Made me laugh. Don't get me wrong, I'm willing to take a flier on Bomba. But yeah sometimes we do over hype these guys. For example, I think many here wanted Covington for so long that they built him up in their heads as something greater than he actually is, and they were surprised and disappointed by him in the playoffs. But that shouldn't have been a shock; he's a nice role player but was a disappointment for Philly in a previous playoff. In general though, I tend to not believe that guys who struggle to see the floor on a bad team can go to a good team and then be a contributor. That doesn't really happen.
True. But Bomba is young and only had a year of college. Bigs take longer to develop (even UT bigs: Miles Turner, Jarrett Allen, Jaxson Hayes). I wouldn't give up too much for Bomba, though, especially in an era where skill is more important than size.
I would trade Westbrook to the Knicks for young assets and picks and then acquire Bamba and pickup Josh Jackson as well and play a season where Harden drags a bunch of young guys to at least the second round with a new coaching staff that mentors and grooms young talent. If James has to be moved in a couple of years at least we have young guys to keep us relevant like Boston and Toronto had after they lost their star players.
The Rockets value known lottery busts that allow them to potentially save money over actually using draft picks on high upside players themselves. It is not surprising that their success with this has been limited to say the least.
Maybe. I think they still make the playoffs. It is debatable. Regardless, I wasn't saying I'd rather have Clint than Cov. I'm saying that many on here overhype newcomers or potential targets - and that happened with Covington.
Mo Bamba is 2-3 years away from being able to play with the big boys. It’s a good way to waste Russ/Harden If you give up a legitimate piece.
it’s not just Bron and AD. Gotta take the Clips and GSW into consideration too. All 3 will be contenders. House for Bamba would only be the 1st domino. Morey will need to make more than just that move. That move alone or even the team as currently constructed can’t compete with those 3 in a 7 game series. I would do House for Bamba in a heart beat tho if it’s straight up.
They said the same thing about Capela but you’d be surprised how playing with an MVP accelerates your growth. I mean if he can just catch lobs he will average 15-10.
There are more teams on the rise as well. If NOP get a coach the talent is already there. Dallas is like lookin a mirror on a bad hair day bad. Look we’re Denver is now. The younger players are starting to come into their own.
Capela was developed by MDA and Harden. Does everyone forget that MDA and Harden pushed Clint to work on his stamina (and hands for lob) so he could run like a demon from baseline to baseline for 30 minutes a game. Prior to that Clint struggled playing 20 minutes. Rockets system, HC and franchise player (Harden) were integral to Capela's success.
