Aaron Brooks needs to shoot the ball more

It seems like the Rockets practiced a lot of new offense during the time off, and now they're confused on how to execute it.

Basketball IQ is lacking with this bunch. Unfortunately, the smartest players on the team also happen to be the most physically limited (Battier, Barry, Hayes).

 

he needs more confidence, compare his game in SA...at home vs suns

yesterday, fisher got the best of him

 

He is has not shot the 3 well since the layoff and that sort of killed his confidence. Your right though, he needs to go to the basket and create, or least pick and roll with scola. He should have easily been able to get a step on Fisher.

 

Sssshhhh, he might read this and take your advice to heart. Can you imagine RonRon *and* Aaron, two 40% field goal shooters, both chucking at will?

 

I've been saying this for a while now: Brooks shouldn't shoot from distance more, he should drive more. He is a poor player unless he drives to the basket, which is the way he go his job.

 

AB needs to come off the bench plain and simple. He can come off the bench with a spark and shot the ball more often. What happens with him is his confident goes down when he misses a few in a row and it messes with his head and turnovers come in play....

 

I agreed. A lot of times, he was wide open for 3 and he wants to drive and try to create something instead. He should just shoot the wide open 3s because he's such a good shooter. There is no point of driving unless you know your team is behind and you really want a bucket.

 

This is like telling Rafer Alston to shoot more.

No. No. No.

 

brooks and scola pick and roll isnt even that effective since brooks can't pass to scola that well. this is the one thing we miss without rafer. rafer was perfect setting up scola off the pick and roll.

 

you want a 40% fg undersized pg shoots more?are u crazy?all we need to do is let him pass the ball to yao or scola,let yao and scola shoot more.or just let ab go to bench,we are going nowhere as ab start pg

 

Not really. Alston was primarily a distributor who could play above average d.

Brooks is a speedster/shooter that is a liability on d and a mediocre distributor. For him to earn his spot and time on the floor, he needs to contribute on the offensive end by penetrating and shooting to help space the floor and wear out the opposing defense.

If all he does is set up the offense, then it is a net loss everytime he is on the floor.

 

Dear Coach Adelman: FREE AARON BROOKS!

Aaron's speed is more useful attacking to score than attacking to pass. He should stop worrying and try to score every time he has the ball. I'd rather him turn it over near the rack than up high, trying to be what he ain't. He should step into his three-ball every time the ball kicks out to him, and drive or shoot every time it swings to him. If he ain't scoring the ball, try Lowry, then try Aaron again. I remember AB's 30-point game, and think he's capable of more of that with a little encouragement and testicular massage.

Trying to run "Adelman's offense" introduces too many confounding variables, especially since Ron's doing what Ron's going to do. Just let AB fly, and attack the boards. Maybe he'll develop some Steve Nash-like passing skills as he develops; right now, though, his pals are more likely to score off his misses than off his intentional assists.

 

Aaron is getting intimidated every night. Hes playing scared. He needs to shoot MORE? I dont think so, what he needs to do is hold on to the ball. Stop making horrible turnovers and please at least TRY to guard someone.

Ive been wanting to see more and more Lowry lately.

 

people need to realize ab's fg% isn't that different from rafer's. wade shoots aton and miami is in the middle of the pack in the east. how's ab shooting 25 times a game will do for us?

 

I am more and more convinced that Brooks is the poor man's Steve Francis. A little faster, but a lot smaller. A tunnel vision kind of player. He is a good scorer if he doesn't have to divide his mind to setting up his teammates. And he is better when playing on instinct rather than thinking on the spot. I still think he should come out of the bench rather than starting.

 

sums it up pretty nicely.

 

I think the Rockets have built up a nice group of bench scorers in Brooks, Wafer and Landry.

If we don't bring in a better PG than both this offseason, Lowry will likely be starting over Brooks next season.

The problem isn't just PG though. We also need a bonafide wing scorer to replace what McGrady used to give us at his best. I'd say that is a bigger weakness than PG. Artest is a very capable two-way player but his offense just isn't good and consistent enough to be our second option after Yao.

There have been a lot of championship teams with mediocre PGs but there have been few that haven't had a great SG/SF. We lack that go-to guy/closer. Every other team in the West has some type of closer (Kobe, Melo, Ginobili/Parker, Roy, Terry/Dirk, Williams, Paul/West). A few of those guys are PGs and PFs but they make things happen in the clutch by scoring or creating.

 

he is confuse, because now, he don't know what to do, pass the ball to yao or take it in or give it to artest or take his own shoot or pass it to some other person. Also he is lacking his confident.Example last night, he was about to take it in but than he suddenly pass it off.

 

I would add Luis to the group. He is not athletic as well.