It’s a greater risk coming back to college and getting injured while in college. He was a top 3 pick he should have 100 percent left
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LOL. It takes a twisted mind working some severely convoluted logic to think that taking a guaranteed $45 million contract is more of a “dice roll” than returning to college ball with no guarantees.
It is a business, sink or swim. #3 pick or not, Rockets will not give too long of a rope. They have too many young dudes trying to make their mark in the league. IF and it is rumors and all that, IF the Rockets get involved in the Fox sweepstakes when it becomes real, Houston is suppose to be at the front of the line of teams interested, and most importantly, able to acquire him.
Just wait, they will probably do it for Duke some day
He made enough money already that if he is smart he'll never have to worry about money.....
You make an absolutely great point. Just suppose he comes back and stays all 4 years. With a good coach like Pope and an offense that's suited for Reed, he might have been one of the all-time greats and certainly one of if not most liked players ever here. I don't know what his NIL was but it certainly would have been significant. And even if it costed him his NBA career he would have money , jobs, endorsements and a life of royalty and comfort waiting for him here. He could be looking at a short NBA career now. Who knows, playing under Pope might have even helped lengthen his career.
Before we saw Pope’s product at Kentucky, we had no way to know exactly how well his offense would translate to the SEC. The Big 12 was a juggernaut last year but that conference is very different than the SEC, which features supreme athletes even on the worst teams. I felt very confident Pope’s system would work here but it wasn’t a guarantee. Why do you think we had trouble getting that first portal commit? It was fear of the unknown. Reed might have saw it is a risk, even if he wanted to come play for Pope. Top 3 NBA draft pick and even if he played out of his mind, he wouldn’t have been a top 3 pick in a stronger class. Also, I keep seeing people talk about the risk of injury, a valid concern. Equally concerning is another year of play offers scouts an opportunity to further scrutinize and pick holes in your game which could potentially lower your stock. Reed made a good choice
He was a Top 3 pick on a competitive team. And possesses the most coveted skill in the NBA game. His value has not diminished. He'll be just fine.
Sheppard put up 49 in a G League game against other pros. Reed Sheppard has NBA value. Maybe not on this year’s Houston squad, but he has NBA value.
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I can tell you're really plugged into the pro game, because you referred to it as the CBA. Good organizations routinely send their prospects to the G-League affiliate if there are no minutes for them. Most lottery picks go to bad teams and get all the minutes they can handle. It's not the case with Reed.
I'm sure he's a lot happier living his dream since it's his life in the NBA as opposed to waiting for Amari Williams to give him backdoor passes.
I dunno ask Chat GPT to find you the same exact scenario that mirror Reed's. If not, then you can confirm his already doomed NBA career and feel good about yourself.
Your post makes no sense. But ok. Go watch the NBA or G League highlights and leave Kentucky basketballl to the real fans.
Larry Glover just said Reed Sheppard got 49 in his G League debut … IMPRESSIVE !!
Of course it makes no sense to you because of your limited mental space to think about multiple concepts at once.
Got it... the REAL fans.
So, should they keep him there and let him play, or should they belting him back for scrub minutes off the bench? Which is most beneficial?
Dice roll for the long term. Either way the money is there. Legend and legacy are not. It everyone measures success in money. In reeds case it was an awful decision to be an icon for the state making big money to go when he did. You clowns all think it’s about the money. When the money is there either way then it is no longer about the money. The $$$$$$$$$$ approach cal brought needs to be cleansed.
The Rockets are too good to let him develop on the floor and adjust to the speed of the game and the talent level. They have legit playoff aspirations and guard play does not lack. Van Fleet is broken down but he’s also their most experienced player and a heady, physical vet and Reed’s not going to take any of his minutes.
Rockets are ina really good place for the future.
Rockets are ina really good place for the future.
How the hell was the money there either way? He could have realistically fell out of the first round if he returned, in which case there is literally zero guaranteed money on his contract.
And you need to be honest about something. When you say "In reeds case it was an awful decision to be an icon for the state making big money to go when he did." you're really saying it was an awful decision for YOU because YOU wanted him to be an icon in the state playing for UK. If that's truly what HE wanted, he would have returned.
Some people are not realistic. They think they are going to get these 1st rounder’s to stay. Not likely, even if they are Ky boys.
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If you want to recruit elite talent, that aspect has to be in consideration for guys. There’s no ELITE kid out there that thinks about bypassing a guaranteed $10,000,000 a year contract in the NBA for their legacy in college.
"The money" that you are talking about isn't guaranteed.
If people want a team full of Perry’s and Noah’s because it scratches certain itches for them about what “Kentucky Basketball means” we won’t win that much tbh.
They think 18 yr old kids dont want guaranteed money of being a NBA player with a lucrative contract, but want to be getting free meals at local restaurants and doing card signings when they're 53 yrs old for $5k at the Kentucky sportings good stores.
I don’t think anyone said they want a team completely from Ky but do want a few home state guys on it. Natural to pull harder for guys who are more representative of the state. I’m sure you know every title team has had Ky players contributing.
He wasn’t going to improve his draft stock. If you’re a top three pick your stupid for not going. That being said, had he not been projected that high and came back, he would have been a national POY candidate, especially in this offense and the College Basketball media would have slurped all over him almost as much as Cooper Flagg.
Not to mention the NIL money shep would have gotten too . Appears to be a bad decision we shall see . Nice post
It really is amazing how some draft classes can be so completely stacked and others, like Reed's, be so barren. He HAD to take advantage of that. I get it. But it sucks for us. One thing to think about...what if Reed coming back made Cal say no to Arkansas?
I agree that Reed absolutely made the right decision but getting sent to the g league is not a good thing. If he was ready to actually play in the NBA instead of cashing their checks that's where he would still be.
Welp, that didn't last long. He was there 3 games, averaged 30.7 points a game and got called back up
Reed Sheppard got 6 minutes off the bench last night for his first minutes of action since returning from the G-League on Sunday. Growing pains. Lot of dudes playing in front of him, have to be better. Maybe Sheppard and Houston aren’t a good fit?
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