[CHRON]Rockets search for go-to closer, Adelman says Brooks has tools to get job done

Iggy?

 

You can pretty much see whether a player has court vision from the very beginning.

All the great offensive PGs (Magic, Stockton, Kidd, Nash, Paul, etc.) have that vision from day one. You don't have to, and cannot, learn this through experience. BTW, it has nothing to do with size.

Right now, I can see that Chase Budinger has better court vision than Brooks.

 

You cannot learn innate court vision, but you can achieve court vision through experience. You can learn over time your teamate's tendecies, develop a better understanding about the flow of the game, as well as force yourself to be more aware of your surroundings. What people don't seem to understand is, in AB's whole basketball career, he has not been expected to be a playmaker. As a Duck, he was a scorer and probably in HS too. This is his first year as the unconditional starter as a PG. Tony Parker is a top PG and still had a few years under his belt before he became more of a playmaker.

 

Translation: Adelman is talking Brooks up so we can go after our real target CP3.

 

So Rox fans wishes LOL if that ever happened, I would build a Morey shrine.

 

Openly questioning Brooks' PG skills probably hurts his trade value (or has no effect at all) even with the positive comments he threw in there.

In my opinion, this is just more straight-talk coming from Adelman, per his norm. He doesn't beat around the bush and sugar coat things.

As of now, Brooks is a key part of an under-manned roster and I see this as Adelman simply challenging him to take the next step.

 

Great points. I agree Chase has better court vision. In fact, Chase may have the best court vision of anyone on this team. It's that ability to dribble and look up and scan the floor, look all the way behind you and keep the dribble and keep moving.

Magic had that ability to receive the pass and while he was receiving the ball he scanned the whole court with his eyes much like a qb does, except magic's scan was split second and he knew immediately where his advantages were. Once he started the dribble, the play was already half over, it was just a matter of which option he was going to take to finish the play. Bird had the same court vision. He could see the whole play developing before he even received the ball.


Ricky Rubio has this same vision and court sense. It is what makes him special.

 

Are you serious with that signature dude?

 

Rubio is intriguing, for sure, but I think he's going to need to bring something more than great court vision to be a standout in the NBA.

Brevin Knight has great court vision, too. So did Kenny Anderson.

Maybe defense will be that other thing for Rubio. Maybe he'll improve as a shooter/scorer.

Half of what makes guys like Nash and Paul so special is there ability to also be elite scoring threats. It makes their genius-caliber playmaking skills that much more dangerous.

As is, Rubio will be a legit NBA player because of his genius court vision alone. How far he gets beyond that is up in the air.

 

actually brooks has been the teams measuring stick all season long, when hes shooting well and being agressive it really gets the team closer to a win and hes young and adleman just said hes the one with the best ability and potential on the team, so I really doubt that they will trade brooks. Only if the right deal comes along of course

 

This.

Saying AB could end up like Steve based on stats alone is ridiculous.

 

I'd actually say Brooks is the most likely to be traded.

Morey didn't bring Lowry here to be a permanent backup. He knows Lowry is a special player with a unique skill set (defense, rebounding, getting to the line, etc...). My guess is that Lowry would have already been starting if Morey was setting the lineups.

This is not at all to say Brooks has been a disappointment. I think Brooks has developed nicely into exactly what he was expected to become when Morey drafted him (and it was Morey, not Adelman, that was largely responsible for this pick despite what some say).

Nobody expected Brooks to be a good defender or even an average playmaker. Morey knew he was a speedy scorer with a good outside shot and the ability to create for himself. That is exactly what Brooks was and what he is. He's done a pretty good job of carrying it over to this level.

My guess is that unless Morey can land an established stud like CP3 or a Rubio type (young player with enormous potential), Brooks will end up somewhere else eventually with Lowry taking over as the starter. Lowry will not remain a backup for much longer with all the things he brings to the table and he's not going anywhere unless we get something incredible in return.

 

I prefer Lowry at point ONLY if we can get a scoring wing. If we give up Brooks before that, unless Ariza hits his head and develops handles we are screwed! LOL

 

Kenny Anderson was a nice player, he just couldn't score at the NBA level as well as he could in college so was good but never great. End tangent.

 

Ugh, as if I needed another reason to not like Dallas (the city).

That's one of the things that makes me dislike LA teams; I can't stand it when the fans boo their own home team when they're doing poorly. You know, New Jersey fans I could understand - maybe - but not the Lakers. I think that shows incredibly poor sportsmanship and says a lot about a city and it's inhabitants.

 

I think you're too concerned about this season instead of the big picture.

Trading Brooks, even if it doesn't bring back a scoring wing, won't be the difference between winning and losing a championship.

I'd just say trust Morey. Whatever moves he makes will almost definitely make the team better.

 

brooks has been a good pick. It's nice to see him blossom the way he has.

Hopefully he can turn into that goto scorer late in games.

 

Those looking for Yao plays will still be there, especiually in half court and when Yao is not fronted. It was still the best half court play Rockets had. The key for opponents was to keep the ball away from Yao.

But if Yao is fronted, instead of force feeding, the ball will be moved around quickly, either Brooks or Ariza would attack the rim because the best shot block on opposing team is out of position.

 

No one finishes at the rim at the end of games except maybe lbj or maybe wade. Teams don't allow it and thats why you see the mid range stop and pop winning games.

 

Or the draw and dish......

DD