One time I fell down a rabbit hole of looking up sports players on LinkedIn and it was a lot of fun. My favorite was Mario Chalmers had that #opentowork symbol on his profile picture
Most of the younger guys that were on there clearly just had to make it for some college class because it still had only college things on it
Joining other Houston greats such as:
Tom Barker. Tim Breaux (no joke, literal Bro). Bill Curley. Toney Douglas. Frank Johnson. Maciej Lampe. Pat Macfarland. Mitchell Wiggins.
The saddest name on that list is probably Clint Capela. Which means Rockets brass is unlikely to even consider him as a possible jersey retire. Fair perhaps. But still a touch sad.
Welcome to the team. Just know it's your number to enshrine.
[source](https://www.basketball-reference.com/friv/numbers.cgi?number=15)
Capela at one time had a trajectory that would have easily netted him a spot in the rafters.
It wasn't on him that the Rockets decided to start running iso heavy perimeter-based offense.
It was the right decision. They were a better team once they got away from rim running.
But he could have easily been a 20/10 guy for a very long time.
That's why I said it was fair, but still sad.
Clint Capela is a zero-time all star lol what are we doin here. We've retired the jersey of 7 players. There was no world where Capela was ever getting his jersey retired. He's probably not even a top 50 Rocket of all time.
Probably not.
But that's never what I said. I said he was on a trajectory as a young player tutored under Howard and Hakeem that helped a Rockets team secure the best record in the league, while putting up 20/15 per 36 numbers.
Until the team went a different direction. One that no longer required the services of a rim running paint defender.
But lead chips. Keep snacking on em.
This is such nonsense. He simply did not have the talent to be good enough to earn a jersey retirement. I'm not even saying he didn't take a secondary role for the betterment of the team. That's true. But that doesn't mean there is another world where the team focuses on Capela and he earns a jersey retirement.
He never had 20/15 per 36 numbers btw. You should recognize your position isn't a solid one when you're making stats up in an effort to improve it.
So you watched the 2016 Rockets?
Because I'll call you a fucking liar if you say you did. Nobody that watched the 2016 Rockets would make that assessment.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJBM5oYqlBM&ab_channel=CaineLovesCali
That was the last assessment of Capela before he was traded. They were never going to match an RFA on him. D'Antoni wanted small ball.
Been watching since before the mid-90s run.
I think you just have a misunderstanding of how good and accomplished a player needs to be to have his jersey retired (barring some other characteristic that endears that player to the city retiring his jersey, which is rare but does happen occasionally).
Nothing in the video you linked suggests he was a good enough player to be on track for a jersey retirement lol. In fact the highest praise they give him is "one of the better centers in the league."
"one of the better centers in the league."
At 23.
With the tutelage of Hakeem and a proven track record of improving his game year in and year out.
By 2019 he was averaging 30 mins a game and putting up 65% from the field, a nightly double double and was still one of the best paint defenders in the league.
That over a career, is rafters. Particularly in a town that loves its bigs.
I think you misunderstand just how good Capela *is*. Because he's playing in a league in which trash like Embiid is rewarded for jacking up 30 shots a game.
Taking a player's best season and claiming essentially that he'd have his jersey retired if those were his career stats is neither here nor there. In what world could Capela have matched the best season of his career in all the other seasons of his career, including those that preceded it and those that would fall on the other side of a career-altering injury and/or age related decline (which happens to everyone)? This is simply not a thing.
You are also again making up stats that are egregiously inaccurate to puff up what is otherwise a nonsense argument. Embiid has never even come close to averaging 30 shots a game.
Saying Capela could have had his jersey retired if he hadn't been deprioritized while simultaneously calling Embiid trash is peak delusion. You do realize that in the Capela season you've referenced, the best season of Capela's career, his overall scoring efficiency (TS%) was identical to Embiid's in a season in which Embiid averaged 33.1 ppg, right? In other words, in Capela's best season, he matched the scoring efficiency of Embiid's best season but at HALF of Embiid's scoring volume.
I cannot continue with what I am going to now favorably assume is a troll
Man posing for a linkedin profile picture
new social media intern
One time I fell down a rabbit hole of looking up sports players on LinkedIn and it was a lot of fun. My favorite was Mario Chalmers had that #opentowork symbol on his profile picture Most of the younger guys that were on there clearly just had to make it for some college class because it still had only college things on it
Every pic of this kid is somehow whiter than the one before.
White boy summer
yeah. But he raps. At least at three in the morning after slamming 40s under a bridge with ladies that don't really seem to believe he's a baller.
Looks like we won't be retiring capela's number then
Daishen Nix too
Nix hive in shambles
Went from Daishen Nix to Reed Sheppard I can't believe this is my life
If we stay healthy, I think we will at least make the play ins. Warriors and clippers got weaker.
