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We were better with Capela

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Two Sandwiches, Sep 12, 2020.

  1. Lawlruschang

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    lol @ thinking we'd be better off with cp3 for the next 2 seasons after this one. he'd make less mistakes then westbrook right now coming off covid and injury but we'd get even less rebounds
     
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    He's really good on rangy slim wings and for team defense but terrible defending stronger guys and quick guards.

    I think he and Eric Gordon will be gone next season.
     
  3. Bryant2108

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    The Rockets looked at the trade for WB as a younger and athletic upgrade over CP3..

    The problem is, they lost the basketball IQ and leadership. Westbrook needed more space on the floor, so they traded Capela to clear up the middle. So really, we lost CP3 and Capela because of Westbrook. I like Covington, but man, he gets blown by all the time on D. Overrated to call him a “3 and D” guy.
     
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  4. TheFreak

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    Who cares about that when you don’t have to guard Westbrook in the half court?

    The Laker D has apparently eliminated the 3 pointer from the Rocket offense, and you think Capela would befuddle them?
     
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  5. YOLO

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    That’s what happens when you trade for a dumb player like westbrick. This is what a real contender lineup looks like. And you always have the option of playing small to go along with playing traditional.

    cp3
    Harden
    RoCo
    PJ
    Capela
     
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    roco usually disappear, he dont have playoff experience. Small ball does not work, except u get warriors 3 points and defensive players
     
  7. TheFreak

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    It looks like that until CP3 gets hurt.
     
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    This team is screwed.
     
  9. SamFisher

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    Frank Vogel:

    Dwight, Javale, Anthony - how do we stop this 6-9 guy with a heel injury from his one move of running and dunking

    Dwight: I have a pet boa constrictor and a Thanos car
    Javale: I can play cards and know some guys with guns
    Anthony: lol
     
  10. kingkingston

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    Capela went missing in the Playoffs
     
  11. elmotsang

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    caplea and cp3
     
  12. Two Sandwiches

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    To me, the Capela pick and roll runs a defender off the three point line, leaving a three open with good ball movement.

    Of course they could have countered this, too, but I think it's a lot more doubtful.
     
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  13. dischead

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    Heads need to roll, starting with Morey.
     
  14. IBTL

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    capela or some element of inside would make rockets less one dimensional.

    2020 baby..

    i wouldnt say screwed since there are things that can happen with personnel that the team would improve.

    the truth is i think fern t*** , what with personnel, coach and morey will make the team worse. in that sense they are screwed.

    i feel like we dont need to be screwed but will make more dumb moves to compound.

    losing in 2nd round sucks but its to the favorite.

    signs point to down though and thats a shame. it doesnt need to get worse
     
  15. coachbadlee

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    We were better with Dwight Howard, Capela and CP3.
     
  16. YOLO

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    Did he get hurt this year. Doesn’t look like it

    someone else did though and missed more games. but that didn’t matter. He sucked regardless of his injury. Dumbest decision in this harden era by far. He’ll never come close to winning with a scrub like westbrick. And the future For the rockets suck too.

    Congrats tilman you idiot
     
  17. TheFreak

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    CP3 would’ve had to have played at least 20 more games without getting injured to win a title. There’s nothing in his history to suggest that that would have happened. Yes Westbrook sucks, but that doesn’t mean that CP3 wasn’t injury prone. Sometimes there isn’t an easy answer.
     
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  18. GreatOne1978

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    Very true. Capela should have not been traded. Morey made a poor move here
     
  19. YOLO

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    This is what the idiots who can’t admit the dumbass trade say. It’s wishful thinking To try and make yourself feel better. Even Dwight Howard’s got 3 years. Nothing in history yet he didn’t get hurt at all this year. Good job dummies
     
  20. Tato1971

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    Trading Capela for Covington was a mistake, trading Capela and a first-round pick for Covington turned Morey into a clown.
     

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