I’ve been high on Matas for awhile now. I agree w/ that guy that he’d make a lot of sense at 3.

If they can draft for upside they can draft Buzelis, Risacher or castle. Safe pick is Sheppard Clingan. They need to unload Tate, Landale and Holiday

@judarod1

Ай бұрын

Matas is the only one Id approve of but he's shoots only 27% on 3s, and our emphasis for this offseason is shooting and floor spacing. So, Matas is not the pick. I think the safe pick is either: 1. Rob Dillingham 2. Tidjane Saluan Reed Shepard; the best shooter in the draft, will obviously play the 2 in the NBA. And he is not a better all-around talent than Cam Whitmore whom is 6'7 and 230 pounds, and almost took J.Green starting spot. Reed is just 6'2. Dillingham would make sense given he's a pure PG than Reed and can serve as a bck up to FVV.

Wow. Great guest. Good pod

@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk

Ай бұрын

Thx! Hope you continue to enjoy the content

Trade the 3rd pick and get Edey or Ware later in the draft. We need to get bigger.

@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk

Ай бұрын

Clingon is universally considered better. Nobody wants to spend any meaningful capital to move up in this dud of a draft

@whatnow5847

Ай бұрын

@@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk did Clingan win national player of the year? How is he considered better? Edey has shown he can be the focal point, more proven than Clingan.

Since the rebuild started we've drafted five guards. To draft another it's admitting incompetence. Will draft Donovan unless we trade down

@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk

Ай бұрын

When you're rebuilding, you draft best available. You don't worry about position. It's not really failure. TyTy was a miss - but he was regarded as a good pick by most experts for that slot. Amen is a hope for guard but with his ability he can play 4 or 5 positions. The book is still out on Jalen but he's not a failure yet. Christopher was a total miss. No idea who the 5th guard is

@bigpain76

Ай бұрын

@@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk Tyty, Christopher, Jalen, Amen, & Cam. We already drafted five guards. We'll get bigger and draft Donovan. The West has gotten bigger, so competition dictates we do as well. Chet Wemby Joker Lively Rudy Gobert Anthony Davis With Anthony Davis being the shortest person on this list. Our transition defense and perimeter defense much better, but believe you me teens know that we're soft in the middle! ETC......

@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk

Ай бұрын

@@bigpain76 Cam's a wing. Right now he's more 3/4 because his handle isn't good enough as a 2. If he develops the handle, he'll be able to play 2. Again.... you draft the best player & worry about fit another time until you're a legit title contender. IF you have too much talent at 1 position, you make a trade down the line

@bigpain76

29 күн бұрын

@@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk The team will get better shooting naturally. Moving forward the one skill that we lack and don't have is size, & rim protection

this guys great

@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk

29 күн бұрын

Love to hear it!

What do you think trading down with Detroit and get Stewart then draft Sheppard or Buzelis at #5?

@greglyon1402

Ай бұрын

Who really wants to trade up in this draft? The 10th pick may be the best pick.

@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk

Ай бұрын

Who's Detroit desperate to get? And what do you want from Detroit for switching spots? You won't get much. This draft is flat in talent

@Chris-uq7in

Ай бұрын

@@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk never know. There's a scenario they're tired of settling for what's left at #5 and may want to move up a couple spot. A guy like Risacher if he falls might be a target for them. Basically fit what they need - 3&D profile. For Houston, literally getting additional assets would benefit them more than just using the 3rd pick. Even a couple 2RPs or another future pick with protections, maybe even a stretch big in Stewart. They can use him off the bench or another trade bait down the line..

We should take reed or rischerre

Why would Houston get another gard

@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk

Ай бұрын

As I said in the show, Amen is a long project as a point guard. PG is pretty much open after this coming yr when FVV's contract is up

Castle is the winner you want .

Cleanthony early

The only logical pick is Shepard.

Will be disappointed if not Reed S. If he is still there at 3

Zach Edey almost put 40 pts. on Clingan, really… He’s no better than Walker Kessler.

Seems like the Rockets have their choice of best of the rest. 1 and 2 are almost set. From there on, it seems it’s a smorgasbord.

@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk

Ай бұрын

I get the feeling 1 is set. Not sure on 2 but we're getting close. It's def a smorgasbord of blah

I think Houston will trade the #3 pick.

