[Franchise player series] Locked on Memphis on Dillon Brooks

Random note - this is like the 5th time I've seen a post or an infographic type "Dillion" Brooks instead of "Dillon". I don't get it. Dillon / Dylan is a very common name.

 

He allowed it from Marcus smart

 

No he didnt

 

Dillion is short for Decamillion. He's an 8.5 Dillion Dollar Man.

Spoiler

 

Darnell Morley syndrome??

Go Rockets!!!
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Not the brightest of the bunch is he?

 

Van Fleet was even worse.

Looks like Stone signed guys long term that can't shoot.

 

Van Fleet was even worse.

Looks like Stone signed guys long term that can't shoot.

 

Dillon eating France alive on D...Great to se it!

 

Yep, but they can play D - let's hope we find a balance.

DD

 

I mean it isn‘t always that easy. Yes, his FG% is bad. Is that because he can‘t shoot, or is it because he takes hard or even bad shots? Both Brooks and FVV can definetly shoot - when they take the right shots. FVV took more than half his shots from 3 - that is gonna bring your percentage down. And he took a lot of contested threes, which also brought his percentage down.

Brooks tries to be the man and create a lot of his own shots and takes heavily contested shots. When he catch and shoots a three his percentage is actually good.

So, we don‘t need to teach those guys to shoot - we need to teach them to take the right shots. Jury is still out, on if that is even possible…

 

That was a good LockedOn episode. Some really good insider info on Brooks. I’m never gonna be okay with that contract and the years, but I do feel a little better about his D being as good as advertised and his ability to help teach our young guys to play defense. If he starts jacking up bricks and taking shot away from better players that will poison the well for me. But hopefully he’s learned from his mistakes in Memphis.

 

I hope Jabari will eventually average 20+ ppg. Maybe not this season, but by his 3rd season, he should be able to or he will be a big disappointment.

 

Battier was such an overrated player. Would get scorched for 40, "but he played smart defense".

 

The era had rules favoring offensively players that they have since made more equal. Battier’s “smart defense” prevented 60 but it’s a product of the time. If the players back then had played at modern pace, they would have had multiple 60+ games a year in that era. Just look at the efficiency back then - guys today would go WILD at this pace in that foul enforcement era.