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Hakeem upbeat on Clint Capela's future

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

  1. Nimo

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    I'm upbeat too. He is going to get Biyombo money.
     
  2. Dclay85

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    What are the chances Capela still comes off the bench and MDA goes full offense frontline...

    Bev-Gordon
    Harden-kj
    Ariza-dekker
    Anderson-Beasley
    DMO-Capela

    ...considering we do not bring in any other PG or C?
     
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    I think you kinda answered your own question. I've heard a few people mention that Les would endorse Hakeem as the face of the next ownership group if/when Les' run ends.
     
  4. ryl

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    I can see that happening to open the floor up a bit. DMO is actually a decent force inside for not blocking too many shots. Rebounding will be average but Harden is a strong rebounder at his position and DMO and Anderson aren't terrible. I like Beasley playing next to Capela. At least the shooting % drastically improved from last year... Hopefully Brewer's playing time goes down
     
  5. ilovehtownbb

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    i thought he was training with Driks shootin coach
     
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    The Olajuforce awakens. That's the real question here. Can Olajuwon's training bring balance to the NBA...
     
  7. OddsOn

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    Who is the nice looking lady in red behind him? :cool:
     
  8. lionaire

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    Exactly. People on here saying "we have no center" are clueless.
     
  9. YOLO

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    lol its no secret that capela is viewed the rockets center for the future which is fine, but as it stands now he still isn't ready to command the position full time if were basing it on what hes shown thus far.

    what exactly are your expectations for Capela this season? Im curious to see how realistic yours are if you're going to try and say people are "clueless" when they say we have no center.
     
  10. tinman

    tinman Contributing Member
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    the future is now, dwight is gone
     
  11. YOLO

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    well isn't that obvious. still doesn't mean Capela has a ways to go
     
  12. mightybosstone

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    Those are essentially his "per 36" numbers, so I think that's pretty unrealistic. Capela is not going to be playing 36 minutes a game next season. However, I don't think it's unrealistic to ask for something like a hyper-efficient 9 points, 9 rebounds and 1.5 blocks a game over 28-30 minutes a night. I think he's definitely capable of that.

    As for the free throw percentage, I'd be happy if he could just hit half of them. And even that is a pretty tall order at this point...
     

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