Is Aaron Brooks good or bad? Does he actually contribute to winning??

I agree with you on this. To be honest, AB's 3 pointer is a nice weapon Rockets have at this moment, and he does have the balls to take and make his shots when the game is on the line. He's still an asset, expecially if he can come off bench and do his things.

Lowry is better than AB in terms of PG skills, but it was also kinda obvious he hasn't develop the chemistry with other starters yet, we see more miscues from Lowry than from AB.

That being said, AB can't be the future of Rox, he's no Tony Parker. Rox need to upgrade PG position if they want to win a championship in the near future.

 

I would have agreed with this statement 4 months ago but no longer. I see no reason why Lowry couldn't be the PG on a championship team. The only weakness I see in his game is his 3-point shooting and he will improve in that area. Lowry draws fouls and gets to the line as well as any PG in the entire league. He defends as well as any PG in the league. He sees the floor well and can run an offense. Sure, there are better PGs than him but I no longer consider the PG to be a position of weakness. Brooks could eventually be a nice scoring spark off the bench, esp. with the experience he is getting this year as a starter.

In my opinion, the biggest need by far is a dominant scoring wing to replace what McGrady used to give us. Even if McGrady makes it back next season, his career is on the downside. We need our version of Kobe, Wade, Pierce, Roy, etc... Those are the guys that make things happen late in games. You can put the ball in their hands and they can score or set up teammates, effectively being a PG in those situations.

Artest is a SF filling in at the 2. I know he's played SG at points in his career but he doesn't have the offensive talent to carry you at that position. I'd rather have him and Battier as our 1-and-2 at the SF spot.

Wafer is nice but right now, he is more of a JR Smith type that can be a scoring spark off the bench. It's not impossible that Wafer becomes that stud starting 2-guard we need but he needs to prove he can do that as a starter. So far, he has been a pleasant surprise off the bench.

 

Brooks Contributes and helps win games. Free throws too! He needs to be more dominant and he would be so awesome. He needs to get mean!

 

AB FAILS!

 

Brooks sucks

 

Brooks is trash, why do you have a midget shoot first PG starting with Yao?

 

I've said fools gold from the beginning, now claim him if you want.

 

another congratulation for ab's potential and growth!

 

he is a young dude. he still has to get over some consistency issues. but he definitely contributes to the team overall. may not be the case in this game tho.

I would still like to have him over alston at least.

 

i will say it is all on coach RA. he allows AB's fail happen in such a important playoff game.

 

This thread is classic.


Brooks contributed, again.

this small $1M PG has stepped up his game significantly in the playoffs.

 

Did you even watch the game?

I don't think you did. maybe you watched 1/2 the game like the Portland series.

 

AB = good
Lowry= good

Let's not try to nit pik and enjoy a good thing...don't be like a baby!

 

yeah anyone who watches the entire game knows that!

 

this thread becomes better and better everyday

also brooks seems to get better and better everyday.

 

I've been an Aaron hater down the stretch but he performed like a champ against the Lakers in game 1 and properly exploited his matchup with derek fisher. He only made two dumb plays last night if I recall correctly. If he sustains this level of play the Rockets are a very dangerous team.

 

I am consistently amazed by people who underrate Brooks and overrate guys like Alston. They keep coming up with excuses on why Brooks's impact didn't contribute to winning a game.

It's like the boy who cried wolf, but it's fans who cry "Brooks Sucks". Brooks just keeps contributing and the Rockets keep winning.

 

lol, yeah....I understand because as rockets fans we were used to seeing alston becoming the floor general in the 2nd rd...