Kyle Lowry turning things around (UPDATE: Added Lowry's highlights)

kyle lowery is beasting..if he keeps playing like today, AB is as good as gone..

 

I think that's "rapin errrabody."

 

League Average for pts 10pts

League Average for assists 2.9

League Average for Steals .8


He does way more than just scoring......

 

Yup, stomp all over the injured guy.... WTF, why can't clutch fans be happy that KLow is playing well, AND wish AB well? They're both players on our team...

 

why so we can start losing again?

 

He's averaging 10 assists per game. Every shot made will be at least a minimum of two points. He is contributing to at least 29 of the Rockets PPG. That's a huge chunk. Not to mention, some of those assists can be threes as well.

There are also "foul assists" that get a player free throws and Lowry is not credited for them.

 

It seems like Lowry worked really hard on his 3-point shot over the summer. That's probably why he was shooting so many of them to start the season.

After shooting 2-14 on 3s through his first 5 games (14%), he's shot 10-22 in his last 10 (45%). Undoubtedly his best 3-point shooting stretch of his career.

Maybe that practice is starting to pay off?

 

Lowry is a decent 3 point shooter when his feet is set. That seems to apply to Lee as well (and even Ariza).

These guys, when they play spot up shooter, will nail their shots. It's the pull up 3s that bring everything down.

 

Lowry is playing great lately, I really am starting to think it would be best to bring AB off th bench for awhile. We need wins, not another chemistry experiment.

 

Nobody on this team should be shooting pull up 3s unless they are shooting a buzzer beater or the opponent didn't make it over halfcourt and we've got a 3 on none break with 2 guys under the rim for the uncontested putback.

 

I don't mind AB shooting pull up 3s if he's wide open. No one else, though.

 

Don't even want to see Brooks shooting it unless under the circumstances I described. Martin either. NOBODY.

 

No,he isn't. His value to the team is well known by the coaching staff and management. We need his ability to score. Lowry is doing very well,AB can complement him by coming off the bench when he returns.

 

I dont mind some of the pull up 3s he does. The problem is when the team is on one of their droughts and he takes one. In those times you need to find a way to get easy baskets.

 

Have you seen Kevin Martin shoot the pull up 3??? He's got a nice stroke on that shot.

 

Does he? He seems to shoot the 3 much, much better on catch-and-shoot versus off the dribble. According to mysynergy, he's shot an amazing 21/38 on spot up 3s (55%). He's also shot 59% on what they call "transition" threes, but I don't remember many makes on pull-up 3-pointers. I guess the transition makes would be mostly him fading to the 3-point line in transition and a teammate finding him. I don't have any problem with him taking those shots.

 

I was talking about transition 3s, which are a form of pull up 3s.

 

OK. When I think of pull-up 3, I'm thinking the player dribbles down the court and pulls up to take the shot, rather than another player dribbling down the floor and getting him the shot in transition.

 

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/7323579.html

[rquoter]“I’m just playing,” Lowry said. “All these guys in here, they tell me to shoot the ball. When we practice, I shoot like that all the time. But these guys, I’d rather see them score. Passing up open shots has been hurting us a little bit. Me coming out there playing more aggressive, it helps us I guess.”

Hearing this, Martin called over, “He’s the best practice shooter on the team, trust me.”

Lowry has shot reasonably well lately in games, making 17 of 38 of his attempts with 37 assists in the previous five games. The trick has been getting him to look for those shots more often.

“Honestly, the guys have been giving me confidence,” Lowry said. “I finally started to listen to them.” [/rquoter]

 

He was amazing tonight.

Simply amazing.

DD