Capela has missed 10 games this season. Rockets are 9-1.

Looks like the Rockets saw the same stats and agree with you. Now Covington is a Rocket and our smallball lineup is going to be more deadly and better defensively.

 

Show me a championship team that does not have a legit big. Even the Pistons had Ben Wallace and Sheed.

 

There's a reason that GSW's infamous "lineup of death" featured Donte at the 5.
There's a reason that for the past three years, the Tuckwagon (PJ at the 5) lineups are consistently among the best net ratings for all Rockets lineups and sometimes for the league.

We will continue to get murdered on rebounds and it will be infuriating. But our all-switching defense will create many turnovers, fast breaks, and a ridiculous amount of layups and dunks by Westbrook, Harden, (and Gordon and Covington and even Rivers.)

The shooters on the floor don't have to be great - if they are good enough to pull defenders out of the middle, that's good enough.

I love Capela and I'll miss him. It seems we never get to see our own draft picks stay and flourish.