Nobody hurt the team more tonight than Brooks getting into foul trouble. He was supposed to be the key today on offense because we had a matchup advantage there with his quickness vs Kidd. Instead, he couldn't stay on the court and Lowry had to play through his struggles.
That's because teams have figured him out, he is the biggest defensive liability on the court against 90% of NBA teams AND he doesn't have the star power to get away with fouls.
And how often does Aaron Brooks get into foul trouble anyways - heck this is the first game I've ever seen where he got called for 2 in about 20 seconds? Not really a concern, a strange anamoly caused by r****ded refs.
The rockets really should make a trade with the Twolves either for Rubio or for a high lottery pick. We need a starting pg.
Kidd doesn't even match up against him. They put their rookie on Brooks, and he neutralized what quickness advantage AB usually has. Brooks committed a bunch of dumb fouls which made me think he wasn't really into the game. It's like he gave up by the second quarter (reminiscent of the last game).
Wait you are blaming the fact that Lowry had such a terrible plus/minus stat on him getting more playing time due to Brooks being in foul trouble?? That flies in the face of the argument that Lowry should be the starter. And DD meant finishers not necessarily closers. Ariza can finish a break, but Budinger and Landry and Lowry form a very solid 3 man crew off the bench. Same reason Landry shouldn't start is why Lowry shouldnt start. The person they back up isnt the issue.
If the Rockets could get Rubio that would ROCK...however, when is he free to come over, like 2 years right. Not sure they can wait that long. DD
Brooks is too comfortable right now. He feels like he has the job in the bag and nothing to lose. He only plays hard if his shots are falling down other than that he has a careless attitude out there on the court. No sense of urgency or anything only if his shots go in. Bottomline is that he is back up PG who is comfortabel with this starting rol he has been given.
I'm just waiting for someone to call Brooks a "Cancer" and to start blaming him for everything thats going wrong.
I agree with Lowry perhaps being a better fit for this team right now, but this team right now will never be a championship team. You need a star first and at that point with the first team, it is Brooks who is more valuable in my opinion because of his 3pt shooting. If Lowry could get a 3pt shot, he'd be a starter in this league. Until that point, if he was our starter, everyone would be crying that he doesnt have a 3pt shot for when they kick the ball out. Rockets have been forever looking for a PG with 3pt shot ability. And, while everyone says we need help in the middle, you have to remember that: 1. We are waiting for Yao to come back 2. Once he does, ScolaLandry become more valuable. 3. We are never trading Yao b/c of the China ties. 4. We need the star SG at that point more than the star PG or another big man.
He is weak. He is not strong enough to play against NBA competition. Just like everyone had hyped Dark Milicic, he was too weak, too inexperienced to play. The guy was taken over a proven player like Carmelo Anthony, and since then NBA teams have learned from their mistake: don't take the next great white hype over a proven player.
Ok, a little racist. And didn't Detroit need a big over a SF? Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't they already have a core group (Billups, Hamilton, Prince, 'Sheed, Big Ben)? Big Ben was the weakest part of that group, offensively, so I think that is why they tried to bring in Milicic, instead of Anthony or Wade.
Well, there's the fact that Minny drafted another PG (Flynn) with their other lotto pick. Then there's the fact that Minnesota is a terribly cold and unforgiving place to live. Finally, there's the fact that the organization is an absolute embarassment (check their record this year for reference). Rubio made his feelings clear before the draft even took place. No way was he going to leave the loveliness of Espana to go lose for Kevin Munster...err McHale. Can't say I blame him, either. The overall consensus is that Rubio's a stud in waiting because (1) he has NBA height (6'4"+) for a point guard; (2) he has NBA ballhandling comparable to Nash, JWill, or even (gulp!) Pistol Pete; (3) he has superior court vision; (4) he has an incredible BBIQ; (5) he plays very good defense, on account of having extremely long arms and great anticipatory skills; (6) he's only eighteen years old (with a mentality even older than that), which means he might still be growing and certainly will fill out his body frame. The only...the ONLY knock on him at this point is his shot. That's it. Everything else is rated off the charts. Guess what the one thing is that can readily be improved in the NBA? A summer with Chip Engelland (the pre-eminent Shot Doctor...he of Nash, Jordan, Tony Parker, Kerr, etc.) would almost certainly take care of that issue. By all accounts, he has NBA Superstar written all over him. People say they wouldn't trade the ship for him. Well, in a few years, you won't be able to anyway...
