Do the Houston Rockets NEED help? Reed Shepard & Steve Nash comparisons 👀 | Howdy Partners
Today on Howdy Partners, Tim MacMahon & Michael C. Wright take a look at the NBA through a Lone Star lens as they discuss three standout “rookie” players: Dylan Harper on the San Antonio Spurs, Cooper Flagg on the Dallas Mavericks and the only one who isn’t “technically” a rookie, Reed Sheppard on the Houston Rockets.
0:00 Welcome to Howdy Partners!
1:00 The rookies of the league
1:15 Reed Sheppard is HOWDY PARTNERS APPROVED
1:30 Reed Sheppard’s outfit was “full-blown cowboy!”
2:40 Reed Sheppard’s big-time performance in Rockets vs. Spurs
3:10 Sheppard’s struggles on defense and his progress
5:20 The Houston Rockets have NO HELP coming
6:07 More on Reed Sheppard’s abilities
9:20 Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets on Reed Sheppard
10:23 Dylan Harper’s strengths and weaknesses
11:15 Did Dylan Harper hit the rookie wall?
12:05 Dylan Harper’s performance
12:45 Dylan Harper might take WHOSE starting spot on the Rockets?
14:23 Dylan Harper’s and Stephon Castle’s BIGGEST flaws
15:55 Dylan Harper is miles ahead of James Harden in WHAT?
17:04 Carter Bryant’s performance
17:45 Cooper Flagg’s progress report
18:04 Is Cooper Flagg NOT living up to the hype?
19:00 The Cooper Flagg show with the Dallas Mavericks
20:05 Cooper Flagg in the conversation of Magic Johnson, Luka Doncic & Larry Bird
22:42 Doubts surrounding Cooper Flagg
23:45 Cooper Flagg got more votes than Chet Holmgren for the NBA All-Star game
24:20 More on Cooper Flagg’s performance and future
26:30 Cooper Flagg’s performance in the San Antonio Spurs vs. the Dallas Mavericks
27:45 Cooper Flagg in conversation with Legends
28:43 The Dallas Mavericks’ future
30:15 Will Anthony Davis STILL be on the Dallas Mavericks?
31:30 Dude Perfect x Cooper Flagg x Cowboy boots in the future?
33:10 Tim McMahon’s basketball past
Read more about Cooper Flagg’s performance ⤵️ https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/47674033/nba-midseason-rookie-progress-mavericks-cooper-flagg-better-advertised
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I see they already started doing their drugs that they were saving for the Super Bowl early. F No! The man has been in the league 5 minutes and hasn't accomplished anything yet. He can barely get enough points and rebounds to help me win my parlay.
Disingenuous to read off stats like points because different eras had different rules and played the game differently. Perhaps you can talk about what each player did in his era relative to others in their era. For example, how does Cooper compare relative to other rookies in his class vs how Lebron or some other player compared relative to other rookies in his era.
Reed is NOT a rookie. This is some BS!
Cooper is living up to hype but not in the way you’re thinking. He is currently top 3 or higher in all major categories and if he ends up there he will be the only rookie teenager to ever achieve that feat. The only other rookie who ever did it was Wembyama who was already 20, played a year of pro ball and didn’t have the level of competition Cooper is facing amongst other rookies.
Sit kyrie and AD, develop Flagg and Christie, go into the lottery with your fingers crossed. Then in the 26-27 season you'll have a healthy Kyrie and a 75% AD and with Flagg and Christie you'll have a team fans can get excited about
I`m assuming the title is click and rage bait…
Y'all At ESPN On All On Meth Copper Flagg Is Run Away Rookie Of The Year
I see what you did there McMahon with putting up the rebounds to 6 per game, and assists to 4 per game so Kon Knueppel isn’t included 😉put it down to 19ppg, 5 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game and Kon Kneuppel is having the same type of historical rookie season as Cooper (along with many other names from history)
Talked about this on my pod From the Bench, a couple days ago
Definitely a tribute to Kidds coaching.
😂 LL Bean Pace Picante Sauce cmon Tim
Reed is a target becuase everyone else is elite he is the only one people can attack
I say trade Alpi and tari Eason and 3 1st round picks for Giannis with Kd and Amen and Jabari
Idk how yall be so wrong about the spurs can yall watch the games pls ? Fox has not been doing everything we’ve wanted him to be
Cocaine Curry 🔥
Reed is Payton Pritchard with better stocks upside
The best thing for Reed in his NBA career was landing in Houston. Ime don't play when it comes to defense and Reed will have to learn to play good D.
I enjoy this basically a fan boy podcast. Informed, positive thoughts on the three Texas teams. I’m sure the fans and the leadership of these teams enjoy listening to it.
Love the Nash comparisons and Udoka needs to have patience with the kid. Rockets greatest need is not PG anyway, rather it is the addition of another offensive engine next to KD and Alp. A 2-way player in starting 5 like Quentin Grimes.
Rockets really need another player to pick up the OREB slack with Steven Adams potentially unavailable for remainder of the season. Rockets should make a small trade to acquire Paul Reed. Reed is an analytics freak that can play alongside Sengun in the double big lineups as well as his backup at center position. Paul Reed would give Rockets 5 out spacing option as well.
If Rockets could clear cap space, they should also sign Malik Beasley to provide additional scoring punch for the bench unit. Rockets bench scoring has been bottom of the NBA this season.
STEVE NASH WAS STEVE NASH 😂
REED SHEPPARD IS REED SHEPPARD ❤😂
They should br I ng on Markelle fultz
Fultz would help the Houston Rockets
Nosferatu Silver rigged draft for Mavs. Facilitate Laker sale. You know that McMahon
Reed Shepherd can't even pass comparing him to Steve Nash is delusional 😂😂😂
Reed has game breaker talent and has shown the ability to take over games. He is only going to get better, stronger, smarter, more confident etc.
My Reed comp is Abdul-Rauf. Quick release light's out shooter with handle.