Rookie forward Clint Capela just signed his rookie contract

MaxRider · Post #1 » by **MaxRider** » Wed Jul 23, 2014 8:41 pm

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forward?
i guess we are still looking for backup center

Zubby · Post #2 » by **Zubby** » Wed Jul 23, 2014 9:52 pm

He should be with RGV most of the year, hopefully he is good enough to crack the rotation this year.

We have 15 guys on team now, read on rotoworld Ray Allen was deciding between Hou/Cle i don't know who else we are going for. Adrien/Dorsey are our centers I guess I still really want Okafor they are too damn short... I guess Chuckwagon didn't need much height.

x- · Post #3 » by x- » Wed Jul 23, 2014 10:56 pm

Capela projects to be a center. He may have to bulk up some but he's not skilled enough to play PF. Either way, he'll likely spend most of the season with the Vipers, so it really doesn't matter.

As of right Dorsey is the backup C. He may not be as good as Okafor or even Jermaine O'Neal in a vacuum, but he doesn't have a history of injuries and unlike those old vets, he can play at the pace the Rockets want to play at. I honestly think he'll be serviceable.

MaxRider · Post #4 » by **MaxRider** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 3:43 am

Zubby wrote:He should be with RGV most of the year, hopefully he is good enough to crack the rotation this year.

We have 15 guys on team now, read on rotoworld Ray Allen was deciding between Hou/Cle i don't know who else we are going for. Adrien/Dorsey are our centers I guess I still really want Okafor they are too damn short... I guess Chuckwagon didn't need much height.

we need about 18-19 for preseason

C - Howard, Dorsey, Capela
PF - Jones, Motiejunas, Adrien
SF - Ariza, Gee, Covington
SG - Harden, Daniels, Johnson, Hopson
PG - Beverley, Canaan, Smith

we have 16 now

zapatasblood · Post #5 » by **zapatasblood** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 4:57 am

He is no center at least not right now. Really thought he was a SF. I think they should send him overseas for a year to get some seasoning.

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M4P · Post #6 » by **M4P** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 8:34 am

Guys like Gee, Johnson, and Capela are all probably going to stay down in the D league for the next year or so. 2014 D League champs fosho

2Mas · Post #7 » by **2Mas** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 3:00 pm

M4P wrote:Guys like Gee, Johnson, and Capela are all probably going to stay down in the D league for the next year or so. 2014 D League champs fosho

Lmao, dude I'm just lurking around, but your signature is one of the funniest post I've seen on here. :lol:

Post #8 » by **Mr. E** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 3:16 pm

I am of Swiss lineage; therefore Clint Capela is my new favorite Rocket! He takes over for Omer. :lol:

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MaxRider · Post #9 » by **MaxRider** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 3:35 pm

zapatasblood wrote:He is no center at least not right now. Really thought he was a SF. I think they should send him overseas for a year to get some seasoning.

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rockets wanted him to play one season in oversea when they want to clear as much cap space as possible for big free agent signing
he was upset because he wanted to play in the nba
when the signing failed
rockets work on signing him
he signed
can't send him oversea for a year now
he will be vipers starting center

texasholdem · Post #10 » by **texasholdem** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 4:04 pm

Why send him to the Vipers? Let him compete with Dorsey.

Side note, is Parsons the only Morey draftee never to play for the RGV? I know Brooks, Landry, Jones, DMo, Morris. PPat, White, Taylor, Canaan, Dorsey. They all played there. Not sure about Chase Budinger.

MaxRider · Post #11 » by **MaxRider** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 5:29 pm

texasholdem wrote:Why send him to the Vipers? Let him compete with Dorsey.

Side note, is Parsons the only Morey draftee never to play for the RGV? I know Brooks, Landry, Jones, DMo, Morris. PPat, White, Taylor, Canaan, Dorsey. They all played there. Not sure about Chase Budinger.

don't remember
i think parsons is the only draftee in a long long time that was a starter since his first game
even yao come off the bench in the beginning

CoolbeansB · Post #12 » by **CoolbeansB** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 5:39 pm

texasholdem wrote:Why send him to the Vipers? Let him compete with Dorsey.

This. I have never been a big fan of sending rookies to the D-league. Yes, i know there is a benefit to having them get minutes, but they would learn the same with the team.

MaxRider · Post #13 » by **MaxRider** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 5:47 pm

CoolbeansB wrote:
texasholdem wrote:Why send him to the Vipers? Let him compete with Dorsey.

