Is Reed Sheppard too undersized/unathletic to succeed in the NBA?

[Handlez]

Now shooting 44% from 3 on 5.4 attempts a game.

He will destroy all haters.

Generational shooter.

[KokoKaizer]

I hope he will develop nicely^^

Rockets badly need a guard who can playmake a bit and shoot, and ha can shoot for sure!

[Lockdown504090]

his problem is iq, strength and experience. he will be ok.

[cocktailswith_2short]

He's going to stick around and maybe be a spot starter high end role player . He was over drafted which put expectations . Nobody would be complaining if he went say ,12 overall .

[Old_Blue]

Now shooting 44% from 3 on 5.4 attempts a game.

He will destroy all haters.

Generational shooter.

Based on a sample size of 27 total shots. On the other hand, if you reach in your underwear drawer and pull out 27 pair and 12 have skid marks, then YES you are a generational pants $hitter. Context matters.

[WillyJakkz]

No, he's just too scary. He plays like he is intimidated.

[MartyConlonJr]

Now shooting 44% from 3 on 5.4 attempts a game.

He will destroy all haters.

Generational shooter.

Based on a sample size of 27 total shots. On the other hand, if you reach in your underwear drawer and pull out 27 pair and 12 have skid marks, then YES you are a generational pants $hitter. Context matters.

This is a wild analogy, but are you saying that someone that has what is an extraordinarily large cache of underpants in their drawer and with almost half with skid marks should NOT be assumed to have a continence issue, that it is too small a sample or too circumstantial to make judgement?

Because I agree that a 3pt% based on 27 attempts is insufficient to draw conclusions, but I think the underpants situation is relatively cut and dry.

Otherwise Simone Fontecchio is the best three point shooter in history at 59.3% on 16/27 shooting.

Edit: I reread it. My bad.

[Sane]

He shot well the last 20+ games of last season too. The shooting is legit. You can waste time by saying he still has to prove it - just because you predicted he wouldn't pan out - but you know and I know you wouldn't bet a dollar on him not being a good shooter.

Anyone with those mechanics is a dead eye shooter. Not to mention his midrange game is extremely similar to CP3, will be deadly within a year or two.

[Handlez]

He shot well the last 20+ games of last season too. The shooting is legit. You can waste time by saying he still has to prove it - just because you predicted he wouldn't pan out - but you know and I know you wouldn't bet a dollar on him not being a good shooter.

Anyone with those mechanics is a dead eye shooter. Not to mention his midrange game is extremely similar to CP3, will be deadly within a year or two.

They'll find out soon enough.

[Chokic]

Rockets should make a trade for ja morant.


Rockets recieve

Ja Morant


Grizzlies receive

Reed Sheppard
Fred Van Fleet
Dorian Finney Smith
Future 1st rd picks
Future 2nd rd picks

[Memories]

He’s the same size as Curry. He’s not that undersized for a PG, he’s just a bad defender.

He needs to shoot like Curry to justify being on the floor. Also needs to have enough PG skills to get by. It’s not easy.

Curry is also undersized, Curry is the definition of undersized. Curry's most famous trait is being undersized and changing the game for Christ's sake

How is 6'2 undersized for a point guard? Where are all these 6'5 point guards at? Curry is only undersized when placed in the shooting guard position.

Luka, Cade, Harden, LaMelo, Hailburton, Giddey, Harper, etc.

I mean…these guys are everywhere. And that’s not even including forwards who you might as well call them point guards like LeBron, Giannis, etc.

We might soon be looking at 6’2/6’3 being too small to succeed in the NBA within the next 10 years. Guys like Allen Iverson probably wouldn’t be as good in today’s NBA as a 6 foot nothing SG that can’t shoot 3s well that teams today would exploit the living crap out of.

[Old_Blue]

Now shooting 44% from 3 on 5.4 attempts a game.

He will destroy all haters.

Generational shooter.

Based on a sample size of 27 total shots. On the other hand, if you reach in your underwear drawer and pull out 27 pair and 12 have skid marks, then YES you are a generational pants $hitter. Context matters.

