aaron brooks is in the lead for most improved player

Its not so much as to they love lowry, because we all do, its that most of them are YOF as DD pointed out.

 

Kevin Durant is imo. Even though he was already so good, he is the 3-4th best player in the NBA now.

 

Recognize that AB has improved? I don't think anyone doubts that, DuDu...

 

I dunno, considering most complaints are based on what they saw out of him last year with Yao, as if without a doubt it will happen next year when Yao returns.

Not to mention that they say increased usage/offensive focal point is the reason for the increased numbers.

 

Oh, well I did not know that!

Doesn't matter to me who starts, next year or this. Whoever plays the best gets to finish. Aaron Lowry is the best PG in the league, and it is CRITICAL that we keep them together would'nt you say?

AB scares me when it comes down to playing defense in the playoffs. With JUST AB, you better score 100+ points every night If you want to win consistently, and most times the 3's are just not as consistent in the playoffs...

 

I would love to keep Lowry and Brooks together.

But if I were Kyle, I would not sign a long term deal but take a one year qualifying offer instead, to become an unrestricted free agent the next year.

He will want to start somewhere, and unless traded, Brooks is ahead of him to stay.

DD

 

Brooks made improvement, no question about it. So is Lowry. You people made it sound like Brooks is the only one improved on this team, that is not true.

Look at how Aaron/Lowry perfomed in last playoffs and how they are perfoming now, it' s not that a streach to say Lowry might improved more.

AB's and assists are bound to increase after he becomes the first option and played the most minutes for Rockets, handles the ball most of the time. His TO increased a lot too for the same reason. But that doesn't mean he improved more than Lowry. Given that type of minutes to Lowry, his assists/Rebound/Scoring would all go up as well.

 

You can say AB is very important to current Rockets, just like Lowry. But does that make him improved more than Lowry?

What was Lowry's impact last season and this season? Lowry was -2.1 last season, +8.7 this season. The team performs way better with Lowry compare to last season.

What was AB's impact last seaons and this season? AB was +0.2 last season, -1.2 this season.

I'm not saying +/- is the only thing, but that's the better indicator than scoring average due to minutes and role change etc.

 

Ariza is important, no doubt about it. But to be fair, his impact isn't nearly as big as Lowry, by watching the games.

 

It is not about YOF, it's how the team is constructed. Lowry may or may not be better than AB to get Yao the ball, actually, based on what happened last season. But it's not the first thing to concern.

Sura wasn't ablt to get Yao the ball consistently and he wasn't hat good a shooter, but nobody complained, because he did so much else to make the team win more when there are enough firepowers on the team(Yao,Tmac,JHO,Wesley).

Lowry is a better version of Sura without the leadership. a Yao/Scola/Ariza/Martin lineup will not have scoring problem just like that old Rockets team, and Lowry would make the team more balanced, more all around instead of offense only. You’ll see.

 

Joey Dorsey last year -19.1, this year +21.5


was that a big improvement?

 

which Rockets team with Yao did not have scoring problem?

 

That Yao,Tmac,JHO,Wesley, Sura team. 2nd half of that season was good both defensively and offensively, best record in west after all-star break.

 

Two few minutes to make a real impact.

BTW, dorsey might just made the biggest improvement consider how he played last season and this season. But he doesn't qualify for games played and minutes played.

 

You think Lowry is a starting pg material? Surprising!

 

really? According to you,

Given that type of minutes to Dorsey, his assists/Rebound/Scoring would all go up as well.

too few minutes? how few? Does MIP have minute requirement?

 

lol, has Dorsey played? YOF sucks.

 

Use some logic man.

Given more minutes, Dorsey's score/rebound number certainly will go up.

But his +/- might not. In fact, it would most likely go down.

That's why I use +/- instead of scoring/rebouding numbers etc.

 

You didn't see how we beat Memphis behind Doersy's big impact?


LOL at AOFs.

 

Now you see how DD actually feels about Lowry.

I'll be happy for AB if gets the award.

I jumped in this thread just because DD brought in that Yao-Lowry stuff, which I think is uncalled for.