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What happened to the good Capela who dunked over people and swatted shots?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by SamFisher, Jan 12, 2016.

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  1. Little Bit

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    #61 Little Bit, Jan 15, 2016
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    Poor man's Omer Asik. :grin:
     
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  3. theprof

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    He is tired. He's played a lot of minutes this year. Les said it himself a couple weeks ago.
     
    #63 theprof, Jan 15, 2016
  4. dmoneybangbang

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    Combination of being tired and overthinking.
     
    #64 dmoneybangbang, Jan 16, 2016
  5. AroundTheWorld

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    Players have regressed and keep regressing under Bickerstaff. The biggest failure this year is failing to get a coach that reaches the players.
     
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    Uh, Howard, Bev, Brewer and Lawson have all played better. JBB moved Capela to starting lineup, and he did great for awhile, and it's certainly not a failed experiment. TJ is doing just fine relative to any other part of the year. Ariza is shooting better. Not to say Howard getting healthier and Brewer/Ariza correcting to the mean is on JBB, but you also cannot use them wrt bashing JBB.
     
    #66 heypartner, Jan 16, 2016
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    Apparently the advanced stats analysts expected Capella to beast tonight vs Tristan Thompson. http://www1.vantagesports.com/Games/game_preview/VpibFB8AAG5YNReY/Preview

     
    #67 malakas, Jan 16, 2016
  8. Downtown Sniper

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    He has turned into an Asik of sorts with his horrid hands around the basket as of late.
     
    #68 Downtown Sniper, Jan 16, 2016
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    I think the guy is just young, just hasn't clicked for him yet and he isn't sure what kind of player he is.
     
    #69 JayGoogle, Jan 16, 2016
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    He's playing further away from basket now. Put him back as back up center and those things return.
     
    #70 D-rock, Jan 16, 2016
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    No, seriously, what the **** happened with this guy? He's Omer Asik bad, if not worse.

    <iframe src="https://vine.co/v/ienW0QD9IHx/embed/simple" width="300" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><script src="https://platform.vine.co/static/scripts/embed.js"></script>
     
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    Capela needs the allstar break bad.. His Legs are gone it seems
     
    #72 Dhoward12, Jan 20, 2016
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    It's called being a rookie , he is so inexperienced . He is inconsistent , every game he does good things , every game he does bad . As more and more film comes out in him players learn how to take away what's easy . He needs to adjust . He also needs to get back confidence and just try to slam everything . Easier said than done , he will come around
     
    #73 snowconeman22, Jan 20, 2016
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    League got game tapes on him.

    Dead legs?
     
    #74 mvpcrossxover, Jan 20, 2016
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    Drummond is still that much better than Capela
     
    #75 daywalker02, Jan 20, 2016
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    i said it too a while ago, Capela has regressed. He was an elite shot blocker like Rudy Gobert. Now he's passive and soft. Needs another off season of heavy lifting and Hakeem school.
     
    #76 RocketsTerps, Jan 20, 2016
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    He has become too finesse for my liking. Its like he is trying weird layups without getting off the floor. There are many times I expected him to dunk the ball, but he isnt doing it for some reason.
     
    #77 sugrlndkid, Jan 20, 2016
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    It's a combination of mental and fatigue. I'm sure being targeted for a hack-a-Capela and his general bad free throw shooting has crept into his mind to the point where he's thinking about having to go to the line every time he goes for a basket.

    Yes Capela has played professionally overseas and spent last in the D-League, but the NBA grind is a different beast. It looks like he has tired legs as he isn't as springy.

    It's way too early too set anything in stone with Capela, I think he still looks promising.
     
    #78 dmoneybangbang, Jan 20, 2016
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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hakeem Olajuwon back at Rockets practice, working with Clint Capela.</p>&mdash; Jonathan Feigen (@Jonathan_Feigen) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jonathan_Feigen/status/690972148261752832">January 23, 2016</a></blockquote>
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    <blockquote class="twitter-video" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Class in session. <a href="https://t.co/CL7bJ6lKyj">pic.twitter.com/CL7bJ6lKyj</a></p>&mdash; Jonathan Feigen (@Jonathan_Feigen) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jonathan_Feigen/status/690974261419208704">January 23, 2016</a></blockquote>
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    <blockquote class="twitter-video" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hakeem Olajuwon works with Clint Capela during Rockets practice. <a href="https://t.co/7VWXLTmeY2">pic.twitter.com/7VWXLTmeY2</a></p>&mdash; Mark Berman (@MarkBermanFox26) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkBermanFox26/status/690975671804297217">January 23, 2016</a></blockquote>
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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Dream working with Rockets big man Clint Capela. <a href="https://t.co/nykE10OhWM">https://t.co/nykE10OhWM</a> <a href="https://t.co/0dGaowMQTH">pic.twitter.com/0dGaowMQTH</a></p>&mdash; Calvin Watkins (@calvinwatkins) <a href="https://twitter.com/calvinwatkins/status/690976079230607360">January 23, 2016</a></blockquote>
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    #79 J.R., Jan 23, 2016
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  20. EightDoobies

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    Problem solved?
     
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