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Is Clint Capela really the answer at the C position?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Snow Villiers, Oct 13, 2017.

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Is Clint Capela really the answer at the C position?

  1. Yes- Its just preseason

    155 vote(s)
    71.1%

  2. No- Upgrade needed by the deadline

    63 vote(s)
    28.9%
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  1. Reeko

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    that's only because he's not strong enough yet...for a guy who was taken with the 25th pick, I'm very happy with him
     
    #221 Reeko, Oct 25, 2017
  2. Snow Villiers

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    #soon #yulec
     
    #222 Snow Villiers, Oct 25, 2017
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    Middle school brat
     
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    Yea he's good for the 25th pick, but not good enough to win a Championship if he's your starting Center. Also, he's terrible defending the perimeter -> u can't switch -> we still do it and he gets blown by every time, if they don't shoot over him.
     
    #224 Rockets4Life13, Oct 25, 2017
  5. Snow Villiers

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    but did I lie?
     
    #225 Snow Villiers, Oct 25, 2017
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    he is only 23 and still learning
     
    #226 kingkingston, Oct 25, 2017
  7. Reeko

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    I don't see why not being able to defend the perimeter should be a knock against Capela when that's the case for the vast majority of C's in the NBA

    He's only 23 and still improving, why are u already closing the book on him and stating that he can't be the starting C for a championship caliber team?
     
    #227 Reeko, Oct 25, 2017
  8. Rockets4Life13

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    He will get a big contract next offseason. We are in win-now mode with CP3 at age 32. He is just not the right piece if he still needs time to learn and his numbers will get him a good contract next offseason. Gotta look at the big picture.
     
    #228 Rockets4Life13, Oct 25, 2017
  9. YOLO

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    big contract as in what. this has been discussed several times. no team is offering him max. that time has already passed a couple years ago to cash in at the right time

    is he going to get a nice raise sure. but max, no
     
    #229 YOLO, Oct 25, 2017
  10. Rockets4Life13

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    1. Contract year
    2. Win-now mode with CP3 at age 32.
    3. Name a quality Center that can't defend the perimeter decently
     
    #230 Rockets4Life13, Oct 25, 2017
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    Otto Porter got a max-deal this offseason, why shouldn't capela get ~18m?
     
    #231 Rockets4Life13, Oct 25, 2017
  12. YOLO

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    otto porter is a 2 way wing player. those are premiums in this league. no comparison

    especially in this era of small ball
     
    #232 YOLO, Oct 25, 2017
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    1. What is your point about it being a contract year? U don't want to pay him? U feel he's only playing well because it's a contract year?
    2. We will be hard pressed to get somebody better than him with limited assets and limited cap space
    3. Gortat, Vucevic, Whiteside, Towns, Brook Lopez, Jokic just to name a few off the top of my head
     
    #233 Reeko, Oct 25, 2017
  14. Rockets4Life13

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    Well, if thats not good enough for you then how about Ian Mahinmi : 16m as a bench player with inferior numbers to capela. Also tanking trash teams will need to give their salary to someone and why not give it to a, to describe it in your words, "23 year old who is still learning"?
     
    #234 Rockets4Life13, Oct 25, 2017
  15. YOLO

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    people think tanking trash teams is some legit answer. if theyre tanking theyre looking for players that dont mind sucking and losing. cash in for maybe a year. capela is far from molded into that

    yeah just let me know when he decides to go from a 50-60 win teams to a 10 wins team
     
    #235 YOLO, Oct 25, 2017
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    restricted free agent, we will match anything
     
    #236 kingkingston, Oct 25, 2017
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    1. no, i dont want to match the contracts hes going to get.
    2. That might be true, that still doesnt de-value my opinion on him. The fact that we can't get anybody who's better, doesn't make him, to quote the thread title "the answer at C"
    3. All of them have way better footwork and are way better at perimeter defense than CC. Well Towns prob isn't, he's just ovr a bad defender.
     
    #237 Rockets4Life13, Oct 25, 2017
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    Lol, at the idiots bringing out the pitchforks because he started slow in preseason & struggled against Golden State.
     
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    And that is exactly my point. I dont WANT to match anything.
     
    #239 Rockets4Life13, Oct 25, 2017
  20. YOLO

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    FALSE
     
    #240 YOLO, Oct 25, 2017
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