Clint Capela

[bleachkit]

2 hours ago, AHF said:

We might end up doing some offense / defense substitutions in end of game situations to address this. 

Guys that are really bad free throw shooters like Capela should try the granny-style Rick Berry free throw technique. Once you get it down, it's honestly easier to shoot free throws throws that way. 

[hawkzlova123]

are Schröder and capela related by any chance?

[Dean Walker]

8 hours ago, hawkzlova123 said:

are Schröder and capela related by any chance?

Lol

[JayBirdHawk]

With Donovan out in OKC, and CO3 on the move (probable). Steven Adams may also be on the move.

We had the debate at the trade deadline on Steven Adams for the #17 pick. We got Calela instead.

Thoughts? 

[ATLHawks3]

14 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said:

With Donovan out in OKC, and CO3 on the move (probable). Steven Adams may also be on the move.

We had the debate at the trade deadline on Steven Adams for the #17 pick. We got Calela instead.

Thoughts? 

I like Capela's athleticism more. Capela also proved in Houston's switching defense that he can keep up with guys 2-5. 

[NBASupes]

45 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said:

With Donovan out in OKC, and CO3 on the move (probable). Steven Adams may also be on the move.

We had the debate at the trade deadline on Steven Adams for the #17 pick. We got Calela instead.

Thoughts? 

We aren't trading for Adams but I know Charlotte wanted him badly.

[JayBirdHawk]

51 minutes ago, NBASupes said:

We aren't trading for Adams but I know Charlotte wanted him badly.

I know. I'm talking about BEFORE we got Capela at the deadline. Adams was also on our radar.

[Peoriabird]

11 hours ago, JayBirdHawk said:

With Donovan out in OKC, and CO3 on the move (probable). Steven Adams may also be on the move.

We had the debate at the trade deadline on Steven Adams for the #17 pick. We got Calela instead.

Thoughts? 

Adams is sorry!

[JTB]

16 hours ago, ATLHawks3 said:

I like Capela's athleticism more. Capela also proved in Houston's switching defense that he can keep up with guys 2-5. 

I think this is a great point! Capela was awesome and did everything that was asked without complaining. During these times Capela was Bam before Bam but without the playmaking HOWEVER the rockets did ask capela to add more weight (good weight) in order to matchup better with bigger centers so if you’re watching those highlights of Houston’s switching defense from 2 or 3 years ago be careful to not assume that’s what we are getting here in Atlanta. I’m not capela isn’t good defensively because he still is but he was lighter those years when Houston was playing a heavy switching defense and hasn’t played at that weight since then. NONETHELESS he’s still capable of switching when need be and still very good at protecting the rim! I just like to acknowledge his speed at this bigger weight is a bit slower.

hes a better fit than Adams for trae no doubt at the end of the day 

[JayBirdHawk]

Not theirs, but ours!

 

 

[RedDawg#8]

Capela is downright nasty when it comes to protecting the rim.

Just imagine having this behind Trae now. If Cam and Hunter become above average on ball defenders, and JC improves, we may have the making of a good defensive unit.

 

[JayBirdHawk]

10 hours ago, RedDawg#8 said:

Capela is downright nasty when it comes to protecting the rim.

Just imagine having this behind Trae now. If Cam and Hunter become above average on ball defenders, and JC improves, we may have the making of a good defensive unit.

 

He has great timing and anticipation even if he isn't in perfect position, even when he get beats from the perimeter he's still quick enough to get back to the rim and affect the shot.  I also like his ability to make a block with either hand.

[Dean Walker]

10 hours ago, RedDawg#8 said:

Capela is downright nasty when it comes to protecting the rim.

Just imagine having this behind Trae now. If Cam and Hunter become above average on ball defenders, and JC improves, we may have the making of a good defensive unit.

 

Yep

[JayBirdHawk]

 

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“When he got the plantar fasciitis, he really did a lot of things to get himself ready to play,” Lucas said. “He was coming off of (near) five 20-rebound nights (in late November), so he was playing really well. Clint was emerging as someone who I thought was positioning himself to be an All-Star in our league. His game has grown so much. His game is so versatile. He can run the floor. He’s the exact prototype of what you should be looking for in a center.

“He did so much for us defensively with his shot-blocking and his ability to run the floor in transition. Clint had begun to finish everything around the rim this year. He has a great left-handed jump hook. He’s really good faced-up. His free throws have been a work in progress. He’s about 63 or 64 percent, so he’s getting better there. The better and more versatile he is, the better Clint is. Now he’s getting to play with Trae Young and John Collins. I think he’s a perfect fit for them. He’s got spacing around him and they’re a young team for him to grow with. I think that’ll be less pressure for Clint because, in a sense, he becomes the veteran on that team.”

