[Unverified]Houston Made An Offer To Milos Teodosic

Pick and roll...

 

And how I saw those euro guards get manhandled and outperformed by NBA guards, I don't really want one on my team. Especially since Brooks is a matchup PROBLEM to even elite NBA guards.

 

You forgot the fact that he is scouted to have great court vision in addition to his outside shot. He is also about 5" taller, meaning he will have a easier time lobbing an entry pass to Yao instead of that r****ded bounce pass Yao would otherwise get.

Oh yea... I remember this European (French) PG that won the Finals MVP a few years back. What was his name? Oh yea, Tony Parker! Calderon also does fairly well against most PG's in the NBA, though his D is even worse than AB. Brooks is a matchup problem for how quick he is, but he does not use that nearly as much as to his advantage as he could. With his speed, he should be penetrating much more, instead of tossing it up from downtown for about half his attempts. Did I mention he gets abused on the other end as much as he abuses, sometimes even more?

 

but the season hasn't started... so how do we know what's NEEDED?

 

Thank you mods for making this unverified.....

Much appreciated.

DD

 

I don't disagree that Brooks may be a better fit, but we know what's needed before the season the same way we know what's needed after a season- we assess what we have, project their strengths and weaknesses for the future, and scour the league for potential upgrades.

 

Pass ... did you see his erratic play in several games? His only highlight was the 3-pointer to win the game vs. Spain. Previous to that though, he was 1 for 7 from the 3-point area. Also, I was expecting more from Sergio Llull.

Personally, I like PG Miguel Huertas of Brazil and center Javtokas of Lithuania. Carlos Delfino, too, though he's already playing for Milwaukee. Argentina's Jasen plays well on both ends of the court.

 

I would prefer Teodosic over Rubio.

 

I fail to understand why people are saying that Teodosic can only shoot and do nothing else. Then people say he cant pass, but i typed his name in the Youtube and i see lots of videos of him passing the ball.

 

Why so much chatter about old news?

 

Teodosic is the best pg in europe. We'd be lucky if we could snag him. These kinds of rumors leads me to think the Rockets are more inclined on trading Brooks than Martin for you know who. I wouldn't mind having a starting lineup of Teodosic, Martin, Melo, Scola, and Yao. Should be fun.

 

it's really hard to compare teodosic, rubio and brooks because they are very different players. it also depends a lot on what your team needs from the pg position.

if you need the best scorer and defense and pg duties are not very important then your answer is brooks.

if you don't need much scoring but defense and real pg skills are what you're looking for then rubio is your man.

if you're looking for the whole package (scoring, playmaking and defense) at the pg position then teodosic is your choice.


don't underrate teodosic. like others have said, he's probably the best pg in europe and he's certainly much, much better than sergio llull. teodosic is a very good shooter from everywhere on the floor (over 40 % from 3 point land on almost 5 attempts per game last season in the euroleague + almost 90 % fts) and his passing and court vision are on rubio's level. he's also pretty young (23 years) and pretty tall (6'4"). the rockets would be lucky to have him on their team.

personally, i'd trade brooks in a heart beat to upgrade other positions if we could get teodosic.

 

By Dimitri - Thursday, May 13, 2010 - 23:20

 

I take it that they're calling him a superstar just like how that science video called Sasha an "NBA Star."

 

International players have to apply for the draft which is why nobody could draft him. They don't just get drafted. If he decided he at a young age he was better off staying in Europe, he just would not apply. There are no under the radar Euro's anymore.

 

That is because a lot of people here are choking hard on AB's jockstrap that they unconsciously deny anything good about other PG's that could take his place and further try to ground and pound you with how good a scorer AB is and how small his significant flaws are. It's sad really.

 

Stars are measured by their popularity, not their skills.

 

Incorrect. Before the age of 22, those players can choose not to enter the NBA Draft. However, once they turn 22, they are automatically eligible to be drafted. In Teodosic's case, he simply went undrafted that year. Hence, he is now an overseas free agent.

 

I don't understand how badly you guys underestimate the fact that this will be Brooks' 3rd year as starter officially. This guy is still growing as a player and he's only 25. So basically he won the MIP award in his second year of playing in the league, that's a pretty big accomplishment.

AB does have playmaking ability but given the circumstances last season, there was no one to play make for. There was no one that could consistently make a shot around him until Kevin Martin came in the picture and that wasn't up until the end of the season.

Brooks had to pick up the scoring load and did not have the players around him that he will have this year, so of course his assist/to ratio will suffer. This guy is solid when it comes to scoring and his playmaking ability will develop once he has a chance to play with our All Star center and our new found borderline All Star SG.

Pretty much what I'm saying is give the guy a chance before you crusify him for not being a CP3, D Will, or Steve Nash; and not to mention those guys were all lottery picks so for you to expect all that from him is ridiculous.

He's improving and will get even better with the more talent he is surrounded by.