Roster turnover is misleading since the core members of last year's squad (Brooks, Martin, Battier, Scola, Lowry, Budinger, Hayes) are still here.
Martin has had time to adjust. And when Yao is on the floor, run the offense through him. When he's not, revert back to what they ran last year. It's not a hard concept...
Tony Parker's first contract was 6 years at 66 millions, assuming the actual economy where contracts are going to be reduced about 30% i think is safe to say that Morey will offer something around 6 years at 45 - 50 millions. That contract would star at 6.6 millions and would pay him 10 millions on the last year of his deal.
Martin is not doing all that well either, his D has been bad, and his FG% is down, and his 3pt shot is not all that great either...... He has drawn a lot of fouls, but the reason he is not a great 4th quarter player is refs stop blowing their whistles on that ticky tacky stuff and he looks like Lowry does sometimes, jumping into someone and tossing it up and hearing silence from the refs. Relying on a 3rd party to win the game for you is never a good strategy in the 4th quarter. Got to make shots. DD
That is very hard for any team, more if you consider how slow Yao is and how you have to implement about 8-12 seconds of each posession only to get him the ball. Not to say that the flow changes a lot.
I thought you were talking about how Yao's return has ruined cohesion? How did you get on this Martin-bashing tangent? And as you said, it's been 3 games. His percentages will improve. And 10 fts/game is nothing to scoff at.
I am not bashing just saying he is struggling too....he has drawn a lot of fouls, but his overall play has been pedestrian just like everyone elses has. And Yao's return has a lot to do with that....IMO DD
The reason why Manu and Parker got an extension was because they earned it. Yao and Brooks haven't earned crap yet other than a 2nd round exit. The reason why Manu got an extension was it was basically a thank you by Spurs management and Parker the same.
I'll assume you havent watched the games. Yao has been getting the ball fairly easily. The most effective form of ball denial Yao has encountered thus far has come from his own teammates.
Oh, you mean like carrying a team for a year while Cinderella Ming was out with his glass slipper in a cast? DD
Brooks carried what? A 42 win team? LMAO! And you just made by point about Yao as well. Cinderella's clock ran out at midnight. Yao's time is running out as well.
You're forgetting that Martin had a good game against the Lakers, and Yao was in the lineup. Kind of dispels your "Yao ruining cohesion" theory, doesn't it? He can get open shots for his teammates, but he can't make it for them. Out of curiosity, how do you think Brooks' contract will be affected if he can't play effectively with Yao on the court? We all know that Yao will retire as a Rocket.
Brooks didn't carry anything, at least not the way Parker and Ginobili did for San Antonio winning crucial games in crucial moments. Brooks had moments of great shooting but that's it. Just like parker when he signed his first extension, Parker reached his prime on his 3rd year of that contract. The thing needs to understand is that if not though shooting that he will get and extension, it's though improving his defense and his passing. If TP was a good defender for like 4 or 5 seasons Brooks can do it too.
Brooks has proven he can play effectively with Yao on the court already.....just 2 seasons ago. This is more about all the other guys finding their roles and Brooks hitting more shots than it is about anything else. If AB was shooting his normal percentages, all the Brooks bashers would be back in their gimp boxes where they belong. PUT THE GIMPS BACK IN THEIR BOX AARON ! DD
DD the Brooks love needs to stop. The bottom line is, if AB can't pickup where he left off and improve on the little things. Rockets signing him to a $10million per year contract.....is going to be horrible. Tony Parker is an established PG, who has won multiple championships and now's how to do the simple things, like run a PNR play. AB can average 20PG, 5 assists for 2010-2011, but if he can't improve on the following items. 1. Defense (stop jumping up and down, stop thinking you are going to block a players shot, stop getting burned by opposing PG. Stay in front, use your quickness, try to steal the ball is good enough) 2. Playmaking Decisions (controlling the tempo, going to the hot person (not ignore Scola and going to Chuck Hayes, don't TO the ball during crucial times(dribbling off your foot, driving into the lane with 3 people in the pain, needing a 2 pointer and trying for a 3 pointer) If he can't do that, than he is just a stat filler, not a starter who i want to see help guide the Rockets in the right direction.
Aaron ain't putting nobody in their box. If he is your floor leader, you will not go far. I see him as a poor man's Allen Iverson, but without the killer instinct. Brooks is at best, a mid tier point guard in this league. I can name you at least 5-7 PG's better than him.
That's like saying "if you look at Yao's first few years in the league, he's proven he can stay healthy an entire season." And in regards to Brooks, a lot has changed in 2 years. Back then, he was a newly appointed starter, eager to learn, and willing to defer. That's not the case anymore. How does Brooks shooting better percentages improve his defense? Will he shoot such a high percentage that his opponents will realize the futility in trying to outscore the Rockets and choose to forfeit? So the question remains, how do you think Brooks' contract will be affected if he can't play effectively with Yao on the court?
