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Assuming the Melo trade goes down

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by basketballholic, Aug 4, 2017.

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What is the greatest skill deficiency of this roster post Melo trade?

Poll closed Sep 3, 2017.
  1. Shooting

    18 vote(s)
    7.0%
  2. Playmaking

    4 vote(s)
    1.6%
  3. Perimeter defense

    18 vote(s)
    7.0%
  4. Interior defense

    105 vote(s)
    40.7%
  5. Rebounding

    86 vote(s)
    33.3%
  6. None. We are championship mettle.

    27 vote(s)
    10.5%
  1. Pen15clubber

    Pen15clubber Member

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    Honestly I've grown to like bbhollic. Dude is solid and a gentleman. Can someone ask him to unblock me?
     
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  2. Deuce

    Deuce Context & Nuance

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    Looks like a Yule-C thread to me ;)
     
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  3. khanhdum

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    biggest issue is probably chemistry. We will need them to gel and learn how to play with each other. We have players who can shoot, players who can defend, 2 big time play makers. GS are ran like a well oiled machine, so definitely chemistry
     
  4. scolandry1

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    our rebounding was a big problem once Nene went down. I think our interior defense is fine, it's just second chance points killed us
     
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    Interior defense. I've given up on Clint Capela ever being a competent one on one defender.
     
  7. apollo33

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    cohesion, it's going to take a lot to adjust Harden off ball and having a player like Melo.
     
  8. napalm06

    napalm06 Huge Flopping Fan

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    Good enough to win a championship except for Kevin Durant being a _________. [Choose your own insult]
     
  9. napalm06

    napalm06 Huge Flopping Fan

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    Could New York be holding Melo until training camp our later just out of spite, to force the Rockets to integrate him later than they'd like?
     
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    Yes, the answer is interior defense. This would an inherent weakness of any team playing Melo at four, and not specific to Clint Capela.

    It would certainly be helpful to the title chances to see Clint improve on that front. Given that he has barely 3000 NBA minutes under his belt and is 23, I think we should all expect that.
     
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    If we land Melo, then in any other era we'd be winning chips. Since the Warriors exist, we need the Banana Boat.
     
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  12. basketballholic

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    Won't matter.
     
  13. Louka

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    Nene >>> McGee
    Tucker < Iguadala
    Gordon >> Livingston

    Bobby Brown >>>>>>>>>>>> Nick Young
    Troy Williams >>>>>>>>>>>> Patrick McCaw
    Pablo >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Phil Pressey
    Zhou >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Casspi

    :p
     
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    You're indicating that because Melo is a weak defender that we really need a total stud defender at the 5. I'm wondering if that's the case. Warriors have Green. He's a great defender, even on the interior. So they can get by without a stud defender at the 5.
     
  15. YOLO

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    you just said green is a great defender but they can get by without a stud defender at the 5? DG is their 5
     
  16. Francis3422

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    Rebounding.
     
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    Interior defense/rebounding
     
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    Bogut would be a nice last min pickup
     
  19. AroundTheWorld

    AroundTheWorld Insufferable 98er
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    The guy we would need would be Tyson Chandler. Any chance that dude gets bought out this year?
     
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