This is a wild analogy, but are you saying that someone that has what is an extraordinarily large cache of underpants in their drawer and with almost half with skid marks should NOT be assumed to have a continence issue, that it is too small a sample or too circumstantial to make judgement?

Because I agree that a 3pt% based on 27 attempts is insufficient to draw conclusions, but I think the underpants situation is relatively cut and dry.

Otherwise Simone Fontecchio is the best three point shooter in history at 59.3% on 16/27 shooting.

Edit: I reread it. My bad.

I am saying that 27 pair of underwear would be a large sample size, whereas 27 shots is a small sample size. Either way, you shouldn't be $hitting your pants that often - unless you eat a lot of Taco Bell, in which case it's more their fault than yours.

[LockoutSeason]

Curry is also undersized, Curry is the definition of undersized. Curry's most famous trait is being undersized and changing the game for Christ's sake

How is 6'2 undersized for a point guard? Where are all these 6'5 point guards at? Curry is only undersized when placed in the shooting guard position.

Luka, Cade, Harden, LaMelo, Hailburton, Giddey, Harper, etc.

I mean…these guys are everywhere. And that’s not even including forwards who you might as well call them point guards like LeBron, Giannis, etc.

We might soon be looking at 6’2/6’3 being too small to succeed in the NBA within the next 10 years. Guys like Allen Iverson probably wouldn’t be as good in today’s NBA as a 6 foot nothing SG that can’t shoot 3s well that teams today would exploit the living crap out of.

This is already true. Most elite PGs are 6’5” and up today. 6’3” is undersized for a PG unless you have a huge wingspan.

But it doesn’t change the fact that Steph was not undersized for a PG coming into the league. Johnny Flynn was drafted ahead of him.

[louc1970]

6'2" SG that never played PG. Other than shooting, he has no NBA skill.

[ChuckChilly]

Curry is also undersized, Curry is the definition of undersized. Curry's most famous trait is being undersized and changing the game for Christ's sake

How is 6'2 undersized for a point guard? Where are all these 6'5 point guards at? Curry is only undersized when placed in the shooting guard position.

Luka, Cade, Harden, LaMelo, Hailburton, Giddey, Harper, etc.

I mean…these guys are everywhere. And that’s not even including forwards who you might as well call them point guards like LeBron, Giannis, etc.

We might soon be looking at 6’2/6’3 being too small to succeed in the NBA within the next 10 years. Guys like Allen Iverson probably wouldn’t be as good in today’s NBA as a 6 foot nothing SG that can’t shoot 3s well that teams today would exploit the living crap out of.

Fred Van Vleet, Darius Garland, Trae Young, Tyrese Maxey, Jalen Brunson, Steph Curry, Ja Morant, Dennis Schroeder, Davion Mitchell, Mike Conley, Immanuel Quickly, Ryan Rollins, Kyrie Irving. All 6'3 or shorter. So much for extinction.

[jasonxxx102]

How is 6'2 undersized for a point guard? Where are all these 6'5 point guards at? Curry is only undersized when placed in the shooting guard position.

Luka, Cade, Harden, LaMelo, Hailburton, Giddey, Harper, etc.

I mean…these guys are everywhere. And that’s not even including forwards who you might as well call them point guards like LeBron, Giannis, etc.

We might soon be looking at 6’2/6’3 being too small to succeed in the NBA within the next 10 years. Guys like Allen Iverson probably wouldn’t be as good in today’s NBA as a 6 foot nothing SG that can’t shoot 3s well that teams today would exploit the living crap out of.

Fred Van Vleet, Darius Garland, Trae Young, Tyrese Maxey, Jalen Brunson, Steph Curry, Ja Morant, Dennis Schroeder, Davion Mitchell, Mike Conley, Immanuel Quickly, Ryan Rollins, Kyrie Irving. All 6'3 or shorter. So much for extinction.

Ryan Rollins on this list is hilarious.

