1. Welcome! Please take a few seconds to create your free account to post threads, make some friends, remove a few ads while surfing and much more. ClutchFans has been bringing fans together to talk Houston Sports since 1996. Join us!

N'Faly Dante

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by glynch, Mar 5, 2025.

  1. Terror-Trips

    Terror-Trips Member

    Joined:
    Feb 3, 2025
    Messages:
    936
    Likes Received:
    849
    I honestly was higher + preferred to keep Orlando Robinson over N'Faly during SL. Orlando is similar sized but more advanced offensive player - as playmaker + stretch 5 with underrated defensive IQ. But N'Faly is slighly longer, more athletic 5 in traditional roller + rim protector role. Also has more active hands for steals than I realized.

    Dante should be better defensively than Landale, even in zone defense.
     
    fattz likes this.
  2. J.R.

    J.R. Member

    Joined:
    Jun 30, 2008
    Messages:
    113,873
    Likes Received:
    175,136
    Nice to have a lob threat

     
    Terror-Trips likes this.
  3. Stephen_A

    Stephen_A Member

    Joined:
    Mar 18, 2016
    Messages:
    5,903
    Likes Received:
    4,918
    i like him
     
  4. Dankstronaut

    Dankstronaut Way, way out here.

    Joined:
    Oct 31, 2008
    Messages:
    10,407
    Likes Received:
    14,897
    A legit rim runner would be wonderful. His knees can't be worse than Steven Adams' knees.
     
  5. DaDakota

    DaDakota Balance wins
    Supporting Member

    Joined:
    Mar 14, 1999
    Messages:
    128,513
    Likes Received:
    38,747


    Sengun is a bad defender.

    DD
     
    Terror-Trips likes this.
  6. ApacheWarrior

    ApacheWarrior Member

    Joined:
    Aug 3, 2017
    Messages:
    10,343
    Likes Received:
    13,301
    Reminds me of a bigger, heavier Ed Pinkney
     
  7. Terror-Trips

    Terror-Trips Member

    Joined:
    Feb 3, 2025
    Messages:
    936
    Likes Received:
    849
    Trade for Rob Williams in offseason.

     
  8. Terror-Trips

    Terror-Trips Member

    Joined:
    Feb 3, 2025
    Messages:
    936
    Likes Received:
    849
    You'd be very surprised. N'Faly Dante has the knees of a 50 year old. Multiple surgeries on his knees in college.
     
  9. topfive

    topfive CF OG

    Joined:
    Jun 12, 2002
    Messages:
    19,836
    Likes Received:
    39,458
    Dante's awesome... for a 4th-string center.
     
    Terror-Trips likes this.
  10. xiki

    xiki Member

    Joined:
    Jun 18, 2002
    Messages:
    17,816
    Likes Received:
    3,168
    Stay away from reading grandpa’s texts. Unless sent to you.

    Grandfathers are special folk. Don’t forget that, kiddo.
     
    Terror-Trips likes this.
  11. fattz

    fattz Member

    Joined:
    Oct 27, 2009
    Messages:
    5,620
    Likes Received:
    5,365
    I think another team picked him up, too. Someone knows how to find talent that is on the staff, another staff member doesn’t know what to do with.
     
    Terror-Trips likes this.
  12. Plowman

    Plowman Member

    Joined:
    Sep 26, 1999
    Messages:
    13,097
    Likes Received:
    14,825
    Loved this guy in college. Good to see him doing the same stuff at this level. Just has to stay healthy.
     
    xiki and Terror-Trips like this.
  13. Terror-Trips

    Terror-Trips Member

    Joined:
    Feb 3, 2025
    Messages:
    936
    Likes Received:
    849
    The previous SL, Rockets had Jay Huff who I was praying we'd keep. Huff is surprisingly athletic 7'1 stretch 5 who is currently shooting 40% 3P. Huff was NCAA champion, ACC All Defense + G-League DPOY (3.1 BLK per game). Alas.

     
  14. Dankstronaut

    Dankstronaut Way, way out here.

    Joined:
    Oct 31, 2008
    Messages:
    10,407
    Likes Received:
    14,897
    Broseph von Dudenheim IV,

    It's not that serious.

    Signed,
    Your friend Dankstronaut
     

Share This Page