Capela is the only player on the roster that can guard an elite big. No amount of stats or tweets trying to tell me this isn't a big loss can change that. Aldridge and Gasol will kill Harell and Nene. Fortunately it's just the regular season. Take a few losses against teams that can exploit this (SAS, Jazz etc.) and move on. Would REALLY love Noel if the price is right. A lineup of Noel, Anderson, Ariza, Bev, and Harden could challenge anyone in the playoffs GSW/CLE included. He is a difference maker on defense and that lineup can defend and score.
Well... so much for that extended run we were having without any major injuries. It was a nice change of pace as a Rockets fan. I think/hope we can survive a while without Capela given our play style, but long term, I definitely think we need him. Both because we need a big, and because I want him to continue to develop so that he can really become valuable in the coming years. A healthy Donuts sure would be nice right about now, heh. But man... they said it was a "bruise" yesterday. Now it's an effin broken leg? Damn.
As in you're done with this team if they make a trade you don't like? Us older farts around here that wore twin towers t shirts to elemantary school say: "bye."
No chance in hell Morey will trade for Omers multi year deal. Plus Omer has been on a slope of decline for a few years now.
I doubt morey wants asik on his contract particularly since he isn't a great finisher and has had pouting issues before. Anyone we bring in has to know the role and be a good chemistry fit.
Yea of course a minor trade would make me turn on my team. Seriously some of you guys are so weird lol.
That latest tweet is saying 4-6 weeks, and possibly even less if some good news comes through? If so, I feel like a lot of people are overreacting... Our schedule doesn't look that bad to me over that time period (except for the fact that we have so ******* many back-to-backs, especially with fairly significant travel involved, in that regard, we are really getting a raw deal the first half of the season). But let's see what happens tonight.
They do have a glut of bigs and are in need of athletic wing players. They're also familiar with KJ. That would be a good trade I think if we could do it. Mike was on staff with them last year so he also has familiarity with Holmes.
I'm depressed. How the guys respond will tell us a lot about our depth at the 5, but losing Clint is a blow, no matter how you slice it. His development has been outstanding. Let's hope this is just a bump in the road.
