Bigger Miss - Green over Mobley or Reed over Castle?

I don’t get what “having him taking” means. He gets wide open looks and passes on them. In some games he lets it fly. That tells me that’s a personal, individual decision to shoot or not shoot. No good coaching tells a player not to shoot. Players don’t shoot or hesitant because they know they’re not good at shooting from a certain range or angle.

 

I'm fairly certain Ime Udoka tells him not to shoot them. We saw him get chewed out for taking a wide open 3P shot in real time (yes it was crunch time and arguably not the right call, but the level of anger from Udoka very strongly suggests that Sengun does NOT have a green light).

 

Both Mobley and Castle wouldn't be as good in a Rocket uniform. They are playing well under the system they are in and both are complimentary players.

 

Interesting that Ajay did the same thing but the coach wasn’t up in arms like Emo was. I thought his pull up in transition cost them the game.

 

Reed over Castle is laughable right now and that margin is going to turn into a canyon by the time their careers are over. Any GM with a pulse takes Castle over Reed.

 

Not for seasoned basketball people it isn't.

Anyone saying Castle has proven anything is full of it - the guy is VERNON Maxwell to Hakeem - a guy that could be CUT if he were on another team because he can't shoot.

But he has an anchor in an all time Great.

Flip Reed and Castle and the conversation would be 100% the opposite.

DD

 

Castle is also gaining premium experience while Reed is in Cabo.

 

Time will tell.

 

Castle is shooting 41% from 3 with 6.5 assists in the playoffs. Reed shot 29%. Castle is progressing as a shooter and distributor and has been a plus defender from day 1. Hopefully, Reed will someday be better than Castle, but it’s not looking good. It’s not all about his teammates.

 

So the former Jalen nut huggers are in here talking up small samples to deflect from a lack of shooting ability?

Lol the more things change, the more they stay the same.

 

It's always somebody else's fault with the players you like.

KPJ, Cam, Reed

It's always others not doing something which is why these players suck.

Give me a break. Grown ass ****in men who can't thrive because it's someone else to blame.

 

Wow this is a close poll.

 

We had it and then traded for Durant

 

We still havent seen Reed in a offensive system yet and Castle actually got to play real minutes his rookie year. I have to admit that hes way better than I thought.

 

I don’t know the situation you’re talking about. I believe it was when he took an ill advised shot early in the shot clock without setting up the offense. We have seen Sengun get the green light to shoot so it’s not the case the staff is telling him not to shoot. Coaches empower players to shoot when they’re open. But there’s also a right time to shoot. If you have plenty of time especially in a critical situation you need to work the half court game going to your bread and butter especially when you’re not really a three point shooter. That’s just logical fundamental basketball. Also if there’s better options like a player cutting wide open or a 3 point specialist in the corner open then you give it to them rather than jacking a shot up yourself. That’s situational basketball. Awareness. Fundamental. That’s why he got an earful

 

I've been pissed the last few days because of what I saw in the OKC/Spurs game Monday night. One particular thought has been haunting me so I'm sharing it here.

Stephon Castle goes 6-15 and 1-6 from 3 pt. Has 11 Ast and 11 TO. Get's played over 40 minutes. And the Spurs win.

If Udoka was the coach he would have pulled Castle after 20 minutes I think.

We can say Castle is a better player than Reed, fine. Right now he is.

But if the players were switched is it possible that Castle would not have become the player he is. And likewise, might Reed have emerged into an all-star? F Udoka and his f'ing bs.

 

Here you go:



There were 7 seconds left on the shot clock, maybe time to get something better, maybe not.

We can only speculate on what kind of green light Sengun does or does not have, not much point in arguing, but I will say that am far past the point of giving Udoka the benefit of the doubt, even though I do have deeply mixed feelings about Sengun and whether he should stay a Rocket long-term.

 

Reed Sheppard gets screens no different than other shooters. Is it the “offensive system” that makes him miss wide open shots?

In this game he went 3/10. As you can clearly see they ran a variety of screens with him this game;

• screen up top or on wings
• He screens for the ball handler then slips
• Double drag screens from smith and sengun
• Flare from capela

https://www.nba.com/stats/events?CF...eamID=1610612745&flag=3&sct=plot&section=game

 

Sengun had a screen from Amen that would have put Curry on him but didn’t take it. He opted for a low % shot. That’s low IQ. That led to a transition 3 other way.

Im just saying the fact Sengun has shot several 3s a game shows that there’s no restrictions. Also as I said coaches teach principles in terms of taking the right shot in the right situations

 

no. Different impact. Different skillset. Different players. Your argument assumes they are on the same level or have the same or similar skills or talent, which is not true. They are vastly different players. Sheppard does not have defense or the playmaking ability of Csstle. And Castle can get in the paint. Different players. Different impact.