I'm sure that's a position that Morey will look to improve. The 3 headed monster CC, Nene, and Montrezl are all adequate and finishing at a high clip. They all have a common denominator which is the MVP Harden.
eh, i'm not sure. i think he would prefer to spend his money elsewhere. especially if nanu continues to develop. look for an upgrade at the 3/4 position. ariza is no spry chicken and dekker needs another year of development.
It's true, if you can't do something at 22 then you will never be able to do it even if you are a hard worker and have shown yourself to be coachable and able to develop your game. Being 1 second late on help at 22 years old is impossible to correct. Trade him for a slightly younger player who can't do it either.
Capela has decent size, but I have been most surprised by his ability to rebound in traffic. He's more than a PnR option as he can go and get defensive rebounds that are out of his area. At 23, he has a ton of upside. The only reason that he might be traded is if you could land a really high pick.
What? When you compare Nene and Capela per 36 minutes, or per 100 possessions. Capela scores more, rebounds more, has more blocked shots, and has a better FG percentage. I don't see Capela getting constantly outplayed. Also, Capela is a 22 year old that Morey wanted to be a Euro-stash for several years when drafted. Capela Will continue to improve for at least several more years as his game and body develops.
Sure, it's probably both. Everybody playing on the same page definitely helps though, dwert was reading a different book.
Capela actually outplays Nene in terms of productivity in pretty much every way. He's a better rebounder, better scorer, has a higher FG%, and has more blocks. But obviously, you've already set the story however you want to see it, and facts won't get in your way. Keep b****ing, and keep hating, Lin Fan. BTW, just in case you want to actually educate yourself for once, here's a link that will help you in the future: http://www.basketball-reference.com..._id2_select=Nene&y2=2017&player_id2=hilarne01
What about it?? Neither Nene or Capela is knocking on Mutombo's door, but Clint is 22 and still developing. Even you have to admit that his rotations have gotten significantly better as the season has played on. In fact, over 100 Poss, Capela and Nene have an identical DRtg.
Not going to argue with you here. My prediction: In the playoffs it will be obvious who the better defender is. Capela will be in foul trouble after he gets burnt. Nene will be doing the heavy lifting on the interior. Capela will significantly underperform. And it will be one of the primary stories when we get booted. Because it will be obvious. I'm still hoping we add a big for the playoffs or at the very least Onuaku comes out of nowhere to contribute positively because we're gonna need more in the middle than what we've got now.
Stop being a grump. If the Rockets lose in the playoffs it won't be Capela's fault. Everyone will blame it on Harden, especially you. And, when the Rockets win it all you won't have much to say about it.
My only nitpicking complaint about Clint is every other game he takes an elbow straight to the chin and ends up rolling around on the ground... I love the effort and challenging the shooter but Jesus Clint, protect your face!!!
If we lose in the playoffs it will be because our paint and rim defense wasn't good enough and because we did not have enough playmaking. And that will be mostly on Harden since he signs off on every transaction.
So if the rockets happen to shoot 30% and below from downtown and the opposing team shoots well above that from the perimeter, the rockets lose because the paint and rim defense wasn't good enough. Got it
Yes. If we shoot 30 or lower from deep, it will be because we were defended right and we couldn't make plays by dribble driving by the tight defense so instead we stubbornly launched contested threes. And if our opponent shoots well above us from the perimeter it will be because we were getting smoked so bad inside that we were helping off on drivers and leaving them open for wide open three balls. If your doomsday scenario unfolds it will unfold thusly. Because no team in the Association understand the importance of defending the three point line more than we do. And we have been getting utterly blasted on the interior all season. We have defended the three and allowed way too much penetration because we could outshoot most teams. But once again, the playoffs are a different animal. We're not playing a different team every night. We gotta beat the same team four times before we can play anybody else. The playoffs are a chess match with adjustment and counter adjustment ongoing. Until one team finally kills off the other. The very first adjustment you can expect against us right out of the box is opponent defenses locking up our shooters tight and forcing Harden to beat them single-gamely. Somebody else on the roster is going to have to prove they can consistently make good plays when opponents face guard us at the three point line. Next it's a matter of can their multiple playmakers playmaking going inside outdo Harden by himself or Harden and whatever secondary playmaker emerges? Those answers will be known soon enough and most likely by the Spurs in the second round. Pops has a great way of smoking out every opponent weakness and just working it to the point of failure. So, yes. If we give away open three balls because we're getting blistered on the interior and were helping off it will be due to not enough defense on the interior.
Morey went into the season knowing defense and rim protection would be an issue. Remember with our defensive schemes, we don't play much man to man. A lot of interior issues is from poor or slow rotations from the weak side.
