[Feigen] "Capela's stamina is much better than we thought" MDA

We don't need Capela to play huge minutes at super high pace . If we can get 25 energetic minutes out of him , Dmo and nene can cover the rest of the center minutes . It's possible we play small and let Anderson manage it some .

Anderson 30 / Dmo 18
Capela 25 / nene 18 / Dmo 5

 

What kinda FORCED skill requirement is this with the 3-point agenda?

Noel has taken maybe 2 total 3 pointers since high school. Yes developing a shoot is more attainable than things like improving handles and court vision. Buts its slapping on an "IF", though not a lot of actual projection you can put there

 

Yes, it's an if. If he didn't develop a 3-ball he'll still be great in our up-and-down tempo.

 

Sure they can. Just look at Dwight. Perfect physical specimen. Probably about 6% body fat. Lean but muscular and chiseled. Dwight is in great condition.

But Dwight is a mule. Not a gazelle. Even in his prime Dwight could not play at the pace we want to play at.

Centers that can play fast are rare. Capela is not one of them. He can't keep up. We need Nerlens. I'm saying that unbiased. I personally don't like Nerlens. But I know he's the best basketball fit for us at the 5.

 

What is he 21? Of course he has stamina - I mean 21...for crying out loud...

DD

 

And that awful FT% will likely give Nene more minutes
Can't see MDA suffering through that in close games

 

Actually....

http://www.espn.com/blog/houston-ro...tations-high-for-houston-rockets-clint-capela
The Rockets also hired John Lucas as the head of player development to work on weaknesses in Capela's game, such as free throw shooting. Last season, Capela shot 38 percent from the line, so over the summer, Lucas said the 6-foot-10 center made 2,500 free throws a week.

“The biggest thing is his confidence,” said Lucas, whom the Rockets took first overall in the 1976 draft. “This is going to be a process -- he’s never been counted on like this; he had Dwight. He’s fighting here for his minutes, and he’s going to have to learn to play 30 to 35 minutes, but I expect if we continue to work with him, he will be an All-Star in a year or two at the most.”

 

So here's you're problem, you're equating physique and athleticism with being in condition. It's two different things. You can be ripped with single digit body fat and not have great conditioning and you can look soft and be an absolute machine. Watch Cain Velasquez fight in the UFC. He's far from ripped but that guy can whoop ass for 5 rounds non stop. Leanness and physique has more to do with diet and metabolism than conditioning. Conditioning is about creating adaptations through the training process to allow the athlete to perform at a given level of output for a desired period of time. All it takes is identifying the specific limiting factors and designing proper training protocols to address those issues. Once that's done, all the athlete has to do is put in the work. Sometimes that last part is the issue

It can be bit harder for bigger guys to go all day but I wouldn't put Capella in that category

 

Good points. But it doesn't disprove my point. Precious few legit 5's can play at the pace we want to play at. You can say they are not conditioned. Give examples of centers in this league that are conditioned to play the pace and style we want to play at besides Nerlens. You can't possibly categorize Capela this way because he has shown that he can't keep up and hasn't shown that he can.

 

Confidence. Remember that word. Confidence.

 

With Nene and DMo the need to remain 'frenetic' for more than few minute 'bursts' is obviated. NN for DMo? Philly should jump on it; DM the GM? I'd think not. Rox have NN, meet CC.

 

Good to hear. He definitely had problems running out of gas last year.

 

I can't list any other centers as I only watch the Rockets. I'm a strength and conditioning coach, that's why I replied to your post. The one thing I will say is just because Capella hasn't done it doesn't mean he can't. If his conditioning was mediocre last season, figuring he'd be playing back up mins, that would explain his perceived lack of conditioning. I'm betting he showed up to camp in better shape this season because he's expecting to play more mins

 

They have bulked him up. He won't be as fast up and down for as long. He's not Lebron. There are precious few LeBrons on planet earth. For the rest of us mere humans there is a trade off between stamina/speed and strength/power. He won't be able to keep up. And he might not even be here long enough to prove it or otherwise. But if he isn't moved....you will see that he can't keep up with our pace beyond 3 to 4 possessions. That isn't going to change by spending 3 months lifting and gorging protein. The schedule is 82 games. Give him until New Year's and watch his stamina and speed fall off the table.

 

Local radio recently mentioned Capela was noticeably bigger than last season. Nice if the extra weight doesn't effect his stamina.

 

Looks like you're going to attempt to carry the agenda all year that he's got the stamina to keep up in the high paced system we are playing. Carry on. I'm sure you'll gush non stop after every double double game he has too. Just like so many kept doing with Terrence. Good luck with dat. Peace bro.

 

K guys. First preseason game against a team not even dleague worthy. And MDA is already calling him out for stamina issues.

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You are witnessing the beginning of the downhill skid of Capela's trade value. We need to move him ASAP.

 

With absolutely no disrespect towards you, I can tell from your posts that you don't know very much about exercise physiology. Additionally you appear to be very closed minded on the topic, therefore continuing this conversation is futile. If you'd like to learn more about conditioning athletes I suggest you pick up Joel Jamieson's excellent book Ultimate MMA conditioning. Have a great day

 

I'm sure you know more about that subject than I do. I'm not claiming to know more about that than you do.

Here's what I knew. Capela spent all summer basically at TC getting stronger. He added weight. And he also spent a lot of time shooting free throws. And here's where we are at. Check out MDA's post game comments after this ridiculous game against a bunch of guys that wouldn't even make the dleague.

I know basketball players. I've seen this before. Been watching and playing this game for 42 years. He's not going to be able to keep up with the pace we want to play.

Maybe you have a better program than what the Rockets have to train him. I don't know. And perhaps you could improve his stamina........somewhat. But somewhat isn't necessarily good enough. MDA's own words.....he was running in mud after a couple minutes.

He's not going to be able to keep up. He needs to be traded as soon as possible.