[VantageSports] Corey Brewer: A Wing Stopgap or Perfect Fit for Rockets?

larsv8 · Dec 20, 2014

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Won't contribute on offense? He rang up 51 points on the Rockets. Anyone that can score that well and that often must have something.
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Yea, Vantage is completely and totally wrong in that regard. I posted this in the trade thread, but I will repost it here, because pretty much everyone is missing the mark on Corey Brewer.

The truth is Corey Brewer is pretty much an average all around NBA player, but he is ELITE in transition.

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on...the-art-of-the-leak-out-starring-corey-brewer

I would HIGHLY recommend people read the above article and then watch the Brewer highlights video where he scored 51 against the Rockets. If you pay attention, you will note that 30 of those points came off of transition plays using the same methods outlined in the article.

If you take a look at the 2013/14 vs. 2014/2015 team stats:
http://www.teamrankings.com/nba/stat...eak-efficiency

You will note that Houston's 2014 fast break efficiency dropped by nearly 30% from 2013, dropping us from 1st to 10th. (Mostly due to losing Parsons). It's no secret last years team and this years team have taken a complete 180 in terms of offensive and defensive effectiveness. Rebuilding the offense is the logical next step in improvement.

Please also note how much Minnesota's transition efficiency increased (26%) when they nabbed Brewer away from Denver in 2013:

http://www.teamrankings.com/nba/stat...ate=2014-06-15

Now it's worth mentioning that Denver didn't lose a tremendous amount of transition when Brewer left but they did lose some. Could be anomaly, or maybe I'm full of ****.

Make no mistake. This was a calculated addition by Morey to help address a huge weakness in the Rockets offense. I see a lot of folks talking about three point shooting, but remember the other part of our system is lay ups and the best way to get a layup is in transition.
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saleem · Dec 21, 2014

Scoring points in transition is difficult no matter how good one is at it. Rubio also was able to help Brewer fast break. Harden is the only player, that can reliably set Corey up. Shved will have to help out here as well. Ariza's minutes should go down with Brewer's presence, which will be welcomed.

I think Corey will work harder on man to man defense, rather than only relying on getting steals.

Hard Rock · Dec 21, 2014

Brewer >>> Garcia

plus his contract to work out a bigger trade at the deadline

people still complaining?

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