Reed Sheppard Assigned To G League + Is It Time For Houston Rockets To Move On From Fred VanVleet?
Reed Sheppard Assigned To G League + Is It Time For Houston Rockets To Move On From Fred VanVleet?
With Reed Sheppard’s recent assignment to the G League and Fred VanVleet’s evolving role, the Rockets are making strategic moves to solidify their position.
Explore how Reed Sheppard’s development with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers could impact the Houston Rockets future. Discover the potential shift in Fred VanVleet’s responsibilities as Jalen Green and Amen Thompson rise in prominence. Host Jackson Gatlin (@JTGatlin) breaks down the Rockets current standing as the 2nd seed in the Western Conference, highlighting crucial upcoming matchups against the Memphis Grizzlies and Denver Nuggets. Key figures like Ime Udoka, Jabari Smith Jr., and Alperen Sengun are also discussed, providing a comprehensive look at the team’s dynamics.
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21 Comments
2nd in the west and you are talking about trading?
Yes, move on from Fred, obviously. But do it after the season.
Reed needs at least 2 years… crazy that passin Zach G. …whateva bye Vred enough with ur bricks…
Man fans really are annoying how u just go from trade jalen to lead man is crazy wait til the next bad game ladies and gentlemen he will say tarde jalen again
Green
Cam
Amen
Jabari/Tari
Sengun
Go rox!
It is about time they should of done this a long time ago so he could develop
We need a real Rockets channel with real Rockets fans who know what they’re talking about.
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Every other day your narrative changes. Sounds like you're talking out your ass at this point
Jackson respectfully I feel like when you take comments from the fans (Jalen gravity, do not turn the ball over) it would be great if you point it out even if you do not give fan names. Otherwise it is frustrasting for anyone leaving comments in this platform 🙂 I do like your pod and passion for the team!
Reed was drafted extremely too high…been saying this…he never handled the ball like that ar Kentucky….plus he wasn't a volume shooter like Trae Young was at Oklahoma
If he was with another team that was less talented, he wouldn't b gettin 30 a night Jackson….u outta line for that one lol smh
99.999999% of the time a freshman back up college player is not going to be the right pick for a win-now team. Just saying, all of the red flags were there. In the position the Rockets are in a player like Devin Carter would have been a much better fit. Rockets got played.
I hope Reed Sheppard hasn't been broken.
It’s hard as he is slight. The entire system could use more movement. We got cutters and slashers that don’t really do that. He is a guy that need to come off action at this point.
Catch and shoot he should be better but guys need rhythm. This is the entire purpose of the G league. Way too early to say bust.
Reed will be a solid back up point guard going forward
Ime would Never bench fred. Thats his security blanket. Youre also not going to bench a 40mil dollar guy that you brought in specifically to be the leader of this team.
If jalen and Amen show over the next month that they bring out the best versions of eachother playing together…it will be on Stone.
Rafael will have to find the courage to tell Ime he is trading fred. You have to take advantage of his 40mil expiring contract while you have it.
Otherwise we are going to be negotiating if we want to pay a back up guard next year 20-30mil dollas in FVV…
Why do we need to directly compare FVV and Jalen Green? Fred is point guard and Jalen is shooting guard, no? They are each best doing those respective roles. Those two roles are not “lead” guard as opposed to, I suppose, “assistant” guard. They each have a very important and mostly different role. If Jalen becomes the point guard, he won’t be able to focus on his own scoring, which is actually detrimental to the team imo. This conversation is off point.
Reed has to improve his "Feel for the NBA game," get comfortable shooting the ball under duress, and playmaking at a frenetic pace. I KNOW Reed can get there cuz he's a Cerebral player, and I think that's what most excited Ime & Rafael Stone about him .. Maybe the Pressure to thrive at the NBA level is too much for him right now .. Just let Reed improve his core strength (Reed Needs to hit that Weight Room), and let him get the Reps he needs to transition into an efficent playmaker & Elite Shooter (we know he can be) … I'm Hoping to see Reed come back to the Roster after the AllStar Break.
Jalens ability to get buckets won’t be a problem, but his ability to assist and make teammates around him better is non-existent, so if he’s going to be a full-time ball handler his court vision and game IQ must improve.