francis and alston made the same mistakes over and over and over x infinity again... i dont understand the hatred towards brooks tho. he has shown improvement altho maybe its not happening as quickly as ppl want it to.
once again. he isnt going to be parker or nash. he is more of a cassell (who also came into the league as an older rookie). if he learns to make teams pay by hitting most of his shots and learn how to get the ball to yao comfortably.
Cassell actually had a decent basketball IQ when he came in the league. However, I am laughing at how much people blame Aaron Brooks, but again It's kind of easy to criticize the next guy since he did replace Rafer Alston, the king of scapegoats.
Ab's shot is already better than Sf3. I believe he's also already quicker than Sf3 at this point. You don't have to be a pure pg to be a championship level pg. See Parket, Tony and Billups, Chauncy.
Cassell was bigger,and had the ability to change his speed which made him hard to defend even though he wasn't as fast as AB0.
Brooks may be able to dribble down the court faster, but Francis was more athletic, had a deadly first step and finished better. There was a reason why he was a top draft pick. However, I think Brooks is in a better situation than Francis to learn the decision-making skills needed to be a point guard for this team. I also think his limitations make him hungrier.
Age only matters when you're talking about physical development. Its only relevant when you're thinking about how a player will grow taller, be more athletic etc. We all know AB will be a midget for the rest of his career. I don't care if he's already peaked athletically because as is he's already one of the fastest players in the league, and athletecism doesn't really matter much because he won't be dunking from the ft line with his height (although he did jump high enough to block a shot with his elbow). What he needs right now is better decision making and that's not really dependent on age. 24 years old is still young, he'll be playing at least till he's 32 so he still has at least 8 years left.
SF was a top draft pick? Wasn't he in the same class as Elton Brand? Well at any rate I've never been a SF fan. I think he really lacks the shooting touch you need if you're not a pure point.
i think AB can become a 15ppg 6 assist type of player, and that´s enough for us if he can learn how to defend. is a great IF, but defense is something you can learn. I would also like him to develo a midrange shot, so he could play the Pnr with Scola a lot.
A top draft pick, not the top draft pick. Francis was so athletically gifted that he didn't feel the pressure or need to improve the weaker parts of his game. OTOH I think Brooks will turn out better.
brooks has got to learn somethings from the mistakes he committed over and over again. he has got to learn what the foundation of this team is, what the easiest way and the most efficient way he plays with yao is, how to get yao the damn ball appropriately. Most importantly, we want to see the improvement on the court, even a bit. Brooks does has the potential to be a good PG. Would he become the second tony park? I donot know at the moment
clueless to run offense. close to 0 defense. now this. that's rich. love AB's shooting game though. why can't he be part of the second unit. score 15-20 points easily, doesn't have to worry about how to run the team's offense. it's good for him, Lowry and the team.
Switching up our starters because Lowry has played well in a back up role, is the sure way to remove us from playoff contention. Lowry while good, isn't that much better then Brooks. He takes less risky shots and does have better court vision but that is about it. Aaron Brooks has more upside, especially if he continues to develop and overcome his weaknesses. Our best PG match up last night was when Aaron Brooks was guarding Parker, Lowry couldn't keep up with him at all. Brooks while not always being able to stop him, kept Parker contained except for on 'pick and roll' or screen plays. It will definitely take time but there is a possibility that Brooks may be the next Tony Parker, if hopefully he is getting the right coaching.
You mean the recent, washed up version of Francis or the All-Star Francis? AB is better than the former and not as good as the latter, obviously.
Damn it. Brooks, change your jersey number to 10, maybe next time you will know 0 assists is a shame as a starting PG.
I think Pope is just trying to be nice. He clearly stated that AB has the skillsets of a SG and the DESIRE to be a PG. He also said that you needed time to see whether AB would learn from his mistakes and improve, that did not sound like drawing a conclusion that AB had the potential to grow into a Tony Parker. From what i have observed in the past few games, Lowry is clearly a better PG material and better defender than AB. Maybe the coach saw something different in the practice sessions which led him to believe that AB was better suited at the PG position than Lowry at this moment.
Look the Rockets are probably not going to win it this year, might as well get some experience for next year. DD
i suppose the "it" meant the title, eh? so unless you have a clear chance to win "it", you should just start your budget for next year early? did we have a clear chance to win "it" back in the mid 90's? or maybe the playoffs should just involve 4 teams - spurs vs lakers; and celts vs cavs this year? sorry couldn't find another team to pair up with the magic.
