Chronic: Baptism by fire — Brooks stands up to the heat

you have to reread that treat again, that Another Brother says that he is happy that AB refers to Aaron brooks as well......

 

No, I expect it to last 98 because of 4 playoff sweeps.

 

Does anyone have videos of these workouts or are they on nbatv

 

Apparently you haven't seen very much of Deron. He abused both Luther Head and Rafer with his post up game. He's got faceup game too. He's a top 3 pg in the NBA right now. His postup game is very efficient, just as good as his faceup game.

 

Hm-m-m-m?

Maybe my memory is foggy but I thought some scout or somebody somewhere (I know that really narows it down )commented that Brooks speed showed on the defensive end also, in that, it was hard for other players to get around HIM. So maybe he'll do better on the D-end than we imagine.

And maybe Morey and Adelman's "Plan B" didn't translate to "secondary". Maybe it stood for Plan (B)rooks.

He might surprise us with playing time in his first year -- depends on multiple factors -- his progress, other player's health.

But, I think, we're all hoping he turns out to be a gem that was overlooked by many.

 

You beat me to this answer. Obviously he hasn't seen Deron play many games. The improvement over his rookie year was incredible. His slump (not just shooting, everything) near the end of the regular season was a little disturbing. But after sleepwalking through the first two games against us in the playoffs, Deron Williams showed what he was made of the rest of the way. Next season, he will be a top level PG from beginning to end. The guy almost makes me want to cheer the Jazz.

Almost.

GMNot, AB's 1/2 court defense was pretty bad in summer league. He has a lot of fundamentals to learn about what's acceptable in the NBA on that side of the ball.

 

Then I hope he's a "fast" learner.

 

BTW, I am not down on Brooks. I think the kid can play and will make a significant contribution this year. And I think he is the perfect antidote to Parker, CP3, Steve Nash, and the quicker PGs, which seems to be the way most of the league is going.

Guys like Deron and Chauncey, no other points can stop their postup game. And it could be the best way to handle them is to make them work their rear off chasing somebody like Brooks. But in a halfcourt matchup game, he loses at this point, to those kinds of PGs.

 

No Billips or Deron could get any shot they wanted on Brooks and both are good in midrange, and that would be very bad. But there are not too many of them around the league and we have a flexible roster anyway. Besides, the Rockets bigger problem are the superquicks like Paul, Parker, Barbosa.

[edit in reading later I see jopatmc made most the same points]

 

Aaron Brooks will get abused by Deron Williams this year. For the record, so will Mike James and Rafer Alston and any other PG. OK, Hinrich might be able to hold him a little bit, but he's the best defensive PG in the league now and his "specialty" is defending the pick-and-roll.

 

ive said it before and i'll say it again. brooks will be starting in front of francis/james by midseason.

 

If I was a betting person, you would be easy money.

 

Since Adelman uses a lot of players in his rotation, I'd probably guess there'd be more chance they all split time. Unless Brooks is that much better I don't know what we gain by starting the rookie and having the 2 egotistical veterans come off the bench when you could just as easily give them minutes and bring the rookie in later.

 

Does Adelman play his roster similarly to Don Nelson? Cause if he does, you'll see plenty of Aaron Brooks

 

I wouldn't doubt that prediction. It just simply depends on how much of an impact he makes for the team when he is in the game.

I just hope that if Rick Adelman puts him in the starting lineup, he doesn't get in early foul trouble. If he starts rather than come in off the bench, then he won't get a chance to see what kind of fouls the referees are calling out there. Some fouls will be called by certain referees while those same fouls won't be called by other referees.

 

i didnt finish reading the thread...

 

STARTING? Yep, expectations are already spiraling out of control.

 

Great to see the article. I hope this guy is in sponge-mode, just taking in as much advice and experience as he can from the HOFs he's playing with right now. Like most, I was pretty pissed on draft night. With so many galring needs following the playoff boot, I just didn't see the need for an undersized scoring PG who I had never heard of. Obviously, there's usually more to a team's plan than just draft night, and Morey/Adelman have done much more than I could have realistically ever hoped for this off-season. I'm not ready to proclaim Brooks Rookie-of-the-Year, but if he can be a sparkplug off the bench consistently on a contending team as a rookie, consider me happy.

 

Well said.I felt the same way on draft night. I'm rooting for Brooks all the way.

 

Traditionally, Adelman has had a really short bench. Usually, it's an 8 man rotation at most. That could certainly be a function of the talent he had, but as I remember, it's been across the board.