Shead on FVV:
“He's somebody that you look at as a role model,” Shead said of VanVleet. “Being in Houston, I got to see him [last season], just going up to [the Rockets] facility, watching him workout, watching him play. He’s somebody that’s my size, does what I do and shoots the ball a lot better than me. So, he’s just a role model and somebody that I can look at and try to be like in this league. Toronto’s known for doing smaller guards justice, so he set the pathway for me and I’m just trying to figure out how I can do what he did.”
Fred on Shead:
When Shead’s phone was blowing up on draft night, he noticed a text from the former Raptor. VanVleet isn’t big on offering unsolicited advice, but he did extend his support.
“I just let him know [that] I see him and he’s on the right path,” VanVleet told TSN, via text, on Wednesday. “Just [wanted him to] know I’m easy to find whenever he needs anything on or off the court.”
“I love Shead’s game. I’ve been watching him since he was in college. He was always super tough and competitive, and he won at a high level. I see some similarities because he’s a dog. You see the spirit defensively, and being able to impact the game defensively at that size is not an easy task. He’s (probably) much more athletic than me.”
Another similarity: Shead will wear jersey No. 23, the same number that VanVleet wore for seven seasons in Toronto. Serendipitous, perhaps, but it’s just a coincidence; it also happens to be the number that Shead’s older brother, Jaylen, wore at Washington State.
“23 is in good hands, for sure,” VanVleet said.
by SiakamMIP
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Fred had a shot in his bag right away. If you’re going to be undersized, you need to be a catch and shoot threat. And a good one
Shead is bulldog and a good defender if he wants to be like Freddy he’s gonna needs to learn to be a catch and shoot guy to help the team