Brazelious is a small fowerd and he is going to okc

2nd Unit Amen Cam Tari Jeff back to his original position Adams, Clinging Lindsle, & Tate can be moved at the deadline for a shooter. We're not drafting another guard too much of a log jam we drafted to last year. Adams is on a one-year deal Lindale is a trade piece

@greglyon1402

Ай бұрын

Breaking it down the first team is Amen, Green, Tari, Smith and Sengun. Second team is Backup PG, backup SG, Cam, Tari, and backup center. FVV, Adams, and Green will not be on the team in three years. Tate and Landale are trade bait or walk. Over the next three seasons, the Rockets need to draft the missing pieces. Of course they can also sign backups pretty easily. No one wants to waste the 3rd pick on a backup, but in this draft, that is highly possible. Many teams go with eight in the playoffs so Cam can play the wing, Tari can backup Smith. So really the Rockets need a backup center and backup point guard. Stone will work it out, but trading back is going to be hard to do in this draft.

@judarod1

Ай бұрын

Boy, we are NOT drafting Clingan. We already got 4 big men and they're all Whiteboys, too. And sucks. Why get another?

@bigpain76

Ай бұрын

​​​​​@@judarod1he'll be the number 3 pick unless we trade. Even then he'll still go 3rd. The Houston Rockets won our championships with the best defensive player in the league at center. He's a no-brainer we're bringing defense back home

@judarod1

Ай бұрын

@@bigpain76 Clignan is no Hakeem. And Clignan is not even a top-3 pick nor a top-5. His rank starts around the 9th to the 13th pick.

@bigpain76

Ай бұрын

@@greglyon1402 lol

For me stephon castle should be the first option for the Rockets, then clingan or Tidjane in that order, would be great pick as well.

Most of the mocks have us taking Donovan Clingan at 3. With a defensive minded head coach he'll be too hard to pass on. Will have a defensive long-term solution for many years to come.

@everettmoreland9

Ай бұрын

Clingan can’t move, can’t shoot, awful ft shooter….he will absolutely get cooked when these guards bring him out onto the floor.

@Soy_Papa_L

Ай бұрын

Spending the 3rd pick for the third string center?

@bigpain76

Ай бұрын

​​@@everettmoreland9He's a champion, a winner, & a true NBA rim protecting big SOMETHING THIS TEAM PAINFULLY LACKS!

@bigpain76

Ай бұрын

​@@Soy_Papa_LWhy so nearsighted? He's a long-term solution Jock, Uncle Jeff, & Aquaman they're not here for the Long haul. YOU DIDN'T KNOW THAT?

@everettmoreland9

Ай бұрын

@@bigpain76 it’s gonna take him more than 3 seconds to get out of the lane. We need a big that can actually move. We have Sengun, Adams, and Londale. Clingan won’t see the court for a couple seasons at best. We need shooting NOW

For people that think the rockets need shooting over interior defense. Let me break it down for you since you don't know basketball. WHAT IS A HIGHER PERCENTAGE SHOT A LAYUP OR A 3-POINTER? LET IT MARINATE.... If you answered a layup you are exactly correct. Donovan Clingan produces stops rebounds, second Chance opportunities &, most importantly a legitimate 7 foot shot blocker/ defensive anchor. A coach like Udoka he can live with getting beat because a team is hot from 3. But he'll go crazy if they're losing because they're getting dominated on the glass or the interior defensive SOFT

Sheeesh this dude has a VENDETTA against Jalen bro been spewing this for YEARS

@luckychukwuma3822

Ай бұрын

I didn’t see him say anything bad about Jalen bro. The guy knows basketball and he spoke the fact

@everettmoreland9

Ай бұрын

He’s got the same vendetta for James Harden. Always puts him down. This guy is an idiot

The real reason people don't want to draft Donovan........ Because they're afraid of that question what do we do with ALP.? That's a loser's mentality winner's think in terms of abundance variety, versatility, and competition

@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk

Ай бұрын

Great point!

lamelo for #3 and jalen green is great for everyone

@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk

Ай бұрын

Charlotte is not dumb enough to give up LaMelo for 3 in this bad draft

Spurs is praying desperately to get Nikola at 4th overall

@Aggies_Uzumaki

Ай бұрын

I don’t think the spurs take a PG at 4. Teams 5-7 don’t need a PG and think the spurs take a defensive wing at 4 and take a PG at 8

@leveekjohnican3136

Ай бұрын

Yep and the Rockets needs to get him at 3

@KyouOneZilla

Ай бұрын

It's pretty much impossible to stop the Spurs from getting Castle, Reed, or Topic at 4. So there is no point in the Rockets trying to deny SA a guard.

@greglyon1402

Ай бұрын

Agree. Topic may be the best player in this class, but I think the Spurs take Castle and hope Topic at eight.