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Sengun's improved a ton defensively under Ime. He's just 21. Bigs take time. Thx for the take

I literally said he's not Steph. Was trying to make a bigger point

Well Steph wasn’t Steph until he was Steph or he would’ve been drafted with the first pick not 7th

Maybe Jabari can get better at protecting the paint. He does those other things & he's still just gonna be 21 this yr

@@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk I can agree with that, which means Sengun is not the most valuable player on the rockets. His type, along with Sabonis are DEPENDENT on whom you have around them... Without Jabari Sengun can't be on the court, but how many Jabari type of players are in the NBA? Bari can play with ANY Center, Sengun CANT play with ANY 4/5.... and that's Facts

The Rockets have Sengun. Those other teams don't

@@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk sengun is not a shot blocker, he’s not a lob threat and was ineffective against physical bigs, and that’s an area clingan can actually help him. clingan can be a solid back up to sengun. Someone you can throw in to guard wemby, Jokic, Davis, sabonis, zubac, porzingis, embiid, Gianni’s,adebayo. Just look at nba finals, kyrie with all his ball handling and shooting abilities can’t even shoot. Bcos Boston is putting big body on him, will Sheppard be better than kyrie. Finally who say sengun & Clingan can’t play together at some point if they develop their 3point shot like brook Lopez did and was able to play with Gianni’s.

@@luckychukwuma3822 Brook Lopez had real touch as a post up scorer prior to him adding range. If you're willing to wait 5 or 10 yrs down the road, maybe they can play together - but just remember you also have Amen who can't shoot. It's gonna take yrs for him to get there. It's not that I hate Clingan. It's just that Sheppard has more of a chance to play with the players the Rockets are developing

@@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk I get you Mr Robert but what I’m saying is that he can be a solid back up to sengun. Bcos there’s gonna be games and moments in games where this archetype is gonna be needed. That’s Space the floor with Jalen, Fred, jabari & whitmore and throw in clingan at 5 for lobs, dunks,rebounds,blocks and kick out to shooters especially when sengun is not having a good game

that's the high bar, I think

Burroughs! But love them both

Thx for the take

Doesn't have the length of Caruso. Should be a better shooter. Caruso more of a wing. Reed's gotta show the ability to play point. Thx for the take

Dillingham was inefficient. But I understand the concern about them being together (esp defensively) in a backcourt. He pretty much says it's not a good fit for the Rockets. Thx for the take

Thx for the take! No thx on Towns. Ton of money for supermax contract who doesn't do it in the playoffs. Would love Markkanen but Utah hasn't put him on the market & I doubt they will this offseason

@@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk yah we need patience , maybe 3 to 5 years this young rockets team will be like the Celtics today

No question. I don't see Dillon here longterm, though - & they're hoping Amen can eventually play guard. Tari & Jabari are the only set in cement forwards longterm, I assume

Thx for the take!

No offense to Iko - but hopefully these are a little more even than Iko's deals

I love a healthy Rob Williams but it looks like there's permanent issues. Amen can do a lot of what Williams does - but with potential in other areas. Thybulle is just adding another poor shooter to a bad shooting team

@@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk Welp, looks like the Rockets should just stick and pick Reed or Rob then 🤷🏾‍♂️

Thx so much!

Reed is a good choice

Reed is 6'2 with no wingspan. He's got good hands but by no means will he be anywhere close to the defender Bridges is. Bridges is incredibly switchable defender who can handle just about any position defensively.

