Just how good was Carlos Delfino?

Lala870 · Post #1 » by **Lala870** » Fri Jan 21, 2022 3:26 am

He seemed like one of the more underrated players in his day. This highlight mix is well made.

Hipster Doofus · Post #2 » by **Hipster Doofus** » Fri Jan 21, 2022 3:46 am

He always seemed to play kind of nonchalantly.

NeoDragonKnight · Post #3 » by **NeoDragonKnight** » Fri Jan 21, 2022 4:07 am

He was an above average player that made a decent 6th man, but there was a reason why he was called Chuckfino while he was with TO, the ball tended to stick to him and he would jack it up a little too much. Seemed like he was able to get a charge per game I remember as well. But he was one of those players like Lou Will, whos style are great for regular season to provide instant offense, but not so much in the playoffs when chucking up the ball doesn't work.

JimmyPlopper · Post #4 » by **JimmyPlopper** » Fri Jan 21, 2022 4:07 am

He was very handsome

Lala870 · Post #5 » by **Lala870** » Fri Jan 21, 2022 4:20 am

JimmyPlopper wrote:He was very handsome

ocelot17 · Post #6 » by **ocelot17** » Fri Jan 21, 2022 4:30 am

I remember he was a very solid role player for the rockets. He was a good 3 point shooter.

This was his most memorable moment as a rocket.

Watch on YouTube

Roscoe Sheed · Post #7 » by **Roscoe Sheed** » Fri Jan 21, 2022 4:32 am

why is the video quality so bad? He played just 10-15 years ago- that footage looks so old

BallerTalk · Post #8 » by **BallerTalk** » Fri Jan 21, 2022 4:33 am

ocelot17 wrote:I remember he was a very solid role player for the rockets. He was a good 3 point shooter.

BlackThought · Post #9 » by **BlackThought** » Fri Jan 21, 2022 4:39 am

He was like a poor man's Manu Ginobili. Around those years we had a few guys that were suppose to be the next Manu. Rudy Fernandez was another one.

I want to say he was inconsistent but at the same time I don't think he was fortunate enough to meet a coach that used him to his potential. Good size, decent handle, can shoot, not bad defensively.

36TomChambers · Post #10 » by **36TomChambers** » Fri Jan 21, 2022 4:50 am

He looked like a vampire. So, he was pretty good at doing that.

Lala870 · Post #11 » by **Lala870** » Fri Jan 21, 2022 4:53 am

ocelot17 wrote:I remember he was a very solid role player for the rockets. He was a good 3 point shooter.

This was his most memorable moment as a rocket.

Watch on YouTube

Not gonna lie that clip got me hype

SNPA · Post #12 » by **SNPA** » Fri Jan 21, 2022 4:57 am

He was delfino better than some remember. But he also was delfino not as good as others remember.

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I’ll show myself out.

theoilslick · Post #13 » by **theoilslick** » Fri Jan 21, 2022 5:01 am

Roscoe Sheed wrote:why is the video quality so bad? He played just 10-15 years ago- that footage looks so old

That’s the typical YT amateur compilations 10-15 years ago. They copy/“borrow” other YT posters, and then insert their bagged music with blurry captures and the original clip sounds gone.

JimmyPlopper · Post #14 » by **JimmyPlopper** » Fri Jan 21, 2022 5:22 am

Roscoe Sheed wrote:why is the video quality so bad? He played just 10-15 years ago- that footage looks so old

I'm not sure how old you are but graphics back then were not very good. The first color TV was sold on 2009. Not a lot of people appreciate this.

GSWFan1994 · Post #15 » by **GSWFan1994** » Fri Jan 21, 2022 6:06 am

If I had 1 cent for every pixel in the video on the OP, I'd have 32 cents.

Saciid11 · Post #16 » by **Saciid11** » Fri Jan 21, 2022 6:15 am

Delfino was okay role player off the bench ...

Post #17 » by **HomoSapien** » Fri Jan 21, 2022 7:15 am

He was pretty underwhelming. Was one of those guys who should have been better than he was. Didn't have star potential, but should have been a more meaningful role player, IMO.

JD225 · Post #18 » by **JD225** » Fri Jan 21, 2022 7:19 am

That mix is horrendous.. even for its time.

Just a very random/irrelevant role player to throw out there. Like another poster mentioned he earned the nickname Chuckfino for good reason. From my memory he was an ok playmaker.

yellowknifer · Post #19 » by **yellowknifer** » Fri Jan 21, 2022 7:20 am

HomoSapien wrote:He was pretty underwhelming. Was one of those guys who should have been better than he was. Didn't have star potential, but should have been a more meaningful role player, IMO.

Talented with a low Bball IQ. Took bad shots etc.

Post #20 » by **HomoSapien** » Fri Jan 21, 2022 7:25 am

yellowknifer wrote:
HomoSapien wrote:He was pretty underwhelming. Was one of those guys who should have been better than he was. Didn't have star potential, but should have been a more meaningful role player, IMO.

Talented with a low Bball IQ. Took bad shots etc.

Yep, bad FG% throughout his career. Very inconsistent.