Who do you want as starting PG next season: Lowry or Brooks?

Lowry is great but he cant shoot.

 

i sure hope that happens too. but if everything else stays the same, ab will still be better suited as a scorer (a better one for that matter), he will still be a 3 assists 4 turnover "point guard". let him play off the bench looks even better if his in b/w game materializes.

 

Seriously.

They need to get a real pg and let AB do his Jason Terry impression.

 

I'm no bball expert, but I can see the obvious things. I'd say the best release in the game right now is that of Ray Allen. It's high, quick, short and machine-like repetitive.

Travis Outlaw actually has a really nice, high release, too. I wouldn't complain too much if he landed as a Rocket. He has a lot of tools.

Wafer can get away with that hesitation at times because of his height, incredible leaping ability and high release. He does get blocked occasionally because of that hesitation though. Ray Allen he is not.

Eddie House also has a great release for a mini guard.

 

ever since yao became a force down low, i have advocated that ray allen or rip hamilton would be a perfect fit. i believe whether the players fit is more crucial than individual talent levels. too bad it's just not that easy to make it happen.

outlaw is not a bad idea, either imo.

someone just started a ray allen thread. i feel it interesting.

 

Regardless where Brooks ends up next season, he needs to tighten up his technique like he does when he doesn't hesitate. At times, there is too much body movement when he shoots. He's at his best, as all good shooters are, when they minimize the unnecessary movement. Rafer's upper body and arm motions were among the worst I've ever seen for an NBA guard. McGrady also has much less than ideal technique. Way too much upper and lower body movement.

 

too much streetball. lol.

agree with the unnecessary body movement part. yao's shooting form is actually pretty good (unless he gets shoved and not getting the foul called).

 

Speaking of Yao, I think one reason he struggles to find consistency in his mid-range game is the position of his right elbow. It's one thing to shoot set shots at the line or turnarounds from in close but once he gets a little further out, that elbow out probably leads to a lot of shots missing left and right. I may be wrong.

I also think he needs to shoot those mid-range shots as if they were free throws. Sometimes he does a little mini hop and rushes the shot. As good a touch as he has, I've never been able to figure out why he doesn't have a lethal mid-range game. That would make him a devastating offensive force like never before seen. I keep hoping every offseason that he will add that to his game but it never happens. I guess I'm just wrong to expect it.

I'd like him to keep trying over the course of an entire season to develop consistency from mid-range in game situations. He drills those shots in practice. I think they give up too soon and Yao gets discouraged too easily. I think it's a necessity to take our offense to the next level, regardless of who is running the point.

 

i don't have much to offer in terms of the details of technicalities, but i've said it a couple of times in other threads that yao really needs to evolve his game. and to improve his mid range jumper should be on top of the list. this summer will be a perfect time for him since he will be free for the 1st time.

 

I voted Lowry as stating PG next season, but he need to improve his shoot in this summer.

 

I cant stand it when people rip on brooks for having low basketball IQ. He's in the NBA for crying out loud.

These speculation threads are so stupid, He's not going anywhere!

 

If Lowry can practise his shoot during the offseason, we would be much better, and I would glad to see him as our starting PG next season.

 

What is funny in this thread is that a lot of people think Lowry will be able to get Yao the ball better than Brooks, but that is simply not true.

Most of the reason that Yao can't get the ball is his own fault, once fronted he needs to move his body, command his space and seal off his man....when he does that....and presents himself as a good target he gets it.

This thread is just another extension of the same old same old tired arguemnt about Brooks.

Nevermind that only one player increased his play in the playoffs on the team...and it was Aaron Brooks.

Aaron Brooks is not a traditional PG, but look at the 3 rings Tony Parker is wearing in San Antonio to see how well a scoring PG works.

Of course, Tim Duncan moves when fronted.........

Brooks is the better player, and the only one the Lakers had to stop....not Mr. 33% shooting.....Lowry was horrible in the playoffs it was like Rafer Alston all over again.....

I like Kyle, but he has to learn to shoot and be a threat to free up the big fella down low, because teams will not even guard him if he can't shoot....

DD

 

Wow. It's a tie: 93-Brooks vs 93-Lowry.

 

NASH + Lowry


Brooks might never have more trade value than he does right now,trade AB for a legitimate backup center .

 

I'm with you on this one. I really like what Lowry brings to the table. He's like a bowling ball going to the hoop, loves contact, and plays good defense. BUT he can't shoot. I've had enough of that from a starting Rocket PG.

Brooks starts.

 

And right on cue as the posters that are more interested in the Rockets winning than some mythical pass first PG mantra, wake up, drink their coffee and look in the GARM, and go...WTF?

They vote accordingly and Brooks begins to pull away.

Sanity is restored to the world, and Dogs and Cats go back to being enemies.

All is well, Brooks is starting.



DD

 

To me, if you are going to have Yao and McGrady back, Lowry. Bring Brooks off the bench as a 6th man and just let him go to town.

 

Brooks, he has more upside and Lowry pretty much is just a younger, shorter and more mobile Rafer Alston, which can be helpful but not as much as what AB brings to team.