Indeed wrote:PhilBlackson wrote:Psubs wrote:With around 1.5 stls and 1.5 blcks Rasheer is mobile enough to guard 3-5 in the NBA. We have guards that can guard 1-2. Jakobe locked down PG (though he is in a slump). Ochai isn't always big enough. I guess Mogbo is the bench wing defender. Rasheer could eventually start at PF and have Scottie at SF on offense. Rasheer would be used to expend more energy on defense than Scottie on the forward matchups.

Exactly!
Also I don't think Mogbo will ever be quite the level of shooter necessary to be effective at spacing the floor for Scottie. I don't think Rasheer will remain above 40% as a NBA player lol but his mechanics look WAY better than JMo's and he hits them with a higher degree of difficulty. The key is his 3pt shot is at least one you can't just sag off of him like a Ben Simmons as they do with Mogbo. But he's also physically bigger which will help even more with the all the beasts in the East.
Can't say enough how much I'd like to get him with another pick, he reminds me a ton of Eason and again we can see how Amen/Eason's defence has completely changed HOU's trajectory as a franchise which is why I'd love to get players like Byrd & Fleming here to play similar roles even if obv Byrd isn't the physical speciman Thompson is. Byrd also averages
2.8spg* (GREAT on ball pressure) & 1.5bpg and we seen how much our FO was rumored to like Dyson Daniels. I'm not saying Byrd will be THAT level (not completely ruling it out either because he's a smuthering defender himself) but he also presents the upside to space the floor with a 83% FT shooting rate that again I think he can become another player that's at a legit threat to make 3s to open up the floor. If we hit on those 2, I think it could do wonders for the team moving forward.
The problem with Mogbo isn't just 3 point shooting. His at rim finishing isn't that good as well, and his floater / push shot is way off.
And please stop thinking Barnes can create open shot for Fleming. If you are to play Fleming who has no in between game, it would be Barrett and or Ingram, where they can kickout or get shots for Flaming, while Flaming can focus on defense. And Thiero would be someone we are more interested in, who was playing a guard before the springing up to 6'6 (without shoes, I assume).
I'm not sure you can just assert that the FO shares your opinion that they're more interested in Adou, I'm certainly not claiming they are Rasheer. Really we don't know who they value more...
But moving past that, I like Thiero too but you haven't really provided any reason why you believe he's a better fit, nor do I agree that Scottie can't find Fleming a shot. He did so for OG when he was here and has done so for Gradey, JaKobe and Ochai and it's not like he's not averaging 6+apg & his assist numbers have been increased annually. So I'm really not understanding the pessimism other than people are frustrated with Scottie's recent play. But I absolutely do think Fleming would fit as pretty much a stereotypical 3+D player that is kicked out to when players like BI, Scottie, RJ are all on the ball more.
Which also kinda contradicts Adou's game who's a sub .300 3pt shooter (26.8% yikes) that will further congest the floor and also is more of a slasher ON BALL. Also at 6'6 that means he's just another SG which is an absolute logjam, just makes the position over congested with him RJ, JaKobe, Ochai and Gradey. He won't have the versatility Rasheer has to guard 3-5 which is what we actually need more to compete with all the big elite teams in the East, Thiero is simply not big enough no matter how you slice it to handle the Tatum, Paolo, Franz, Mobley, Giannis' of the East etc. Fleming on the otherhand at 6'9 with a 7'5 wingspan would and could likely even guard up a position considering his enormous wingspan is.