Lowry is better coming off the bench because brooks is more of a scorer then playmaker. Its a nice change of flow for us when Lowry comes in off the bench.
Seriously? Not trying to be mean, but did you even read my question? All the players (Ginobili, Terry, Smith, Crawford) I listed are scorers.
Sorry my response was poorly stated. What I was trying to say is that Lowry is a perfect compliment to Brooks, in that their games a different. Brooks is more of a scorer and outside shooter, while Lowry is more of a playmaker and scores better through penetration. Yes all the players you listed are scorers, they come off the bench because their perspective teams already have plenty of scorers in their starting line ups.
First of all, we'll have scorers next year too. Yao, Martin, and Scola can all score. Even Ariza can score (to a lesser degree). Brooks is a solid player who is capable of creating his own shot. If he were to start, he'd be spending a lot of time as a spot up shooter, and even though he's a good shooter, he's capable of much more than that. On the other hand, if he looked for his own shot more, then he'd be wasting Yao's time on the court.
You make a good point, but since Yao can be easily rendered useless with double teams and fronting we need Brooks to be out there to help spread the floor. While Lowry's outside shot is not that bad he is still more effective through distribution and penetration, I just don't think he can do that effectively with Yao clogging up the lane.
We are evolving as a team and that evolving will effect Yao next season as they move him up to the high post as soon as that fronting crap starts happening, which will allow Scola or Hill to work the low post.
Wouldn't that take away our best offensive weapon down low? I don't like Yao in the high post because he is not fast enough to cut to the basket when needed and not can't shoot the mid range jumper like Scola can. While Scola getting more touches in the post would be great, I don't think Yao can be all that effective in the high post.
It's a matter of repetition. Yao is a 90% free throw shooter. He's just got to get comfortable standing there looking for the cutters and hoisting the set shot, which he can get off with ease over any opponent because of his size. He's just got to get comfortable with not rushing it. I suspect he's going to come back next season as an even better spot up shooter. The high post in Adelman's offense is designed to catch, turn, look for the low post or the cutters for the pass first. That's how Webber and Vlade played. Yao is 7'6". When he turns from the high post he can see everything. Once him and the Rockets master stepping out high when the defense fronts, stepping out to 17 feet and dragging the defender out high, and they master the spacing and the cuts, Yao will be very effective. He's already the best low post option in basketball. You take him down to the low post and force the defense to adjust with the fronting double. Then you bring him out high and you drop Scola in the post, and/or run Martin/Ariza through the paint. And/or you simply let him take one step outside the paint and let Brooks/Lowry run their man right into the man that is fronting him. Where does the fronting come from? So, it's going to come from a perimeter defender? Who are they going to fade off of now? Brooks? Heck no. Martin? Heck No. Ariza? Perhaps. A basic play is a pass to the corner for Ariza's 3-ball. I am confident he goes right back to 40+% on the wide open set 3-point shot. So, the front comes from Scola's man? Flip flop Yao and Scola. Now, whatcha gonna do? Scola scoop a loop doop. Get real. They gonna cheat off Yao up high to double down on Scola? Yao is going to hit that 17 footer all day once it becomes a regular part of the offense. Yao shooting the open 17 footer is a lot more effective offense than our perimeter guys trying to force the ball in to Yao over the fronting defense.
Webber and Vlade where some of the best passing bigs in the league, I am not sure Yao has the capability to do that. The reason I brought up fronting was to explain why I would still prefer to start Brooks over Lowry when Yao is on the floor.
I would say give him the starter position and keep him. He has much more hearts than Brooks. He will fit in much more better than Brooks after Yao comes back.
Oh, Yao is a pretty good passer for a postman. Maybe not in Vlade's class, but certainly capable enough to run the offense well. I'm not really worried about it. Once Adelman gets Yao back in camp next year he will get this thing rolling and the Rockets will finally achieve the dominance they should have had for the last 5 years.
