Aaron Brooks, Backup PG

aaron brooks is ok still a young and inexperience for the playoffs. We should look into getting a similar jackson player who has experience in the playoffs. Tinsely from indiana would be good.

 

One thing Brooks needs to do is avoid getting caught in the air and having to make split-second decisions. I've seen him make this mistake too often.

Chris Paul is a small PG, as well, but he usually keeps his dribble until he finds his shot or a good pass to make. Sure, Paul has a bigger frame but, like Nash, he is good at keeping his dribble and using his speed to find openings.

Hopefully, Brooks realizes that his greatest weapon is his speed and that when he gets caught hanging in the air, he loses that advantage.

Keep your dribble Aaron. Wait for that opening.

 

...The only thing about having Brooks as a backup PG...I mean I'm pretty confident in his ability as a backup. That's not in doubt, the man has NBA game...the only thing is he is way too young and inexpirienced to be taking over the reins of an elite team like Houston in the short term (in case of injury/suspension to RafEEEE) and he's not skilled enough or tall enough to bring Houston's PG play to another level in the long run...he's more or less a lateral move from Rafer as a starting PG. Which is decent...but at this point the Rockets should be looking for a significant improvement (for once the Rockets do have the trade assets; Scola, Battier etc.).

 

No. I want Steve Francis as our backup PG if he is healthy. Brooks has potential but too many holes in his game and we would be a better team with the Franchise out there.

Brooks' time will come in 2 to 3 years. Now is not his time.

 

AB needs to take a big step forward this season. It's hard to win when you have both a weak starter and a poor backup. IMO, the next move the Rockets should make is to get a real backup PG.

 

What about Rajon Rondo, if the Celtics can win a championship with a 2nd year guard....I dont see us having a problem with brooks playing the backup pg for us...and we still have Francis...

Tinsely is a hell no for the Rockets

 

I wanted Brooks to be the backup PG but he is still not showing any promise yet.
His recent performance in the summer league is not inspiring. Now, this is just summer league where even JLIII is an all star. With Rafer and Francis available, I think there's not much PT left. Only time will tell whether Brooks can play a major role as backup PG.

 

Brooks will likely be a 3rd stringer again this year unless one of two things happens

1.. Whoever is gonna be playing backup Pg gets hurt..
2. he just comes into training camp and amazes everyone..

I think Adelman doesn't have enough confidence in Brooks yet to play him the bulk of the minutes at the backup point. Whenever Aaron struggles out there Adelman pulls him out fairly quick. Until Brooks' can find his jumper and learn to use his quickness to punish ppl he's not gonna get hardly any playing time. An unproven 2nd year pg just isn't going to be automatically promoted to backup...He has to show he is worthy of playing big minutes

 

I need more convincing from his play. To be brutally honest, so far I only see a quicker and better-scoring version of Mike Wilks. Undersized, even as a point, pure scorers mentality, dubious at facilitating set plays, liability on defense.

I hope he develops, but right now he strikes me as a guy that can only play extended minutes in garbage time, like Steve Novak.

Evan

 

man i think he is better then you guys think and this is the year it all comes together.

i think that about head also though.

maybe im just dreaming

 

It's "Brooks's"

But I agree.

 

I knew someone was gonna bring up Rondo with this debate....Rondo has much more size than brooks..Also rondo is not a defensive liability out there and has shown the ability on a fairly consistent basis last year to run the offense. If Aaron can show that ability this year than great but with Aaron he's not a natural setup guy..He's a midget scorer...He's more like a Barbosa but even smaller than barbosa.

 

Rajon Rondo's shooting percentage is 49%. If either one of Rafer and Brooks can shoot like him, Rockets could have achieved much more.

 

That shooting percentage is misleading - Rondo is a TERRIBLE jumpshooter with no reliability from mid-distance or beyond. RR makes only a quarter of his 3s, but he has a high FG% because almost all of his shots are taken off of layups.

From the Cleveland series on, his liability on offense was routinely commented on (if not mocked) as announcers noticed how obviously teams were leaving him completely alone in halfcourt sets and begging for him to shoot.

The BBS rags on him, but both Rafer and Brooks are far superior shooters to Rondo.

Evan

 

Brooks can add some scoring off the bench. His passing and play making, not so much. Not to mention that his small frame makes it hard for him to finish around the basket. I see him taking over Luther's role as our spot up shooter. Just hope he can knock down those shots.

 

So is that a bad thing that most of his shots are taken off layups? I think not. It just shows you how aggressive he is taking it to the basket. Something that Skip and Brooks lack much of. I rather have my PG take all his shots near the basket than launching three pointers. Still though, 49% is still 49%, regardless of where he gets his shot. FG% is not all about jumpshots so its not misleading at all.

 

I don't know why we keep wasting time and minutes with Rafer. Instead of limiting this team with another erractic season from rafer, give brooks the start, trade rafer for tim thomas, and move forward. As a backup, barry can get some and eventhough I doubt francis can get some minutes.

 

I hear your point but we've got to have more true PGs than just AB and a potentially washed up Francis going into the season. Sure, Barry and Mac can play PG but that won't be their primary roles. If we trade Alston, we've got to get another true PG somehow. Plus, with Rafer's connection to Queens and Artest coming in, it makes even more sense not to move Alston. If everybody lives up to their potential, we should be fine with Rafer. I still think we need another slasher though. Artest does help in that regard. It would be great if Brooks figured out how to finish among the trees a la CP3 and Tony Parker but I'm not so sure that will happen.