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After watching this...Okafor/Noel may really be available

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by csc177, Aug 3, 2016.

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  1. Chamillionaire

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    Would be a great fit here. Even if we have to trade CC to get him. We got Anderson, Gordon, Ariza, Beverly out in the wing with Okafor manning the post.
     
  2. SkareKrow

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    Once they decided to make the playoffs & signed MDA, they decided being "fun and exciting" was better than building a championship team. Now we just wait till this experiment is over and it barely started.
     
  3. Normalus

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    Guessed he would be a star just before that draft, never been healthy since...Still have hope tho
     
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    This summer, seemed like a few gi-normously stupid websites have popped up. I don't doubt our interest in Nerlens Noel, but shrug off any report not from, say, Wojnarowski or some such source.
     
  6. CCity Zero

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    Agreed, I've seen some ****ty sites/sources that throw enough **** out there that something sticks... And then they act like they knew all along. Haha, just like some people here :) (not naming anyone in particular)
     
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    In SI's NBA Top 100 List, Capela was ranked higher than Noel. Does that help?
     
  8. abaker28

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    Must admit that surprised me!
     
  9. baller4life315

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    Noel is intriguing but a bit redundant for the reasons already mentioned. Probably wouldn't move the needle much.

    Okafor is the player with boom-or-bust potential.
     
  10. Os Trigonum

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    Capela has made Noel obsolete
     
  11. hakeemthagreat

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    Fa real. I was watching a old NBATV throwback game, and when I saw a jump hook (with proper fundamentals) I was baffled. It's the easiest shot for a bigman yet nobody uses it anymore:confused:
     
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    Nerlens is much better than Capela. MDA loves him. And Capela could then be traded (along with other salary) for a good starting point guard.
     
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    BS speculation, the link sources the trade idea from a this Zach Harper article, in the article he speculates potential deals.
     
  14. CertifiedTroll

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    Why is Nerlens better than Capela? The only thing he has on Capela is an extreme knee injury and malnutrition.
     
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    Capela is a better offensive player than noel right now... And a couple years ago he couldn't even play on an NBA court without looking terrible
     
  16. basketballholic

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    Watch them play.
     
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    No. He's not.
     
  18. arabrocket

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    noel has played starters mints while capela was a sub. btw Okafor is going to be really good, his flaws are what? he was a rookie on team that was tanking. so he's not supposed to perform his best. had this guy been on a winning team ( and couple of lessons from hakeem) then this guy should be really good.
     

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