​@@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk For Real? Here are some stats that you can't not ignore and neither will Stone and Udoka: The follow list are Steals + Blocks = per game. The first # is in college, then in the NBA are for some of the great defensive guards to see how Reed Sheppard stacks up. I also include Olajuwon (#1 all time NBA), Jordan (#2 all time NBA) to give you a reference to the best in NBA history and then I included Bridges to show you how low he compares on this list. Don't get me wrong Bridges is good, but not as good as you think (FVV beats him out in the NBA...even with NO wingspan). Most will say Payton is the benchmark for all Defensive guards ever in the NBA, but Paul and Stockton out preformed him in NBA career D numbers. 6.8100 - Hakeem Olajuwon 6' 10" 255lbs with a 7' 2” wingspan and a 36?" vertical NBA# - 4.8400 <--BTW, no one close to this #. 3.2000 - Gary Payton 6' 4" 180lbs with a 6' 6” wingspan and a 39" vertical NBA# - 2.0449 3.1818 - Reed Sheppard 6' 3" 187lbs with a 6' 3 1/4” wingspan and a 42" vertical NBA# - ?.????? 2.7460 - Chris Paul 6' 0" 175lbs with a 6' 4” wingspan and a 38" vertical NBA# - 2.2122 2.5794 - John Stockton 6' 1" 170lbs with a 6' 1” wingspan and a ??" vertical NBA# - 2.3803 2.3942 - Steph Curry 6' 3" 185lbs with a 6' 4” wingspan and a 35.5" vertical NBA# - 1.7866 2.3762 - Michael Jordan 6' 6" 198lbs with a 6' 11” wingspan and a 46-48" vertical NBA# - 3.1781 2.2758 - Mikal Bridges 6' 6" 209lbs with a 7' 0” wingspan and a 40+" vertical NBA# - 1.7911 1.6879 - Fred VanVleet 6' 0" 195lbs with a 6' 2” wingspan and a ??" vertical NBA# - 1.8183 Why is it, one might ask that Hakeem is so far ahead of everyone else? I watched his whole career and I can tell you that he chased down players in transition, played passing lanes, contested the outside shooters and weakside in the paint. This is all commitment, desire and knowing the game and you can see that in Reed's game and it will be refined for the NBA. If he is on a great defensive team he will be even better. When you consider Reed's D abilities along with his Shooting numbers and add in desire, commitment and BB IQ then you can see that Reed's upside is tremendous... I highly doubt Stone will pass on Reed when FVV's max is coming off the books soon.

I'm very aware of the steals/blocks. That's been discussed on a couple of our 3 draft expert shows. Size & length still matters most for defensive switchability & high end potential. Watch the playoffs & you'll see. Reed could turn into a high end PG w/ shooting & passing to overcome his size issues but nobody is drafting Reed based on his steals/blocks at that size

​@@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk I respect your take and enjoy your show, but I don't think the Rockets are going to make a major trade for another vet. The wanted to point out that Reed's D most likely will not be a liability because of his size. His Shooting is already elite. This among other reasons is why I think they will pick him at #3. As far as Bridges, He is over rated by many fans and media. He is a good defender, but his numbers show that he is not a great defender and his 3-point shooting is at 37% (just barely above league average). These rumors regarding Bridges and the Rockets started last trade deadline as Green + a filler + all the Nets' picks and swaps back to the Nets. It was laughable...If the Rockets offered that, then the Net would have taken it in a NY minute. It sounded like wishful thinking on Nets fans, because they finally figured out that trading for Harden was a huge mistake and they wanted their picks back...at the time of the Harden trade the fans and all the media were saying how great this trade was for the Nets and that Stone was an bad GM...Stone just smiled and said it will take time (up to 10-years) before you can grade this trade. The rumors still persist, but the asking price has dropped a lot. BTW, These fans and media that buy into the Rockets wanting Bridges (or even another player) do not listen to Stone when he has said several times that WE (meaning him, owner and coach) really love our players (roster), but I (he) will listen to all trade ideas from other teams. He has also talked about the importance of managing the cap space and he has worked hard to get the Rockets into one of the best cap situation in the NBA. FVV's max can come off the books after this season, when Sengun and Green need to be resigned. Also, Landale is now on 3 team option years. That only leaves Brooks' $20M (shrinking) contract on the books for 3 more years. Now trading Brooks for Bridges + the Nets' 2026 pick & 2027 swap makes sense for the Rockets on future cap space, those picks are less likely to be lottery picks and as a player upgrade, but the Nets won't do that trade...I would...only because I am a Rockets fan. Fans and media don't seem to understand that the Rockets are in the driver's seat, because of their young core, draft assets and managed cap space. This makes it easy to see that they will only do a trade that doesn't disrupt the path that Stone has worked hard to build. The Rockets are going to be a long time contender if not a dynasty with this Owner, GM, Coach, core young players, managed cap and 1st round draft assets intact. They will protect this great position by rotating talented player from within before taking on another vet with a max. MOF, by picking Reed and moving Cam fulltime to SG, I see them in a position to trade JG for future draft assets and a servable backup big man. Thus, only resigning Sengun next year and protecting their cap space for another year along with extending their future draft assets.

