The only person that needs to be blamed for Brewer's horrible play is JB Bickerstaff for continuously playing Brewer.
More like the coaching staff encouraging it. Brewer was outstanding his first season in Houston, everyone was awful last season
I am not an apologist....just a realist. Yes, he sucked more than any other player last year but that is not just on him. When a player is known as a driver and a career subpar 3 pt shooter, why would a coach (Bickerstaff) use him primarily as a 3 pt shooter. He went several months without making one, so coaches should have had him focus on his strength which is playing like the greyhound and outrunning the other players for layups and dunks. Bad system last year and how quickly forget that he basically single handedly took us to the conference finals. He proved he was the most clutch player on the team when the games really counted.
also, OP, have you seen him shoot tho? Or dribble? Or play half court offense? Or play half court defense?
[QUOTE=awc713;10605039]also, OP, have you seen him shoot tho? Or dribble? Or play half court offense? Or play half court defense?[/QUOTE] Once again, I agree tha he sucked last year. All that I know is that since he was so good the year before and we all know something was wrong with the whole team last season, why not give him the opportunity to show that he is still clutch and last year was an abnormality. He does have talent and may thrive in the MD fast paced system. Also, go look back at the thread last year on the day we re-signed Brewer. Everyone loved the signing and felt he was the integral piece to our bench success. His playoff performance earns him a another chance. He needed decent coaching to fix his flaws and Bickerstaff was definitely not that!
The man is getting paid 9m a year shooting worst than a high school kid. Are you seriously defending him?
Don't throw bottles at me, but I'm gonna defend Brewer. He had a bad year. A bad year does not necessarily make a bad player. In this case, the player has provided lots of evidence, prior to the bad year, that he can be a good player. Give D'Antoni some time to find the right situations and roles for Brewer. My gut says Brewer is one of the guys who will benefit most from this coach. OK, now I've defended both Brewer and D'Antoni in the same sentence, so you can throw those bottles.
If we don't get rid of him send him down the D league for half the season. Matter fact, he should be in summer league right now with Beasley.
I think Corey biggest issue last year is that he was to comfortable with the coaching staff. Some times you can give some one to much leash. If he is not traded I think MDA will be able to help him play within him self. Hopefully the shot DR. we just hired can help him fix his shot.
Throw me in there with OP and Will. I won't defend Brewer's performance last year, because -- well, because it's impossible. He sucked. But Josh Smith, D-Mo, Ariza, Howard, TJ, Terry, and Bev's defense had off years compared to the previous one. TJ gets the trophy for sucking the most, and Corey was right behind him, but nothing went right last year. If he's not traded, I expect Corey to bounce back to his usual level under D'Antoni's sytem, meaning he won't be great, but he'll earn his money. Laugh all you want, but I'll be the one necrobumping this thread about a month or two into the season. <BR>
I agree. This year will be so much better than these negative nellys thing I am on record as saying the Rockets will win 50 games Rocket River
Brewer's biggest problem last year was our offense was a total trainwreck with him on the floor. -6.1 points per 100 possessions, to be exact. That's grotesque. That said, we were bad offensively with him on the floor...but we just hired an offensive-minded coach. If there's any type of coach or system that could boost a player's weaknesses in that area it's Coach Pringles. Let's see what happens if he does, indeed, crack the new rotation. ....and in the meantime, remember he's a class act and a very likable guy that helped us reach the WC Finals. If you literally hate this guy (like some posts seem to imply), you should probably check your meds.
