T he Houston Rockets made a shocking move to send former No. 3 overall pick Reed Sheppard down to the G League recently. Sheppard hadn't been playing very well for Houston and the

Rockets rookie Reed Sheppard turned in a sensational performance in his first game on assignment in the G League with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers.

That is certainly proving true with Reed Sheppard. Just two years ago, Sheppard was seen as the local throw-in for a John Calipari recruiting class that was the best in the country. Cal had three of the top five recruits in the nation -- Justin Edwards,