Who said he sucks? Recognizing his deficiencies is not the same as saying he sucks. We need Lowry..... DD
Is Lowry the new Luther head? Lowry and Brooks combined form a superstar PG. Brook inability to get to the FT line or run the break effectively highlight why we NEED Lowry. Same goes for Lowry. Brooks brings the scoring and quickness.
lol no i didnt say that. i was trying to explain what TS% actually does. getting to the free throw line is part of the game and it cant be ignored. just because he excels at something you think he "doesn't have control over", the fact is he still excels at it. TS% makes sure that contribution doesn't go unnoticed
People still use last year's playoff to argue against Lowry. but they forgot that's Lowry's first playoff expirence, and Brooks did much much worse in his first playoffs, and Lowry only had 30 games to play in RA's system without training camp. Those same people use the 30 game starting experince excuse for AB lase season, now just completely turn blind on Lowry. After a full training camp, Lowry has made huge progress compare to last season, his impact as a backup this season is much bigger than AB's when he played as a backup for Rafer last season. What happened is AB got all the chance later on, and Lowry hasn't yet. Lowry has done a great job with 2nd unit, I can't see why he can't make big impact as well if he is given the chance, with so many firepowers on Rockets now.
Well he sure did last year. But that doesn't mean he will always suck, he could improve his shooting which would help a lot. And the 82 regular season games help determine who gets to the playoffs, and he is extremely valuable as a backup PG/energy guy there. I hope we keep him but if he gets too high an offer, he should do what is best for himself and his career and take it. The reason is because our first team lacks offensive firepower and our 2nd unit has better finishers, Lowry needs finishers to really excel.....it would be great if we had finishers all over the floor, and that is what Morey is trying to get to...but we are not there yet. Imagine Lowry passing to Trevor or Shane, or Hayes......I mean he would have the same rate of succes as AB with his passing.... We need better offense and defense to help both of our PGs out. DD
Why does he want to have a starting spot so badly? More money? To me, Sam Casseell was just a better player even although K, Smith was a starter, many people know Sam because his plays as a backup PG in Houston. Lowry needs work his shooting before thinking about his starting, it seems to me that he has not been working hard enough to improve his jump. You will be a starter if you can improve your shooting.
Sam left to go to Milwaukee, you can't blame Kyle for wanting his own starting spot......I mean who wants a guy who settles for 2nd? DD
I would love to trade AB and #14 for Derrick Favors or DeMarcus Cousins. We could bring in Sergio Lull to backup Kyle (or even start in place of). Probably not going to happen however
I'm not talking about this year. There was never a question who should start this season. but next year, Yao/Scola/Martin are great finishers. Ariza can finish resonably well too if he doesn't try to do too much. What the 1st unit need more is defense and intangibles from PG, unlike this year.
To everyone who said or thinks Lowry is not a good playmaker, Daryl Morey courtesy of his twitter would beg to differ: <p> "Gr8 to win more than we lose this yr. Kyle w/incredible playmaking. TA/KM/CB w/needed O. CH/JJ w/D. D better than it seemed for most of game"
Lowry and Ariza on the perimeter with 2 great low post threats like Yao and Scola would be an utter waste.
Why? Ariza is a good 3 point shooter if you have to pay attention to other players and leave him wide open. He'd be a very good entry too with his length and passing ability. Scola can kill from mid range, like he does all season and like he did against Portland. Lowry can find those scorers and drive to the hoop if he is left open.
I think we all know how this is going to go. Morey may tend him a low ball offer and then hold out as long as he can and let another team set Lowry's value before making the decision on whether Lowry is worth it. Hopefully Lowry realizes this and doesn't take it personally. It's just how Morey's system works. All players have a value relative to their contract in Morey's eyes so Lowry is only of use to the Rockets if his contract is reasonable relative to his production. ....the other reason Morey might want to string this along is to see if he can become a player in a sign and trade deal for a bigger star. Either way, all signs point to the Rockets roster being relatively in limbo until much closer to the end of the offseason.
Nope, same for next year too...as Yao will not be reliable and needs 3pt shooting around him to give him time and space to work. DD
Well it isn't Lowry that Morey is going to deal with it's his agent and i'm pretty they are aware of his tatics. At the same time Lowry's agent has agenda of his own so this could be interesting all though I don't think so. Morey probably has a bottom line figure on how far he will go and i'm pretty sure he has a back up plan.
I don't think Lowry sucks - he's a good back-up to Brooks on a team that will have lots of scorers - with Martin, Yao, Scola, Cbud in the rotation, sometimes it will be advantageous to have Lowry who doesn't take many shots. That said, if Lowry gets offered a multi-year contract more than a few mill per year, I say you let him go to the other team.
No, Ariza is not a good 3 point shooter. His career best was this season, 33%. That is hardly good, especially considering before his late season surge, he was well under 30%. He has never been a good outside shooter.
The Jazz-Nuggets game yesterday proves fouls aren't called in the playoffs. You guys are right, Kyle is just a regular season player.
