I said basically the same thing in another thread here on AB. AB doesn't do anything else above average for the PG spot aside from score. I still love AB, but Lowry is more than capable of taking the starter role with his excellent defense, excellent rebounding for a PG, he drives and gets fouled at a decent clip, is more of a pass first guy, etc.
Lowry is great I personally think that the Brooks/Lowry combo is what makes our team so special. If we trade either one we would be losing depth. I think Ariza or Battier are far easier to replace than Aaron Brooks. IMO Brooks/Lowry/Martin/Yao should all be untouchable unless it's for Lebron or D. Wade.
If, unfortunately, Brooks is part of a package for Bosh then I'd like to see us sign one of the following. (Listed in order of who would be best) Raymond Felton- Will probably demand more $ than the rockets can afford. Luke Ridnour- Lots of teams interested Steve Blake- Realistic, very good 3pt shooter. Jordan Farmar- Young, potential but restricted Chris Duhon- Hasn't lived up to potential Jason Williams- Old but still has skill
I definitely thin that Lowry is more than capable of running this team. Although, it would hurt to lse Brooks.
Raymond Felton - Trash Luke Ridnour - Complete Rubbish Steve Blake - Decent Jordan Farmar - Will not be leaving the lakers Chris Duhon - No Comment Jason Williams - Should've Retired in 07
No I get it - I lived through every agonizing moment of that Houston "offense" that was beautiful when it worked and nearly unwatchable when shots weren't falling. Didn't Houston set some sort of a record for 3 point shots taken during that period? I don't think we need to be structuring our team around some sort of statistical outlier. That it worked was part of what was so amazing about that team, but I don't think this is a team that literally has to funnel every single possession through Yao to be effective. Hakeem in those years was unstoppable. I doubt Yao will ever reach Hakeem levels of destroying a team. My point is we NEEDED AB on the court with Yao to make up for a lack of a reliable 3pt shooting SG on the floor but with Kevin Martin in the lineup, you have another reliable 3 pt shooter that you didn't have before - that is if defenses truly are collapsing on Yao and forcing anyone else to beat them. In the Hakeem era, opposing teams had no choice but to try to double and triple team Hakeem because he was nearly automatic otherwise and frankly there was hardly anyone else on the roster who could get their own shot reliably(until Drexler). This Houston team bears no resemblance to those Houston teams aside from the superficial comparison that our best players for both squads was a center.
So after a sign and trade to send AB to toronto we are somehow gonna do a nother one to get CP3 annnd have no role players or draft picks what so ever. That might work, lol.
I think Brooks can be a perfect 6 man off the bench. Even though I would miss Lowry and the way that bench unit could run and gun. Lowry is perfect with Budinger and Hill. But anyways back to the Brooks off the bench, I think he would be a good Jason Terry type. I just wish Brooks was 6'4 or 6'5 and could play the 2.
Felton is not trash, look at his numbers and they will be close if not right there with Brooks in most categories... AB is soooooooo overrated on this board, love the little guy but some of you are willing to say NO to an ELITE level talent like Bosh just to keep Brooks around??? I am sure if AB is gone, Morey already has that covered either with another move or MLE.
Oh yeah and to answer the question about what would Lowry do when he is passed the ball from a double teamed Yao or Bosh. That is super easy to answer. Say Yao is double teamed down low, he passes the ball to Lowry.... Lowry will have four options when he receives the ball. But before I get to his options, let me talk about what the defense is doing at the moment he gets the ball. If Yao is double teamed that means the paint is clogged up. 2 guys are on Yao and one guy is on Bosh or whoever the power forward is. That means our 3 perimeter guys only have 2 guys covering them. That means there is one guy in between Lowry and Martin and another guy in between Martin and Ariza. When Yao passes to Lowry, he can either shoot of course. 2. drive through the gap the defense has created and shoot a 15 footer, or 3. drive through the gap the defense has created and kick out to a wide open martin or ariza when the defense collapses or finally 4. drive through the gap and then if a big man collapses on Lowry, he dishes off to Yao or Bosh for a layup/dunk... EASY
There's also Carlos Arroyo to throw into the mix of FA PGs. Steady vet at the helm, decent height, low TO ratio, and a good defensive presence that won't require a ton of minutes should Lowry start as our PG in place of AB. His only con would probably be the lack of a 3pt shot. Did i mention that he was affordable?
You kinda skipped the step where get the ball into Yao or Bosh first. If Lowry is doing the entry pass, then his defender simply sags off, making the entry pass rather risky, daring Lowry to shoot. No double teams yet, so know one is covered. Put Brooks in the same spot and we just got a three. Of course it gets more complicated to that, but the point is that if teams do not have to respect the outside shot of one of the perimeter guys, they have a much easier time. RA will have to make the defense scramble much of the time before we can get an easy shot off. That's not to say that Lowry isn't a big plus on other areas of the court.
Like all of Morey's other moves, he usually has a follow through move lined up to fill in the appropriate gaps. Should be interesting if Bosh happens and then if they get the next guy in best case scenario summer.
