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[2014 NBA Draft/2-53] Alessandro Gentile

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by J.R., Jun 26, 2014.

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Do you like Houston's choice of Alessandro Gentile at the 53rd pick?

  1. YES

    139 vote(s)
    81.8%
  2. NO

    31 vote(s)
    18.2%
  1. Asian Sensation

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    Yup.... Because he's the James Harden of Italy.
     
  2. howardsucks

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    Pretty much a shooting guard version of Luis Scola. Love it. Always good to have that trustworthy euro scorer.
     
  3. Yung-T

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    Morey trying to build a second team with Euro players, maybe Les is looking to acquire a new franchise. Two teams for Houston, baby.
     
  4. arno_ed

    arno_ed Contributing Member

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    Maybe the Rockets should affiliate with a euro sub top team, So we can train our euro players (similar to the D-league). In Soccer many teams have these arrangements with teams from different countries.
     
  5. howardsucks

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    The entire planet is D.Morey's Farm team. :)
     
  6. howardsucks

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    Can we trade Genitals for Corey Brewer Mr. 50 points? Those are the role players we should be collecting in our Title run. Not developing assets.
     
  7. Yung-T

    Yung-T Member

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    You know comparing rookies to ex-Rockets has to stop when someone is saying "sg version of Luis Scola". Staaahhp.
     
  8. arno_ed

    arno_ed Contributing Member

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    I think he is more of a pg version of Shaq:p
     
  9. Yung-T

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    Had the exact same thought when he made the Scola comparison haha.
     
  10. roksoer

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    Closest comparison imo is Carlos Delfino.
    From watching a few Milan games and having seen him play with the national team, he's a crafty player, but can be a ballhog at times. He'll probably be a 3 in the NBA since he's too slow to guard 2s, he can be a point forward off the bench if his game translates well enough.
     
  11. daywalker02

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    Buford's farm team did beat Morey's teams.
     
  12. arno_ed

    arno_ed Contributing Member

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    Great minds think alike:grin:
     
  13. Haymitch

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    So do we think he'll come over this year? Morey gave off that impression in his press conference.
     
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    He has one more year in his contract. I doubt he has a NBA buy-out. He is a good player, he had a very good season. Let's hope he comes for cheap, i don't think he has big contract like Papanikolaou or Llull.
     
  15. Rockets1994

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    Rocket on Rocket violence!

    Gentile dunks on another Rockets prospect Kostas Papanikolaou

    <iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/zQw2rYjkG2E" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
     
  17. Ziggy

    Ziggy QUEEN ANON

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    Y'all guys are gonna be talking this guy up for the next 3 years and he'll never play for the Rockets. If he does, he wont get PT and y'all will all be like, man, put in Gentile, he's good. Even though y'all have never seen him play... rinse and repeat.
     
  18. ThatBoyNick

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    Morey was pretty clear in saying he thought both Gentile and Johnson would have a chance at cracking the rotation in the press conference. Why would moori lie to us?
     
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    Don't want to read the whole thread, but has the "Jew and a Gentile" joke been made with Omri Casspi yet?
     
  20. B-Bob

    B-Bob "94-year-old self-described dreamer"

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    I don't know about Gentile, but man, let's replace Clyde with one of those Italian announcers.
     

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