Fred VanVleet on the process and adjustments required of him after recovering from ACL injury, returning to full game shape, and getting his body ready for NBA speed:“I’m not a game-speed workout guy. I don’t even go that fast in the games.”
Self aware
Why do these short rocket players’ arms look so thick. Previously reed and now him
Because they’re huge lol
Jokes aside I love this guy. I feel a bit jaded as a Raps fan that we lost him but it is what it is - he’s a smart and very hard working guy. I hope he has a great season.
True, it takes him ages just to get the ball up the court. 24-second possessions halved just like that.
I’m glad he’s healthy though.
The only time he gets up the court quick is when he wants to shoot a 26’ 3 despite already being 2⁄10
he loves his pull up 28 footers to kill the offence when your team has all the momentum.
Ya, I definitely don’t miss that about him
Love Fred for what he did during our title run but good Lord the last couple years with him “running our offense” was some of my least favourite basketball to watch.
lmao I remember that
Bro built like Drake.
Drake built like Bro
Who is Bro?
Drake VanVleet.
He’s built like washed deron williams. I have a feeling we’re gonna see the same game play this year from him like we saw nets Deron.
He looks like a TANK
Fred’s strength is quite literally his only elite skill. He is strong af. Especially in his hands.
At his height you kinda gotta be , folks like TJ McConnell, Payton Pritch, Davion Mitch, bronny, etc all strong af
Dude just looks fat. Must be the highest bf% out of any player under 6’3
Some players always start the year with a little fat. He’ll burn it off within 2 months. I think Kobe used to have the same thing to an extent. He would get kind of big over summers sometimes.
Maybe but he’s also one of the best at he does with elite conditioning, pace, etc so I guess it doesn’t matter if he a little more husky than you’d prefer
Raymond Felton award
Found the Harden fat suit in a closet somewhere
Kyle Lowry
Bronny 🤣
He eats a LOT of food, i have to order food for him for my work sometimes and its always a pain 🙃
You have to order food for Lowry? 😂
Hahahahah nah mostly just Fred and Zion
He’s not wrong but I do worry about how he’ll look given that aforementioned slowness coupled with the fact he already walke/ran the near the top of most miles on offense over the past 5 seasons
Like this could be a really ugly season for the Rockets in large part due to them betting on a post-tear Freddy being the missing piece along with a returning Steven Adams
No argument about this being an ugly season, but it’s not like we traded for FVV after his ACL tear, we’re just stuck with him. I am kinda hoping he’s unplayable so we are forced to do something else.
Not disagreeing, just saying that there’s a lot riding on a healthy Fred looking like he did pre-injury and far too many people overlooking the major hiccup him not performing would present the Rockets
He’s Ime’s emotional support PG. He was trade proof before the injury, I am hoping something changes.
There’s a lot riding on a healthy Kawhi that load manages
Why wouldn’t you hope he’s really good lol
Because I watched him play with an intact ACL
Maybe look to your GM and your coach. Look what he did with a competent Raptors Org.
Lmao
Crodie built like Frylock
Aqua Teen VanVleet Force
Hopefully he stays healthy! Rockets really need someone to run the offense to be truly competitive. Having him out there will make for less late game “just give KD the ball” scenarios
Idk if people are comparing to HOU lack of getting a competent PG last year or what, but relying on a small older PG coming off injury as the missing piece doesn’t sound as great to me as a lot of comments here make it seem.
Please stay healthy
We know
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Rockets may be getting slept on. Finally a floor general to command that offense. They looked dismal last year and still won a good amount of games.
Health will be the key factor again. FVV will help the team be more consistent but I think the most effective offensive strategy will still be to chuck up shots and suck up offensive rebounds.
yes a healthy Adams is a must
No one is sleeping on them. They will win regular season games. They will not win playoff games.
Their coach still doesn’t know how to run an offense though
Not slept on.. just crazy that they spent a chunk of last season saying they need a PG because FVV was out and they ended up getting no PGs.
Marcus Smart?
Really is pretty shocking how many games we won considering how miserable I felt after most of them.
Slept on as a potential top 4 seed but not as an actual contender.
Dude Fred van vleet sucks
bro better not be injured again
Not just his footspeed. I always thought his movement patterns looked more simple and less crisp than your average NBA player. His offensive game is elite though, think about how well you have to master angles and timing to get shots off at his size.
I swear I just played a pickup game with this guy
Every pickup game has a dude that looks like this
Idk if it’s the jerseys or the angles these were all shot at but every player looks hilarious from this
typical FVV. bum ass always hated seeing his ass slow the game down and then throw up a deep brick
Houston is gonna be scary this season with FVV and Adams back. Those guys I think could make Houston at the highest the 3rd seed.
With a ceiling of 3rd seed, Houston does not qualify as scary.
My fat and slow short king (relatable)
Walmart Jalen Brunson