So in the 4th quarter i noticed that when rick put lowry and brooks in the game last night the ball movement was great, the defense picked up and forced more turnovers. Brooks was creating his shots and lowry as getting to the free throw line. Then when he put in Landry Anderson and Budinger in we picked up more slack and our scoring picked up. However at the end i will admit that the ref's did give us a few questionable calls. So could putting in brooks and lowry in the 4th quarter be the key to not choking?
Well, they'll have to play together. Adleman has gone to a 2 guard rotation (Ariza, Battier, and Budinger are all SF's) and I think that's where part of the criticism for Trevor Ariza comes in. He doesn't think he's a great ball handler but that's what he must do if he is placed at the guard position. Brooks isn't a good enough player to dominate the ball all day long so you must play Lowry next to him sometimes or suffer through fowards handling the ball.
It's a tough one. I would prefer not to play Brooks and lowry beside each other due to the lack of size. On offense, they will work well, but on defense you'll either have brooks or lowry guarding the SG, which will not be good enough. Lowry is a good defender against PG, but if you put him against anothe PG, then you are giving up so much by having brooks guard the opposing SG.
I think Adelman needs to try >Brooks >Ariza >Budinger >Ariza >Andersen when the Warriors try playing Nelly-ball
Brooks + Lowry may be fast, but they could possibly be a detriment to the team when facing a team with over-sized guards.
Good idea. Makes you wonder why Mike Brown of Cleveland doesn't throw out this lineup: >James >James >James >James >James
