Didn't see this yet, lock if needed.. Brooks Wins Awards Brooks is First Team, And T-Mobile Rookie of the Month.. Sweet! Ok, Morey and RA, Props to you guys, we got schooled as fans.. Now don't let this be the end of the awesome moves, let it just be the beginning...
Congrats hopefully the beggining of many more awards to come. Of course Oden and Durants didnt qualify for this award since they didnt play enough games but still this is very very impressive
Brooks has impressed me, but size is the downer. He will be run over by the Billups of the league. Nevertheless, I like his fire and determination. He has impressive skills. Can't wait to see how he does with and against better players.
He's in a class all to his own .... Or it means he gets MVP and 1st team is like an all-honorable mention to MVP list. They could have at least waited for the last couple games in the SL to finish Edit: Kevin Durant should be on an All-Coaster team instead of 1st team. 22.7 pts per game in the SL, but with only a 9.0 Efficiency? How do you even do that? 4 rebounds and 1 assist TOTAL the first 3 games. .305 shooting, 33 minutes a game. Stats to make Adam Morrison proud.
Wow, what a huge turn around for this draft. But to be honest, I think there were a couple of players out there that may have been more deserving. But for the best player to come out of no where and shock everyone certainly goes to him. Louis Williams and Marco Belinelli had better stats, with Marco going undefeated as well. But I'll take it.
I haven't seen any of the summer league action. Not that I'm trying to bring down Brooks here, but I just want to know... Has he really been better than our summer league all-stars of the past, like John Lucas and Dan Langhi? They both lit it up pretty well but looked scared playing with the big boys. From what I did see around draft time of Brooks he looked like he was a more confident player than either of those two, so I'm definitely excited to see him doing well here. I'm just scared that he's going to be another Lucas/Langhi.
JL3 is one thing, but DL actually had some game. Just like Boki, the rockets did not give them an opportunity to succeed. DL dominated because he had game, not because of some summer league fluke. Little quick point guards typically do well in summer league because they are faster than the competition (see Brooks,JL3). Brooks however in the early stages has that it factor.....this nasty explosive quality that isnt just pure speed...as with any rookie, we have to wait and see. Just dont say DL was a bust when he had no shot at success.. hes probably tearing up the comp at a 24 hour fitness near you
He'll have to out-quick and out-think the Billups of the NBA. Give him a season or two under his belt, and then we can see what we really have.
Stats aside, there's a big distinction between AB and the other rooks we've had. As they mention in his bio, Brooks was the 1st and 2nd option for the team and led all of our rallies single-handedly. That's confidence. And confidence isn't something you can buy. This kid has the willpower of Iverson in him. Now lets wait and see if his game can get anywhere near to that of the Answer. Exciting? Absolutely. But 2 years in the making definately.
How many games do you have to play to qualify? Durant was on the first team list there...are you sure he didn't play enough games?
How does Kevin Durant average 11 rebounds per game in college and 1 rebound per game in summer league?
CONGRATS to Aaron Brooks! I think his game will translate well in the NBA! I have always like this pick from day one- when I saw clips of him in youtube & yahoo sports. The Rockets FO did a fine job of picking up the best available player @ #26. Also, I like Landry but he kinda struggles in the games, & I'm wondering if it's partly due fatigue? I won't give up on Landry just yet cuz I think that he can be a terrific player for the Rockets in a couple of years. I really like the Scola trade, along with Butler- now the team has some size & depth. BUT, I think the FO is not yet done making trades or via Free Agency.