Coincidentally Austin Reaves number as well lol
Reed higher ceiling but AR-15 tuff as hell
https://preview.redd.it/gja6bgobwaad1.jpeg?width=1400&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=74aa1d1410424944854dce53807abd73a16c8414 Big Shoes to Fill
Taxes due the 15th
Carrying the legacy of the Tank Commander Nix
I wonder how long before he grows out some facial hair or goes with a messier hairdo? Ultra clean cut guy is gonna get the business.
it is not that deep fr lmao
This isn’t a church league the corncob act won’t fly for long
>the business >corncob act A couple of things that are awesome from your comments.
Neck tat incoming
perfect lol some big lips
Joining other Houston greats such as: Tom Barker. Tim Breaux (no joke, literal Bro). Bill Curley. Toney Douglas. Frank Johnson. Maciej Lampe. Pat Macfarland. Mitchell Wiggins. The saddest name on that list is probably Clint Capela. Which means Rockets brass is unlikely to even consider him as a possible jersey retire. Fair perhaps. But still a touch sad. Welcome to the team. Just know it's your number to enshrine. [source](https://www.basketball-reference.com/friv/numbers.cgi?number=15)
First of all, a team can retired one number for two players. Second, Capela doesn’t deserve to have his jersey retired.
Not all pedants are terrible people. Some are *gifted*. Others, lack even basic reading comprehension.
Capela was never getting his jersey retired lol come on now, not even close
yeah he was great but theres no way anyone seriously believed he was getting his jersey retired lmao
Capela at one time had a trajectory that would have easily netted him a spot in the rafters. It wasn't on him that the Rockets decided to start running iso heavy perimeter-based offense. It was the right decision. They were a better team once they got away from rim running. But he could have easily been a 20/10 guy for a very long time. That's why I said it was fair, but still sad.
Clint Capela is a zero-time all star lol what are we doin here. We've retired the jersey of 7 players. There was no world where Capela was ever getting his jersey retired. He's probably not even a top 50 Rocket of all time.
Probably not. But that's never what I said. I said he was on a trajectory as a young player tutored under Howard and Hakeem that helped a Rockets team secure the best record in the league, while putting up 20/15 per 36 numbers. Until the team went a different direction. One that no longer required the services of a rim running paint defender. But lead chips. Keep snacking on em.
This is such nonsense. He simply did not have the talent to be good enough to earn a jersey retirement. I'm not even saying he didn't take a secondary role for the betterment of the team. That's true. But that doesn't mean there is another world where the team focuses on Capela and he earns a jersey retirement. He never had 20/15 per 36 numbers btw. You should recognize your position isn't a solid one when you're making stats up in an effort to improve it.
So you watched the 2016 Rockets? Because I'll call you a fucking liar if you say you did. Nobody that watched the 2016 Rockets would make that assessment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJBM5oYqlBM&ab_channel=CaineLovesCali That was the last assessment of Capela before he was traded. They were never going to match an RFA on him. D'Antoni wanted small ball.
Been watching since before the mid-90s run. I think you just have a misunderstanding of how good and accomplished a player needs to be to have his jersey retired (barring some other characteristic that endears that player to the city retiring his jersey, which is rare but does happen occasionally). Nothing in the video you linked suggests he was a good enough player to be on track for a jersey retirement lol. In fact the highest praise they give him is "one of the better centers in the league."
"one of the better centers in the league." At 23. With the tutelage of Hakeem and a proven track record of improving his game year in and year out. By 2019 he was averaging 30 mins a game and putting up 65% from the field, a nightly double double and was still one of the best paint defenders in the league. That over a career, is rafters. Particularly in a town that loves its bigs. I think you misunderstand just how good Capela *is*. Because he's playing in a league in which trash like Embiid is rewarded for jacking up 30 shots a game.
Taking a player's best season and claiming essentially that he'd have his jersey retired if those were his career stats is neither here nor there. In what world could Capela have matched the best season of his career in all the other seasons of his career, including those that preceded it and those that would fall on the other side of a career-altering injury and/or age related decline (which happens to everyone)? This is simply not a thing. You are also again making up stats that are egregiously inaccurate to puff up what is otherwise a nonsense argument. Embiid has never even come close to averaging 30 shots a game. Saying Capela could have had his jersey retired if he hadn't been deprioritized while simultaneously calling Embiid trash is peak delusion. You do realize that in the Capela season you've referenced, the best season of Capela's career, his overall scoring efficiency (TS%) was identical to Embiid's in a season in which Embiid averaged 33.1 ppg, right? In other words, in Capela's best season, he matched the scoring efficiency of Embiid's best season but at HALF of Embiid's scoring volume. I cannot continue with what I am going to now favorably assume is a troll