Rockets fans: please don’t expect anything from Danuel “Mini Capela” House. Just don’t. I know you guys really need something to cling on to, some shred of hope that isn’t injured, but House isn’t that hope. He looked good-ish last year for the Suns, but that was because the Suns weren’t even trying to win games while he was playing. Playing for a team trying to win (note that I didn’t say a “winning team” because the Rockets are not that) is a whole different game.
He will have his moments, I can say that much. It’s not like he’s utterly useless on the court. It’s just that he’s not going to win the Rockets more than 1 or maybe 2 extra games this season. Just look at tonight. He scored 18, which is a whole bunch for him and very impressive, and the Rockets still got booty-blasted by the Mavericks. The main problem with him is that he can’t really shoot threes. On the Rockets, that problem is amplified. How did that team end up with so many dudes who can’t even shoot? I thought they were starting a revolution?
Also, in case you forgot, Salah Mejri is still definitely the dirtiest player in the league. He almost ended House’s Rockets career just after it began.