we can't afford to play him into shape. He has being playing now for close to 10 games already. Right now he is killing the team, his defense has moved from horrible to anemic, and his offense has move from good to bad. His offense is his calling card and without that he is not an NBA player. We aren't the lakers where we can afford to carry injured players and play them into shape.
Clearly it was his New Year's Eve party at Lucky Strikes that is responsible for this poor play. Also, Keith Jones has shut it down. We should trade him to the Suns.
AB looks like T-mac out there. Get's the ball, dribbles for a bit and passes to a covered man in the perimeter. Time for a change of scenery.
Sure we can. Because this team.....IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE !!!! Get it? Understand it, embrace it.....we are NOT contenders.....we need to play guys, and hope that Morey can work his magic. Don't get caught up in one players struggles....heck, as great as Kyle played tonight, those missed freethrows of his are annoying as hell....He needs to pick that up....as he gets fouled a lot and 1 out of 2 is not going to cut it. DD
Brooks looks perfectly fine to me health wise he's not limping or showing any grimacing signs, if anything I definitley think he's frustrated after not getting an extension, the slow start to the season and now having to coming off the bench...he knows his stock is falling in which I think that's exactly what Morey wants so he can try locking him up for cheap.
yea, i totally agree with u op on the fact he isnt playing with intensity..everything he does seems half assed...i dk why, AB is favorite rocket..but he really is disappointing to watch now..i dont remember which game it was but i think against miami, that was the only game he played and showed intensity...anyhow, i just hope he starts playing like the AB of old again.
Nah, just tired of the same old people chomping at the bit to b**** about a Rox player over and over and over again. The same ones in this thread have been on the Lowry should start crusade for so long they have forgotten that we need both of them to win. Brooks is DEFINITLY struggling, he has to work it out......even if we want to trade him for anything he has to get healthy.... I just wish that the EMOTIONAL KNEE JERKERS would realize that. DD
This is the excuse I don't want hear. It is obvious the guy is on Tmac mode right now. He plays with zero efforts both offensively as well as defensively. I am not sure if you have noticed recently, he handles the ball to Brad to initiate the offense then he pull the Tmac standing there and watch. Tonight when he was beaten by Lawson in the baseline just sum up his defensive efforts. I know his apologists will come here and argue his injury has something to do with it, but with the exception of Lakers and San Antonio game (the one he got hurt) Brooks has played with no efforts whatsoever. He is not that talented to coast, and it shows
Playing Brooks is just going to decrease his trade value. Seriously do you see any improvement in Brooks since he has been back, to me it looks like he has regressed.
Personally, I would like to see them go uber young......but that ain't happening.....and there is some things to be learned from winning half the games. And BTW people, we would not be favored in Denver with a fully healthy Yao Ming. This thread is **** tastic ! Well, I am sure glad they gave Kyle the chance to get his legs back after the back problems, because if they would have judged him like you are after only a few games, he would have been burned at the stake too. DD
I hope it will not be too late when Morey decides to work his magic. No matter what will continue to root for the team, even it means not making to the playoffs once again.
No proof is needed, as I didn't assert anything. "I think he's frustrated and he's not fully healthy", which I wrote in my first reply, is my serious response to this thread.
I really hope that he's struggling because of his injury and not because he's unhappy that Lowry is still starting. To be honest, I'm really not sure. It has been 8 games by now.. if he's not healthy, sit him out until he's healthy enough to go full speed.
