[Mythbuster] The front office telling the coach how to coach

there is a middle ground in between dumping a player, and shoving him down the teams throat.

 

lowry had more minutes than brooks

mythbusting

 

yes we have gotten to a great point, how about we just start out with a tried and true statistic, WINS

 

you're right what does wins have anything to do with the offense functioning better, i'm such a stupid non statistic understanding fan. i shouldn't be arguing about wins, lets just look at offensive efficiency.

i mean you're right, stupid me for thinking the offense was better reflected by their record. adelman must go morey is god

you're right dude, we've reached a great point in this thread

 

For the record, Brooks and Battier were traded primarily because they were about to be free agents who would earn a lot more than we were willing to pay, not because of on-court issues.

 

however many minutes brooks played, it was too many. he sucked when he was on the floor this year. bust that.

 

you're right, maybe lowry should have gone from not starting to playing 48 minutes a game

 

thats just a nice way of saying that they have declining value. if the rockets thought they were worth the money, they would pay it.

they didn't let lowry walk because he was about to get paid. they paid him. because he was worth it.

 

looking at the 82game statistics, battier is helped out by playing with the starters for more minutes, that's how I comprehend them. individually chase has a better +/- for the season.

 

Yes, everyone is well aware that the Rockets won more games after the trade deadline when Brooks and Battier were traded away and Budinger was inserted into the starting lineup. We know this fact, but we're much more interested in the question of WHY we were better after these events. The wins statistic can be affected by a number of variables, moreso than any other individual stat that one would look at, which is why it is not a good one to isolate when comparing individual players. Anyway, your claim that the offense was better because we replaced Shane with Chase and that this is the reason we won more games after the trade deadline is very likely a false statement. This is what CXbby was arguing against when he posted the evidence of offensive efficiency comparing the lineups with Battier and Budinger, he was not arguing whether or not the team as a whole performed better post-trade.

 

was lowry playing 48 minutes when brooks was injured ?? how did the rotation change when brooks went out, and how did it change when he came back ?? are/were there any other players besides lowry ?? how did the quality of the pg position and the overall team play change when brooks was in/out of the lineup ??? maybe you ought to pay attention to these things before spouting random nonsense.

 

well i responded to the evidence, just so i won't be labeled some ignorant fan who actually still relies on win/loss records god forbid

 

Morey dealt him, and Adelman was upset about it... even going public about being upset. I think you know the answer.

I also do not see how you cannot believe that the trades had nothing to do with the friction, Adelman wanted more input on the trades the Rockets made.

 

they're going to play brooks, they're invested in him. this isn't fantasy bball, you have to keep playing the viable starters to get a feel for your team now and in the future.

 

btw the rockets were five hundred when brooks was out for what its worth, i know wins and losses don't count with some of you guys

 

You don't even know what you are arguing anymore.... you have had a Slowmile Swift moment... step back and clear yout head.

 

i'm going to address this first, i have been responding to you with facts, i find you very arrogant and that's why i make the sarcastic remarks. I don't want to be personally insulting, but you make sarcastic remarks also, so don't complain. believe me, i'm not the only one who has this opinion of you