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[Woj] Gentile ready to play for the Rockets

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by rocketpower2, Jun 21, 2016.

  1. RasaqBoi

    RasaqBoi Member

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    No and Yes.
     
  2. ksny15

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    He's better than Brewer that's all that matters
     
  3. J Sizzle

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    "My dream is to play in Houston..."

    A man after my own heart!
     
  4. ISOBall

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    Dwight will feast on Gentile's late night nuggets
     
  5. zeeshan2

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  6. OTMax

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    So we are going euro ;)
     
  7. LCAhmed

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    Any chance Denver wants to trade us Gallinari?
     
  8. danoman

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    Why do I read this article and get the feeling we may want to trade him for someone on draft night or some other trades.
     
  9. sugrlndkid

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    Think Kostas was GREEK...
     
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    Would be very welcomed to have him here. Hopefully better than Papanikolaou.
     
  11. NewRoxFan

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    OK, now that we have Gentile, here's our target list:

    Marco Belinelli
    Danilo Galinari
    Andrea Bargnani

    Oh, and Reggie Jackson (born in Italy)

    And then maybe we fill in the rest of the roster with Lebronio Jamesino and Stephano Currysimo.
     
  12. bmd

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    Yeah, a lot of people don't know, but D'Antoni is a legend in Europe.

    Kobe Bryant wore #8 because Mike D'Antoni wore #8 and he was Kobe's favorite player when he grew up in Italy.

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  13. cdrive

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    His dad Ferdinando Gentile is also a Basketball Legend in Italy. And Gentile Sr. is a coach. So Alessandro is the son of a coach, and the son of a former player. Hopefully that translates to a high IQ guy.

    Also I seriously suspect Ferdinando Gentile and Mike D'Antoni went head to head a few times. Maybe circa late 80s? Italia Cup? I wouldn't be surprised if Gentile Sr and D'Antoni know each other pretty well.
     
  14. Deuce

    Deuce Context & Nuance

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    Great! Hope he can be a nice rotational player.

    Don't forget the Rockets can use the 2.8M Room Exception without touching their cap space. Gentile could be a candidate for that.
     
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  15. Vivi

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    Yep, 1986 finals.
     
  16. coachbadlee

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  17. Vivi

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    That's what i hope.
     
  18. Snow Villiers

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    Sergio Llull is next
     
  19. Verbal Christ

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    Bye Corey Brewer give your goat a kiss from me ;)
     
  20. oogie boogie

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    I've felt pretty good about Gentile for a while now. I didn't know he'd come over to the NBA this soon, but the sooner the better.
     

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