[insert meme] Landale makes $8MM/yr to be 3rd string center: "good insurance! He's scrappy! He played pretty good in that one Suns series!" Capela makes $7MM/yr to be 3rd string center: "WTF ARE WE DOINGGGGG!!!!" This does make me think we intend to play a center at all times and see Jabari as more of a 4/3 than a 4/5. I also wonder how those Tari negotiations are going.
I mean.... we are certainly deep at center now and forward/wing. I definitely thought it was a strategy for the Rockets to get bigger with size and length...
Look up Boston's 2021-2022 roster when Ime was coaching. He always had around 3 centers playing and they used the same roster to win the championship 1 playmaker big 1 lob threat big 1 rebounder/muscle big
Meaning, your opinion isn’t supported by fact. Alp was a better defender than Giannis last season. The poor defender rhetoric just proves you have no knowledge or basic understanding of fundamental basketball
I don’t want to take away from the great offseason we are having, but spending $20 mil on backup centers doesn’t make me feel great. And for 3 yrs. Why?
Bari would be a fine 3rd center. This money should be spent elsewhere. Capela is not even good anymore.
Because Adams won’t play every game? $7 mil is chump change in today’s NBA. Even Jock makes $8 mil. You don’t think Capela is an upgrade over Jock?
Define good. He’s lost a step for sure. But still averaged 9/9 in 21 minutes. Solid numbers for a 3rd string center, which is all we need from him
People are overreacting just because Cam is potentially on the chopping block and the Rockets are not making an effort to get another guard in this guard depleted line up.
I acknowledge it’s not the end of the world, but please don’t use Jock’s salary as justification. Jock was overpaid to be a trade chip. Capela is probably a slight upgrade, but again, would have rather used that money on a guard. We didn’t need to spend $7 mil on another center. But I’ll live with it.
I think so. They gon trade my boy Sengun I fear. Im a Rockets fan first and Im ok with it IF WE WIN A CHIP. Honestly though this looks like they are making room for a major trade OR ime wants to run double big full time.
1. Capela isn't a 3rd string center 2. the 1st & 2nd string is making over $48mil. from now on 3. the team has bigger hole to fill in the backcourt that's why
