all cooked the Nuggets in the playoffs

K2_Rocky | Nuggets

2 | 12 hours ago

I mean yeah, I think almost all those guys cook most teams in the playoffs lol

I don’t disagree though overall, I’ve watched too many nuggets games where they give the other teams shooter off the bench a bajillion open looks and then they wonder “why do we get unlucky with these guys having hot games??”

its_nevets | Trail Blazers

2 | 8 hours ago

It’s the drop coverage they play with jokić. But thats the only scheme he can play so if you want what he brings on offense you just gotta deal with getting torched by high level shooters in drop coverage.

ThatGuyFromCanadia

1 | 8 hours ago

The struggle of having Jokic as your centre

DJFreezyFish | Nuggets

2 | 15 hours ago

Braun would usually be the guy guarding him, and we have no one else who’s good against quick guards.

Cp_3

48 | 15 hours ago

Houston’s bench is 1 man 😂

Superawesomecoolman | Rockets

36 | 15 hours ago

And a pile of glass (Tari/DFS)

dvztimes

12 | 10 hours ago

You have insulted Steven Adams.

evetSC | Rockets

10 | 12 hours ago

Because DFS still hasn’t played a single minute and Tari still injured

Makimama | Rockets

43 | 15 hours ago

My lord and savior

MrFishAndLoaves | Pelicans

20 | 15 hours ago

He is my Sheppard, Amen.

heat_fan_ | Raptors

29 | 15 hours ago

He’s been great now that’s he’s getting playing time

liquidcalories | Rockets

37 | 15 hours ago

Let me just pull up the “Reed Sheppard isn’t an NBA rotation player” post that got hundreds of upvotes on here after the first game this season…

jchandler4 | Rockets

7 | 13 hours ago

I’m keeping receipts

browndude10 | United States

3 | 14 hours ago

Lmao that aged like milk

GroovyMelodicBliss | Spurs

1 | 4 hours ago

Glorious

Watch them cupcakes delete their comments

https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/1onww7x/reed_shepard_isnt_a_rotation_nba_player/

RCA1202 | Thunder

19 | 15 hours ago

3 steals and 2 blocks is the most impressive part to me

He’s really stepped up his defense in the last 2 months

Ok-Tree4365

17 | 15 hours ago

I was impressed. That was the most mpg I’ve seen him play this season, and he made very few mistakes.

wicked_genitals | NBA

19 | 15 hours ago

Went on a personal 11-0 run to close the third. Nuggets didn’t have an answer for him.

ilikekittens2018

18 | 15 hours ago

This mf filled me with dread whenever the ball got to him, I just sensed the 3’s were gonna be hitting tonight, a demon from behind the line

thenicezen | Bucks

14 | 15 hours ago

Sheppard doubters in shambles. Who knew rookie contract players would still suck unless given time

ujjuboii | Rockets

12 | 15 hours ago

shep curry

cantsay | Rockets

8 | 14 hours ago

cocaine curry

uwill1der | Rockets

12 | 15 hours ago

Tax man came to collect

Proof-Umpire-7718 | Lakers

13 | 15 hours ago

Great game.

Good to see that he’s appearing to not be a bust and that he’s solidified himself as an important piece in Houston’s rotation.

thicknheart | Rockets

6 | 15 hours ago

He needs to be starting. It feels like he can get shots off when almost no space, then when the defense tries to double him it leads to open shots for everyone else. Hes exactly what they need in the starting lineup.

Othersideofcoins | Spurs

7 | 14 hours ago

This MF is Baby Curry.

Brief-Cloud-2490

8 | 12 hours ago

Mans been balling out,and exceeding expectations, looking like best player from last year’s draft

jknuts1377 | Celtics

8 | 11 hours ago

Remember when he was a bust after not getting much playing time last year as a 19 year old rookie? Everyone is so eager to call players a bust to fit their narrative, it’s almost as if it can take a few years to develop. Go figure.

homerdonutduffdonut

7 | 15 hours ago

At the end of the third quarter he secured the victory, he is playing great.

SamIAmReddit | Rockets

7 | 14 hours ago

And 13 assists 1 TO last 2 games

Adventurous-Job-4604

6 | 13 hours ago

Reed Sheppard that jumper is pure, certified bucket getter.

Saul_t_Naught | Rockets

8 | 13 hours ago

Reed had 28 points off the bench. The Rockets had 29 total bench points. Kids making a case for 6th man

Outrageous-Maybe-200 | Nuggets

6 | 12 hours ago

New he’d fry us today

sorendiz | HOU

3 | 10 hours ago

GET THOSE 1040S READY, THE TAXMAN COMETH

HappyGuardian5

2 | 7 hours ago

Losing FVV was a blessing in disguise.

houstonrocketz | Rockets

1 | 33 minutes ago

Now you understand

Jonowins | Rockets

1 | 8 hours ago

I’m more impressed with some of the passes he makes than his scoring. He’s really more of a CP3 comp than people give him credit for, I just wish they’d let him run the offence when he’s on the floor even if he’s playing 6th man.

basketblog

1 | 7 hours ago

so good!

WhoUCuh

-6 | 15 hours ago

Baby AR

Classic-Ability-6317

-7 | 14 hours ago

He’s better than Thompson and will be the better player long-term.

tullbabes | Spurs

4 | 11 hours ago

….madness

Classic-Ability-6317

-2 | 11 hours ago

You’ll see. Thompson is Ben Simmons 2.0 and will always be a liability on offense in the playoffs.

Reed Sheppard off the bench against Denver: 28 PTS 2 REBS 6 ASTS 3 STLS 2 BLKS on 9-15 FG 6-9 3PT 4-4 FT