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“He’s been moving well for a couple of weeks now,” Hawks coach Lloyd Pierce said. “He was fine. You see some of the subtle things that you don’t have to worry about. He had a great box out today. Defensive rebounding has been a big issue for us. He just knows how to do it. He knows how to hold off a guy with one arm and get (the ball) with the other. Just really simple things that you can’t teach. You want your guards and wings to go in and rebound, but you also want your one-on-one bigs to take out the other big and secure the possession and rebound. He showed a couple of those possessions where you instantly look down there, and you’re like, ‘We’ll be all right there.’ Trying to put him in different spots is going to be interesting over the next couple of days. He’s a pick-and-roll big, and we’re not doing any pick-and-roll the first two days, so you try to see what else you could do with Clint. The thing I know about Clint is when you start moving, he’s good. When you start running, he’s good. We’ll see a lot more of that as the week goes on.”

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“We have to figure out what he and Trae look like. We have to figure out what he and John look like. We have to figure out what he and Cam look like,” Pierce said. “We have to figure out where else we can use him. The same thing defensively. We think part of the reason why he’s here is (Houston) decided to go in a different direction and a different style of play. We have to figure out what we’re doing on the defensive end and what his strengths are. He’s a great defensive rebounder. He’s done a pretty good job with rim protection. We’re not going to switch as much as Houston did, so in those moments we’re not, we have to figure out what coverages work best for him and what we’re trying to do are some of the things he likes to do. One of the things I’ll say is he’s done a tremendous job talking about defense. We had an individual session a couple of weeks back and after 40 minutes, we had gone over a couple of different scenarios on the defensive end. One thing that he can do is talk and honor the talk. I think that’s the absolute truth. It isn’t schemes. You can have the greatest schemes in the world, and you take them to a different team, and those schemes don’t work. It’s not the schemes, it’s the commitment and ability to work as a unit. I love the fact that he’s empowering his voice more so than the coverage. That will be tremendous for us moving forward.

“You guys think I’m a shitty defensive coach. I’m doing the same thing (now). It’s about defense. Nothing has changed. You have to adapt to your team. You have to adapt to your personnel, and you have to figure out how to get these guys to adapt to each other. It takes time. Even with Clint, he still has to get used to who he’s talking to and how they respond back to him. This is the beauty of these two weeks. They’re going to get to talk to each other. We’ll come back and have a little bit of a head start of the next camp.”

 

[JTB]

1 hour ago, JayBirdHawk said:

We have to figure out what we’re doing on the defensive end and what his strengths are. He’s a great defensive rebounder. He’s done a pretty good job with rim protection. We’re not going to switch as much as Houston did, so in those moments we’re not, we have to figure out what coverages work best for him and what we’re trying to do are some of the things he likes to do. One of the things I’ll say is he’s done a tremendous job talking about defense.

Capela is going to be more than ok here in Atlanta that’s for sure. I never doubted that ...I KNOW he’s going to succeed here.

if I had to make a bold prediction going into the season about the team defense it would be this....

a month and half into the season we will see Capela, Cam, & Hunter really geling on defense together. This trio will make us solid defensively when they are on the court at the same time. Once these 3 really rolling it will make like easier for Trae and John to join the party

[JayBirdHawk]

 

 

[NBASupes]

If there is someone that will legit challenge JC as the 2nd best Hawk if not pass him other than Cam, it's Clint. He's a monster. 

[macdaddy]

I'm so happy now to have Clint.  I have to say i wanted Adams but after watching Adams a lot in the playoffs I'm happy we didn't get him.  I've never seen a guy with so much size be so uninterested in scoring.  don't get me wrong, he's great at a ton of stuff but he is capable of doing more.   

[JayBirdHawk]

6 minutes ago, macdaddy said:

I'm so happy now to have Clint.  I have to say i wanted Adams but after watching Adams a lot in the playoffs I'm happy we didn't get him.  I've never seen a guy with so much size be so uninterested in scoring.  don't get me wrong, he's great at a ton of stuff but he is capable of doing more.   

I think he got used to KD and Russ getting all the shots. They probably told him, set screens, rebound, defend.

I wanted Adams too.  Besides what he does on the floor, his contract length was a selling point.  OKC wanted too much though  - salary relief, young player and a pick.  It'll be interesting to see if they pull the trigger and trade him what they will get now.

 

This is the one thing I love hearing about:

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The other thing that already stands out to Pierce is Capela’s mindset on defense and his vocal leadership (another thing the Hawks desperately needed last season).

Talking on defense will help alot.

[AHF]

Yes on how much we need verbal communication on defense!