The Rockets have 2 players on the roster now who should start over Dillon. But putting him on the bench won't be an option. I believe moving him is not giving up an asset but avoiding an issue longterm for a guy who'll be disgruntled if he's on the bench. You can move Landale, Tate & Uncle Jeff for Bridges but I believe it's better to take the opportunity to move on from Dillon while he's slightly rehabbed his value

I suspect Bridges is a far better player than the Rockets would get at 3 this yr. The Nets could be the 2nd worst team in the NBA next yr & that pick is most likely to get the 6th pick. We've seen Detroit be the worst & only get the 5th pick for 2 straight yrs. Finding a Top 40 player like Bridges is pretty hard even at 4, 5, 6 or 7

@@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk no doubt in my mind Bridges is better than #3 this year, however we have 4 years of control over them. Bridges ain't worth that. even if the picks land out of the top 4 in a much more talent filled draft we will still come away with high end talent ( especially next year ). we don't have to get the top 4 every pick for us to reap the benifit. right now we can continue to try to make the playoffs while at the same time land in the draft lottery until Brooklyn figures out to quit stumbling over their own feet

I love it when fans say there's no room in the rotation. There are injuries all the time. Last yr Sengun missed 20 gms, Amen missed about the same, Tari missed 3/4ths of the season, FVV missed 10, Dylan missed about 10, Cam missed some. In the modern NBA, being 11 deep is mandatory. Caruso also has the versatility & ballhandling to play PG when FVV is on the bench or out. If Caruso is somehow not needed at the trade deadline, he can get you a 1st rd pick back. One of the most well-respected role players in the league. Don't sleep on him

Bridges is a top 50 player in the NBA. Believe it or not, it's not easy to find those - even w/ 2 lottery picks. Odds are esp bad w/ this 3 pick in a draft where I've experts insist there's no likely all-stars. There's a reason why they want out on this yr's pick

So what if he is a top 50 player, is he a top 5/10 at his role? What is his role? Are we getting phoenix Bridges, or, are we getting Nets Bridges ??? Two different roles. We dont have enough sample size to define what bridges role is, so I don't think gambling on fit with bridges is a good idea, when we have the opportunity to draft what we need not gamble on a maybe upgrade over Brooks, we know what Brooks brings at his role on the team... Go get a Big Clingan, or trade ALP to the hawks for the number 1 pick and draft Sarr and draft shepherd at 3

@@djmill8000 You're trading for Bridges to be a high end role player not to be the star he was forced to be with the Nets. Hard to judge guys in losing situations. See PJ Washington

@@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk that's the idea, high end role player, but how much of high we are talking about and is the cost justifiable over what Brooks already bring in his current role plus we still haven't seen Tari. You talking about trading Dillon Brooks and the third pick to get maybe 10 percent better at that position? Not worth it, I honestly feel like we can do much better. I laid out the trade we need to make, ALP to the Hawks for the number one pick, so we can draft Sarr and still take Shepherd or whoever with the third pick. Therefore we address size and shooting at the same time.... What you think? We don't need a high end role player at the 3 position because we have Dillon Brooks who is good at his role, we don't need a superstar at the center position who does a lot of things good when we can get a high end role player at the Center position for cheap and longer. I like the lineup and versatileity with Vanfleet, Green, Brooks, Bari and Sarr over Vanfleet, green bridges, Bari,Sengun, because you still have to address the elephant in the room with rim protection and switching in the playoffs

topic is Josh Giddey 2.0

Kukoc was an outstanding 3 point shooter. Buzelis can't shoot the ball at more than 27 percent.

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I didn't ask him specifically about Topic but go listen to the Matt Modderno show czcams.com/video/2Q70z6vL2Zw/video.htmlsi=aYJkga6pfO7crazO

Another note: The rockets will be crazy to Max out or even come close to maxing out Sengun, who will become unplayable in 2/3 playoff series

FACTS!

Just talked about him in this show (link below) a couple days ago. This is the 3rd different draft show in the last couple weeks. Check 'em all out czcams.com/video/2Q70z6vL2Zw/video.html

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