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And Harden must lead the league in a rebound shy of a triple double. Like ever.
Houston Rockets 2017 Preseason Thread - Spurs MyPlayers Take Over
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Man forgot this transitional season mess Morey was trying to kick before the season, the Rockets need to try & win a championship like this season.
Don't even waste a like this one Harden is giving us.
Don't even waste a like this one Harden is giving us.
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I swear it happens every time, starting with Troy Daniels grabbing that board over him in '14
Agreed. Strike while the iron is hot, and if you need to move anybody, it better be Brewer and Ennis. The West is very wide open regardless of the Warriors.
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Crappy news here
Houston Rockets center Clint Capela is expected to miss multiple weeks with a broken fibula. (Via Houston Chronicle)
Houston Rockets center Clint Capela is expected to miss multiple weeks with a broken fibula. (Via Houston Chronicle)
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Time to get Tyson Chandler on the phone
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Or Nerlens Noel for Brewer/Ennis. Idk
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The last guy I thought would get injured other than Harden. Damn that's a major loss right when we are rolling.
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I wish. Ennis and Brewer so trash we might as well expect peanuts. If anyone can finesse it's Morey so let's pray
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A Nerlens addition would be fire. We couldn't have finessed a Nerlens outta that DMo situation? smh
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Harrell/Nene gotta hold it down
Dmo wasn't such a ***** would've helped smh
tough test tonight.. If we can get the win
I read on the nba season thread that rockets don't play d, I think we are actually a better defensive team than last season and the stats show that
Dmo wasn't such a ***** would've helped smh
tough test tonight.. If we can get the win
I read on the nba season thread that rockets don't play d, I think we are actually a better defensive team than last season and the stats show that
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unquestionably. we have multiple below average to average defenders but we actually have a structure and it's obvious there's communication/sound logic in how they're playing together. We had Dwight at the rim (pause) and still couldn't stop anybody for longer than a few stretches
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I feel like DMo kinda screwed us with wasting time. Rockets should of packaged him in a trade I think.
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Why the sudden decline for Brewer though? Dude is not even a whole seasons removed from playing an integral role in helping the Rockets advance to the Conference Finals.
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Feel the same. A deal for him combined with Brewer, and Ennis' salaries could have really netted someone worthwhile.
This
i mean, he's been better than last year, but going from a 0 to a 2 isn't much to brag about. Listened to 97.5 for a pinch and someone asked "Would you trade Eric Gordon for Tyson Chandler?" and I just turned the radio off and got out the car.
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Houston Rockets: Options For Replacing Clint Capela
View media item 2269382With Clint Capela out for the foreseeable future, we explore how the Houston Rockets will cope with the absence of the big man
It has been confirmed. Clint Capela, the blossoming young center for the Houston Rockets, will miss 4-6 weeks with a broken fibula. This injury couldn’t have come at a worse time for the Rockets, with the team on a 10 game winning streak and only a game and a half behind the San Antonio Spurs for second in the Western Conference.
The question now is: how do you cope with the loss of Capela?
The short answer is that you can’t. No frontcourt player currently on the Rockets’ roster provides the rim protection and lob-catching capabilities that Capela does. In fact, each of the frontcourt players the Rockets will use to mitigate Capela’s loss has a major weakness in their game.
Nene is simply too slow on the defensive end to contest shots at the rim at a significant rate, Ryan Anderson lacks any sort of presence on defense, Montrezl Harrell has poor hands and defensive rotations, and Sam Dekker is only a small-ball four who can’t compete down low defensively.
While all of those players provide advantages in their own way, they all have defensive struggles.
The most likely scenario is that more minutes are given to Nene, Harrell, and Dekker, with rookie Chinanu Onuaku being called up from the D-League to provide insurance. In this scenario, the Houston Rockets’ defense (currently 14th in the league in defensive rating) will surely fall. However, the extent to which it will struggle isn’t very clear.
Although Clint Capela is the best (and frankly, only) rim protector on the roster, he hasn’t been playing significant minutes consistently this season. Capela is averaging just 24.5 minutes per game, and in the past ten games, Capela is playing 21 minutes a game. While it is a significant loss, it’s not like the Rockets are losing an elite defensive big man who plays 30 minutes per game.
Nevertheless, the Rockets would be wise to explore the trade market for a big who can replicate Capela’s skill set of providing interior defense and catching lobs from James Harden.
Trade Targets
In terms of big men who may be on the market, the obvious target would be Nerlens Noel, who has quickly fallen out of favor with the Philadelphia 76ers. Noel can provide that defensive presence down low while also being a threat in the pick-and-roll. The question is: do the Rockets have enough assets to make such a trade? Would K.J. McDaniels, Tyler Ennis, and a 1st round pick be enough to secure Noel? It’s highly unlikely.
Other trade targets could include Willie Cauley-Stein, Tyson Chandler, and Greg Monroe. It will be just as hard to obtain Cauley-Stein because he is a young player who the Kings are high on and control his contract for a couple more seasons.
Chandler is an interesting target because he still has two seasons left on the $52 million contract he signed in 2015, but would surely help a contending team like the Rockets. It’s likely that Chandler would have to accept a buyout in the next year or so if he were to join a contender that can’t afford his contract. Chandler is averaging close to 12 rebounds per game and has a 1.99 DRPM, proving he still has value on the defensive end.
