EVEN we use this data. he got 4.7asst .Would you consider he is better PG than fisher???I can have 20 Points 10 rebounds 10asst in high school game .Does it make sense? Brooks did shine in some games. But during the most of the games. he is just so so
I can hardly put up with his folly performance,in his view,And as high as iverson, Could means that he is Allen Iverson?
For most of the Spurs game, Brooks may have brought the ball up the court for the Rockets, but he didn't really play a traditional PG role like Lowry did. Once the ball gets across the halfcourt, the role of passing (and dumping the ball into Yao and Scola) was shared almost equally by Brooks with the other two perimeter players, Battier and Artest. But this I believe is what Adelman wants to see. It may not allow Brooks to chalk up assists like other PGs, but it allows the Rockets to utilize Battier and Artest's passing and decision-making skills for create a more fluid offense. And yes, Brooks did make some mistakes in passing and decision-making but not as many as some posters here are saying he did. As for his scoring, Brooks's big contribution in the third quarter came when he used his speed to catch the Spurs defense repeatedly napping in transition. They were good decisions by Brooks and his shots didn't come at the sacrifice of offensive opportunities for other Rocket players. In other words, it wasn't selfish basketball. He saw the gap in the defense and he took it. Lowry, OTOH, played the role of a traditional PG, as everyone knows. He had the ball in his hand a lot more than Brooks and created scoring opportunities for others by penetrating and dishing. Lowry made some beautiful passes from deep in the paint as well as from the perimeter, and he would've had more assists if Landry and Wafer had made a few more shots. IMO, Adelman's doing a fantastic job utilizing the different abilities and roles of our two young point guards. For me, it just makes sense right now for Brooks to be playing with the starters, while Lowry sets the table for the second unit. (Which BTW is why I thought Alston was also a better fit with the second unit when he was here.) Anyway, I love how our PGs are coming along and expect them to get better with more games under their belts.
Where is my AB and Ron thread when you guys need it? I bet he is shooting in his sleep and still missing. Sure our best option at the end of the game is a 6 footer against a 7 footer and more........and some of you guys want it that way.
This thread is ridiculous. We she give up on a player because one game he ends up with 0 assists. Talk about a knee jerk reaction. Let's not forget that Aaron Brooks was also a key reason why we even had a chance to win the game. Parker couldn't stay with Brooks. Aaron should take advantage of the mismatch like that. Even Yao's put back slam happened because Aaron penetrated and burned by Parker. It wasn't an assist but he created that shot and that possibility. The spurs had to collapse on him, because he was scoring on them at will. It's obviously not good that our starting pg had 0 assists. But it's also not true that he does that every single game. You don't blow up a team or trade a guy based on one game. Every player has games where they don't get something done they are supposed to. If they were traded away every time you wouldn't have a team left. I can't believe all the hysterical little hissy fits I'm seeing based on one game where Brooks actually helped give us a chance to beat the Spurs.
Thats like a quarterback with no receptions but a 1 yd rushing TD. That is so sad that YES it deserves to be vistited.
That's What I wanna say, Guards have 0 assist, , Although Yao and scola shoot more than 50%, Two PG does not have any ASSIST... Proved again, AB is no Brain, Ron is no Brain. Rockets will not out First round this season...
Brooks is not a true point guard. He is a shoot first point guard. The problem is he is REALLY streaky. He can explode for 20 points one game, then miss 10 shots the next. Its really tough for team when one of their starters is that streaky. I think he would fit in much better off the bench as a spark plug. He can push the ball more with Landry and Wafer. I honestly believe the only reason Aaron Brooks is starting, is because the Rockets really want a good look at him to assess his position with the team in the future and also because Lowry is still learning on the job. He doesn't know Adelman's system the way Brooks does. If they are both here next year, I think Adelman will start Lowry over Brooks. I thought Brook's outside shooting threat would give Yao more room, but his shot just isn't consistent enough, and teams will still double team/front Yao without a healthy Tmac. Atleast with Lowry, we can set up an offense whenever Yao is fronted or doubled, nad Lowry won't just dribble out the clock and take contested 3's when Yao has post position. I think Aaron Brooks will be a great bench player, but at his size and not being a natural point guard, I just don't see him being an effective starter in the NBA.
i can handle him taking shots on nights when hes hot but he needs to learn that this is not his team no matter what kind of game he was having. either yao or even ron should have taken that shot he threw into the bottom of the backboard (pretty sorry i havent even done that since i was like in 2nd grade playing youth basketball)
u dont need a pure point to win it all the team needs him to score and make plays they need his offense cuz hes the only one that can create his own.
Mark Price and Kevin Johnson were both on the Cavs during Price's 1st year. and I think Johnsons's 2nd. Price had to go against Johnson in practice and Price thought that Price sucked, not knowing at the time that he was practicing against one of the best pg's of his day. The Cavs knew they needed a better forward, and they had concluded that Price was going to be a very good to great PG - even if he didn't think so based on his 1st year. So they traded KJ to Phoenix for Larry Nance to try to get over the top and win a title. Price was amazed he was handed the job. But the GM and coach knew better the learning Price had been going thru facing KJ in practice. Both teams ended up with very good PG's. And my point? There was very little Rafer Alston could teach Brooks. AB already has pretty good ball control - RA's strength, and Rafer has mediocre defensive skills at best esp. against someone fast like Aaron. Rafer could not teach AB about drawing contact when driving to the hoop - because he avoided contact and no-one ever bothered getting in front of Rafer because they knew he couldn't finish. Now what do we have? 2 pg's in practice who are equally fast, slightl different ball handling styles, and one (Lowry) with very good defensive skills who can push and teach AB. And one who is very good at creating contact when he drives (Lowry) who can teach AB to create contact. This is an opportunity for both of them to push each other and both improve. I really don't care which one ultimately "wins" as the team and both of them will be better because of this. Rafer had reached his ceiling skills and age wise and is now on his way down the slope toward retirement in 1-4 years - you never know when it will come to an end. We have a great opportunity over the next 3 years to see something great develop with our pg's. Be patient. I'm sorry AB can't be great now but just remember this team has been trying to overcome about ten years of bad drafts and trades since the last two championships. Morey has worked miracles with what he had to work with. This is Adelman's 2nd season. I am just really glad JVG is gone so that we have Morey & Adelman picking people besides Thabo Sefalosha with the 8th pick in the 1st round. Instead of getting 30 to 35 year old average vets we are now working to get athletic people in their early 20's as much as possible, and adding the way above average Ron Artest when the opportunity comes up. If anyone remembers the rumbling about trades and free agents during the JVG regime was none of the quality players wanted to come here and play in his straight jacket system. Regardless of what happens during this playoffs, I expect Brooks and Lowry both to come back next year much improved if they will dedicte themselves to working out and working on their game in the offseason.
