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Center position - options

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

  1. ROXTXIA

    ROXTXIA Contributing Member

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    And if Pau went to Minnie, wouldn't Rubio's presence be an inducement?
     
  2. DaDakota

    DaDakota If you want to know, just ask!

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    BTW - the center position is almost dead, many teams play two PFs and do just fine.

    DD
     
  3. daywalker02

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    rebounding rebounding rebounding

    still do not think we get Dwert's 12 rpg or Asik's 11 rpg back
     
  4. DonKnock

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    Oh you haven't heard?

    Lightyears Lacob declared small ball dead:rolleyes:
     
  5. daywalker02

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    OKC countered that small ball well

    Adams did well - almost won
     
  6. rolyat93

    rolyat93 Contributing Member

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    I think Tyson Chandler still has some good years in him, would be great for the locker room w/ James. He'd be pretty cheap too. Brewer + 2ND for Tyson straight up.
     
  7. Carl Herrera

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    This may be true, but team performance is strongly correlated with rebounding. I hope DMo and Anderson are not going to be paired up for heavy minutes, because it will be a disaster.

    http://espn.go.com/nba/statistics/team/_/stat/rebounds-per-game/sort/avgReboundsDifference

    I don't know how the Clippers and Hawks still won many games without a positive rebounding differential, but they weren't strong contenders either.

    Meanwhile, OKC, Cavs, SAS, Toronto, and GSW were top 8 with at least +2 rebounding differential.
     
  9. jump shooter

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    Very astute call. Repped
     
  10. chandlerbang21

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    Hmmmm so bogut going down in finals didnt allow Thompson to wreck having on boards and lebron to have free paths to the rim?
     
  11. D-rock

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    He's got D-mo on the brain, don't mind him. In fact, take the opposite stance and you are 99% assured of being right.

    And I'm a D-mo supporter too, just can admit when that current fit is not good.
     
  12. SamFisher

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    OKC countered that small ball....by nailing their starting centers to the bench.

    Their apex in that series was when they found their own lineup of doom featuring Ibaka and Durant as the front court.

    Adams and Kanter...had a good view.
     
  13. DaDakota

    DaDakota If you want to know, just ask!

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    It did hurt, but Bogut did not play that many minutes anyway....and yeah, I am not saying Anderson and DMo for long stretches, more like Capela at Center....

    DD
     
  14. heypartner

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    I think you're talking about Adams vs SAS. That was the big lineup that beat the Spurs. He did fine vs GSW, but Adams was not in the lineup that gave GSW the most trouble. Donovan went small vs GSW's small lineup with this:

    Roberson
    Durant
    Ibaka
    Waiters
    Westbrook

    http://espn.go.com/blog/statsinfo/p...-continues-to-mystify-draymond-green-warriors
    http://espn.go.com/blog/statsinfo/p...ons-the-thunders-small-lineup-is-so-effective
    http://newsok.com/article/5500368
    http://www.sportingnews.com/nba/new...donovan-steve-kerr/1dxoohbw0m9hy1p4dayfvgg0b1

    Waiters and Roberson both played more MPG than Adams throughout the series. Adams and Kantar combined for only 40 MPG, and since nearly every game was a blowup, much of Kantar's time was garbage time.
     
  15. Mr.Scarface

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    um...Capela is going to start at Center.
     
  16. larsv8

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    You could probably get Tyson Chandler in a salary dumb, maybe even straight up for Brewer. His contract is long, but he would be a pretty good stop gap center for the Anderson/Gordon era.
     
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    No way I'm taking Monroe or old Tyson Chandler.
     
  18. basketballholic

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    Gortat is a fit.
     
  19. steddinotayto

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    One of those rare moments when I agree with you.
     
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    I hope Capela's had his weetbix.

    Some intriguing names out there. I'm curious to see where Larry Sanders is at if nothing else comes to fruition. He has to be looking at these contracts...
     

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