Keep Brooks

Russell Westbrook never missed a single game in college and in the NBA... until Game 2. Besides, counting on TRob to cover Brooks is a HUGE "if".

 

Brooks definitely appeared to still have "it" in that OKC series.

 

Yup keep him !

 

I agree! He can break down the defense at will which is very important since we are stagnant a lot on defense.

 

That was my point though. Even a durable player like Westbrook could go down just like that.

I'm not against keeping Brooks; good value for his relatively cheap contract. But to count on the development of one player to cover the weakness of the other doesn't sound like a solid strategy. And what happens when you play Brooks alongside Harden, who also plays little D?

For all the flaws Lin has, he is still the best playmaker out of the 3. And his 3p% in Mar/Apr (38%) was actually higher than Brooks' season & career average (36% & 37%, respectively).

It'd be great if we could keep all 3. If not, I'd think Lin/PB is still a better combo over PB/Brooks or Lin/Brooks.

 

He's a horrible defender. I'll trade him for a second round draft pick.

 

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If he only has one month of higher 3p% percentage than Brooks ENTIRE career, then that hardly sounds like a testament to his shooting.

 

Im not sure how many times this needs to be said but -

If the Rockets want to be players for Dwight or CP3 they must decline the team options for Garcia, Delfino, AND Brooks before June 30th. That's before the July start of free agency.

The only way they exercise any of their options is if they know for a fact that they will be able to trade them either in the deal or before they sign Dwight/CP3.

I dont think Morey is willing to gamble on missing out on Dwight Howard in order to keep any of these guys unless he gets strong word from both of their agents that they definitely 100% are not going to be interested in signing with Houston come July.

Id love to keep all three guys, but its just not going to happen. The only guy I could see being re-signed under a different contract after he hits free agency and the Rockets make any other moves would be Garcia.

Plus, I would assume that the Rockets are already scouting both the D-League, college, and overseas for an up and coming PG that is under the radar that they can bring in on a rookie minimum contract.

 

unless we get something cheaper in the 2 round , keep him (at vet min.)

 

Meh I really don't about the third point guard. I would rather let Brooks walk and go hard after Paul or Howard. Further, it is possible Lull will be coming over or the Rockets draft a player like Craft that gets the job.

I really just don't think the point guard situation is set in stone long term.

 

I like what Brooks brought in the playoff series, and I hope he is with the Rockets next season -- but I don't think they should or will pick up the 2.5 million dollar option. They can let him go and get him back for a lot less than that. I think that option was only there in case he really went off during the end of the year or playoffs, but that did not occur.

Truth is, the Rockets might be able to get him back for the league minimum. Which, based on his turbulent last few years and how many players we still have under contract, is about what he is worth per se and to us.

 

Big Brooks fan...he's lightning quick with a high 3pt% but
we can't afford to keep him or any of our 3pt shooters......
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They have chased Dwight Howard now for how many years? There are research papers written on Morey's Sloan Conference website that go deep into the analytics of the "Dwight Affect."

Also in the last few months its been reported that Houston definitely is an option for Dwight, and multiple commentators think Dwight will be a Rocket next year..... Again I dont think the Rockets are going to pass on the opportunity to get Dwight Howard just to keep Brooks and the other team option guys.

As much as alot of people would rather see them wait for either Kevin Love or LMA, Morey has always said that when a star player comes available, regardless of position, you have to make the move whenever its an option.

They are definitely going after Dwight.

And yes they would have to either trade Robinson, or 2 of the 3 out of Motiejunas, Jones, and White to make up the additional cap space needed. Shouldn't be that difficult. Even if Robinson is as "busty" as folk like Carl Herrera think he is, you'd have to think if worse came to worst, they could unload both Motiejunas and Jones for 2nd round picks in a heartbeat if needed.

 

He's probably getting traded around draft night. He seems to be worth his $2.4M or $2.5M price tag for next year but 1) the team wants maximum cap room with which to chase a star free agent, and 2) they need to decide on his option (as well as the Garcia option and the guaranteed portion of Delfino's deal) by June 30 so there is pretty much no way the team keeps him beyond that date.

In fact, I can see Morey giving up that Phoenix 2nd round pick on draft night just to dump Thomas Robinson so they can have the sufficient cap room with which to chase Dwight.

 

Beverley shot 37% from 3 this year, which is about the same as what Aaron Brooks shoots, so Aaron Brooks doesn't keep the floor spaced any better than what we get with Bev.

Brooks is a huge defensive liability, and while the backcourt could make up for it, the defense as a whole will be stronger if the Bigs don't have to be helping the guards out as much.

Brooks's value lies in his ability to create his own shot. But I'm not sure if that's valuable enough to make up for the negatives he brings on the court.

 

3pgs on a roster is a must IMO. Even if a SG gets injured, a pg can fill in.