Anyways, the successful players on this list are both great 3pt shooters and playmakers and almost all of them play PG. On top of that almost all of them are well known as negative defenders and would be out of the league if not for their shooting and passing

Reed is clearly not a PG.

Saying 6'2 might be too small in the NBA is hyperbolic but it's becoming more and more difficult to succeed at that height without outlier talent. The guys you listed are in the top 1% of NBA talent for the most part and then you threw in some really random names.

[ChuckChilly]

Luka, Cade, Harden, LaMelo, Hailburton, Giddey, Harper, etc.

I mean…these guys are everywhere. And that’s not even including forwards who you might as well call them point guards like LeBron, Giannis, etc.

We might soon be looking at 6’2/6’3 being too small to succeed in the NBA within the next 10 years. Guys like Allen Iverson probably wouldn’t be as good in today’s NBA as a 6 foot nothing SG that can’t shoot 3s well that teams today would exploit the living crap out of.

Fred Van Vleet, Darius Garland, Trae Young, Tyrese Maxey, Jalen Brunson, Steph Curry, Ja Morant, Dennis Schroeder, Davion Mitchell, Mike Conley, Immanuel Quickly, Ryan Rollins, Kyrie Irving. All 6'3 or shorter. So much for extinction.

Ryan Rollins on this list is hilarious.

Anyways, the successful players on this list are both great 3pt shooters and playmakers and almost all of them play PG. On top of that almost all of them are well known as negative defenders and would be out of the league if not for their shooting and passing

Reed is clearly not a PG.

Saying 6'2 might be too small in the NBA is hyperbolic but it's becoming more and more difficult to succeed at that height without outlier talent. The guys you listed are in the top 1% of NBA talent for the most part and then you threw in some really random names.

Random? I put starting points guards as of TODAY or guards that are projected to start if they weren't hurt.

[jasonxxx102]

Fred Van Vleet, Darius Garland, Trae Young, Tyrese Maxey, Jalen Brunson, Steph Curry, Ja Morant, Dennis Schroeder, Davion Mitchell, Mike Conley, Immanuel Quickly, Ryan Rollins, Kyrie Irving. All 6'3 or shorter. So much for extinction.

Ryan Rollins on this list is hilarious.

Anyways, the successful players on this list are both great 3pt shooters and playmakers and almost all of them play PG. On top of that almost all of them are well known as negative defenders and would be out of the league if not for their shooting and passing

Reed is clearly not a PG.

Saying 6'2 might be too small in the NBA is hyperbolic but it's becoming more and more difficult to succeed at that height without outlier talent. The guys you listed are in the top 1% of NBA talent for the most part and then you threw in some really random names.

Random? I put starting points guards as of TODAY or guards that are projected to start if they weren't hurt.

lol the question wasn't about a 6'2 player starting as a PG for a team. Lots of bad players start games at PG.

The whole point was being successful in the NBA, not starting a game in the NBA.

[ChuckChilly]

Ryan Rollins on this list is hilarious.

Anyways, the successful players on this list are both great 3pt shooters and playmakers and almost all of them play PG. On top of that almost all of them are well known as negative defenders and would be out of the league if not for their shooting and passing

Reed is clearly not a PG.

Saying 6'2 might be too small in the NBA is hyperbolic but it's becoming more and more difficult to succeed at that height without outlier talent. The guys you listed are in the top 1% of NBA talent for the most part and then you threw in some really random names.

Random? I put starting points guards as of TODAY or guards that are projected to start if they weren't hurt.

lol the question wasn't about a 6'2 player starting as a PG for a team. Lots of bad players start games at PG.

The whole point was being successful in the NBA, not starting a game in the NBA.

Right because LaMelo, Cade, Giddey, Harper, have had led such successful teams? Could even throw Harden in that batch to a certain degree.

[yosemiteben]

Now shooting 44% from 3 on 5.4 attempts a game.

He will destroy all haters.

Generational shooter.

Did you realize that there are 20 guys shooting at least 44% from 3s on the season and shooting at least 5 attempts per game? And of those 20 games, Reed is ranked 19th in 3PT%?

Throwing around the generational shooter label a little too freely.