Plus, Chandler can help James Harden in the pick-and-roll and is a threat to catch lobs.
Finally, Greg Monroe doesn’t have the skill set that Capela does, but he is still a presence in the frontcourt who can provide some defense. Monroe has a 98 defensive rating and 1.40 DRPM, so he’s above average defensively. Plus, Monroe provides another offensive player for the Rockets to use in their system should they struggle shooting the three on a given night.
In the end, it’s most likely that the Houston Rockets won’t be able to complete a trade to obtain the talents of any of the big men discussed above. Rather, more minutes will be given to Nene, Harrell, and Dekker and the Rockets will rely even more on their high-powered offense to stay afloat in the top half of the Western Conference standings during Capela’s absence.
View media item 2269382With Clint Capela out for the foreseeable future, we explore how the Houston Rockets will cope with the absence of the big man
It has been confirmed. Clint Capela, the blossoming young center for the Houston Rockets, will miss 4-6 weeks with a broken fibula. This injury couldn’t have come at a worse time for the Rockets, with the team on a 10 game winning streak and only a game and a half behind the San Antonio Spurs for second in the Western Conference.
The question now is: how do you cope with the loss of Capela?
The short answer is that you can’t. No frontcourt player currently on the Rockets’ roster provides the rim protection and lob-catching capabilities that Capela does. In fact, each of the frontcourt players the Rockets will use to mitigate Capela’s loss has a major weakness in their game.
Nene is simply too slow on the defensive end to contest shots at the rim at a significant rate, Ryan Anderson lacks any sort of presence on defense, Montrezl Harrell has poor hands and defensive rotations, and Sam Dekker is only a small-ball four who can’t compete down low defensively.
While all of those players provide advantages in their own way, they all have defensive struggles.
The most likely scenario is that more minutes are given to Nene, Harrell, and Dekker, with rookie Chinanu Onuaku being called up from the D-League to provide insurance. In this scenario, the Houston Rockets’ defense (currently 14th in the league in defensive rating) will surely fall. However, the extent to which it will struggle isn’t very clear.
Although Clint Capela is the best (and frankly, only) rim protector on the roster, he hasn’t been playing significant minutes consistently this season. Capela is averaging just 24.5 minutes per game, and in the past ten games, Capela is playing 21 minutes a game. While it is a significant loss, it’s not like the Rockets are losing an elite defensive big man who plays 30 minutes per game.
Nevertheless, the Rockets would be wise to explore the trade market for a big who can replicate Capela’s skill set of providing interior defense and catching lobs from James Harden.
Trade Targets
In terms of big men who may be on the market, the obvious target would be Nerlens Noel, who has quickly fallen out of favor with the Philadelphia 76ers. Noel can provide that defensive presence down low while also being a threat in the pick-and-roll. The question is: do the Rockets have enough assets to make such a trade? Would K.J. McDaniels, Tyler Ennis, and a 1st round pick be enough to secure Noel? It’s highly unlikely.
Other trade targets could include Willie Cauley-Stein, Tyson Chandler, and Greg Monroe. It will be just as hard to obtain Cauley-Stein because he is a young player who the Kings are high on and control his contract for a couple more seasons.
Chandler is an interesting target because he still has two seasons left on the $52 million contract he signed in 2015, but would surely help a contending team like the Rockets. It’s likely that Chandler would have to accept a buyout in the next year or so if he were to join a contender that can’t afford his contract. Chandler is averaging close to 12 rebounds per game and has a 1.99 DRPM, proving he still has value on the defensive end.
Plus, Chandler can help James Harden in the pick-and-roll and is a threat to catch lobs.
Finally, Greg Monroe doesn’t have the skill set that Capela does, but he is still a presence in the frontcourt who can provide some defense. Monroe has a 98 defensive rating and 1.40 DRPM, so he’s above average defensively. Plus, Monroe provides another offensive player for the Rockets to use in their system should they struggle shooting the three on a given night.
In the end, it’s most likely that the Houston Rockets won’t be able to complete a trade to obtain the talents of any of the big men discussed above. Rather, more minutes will be given to Nene, Harrell, and Dekker and the Rockets will rely even more on their high-powered offense to stay afloat in the top half of the Western Conference standings during Capela’s absence.
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Hell no to old *** Tyson Chandler....and Greg Monroe
I'll rock with a cheap WCS though
I'll rock with a cheap WCS though
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said the same thing
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This is who Brewer has been his whole career.
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we deserve an L. Can't throw away that tape. Have to rewatch every single minute and chew on it til the playoffs
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Pretty much. They had the game in hand and got extremely sloppy. Kawhi blowing that layup, followed by Ariza(?) throwing a lazy pass was brutal. All they had to do was hold on to the ball. They really let that game get away.
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yea man, and that Beard turnover...13TO game-esque. smh. and the possession he proceeds to hold the ball only to shoot over LA. They will kill us for that type of play every single time.
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Shoulda woulda coulda.
Oh well. Start a new 10 game win streak.
Oh well. Start a new 10 game win streak.
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A consolation prize is Memphis lost and the Jazz are currently getting that work
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turnovers
but not too bad.. we had the win but we lost it..
on to the next one
gg fellas
#REDNATION
but not too bad.. we had the win but we lost it..
on to the next one
gg fellas
#REDNATION
