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Clint Capela will be a star

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by justtxyank, May 19, 2015.

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  1. cml750

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    The best part is he has Dream himself to teach him and the kid just may be athletic enough and young enough to really benefit from learning from Dream. There will only be one Hakeem the Dream but Capela could develop into Dream lite which would be an amazing player. I am excited about his future. I am glad Morey didn't use him as trade bait.
     
    #21 cml750, May 19, 2015
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    The twin towers is going to be between him and DoMo
     
    #22 mvpcrossxover, May 19, 2015
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    Once he bulks up he will be a monster. Awesome pick by Morey once again.
     
    #23 Giant9erRocket, May 19, 2015
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    He's 6'9"-6'10". He PLAYS like he's 7+ feet tall. That's good enough for me.
     
    #24 SemisolidSnake, May 19, 2015
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    capela will be better than dwight by the end of dwight's contract.
     
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  6. cml750

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    I agree!!!
     
    #26 cml750, May 19, 2015
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    is he really only 6'10" or under?? he seems so tall
     
    #27 peleincubus, May 19, 2015
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    #28 ChievousFTFace, May 19, 2015
  9. cml750

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    The best thing is Capela looks like the type of guy who ill bring it all every game instead of Dwight who brings it sometimes. That is my biggest issue with Dwight is he takes to many plays / games off. I guess I am spoiled to Dream who brought 120% EVERY time he suited up. I see some of that in Capela.
     
    #29 cml750, May 19, 2015
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    Capella should've gotten more minutes in crunch time compared to TJones. Terrence was just having one of his usual off games, while Capella was just a game-changer.
     
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    capelajuwon is in the making!!!!!!
     
    #31 vizier, May 19, 2015
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    Too early. Next year will tell more. So far so good.
     
    #32 malakas, May 19, 2015
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    DaDakota If you want to know, just ask!

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    In 2 years when Dwight leaves this might be the guy !

    DD
     
    #33 DaDakota, May 19, 2015
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    ===>>> wingspan.
    That's why.
     
    #34 malakas, May 19, 2015
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    Hope he learns some offensive moves
     
    #35 chandlerbang21, May 19, 2015
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    Kind of like Serge Ibaka. One of the few bigs athletic enough to go out and do a good job guarding on the perimeter.

    I think Ibaka is an even better, modern comparison. Both so raw when coming into the league but actually showing surprisingly good BBIQ defensively and offensively.
     
    #36 ferrari77, May 19, 2015
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    I am officially on the Capela bandwagon. He's the real deal. He looks so natural out there. It's not just his hop. It's not just his body control. He just knows what to do in the game.

    He just needs to bulk up, learn a jump shot. The Rockets have lots of big man tutors, Dream, McHale, and Dawson. I'm sure he'll learn the footwork.
     
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    capela rolls to the rim so hard that he almost always beats his man
     
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    I was excited about Capela's future until I saw this thread. The OP is one of the worst people on here at player analysis. He thought Josh Smith was garbage. Hopefully Capela can overcome being cursed by justyanks.
     
    #39 Kwame, May 19, 2015
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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Don't worry about the lottery...just look at my boy Capela who got drafted 25th. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/allyouneedisagoodGM?src=hash">#allyouneedisagoodGM</a></p>&mdash; rudy gobert (@rudygobert27) <a href="https://twitter.com/rudygobert27/status/600841100346204160">May 20, 2015</a></blockquote>
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    #40 redhotrox, May 19, 2015
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