As the other thread was mostly about his FT shooting woes, I figured another one about his strengths was in order. ---------------- <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-cards="hidden" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p>Capela benefits from Olajuwon's lessons <a href="http://t.co/RlmD2sZtsb">http://t.co/RlmD2sZtsb</a></p>— Jenny Dial Creech (@jennydialcreech) <a href="https://twitter.com/jennydialcreech/status/584733947210280960">April 5, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Get excited!
He won't get PT until he knocks down some FTs. Teams are learning to hack-a-pela. He always shoots them long so can he move a few inches from the FT line?
Capela is just nervous at the ft line. Once he nails one, he will shoot them normally, likely a much higher rate than Dorsey's 28%.
It would be more accurate to say that teams are learning how to Hack-A-Big against the Rockets. All of our bigs suck to various degrees at shooting FT's with T-Jones leading the pack at around 61%.
Ok, if this is the reason Capela is not getting minutes over Dorsey, then I am fine. It is rather a moot point anyway. Once D-Mo comes back, neither Dorsey or Capela will see minutes.
Teaching Olajuwon's defensive principles is actually a much better use of the "one-on-one" sessions with the Dream... instead of them trying to emulate his post-moves, which were largely instinctual and can never really be taught. Now, Olajuwon's ability to leap quickly, and multiple times during the same possession, can also not be taught... but his philosophies on when to help, how to help, and the tactic of blocking the ball "in-bounds" (rather than the habit of some people to block it as far as possible, which often can lead to an open 3 for the other team) can and should be taught.
This. The question is whether they ever improve. Has taken TJ 3 years and he still isn't where you want.
