Must.Take.Ball. Out.Of.Brooks'.Hands

I agree. AB is what he is, a backup PG material. It's not his fault, he is asked to do too much which he isn't capable of.

I just hope AB can dribble less, pass more, don't let a 25 second possesion becomes a 10 second possesion quickly, and I hope when AB passes, don't just pass the ball to Ron Artest who is also on peremeter, but pass to Yao or Scola , and take that as a priority before he becoms aggressive.

 

i can not believe that you have been a number oriented guy. you have to look at the effect when Lowry is on the floor.

 

like when he go those 3 offensive rebounds in the fourth quarter.

 

All Brooks haters please blame me. Brooks is not perfect but he is definitely one of the best players to penetrate. He will be the key to win this serie. Later you'll know how lucky we are having Brooks and Lowry giving this team an excellent PG position.

 

I can't teach everyone the game of basketball, but with maturity and years of study you will get it.

DD

 

That sounds oddly familiar.

 

best players to penetrate is not equal to penetrate to get blocked for tons of times. Well, rox is Brooks' team, let rox to pay for that.

 

Best player my ass. He is nothing but a poor man version of a washed up Stevie Francis. The guy over dribbles then penetrate only to get the shot blocked. And the fact he does not change his plays is the most worrying part. He may be fast, but what good is all that speed without an IQ.

 

I figure you must need to read it a few times to actually get it.



DD

 

Brooks is a score-first PG who would kill if he had a playmaking shooting guard like Tracy McGrady next to him. Unfortunately, with McGrady out, and Artest not shooting well, Brooks has had to take on the burden of shot creator and playmaker.

Yes, he has been inconsistent, but he's being asked to take on a lot more than the complementary role he was meant to play.

 

I love well reasoned, and well thought out posts...you sir get some shamrock....imagine how good Aaron would be looking if some people in the starting lineup that take a lot of shots were shooting a decent percentage?

DD

 

which series?

 

That's why I said Brooks was the poor man's Francis.

 

then I blame Adelman for asking a player to play outside of his capability.

Put in Lowry, who is not afraid to take the contact, or initiate the contact, can find an open man to pass to, or can CREATE AN NBA SHOT! I'm tired of seeing Brooks attempting his miracle globe-trotter-esque shots that rarely hit the bottom of the bucket.

 

Sorry to crash your Brooks-bashing thread, but my post was a response to choujie and other posters who keep insisting Brooks is backup PG material.

To answer your question, Brooks definitely has to shoot better, make better decisions, be less tentative, dribble less, etc. but he is still one of our better options on offense, even in this series.

I think durvasa's post on page 1 sums it up for me.

 

I love Lowry but he's not the offensive threat that Brooks is. And from what I've seen Lowry's been having problems getting the foul calls when driving to the rim this series.

The bigger question I have is what has Portland's defense done that has rendered Artest and Brooks ineffective. Those two put up a combined average of 43 points in the first two games, but have scored 20 together in Games 3 to 5. This is not just a sudden lack of scoring ability, IMO.

 

CHI's D. Rose have presented what means of "growth" while AB never.