Kyle Lowry is only effective...

I bet if Kyle took as many shots as Brooks, he'd average 20ppg. But I don't want him to. Not that he's not a good shooter, its because i want Scola and Martin taking those shots. Oh yeah, Lowry plays defense.

 

Like I've always said, u guys play favorites too much. Is Kyle lowry better than Aaron Brooks? Hell no. He's playing better than Brooks simply because Brooks is coming off injury.

 

How long will it take to convince you?

 

are you serious? Comparing lowry to billups??? Man.....

it's not even close..... billups would beat lowry to death....

 

I guess that really depends on how you define "better." I'd rather say something like who runs the team better or who has lead to more wins.

 

Here's Billups:

Age / PPG / APG / 3PT% / PER
21 / 11.2 / 3.9 / 32.9% / 13.6
22 / 13.9 / 3.8 / 36.2% / 15.1
23 / 8.6 / 3.0 / 17.1% / 10.5 (only 13 games played)
24 / 9.3 / 3.4 / 37.6% / 14.1
25 / 12.5 / 5.9 / 39.4% / 17.6
26 / 16.2 / 3.9 / 39.2% / 20.4
27 / 16.9 / 5.7 / 38.8% / 18.6

Here's Lowry:

Age / PPG / APG / 3PT% / PER
20 / 5.6 / 3.2 / 37.5% / 18.3 (only 10 games played)
21 / 9.6 / 3.6 / 25.7% / 14.3
22 / 7.6 / 3.6 / 25.5% / 14.4
23 / 9.1 / 4.5 / 27.2% / 15.5
24 / 11.0 / 7.2 / 39.2% / 15.2 (25 games into season)

Look at that. I just compared them. And Lowry's still breathing, whaddaya know.

 

It would probably help to add MPG

 

I'd be willing to bet my life he wouldnt!! Brooks was the league leader in 3pt fg's made last season and shot an outstanding percentage. Brooks is only the sixth player in NBA history to make over 200 3-pointers and have over 400 assists in a single season... Dont be dilusional... I'm not trying to be a jerk but this is rediculous..

 

Shooting has nothing to do with Lowry's success, please stop acting as though it's the only thing that matters.

 

It does when people claim Lowry can score like Brooks and he cant cus he cant shoot..

 

Saying that he can shoot as well as Brooks is the same as saying he can't shoot, both are lies. He's somewhere in the middle.

And btw, Antoine Walker has done 200/400 multiple times in his career. You can't win with an Antoine Walker at the point, as much as I like both Toine and Brooks (I really do).

 

Good to see that some people still have sense on this board

 

Brooks's career TS% .538
Lowry's career TS% .537

Brooks does score at a much faster rate than Lowry. Lowry does his damage from inside the arc and the line. Lowry is actually having a bad year from inside the arc and at the FT line.

I don't think Lowry could score 20ppg if he shoot as much as Brooks. His efficiency would likely go down with the extra shots as well as the fact that Brooks has never scored 20 ppg or ever dished out 6 apg.

 

I'm a little confused by your wording, I'm not saying Lowry is the worst shooter on this team..I'm saying Brooks is one of the best in the league. Lowry isn't horrible but Brooks is in a whole different category..Walker used to be a heck of a player, his off court antics and lack of motivation arent things that i worry about with AB

 

19.6 and 5.6 last season........ if your honestly nitpicking the .4 right its laughable...(and a little smug)

 

Well you said "Lowry can't shoot" and that's not true.

And I loved Walker, he was one of my favorite players back in the day, but you can't win with that kind of player running your team. I see a lot of that in AB, he bring the ball up and jack up shots too much.

 

I think his size is a knock towards is ceiling, he's only 5"11 opposed to nash 6'3, kidd 6'4, rondo 6"3 and other top pg's.

 

Ah turning into another AB vs Lowry thread....



Where the dead horse used to be.

 

The assists were 5.3 ppg. Since I'm already nitpicking, it is "you're" and "it's".