This. I have never been a big fan of sending rookies to the D-league. Yes, i know there is a benefit to having them get minutes, but they would learn the same with the team.

playing in the game itself is different

texasholdem · Post #14 » by **texasholdem** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 5:48 pm

MaxRider wrote:
texasholdem wrote:Why send him to the Vipers? Let him compete with Dorsey.

Side note, is Parsons the only Morey draftee never to play for the RGV? I know Brooks, Landry, Jones, DMo, Morris. PPat, White, Taylor, Canaan, Dorsey. They all played there. Not sure about Chase Budinger.

don't remember
i think parsons is the only draftee in a long long time that was a starter since his first game
even yao come off the bench in the beginning

Nah Parsons backed up Bud for the first 7 games of his rookie season then took over as starter in his 8th game with his first start coming against Durant. His first start he shot only 1 for 6 and 2 points but he got 8 rebounds, 3 steals , 3 assists and 1 block.

He looked so different back then with the acne and bad hair cut.
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9x3xWMPS7Y[/youtube]

MaxRider · Post #15 » by **MaxRider** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 5:50 pm

texasholdem wrote:
MaxRider wrote:
texasholdem wrote:Why send him to the Vipers? Let him compete with Dorsey.

Side note, is Parsons the only Morey draftee never to play for the RGV? I know Brooks, Landry, Jones, DMo, Morris. PPat, White, Taylor, Canaan, Dorsey. They all played there. Not sure about Chase Budinger.

don't remember
i think parsons is the only draftee in a long long time that was a starter since his first game
even yao come off the bench in the beginning

Nah Parsons backed up Bud for the first 7 games of his rookie season then took over as starter in his 8th game with his first start coming against Durant. His first start he shot only 1 for 6 and 2 points but he got 8 rebounds, 3 steals , 3 assists and 1 block.

He looked so different back then with the acne and bad hair cut.
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9x3xWMPS7Y[/youtube]

o cool
i guess the last rockets draftee who started his first game in the nba is robert horry

CoolbeansB · Post #16 » by **CoolbeansB** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 6:00 pm

MaxRider wrote:
CoolbeansB wrote:
texasholdem wrote:Why send him to the Vipers? Let him compete with Dorsey.

This. I have never been a big fan of sending rookies to the D-league. Yes, i know there is a benefit to having them get minutes, but they would learn the same with the team.

playing in the game itself is different

True, but most rookies get to play actual NBA minutes right out the gate. Not Rockets rookies. I think it just robs the players and the fans out of the rookie experience. I say let them run in the big league first to see how the play. As long as they are not losing games for us, why not. I'm not saying let them start, just let them get their feet wet.

texasholdem · Post #17 » by **texasholdem** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 6:04 pm

MaxRider wrote:i guess the last rockets draftee who started his first game in the nba is robert horry

Yes Horry started his first games. They were back-to-back regular season games in Yokohama, Japan vs Sonics. Matt Bullard actually started those first 2 games because Otis Thorpe was hurt but when they got back to the U.S. Rudy started Carl Herrera instead of Bullard until Thorpe got back.

MaxRider · Post #18 » by **MaxRider** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 6:12 pm

CoolbeansB wrote:
MaxRider wrote:
CoolbeansB wrote:This. I have never been a big fan of sending rookies to the D-league. Yes, i know there is a benefit to having them get minutes, but they would learn the same with the team.

playing in the game itself is different

True, but most rookies get to play actual NBA minutes right out the gate. Not Rockets rookies. I think it just robs the players and the fans out of the rookie experience. I say let them run in the big league first to see how the play. As long as they are not losing games for us, why not. I'm not saying let them start, just let them get their feet wet.

team that tank play rookie
contender don't play rookie
which rookie didn't spurs played?
leonard? that's one of the few exception just like parsons
don't make it sound like rockets don't play rookies
tjones, dmo did get playing time in their rookie season
when you're ready to play you will play

texasholdem · Post #19 » by **texasholdem** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 6:27 pm

Rockets paid $500k buyout
His first year salary is $1,189,200 then $1,242,720 then team options for years 3 and 4

salary is now at $59,787,306 with $6,427,646 of that unguranteed.

Aaron Brooks · Post #20 » by **Aaron Brooks** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 8:10 pm

texasholdem wrote:Why send him to the Vipers? Let him compete with Dorsey.

Side note, is Parsons the only Morey draftee never to play for the RGV? I know Brooks, Landry, Jones, DMo, Morris. PPat, White, Taylor, Canaan, Dorsey. They all played there. Not sure about Chase Budinger.

Well his rookie year was the year of the lockout so he played in Europe before the season resumed, so that was better experience than D-League.