He's not the only one playing bad. Scola is stinking it up lately on the defensive side. Granted, he has never been a great defensive player, but I don't remember him playing this poorly on D. Imo I think since he signed the big extension, he kind of let up a little bit.
Yeah, except I said that exact thing in my post that you JUST QUOTED !! LOL....and that does not change anything in regards to what I said, he was out of shape at the start of camp. And judging by a post of yours that reads like the chronicle article a few before my link, you knew it too...and yet said, I was making it up..... Come on now LTF, it is ok to be a little critical of your favorite player, he will not mind. :grin: DD
Has everyone fallin into the trap of thinking that AB's offense is going to help us win more games??? Get real, we need AB to play better D and right now, the injury maybe slowing him down, because teams see him enter the game and they immediately take it to him. This takes him right out of the game. AB is not mentally tough, when teams play him rough and they go at him when he's on defense. He doesn't like the physical contact at all. Thank you to Morey for not falling into MIP trap and tearing him off $6 mil a year. Teams have caught up to his game. Yes at some point he's going to be able to score again, however, his D and decision making at the PG is horrible at best.
isn't thefinalchapter the same guy who said Kevin Love is the young Luis Scola. why are we still letting him post.
I think a lot of people displace their dislike of DD onto his beloved AB. It's not fair to AB. He's hurt. And it's currently hurting the team. But give him time..
Great post. Most team would lock up a MIP with MLE+ for sure. Morey was smart enough to realize that AB is a good one-way player at best.
The only thing you said was that "Lowry was fat in the summer, his out of shape had a little to do with his back, and a lot to do with his belly." I responded by saying that wasn't true, the reason he was out of shape was "because of the injury he suffered in training camp." The article you quoted explains, "but days into training camp, he banged his right knee with Jermaine Taylor's and missed most of the preseason. When the regular season began, he went out with back spasms, returned and went out again." So yeah, I was correct -- he was out of shape because he suffered an injury in training camp and was never able to get up to NBA speed. Him being out of shape had little to do with his belly, and a lot to do with his training camp injury. :grin:
I remember not long ago you were strongly against playing Yao 24 min/game and no b2b's, because it's bad for team chemistry. But when it comes to AB, we have to play him into shape, even if it means a Rox LOSS, because WE'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE !!!! Damn, DD. You hit a new low...
Uhhhh I wanted to play Yao 30+ minutes EVERY game to see what he had....because it was screwing up chemistry. Either play him or sit him......that is what I wanted. You must have misremembered. DD
Then why not play Ish. It makes more sense to let him grow up there than put a disabled person on the court.
Aren't you glad that Adelman let Lowry play himself into shape earlier in the year? Now apply that gladness to AB. DD
I noticed that he didn't seem in the game last night. He was just going through the motions and never really looked for his shot. We could have used his offense last night, but he didn't seem to care. It may be a one game thing, but it was alarming. I don't know what was wrong with him last night.
AB is still injured and you can see him limp sometimes, he also tweaked his ankled a few games back and just played on it. He is doing well considering he has lost his first step right now. The problem is he is trying to play as if he still the go to player and the bigger guards are killing him. I'd be in favor for putting Ish in or Williams right now, they are both someone that can handle the ball push the tempo and make good passes. AB, I feel rushed back because 1. contract year 2. we actually needed him 3. he was getting impatient.
Typical knee jerk reaction from Rockets fans. It still boggles my mind that just because we had a luxury most teams don't, a more than capable backup PG, our starting PG is getting thrown under the bus. Need I remind you who was the most unguardable player for the Rox in the playoffs 2 years ago?. We can speculate about his health and mental state all day long, but bottom line is AB can get his own shot, break down defenses, and has the quickness to at least keep most of the PGs in this league in front of him. He's still playing his way back into game shape and speed, give dude a break...
This thread isnt really worth an educated argument but you have to be out of your mind if you think a professional basketball player would purposefully tank in order to get a better contract. In a contract year a players performance and their market value go hand in hand. There in hand lies the fact that Brooks is not just performing for the Rockets, he is performing for every other team in the NBA to secure the highest valued contract. If anything it is the exact opposite of what your speculation might be. Can you imagine having to look at your wife and kids in a contract year where you are underperforming and literally watching millions of dollars slip away because your game is suffering and your hurt at the worst possible time in your career? Maybe he doesn't care about making 4mil next year rather than 10 and just wants to prove a point to Morey and Les. Or maybe he is just playing hurt because his team needs him.
Naive on your part. While saying that Brooks is NOT deliberately tanking... The guy isn't 100% healthy, true. But coming back from the injury, not getting a new contract when he wanted to cash in on being the MIP, trying too hard to retain his form while the "bench guy" who makes more money is outplaying him, the looming trade deadline. Brooks' head is not in the game.
Why would you even consider tanking then if he wants to cash in for the next five years of his career. He wants to perform well... probably too well because whether he likes Les and Morey not extending him or not, he is essentially trying out for every NBA team now in a contract year. Tanking hurts his market value and costs him money on his future contract. Plus the "looming trade deadline" has nothing to do with this as well seeing as he is- A. underperforming from prior years B. Injured (also not marketable to trade) and C. About to become a restricted free agent at the end of this year where they could potentially lose him and have no control of the bidding process. Three major reasons why he is not a tradeable player at the moment and why he will probably be with the Rockets for years to come and possibly at a discounted price. He might be pissed off and angry about not getting extended, but no way he is tanking to prove that point. Like I stated earlier, he has to look at his wife and kid at home and ask himself why he is costing them millions on his contract next year. Not that they will starve to death or anything but still, an extra 5 million dollars a year is alot to anyone.
