The Ringer ranks Dillon Brooks ahead of Jalen Green on its updated top 100 players list... Dillon Brooks #92 Analysis Brooks is not for everyone. But if you’re able to look past the excessive antics, some inefficient stats, unnecessary fouls, and debatable dirty play, what you’ll see is a valuable two-way wing who found several ways to make the Rockets a better team last season. Few veterans were more accepting of a smaller role than Brooks, who sacrificed shots and touches on a young team that needed those two ingredients to grow. He handled more thankless tasks (like stranding himself on an island against the opponent’s top scoring threat every night) and made important subtle shifts (like significantly cutting back on midrange shots). In Brooks’s second season with the Rockets, it’ll be interesting to see how his role continues to evolve on a team that’s even more loaded with up-and-coming players than it was a year ago. —Michael Pina Jalen Green #95 Analysis Green seems to go on an annual 15- to 20-game heater to remind the world of just how talented he is. He’s untouchable during those stretches, during which he manages to correct the gap between the numbers and the eye test. Green hang glides in the air after leaping off two feet. He is a bolt of lightning when he splits double-teams out of a pick-and-roll en route to the basket. His jumper is pretty. His game is pretty. Flashes abound. In those pockets of standout play, the dream remains intact: explosive downhill finishing, efficient pull-up shooting at obscene volumes, reliable secondary playmaking. Alas, it never sticks. Maddening inconsistency has been the one constant across the former no. 2 pick’s first four seasons. He is nitroglycerin on the hardwood: fluid, explosive, and often self-destructive in suboptimal conditions. In between these prolonged flashes, Houston has developed an identity that’s squeezed Green out—he hasn’t been able to organize the offense whenever Fred VanVleet is out, and his own scoring outbursts often come at the expense of the team’s overall offensive integrity. The on/off splits are damning: The Rockets’ net rating damn near resembles that of the 2024 championship-winning Celtics whenever Green isn’t on the floor. Houston needs something to change; so does Green. The three-year poison pill extension he signed early in the season made him nearly impossible to trade before the deadline, but depending on how the Rockets close out the rest of the season, Green could be one of the prime trade candidates of the summer. You don’t find 23-year-olds with elite traits available on the market very often. It might be only a matter of time before Green hits, err, greener pastures. —Danny Chau https://nbarankings.theringer.com/
There is no denying Dillon's career 3P%, ability to space + defend at above average levels but putting him above Jalen is still a bridge too far for me especially in a season that Jalen has shown the most offensive consistency.
Ridiculous to have Devin Vassell ranked 13 spots above him at #82. Realistically Jalen is probably still outside the top 50, but not by much. I think they're reading too much into on/off numbers here.
It's like he's not even the same player from before coming to the rockets. People were saying he should be playing in China. Now he's one of the most consistent 3pt shooters in the league with great defense. It's almost as if he has a great coach that's putting him position to be successful.
if he keeps this up, we won't be able to trade him! i thought for sure we needed to get out of that contract to make room for all the rookies. now it looks like we might have to get rid of someone else.
Maybe he developed such a reputation of a brick layer with Memphis that people just don't guard him at the 3. It's like the reverse Eric Gordon who have people glued to him even when he was shooting 30 percent from 3
Dillon is one of the few dudes who beat the Rockets shooting curse. Very few players shoot better after joining the Rockets. The vast majority get worse.
He has been our junk yard dog and he can put it in the basket. Him and Adams have been carrying this team on their backs here in the last stretch of the regular season. If you know, you know.
I'm sure (but I cannot prove) that Dillon teaches Jalen and Jabari.. Jalen's footwork in the paint and Jabari's shooting selections gradually resemble Dillon's actions.
Funny many fan “experts” on this site wanted him gone. Just like Jalen, just like Amen, Just like Bari they said he was worthless. Not a starter. Terrible. Should be traded.
no one talks trash? Thats hard to believe. Even Wardell Curry talks trash. Has he never played against Draymond?
