....and Brooks doesn't have the space and open shots created by Duncan. Those FG and 3 pt %'s are going to go up ....not to mention his assists.
Absolutely Saleem, Parker is more pure point to me. Aaron is more of a pure scorer, just like at Oregon when he led the Pac 10. That great Downtown range , the ability to get into the lane at will , and even finish. Aaron's finishing much better these days.......Hopefully he'll start getting some of those fouls called on his drives. That said, he's so good ..so fast...that he creates a lot of easy buckets for his teammates. But make no mistake he's a scorer.
It has to be said that Parker has been playing with plantar fasciatis for this whole season. However, Brooks stats still compare pretty favorably to Parker's last season and the season they won their last championship.
Knocking his A/TO ratio in the same sentence as knocking half of his starting teammates IMO is very telling.
Parker and Brooks is a ridiculous comparison except statistically. They play completely different styles of game. Parker looks for the drive to the rim, and if that is unavailable, will try to find an 18-20' jumper. He's not exclusively a scorer, and looks to involve his teammates by generating shots for them. He doesn't take many longer shots, and isn't a threat from beyond the arc. Brooks looks for the 3 pointer, is an excellent shooter from range, and can burn defenders who try and close him out too close by breezing by them for the layup. most of Brooks' assists come through passeson the drive. 2 good players, 2 different styles!
Do yall consider Steve Nash an elite pg? If you answered "yes"...then you may wanna look at his career history. Came into the league in '96. Was traded away to the Mavs for SCRUBS. Established himself in 2001 (5 yrs later) avging 15ppg 7asts with Michael Finley and Dirk on the team...two legit scorers in the starting 5. It wasnt until his 9th season when he went back to PHX he started to avg Double-Doubles. Would you consider Tony Parker Elite?? Tony Parkers BEST season was in his 7th year...22ppg 7 asts. Never in his career has avged a DOUBLE-DOUBLE. Has never been a 3pt shooter. Most in his career is 83 3s in his 2nd year. Here we are... only 3 yrs into AB's career. This year, he's avging 19ppg 5asts with only ONE other legit scorer in the lineup. Has 93 3's (havent even played half the season yet) I would say AB's on his way to becoming an ELITE player.. not there yet.. but definitely on his way.
I like AB good player, but he will never be "Elite" Elite is Chris Paul, and Deron Williams. AB is not on or near the same level as those two names I just listed.
Put Iggy next to him for the next 6 years and see what happens... If we keep AB, Keeping Lowry is just as important... Brooks needs him...
Tony Parker has been playing injured the entire season. He has plantar fasciitis and the Spurs are considering shutting Frenchy down for a little while in order to let him rest/heal. His explosiveness is markedly down because of it.
Truthfully, AB has it in him to be a star PG. I don't know about superstar but it is possible. His only real weakness is his size and if Iverson can manage well enough, I am sure Brooks will be able to.
Yes. I would consider Nash an elite point guard. I'd also consider him a freak. He and Chauncey Billups are probably the only point guards I've ever seen to jump from solid to stars mid-way or late in their careers. Most elite point guards have considerable success very early on. But that said, I think you overlooked one of the reasons for Nash's growth and success. He changed systems. Yes, he had Dirk and Finley in Dallas. He also had Nellie. He was considerably better suited to thrive in Nellie's system. Then, when he left Dallas, he went to Phoenix to play under D'Antoni. They signed him to that big deal with the intention of building their team around Nash's talents. Again, he made another huge leap in production. I'm by no means suggesting that Nash is simply a product of a system. No, he's a top notch talent and it's beyond impressive how he continued to improve and evolve throughout his career. However, I'm not sure he'd have reached his current heights without the vision of D'Antoni (and Nellie before him). As for Tony Parker (who I consider to be a notch below elite), your comparison is kind of deceptive. First, you're in error. The season in which he had his best statistical year (08-09) was his eighth season in the league. And one would think that strengthens your argument. But in Tony Parker's 8th season in the league, he was only a year and a half or so older than Aaron Brooks is right now. Additionally, his stats improved because while his supporting cast was still strong, Manu was out for the season. As such, Parker picked up some of the offensive slack. His numbers for the previous three seasons, however, were almost identical. And, now that they've retooled some, it appears that his numbers will return to about 18ppg and 6apg once more. My point? It appears that Tony Parker essentially reached his ceiling in 05-06 season when he was a mere 23 years of age. Today is Aaron Brooks 25th birthday. And Nash, while different in that he continued to grow as a player well into his career, also changed systems and rosters. So while you could be right, and Aaron Brooks could continue to grow and expand his game for many years to come. I think it considerably more likely that he's very near his ceiling now. And there is nothing wrong with this being his ceiling. He's a very good player right now. But his biggest strength is his ability to score and he isn't elite scorer. In fact, as in love with Brooks as most of us are, I don't see anyone arguing to build around him. And most of us are clamoring for a true go-to-guy. And as an actual point guard? Well, he's miles behind guys like Nash, Kidd, Deron Williams and Chris Paul. So yeah, I HOPE you're right. It would be fantastic if you're right. I'd absolutely love to be wrong in this particular case, but if I'm wrong, I doubt I'm wrong by much.
It's just one game. Brooks scoring 43 is very nice but Cedric Ceballos once scored 50 points in an NBA game.
brooks needs to add a midrange shot or floater to his game. right now his 3 point shot is his only consistent weapon.
yes ,i agree .since AB starts with chuck,shane and trevor ,he was destined to have a no -limited fire right.if u trade him to other teams, i don't think he would get such beautiful stats.
