I think he actually is pretty efficient for the Rockets. The Rockets have seemingly done a good job as a coaching staff in putting him in good offensive position, not letting him shoot very much. He thrives on the fastbreak, and this team seems to really embrace that part of him. You notice that anytime he's on the court and the Rockets nab a rebound, they instantly turn to get the ball down court to him. He is a terrible 3 point shooter, but he can get hot as we've seen. My only worry with Brewer is that you don't want him shooting a bunch of threes in the playoffs. He just as liable to go 0-4 as he is to make any of them. Regardless of his spotty 3 point shooting, I don't see how anyone can rag on Corey Brewer as a bench player for this team, particularly the team that he has picked apart thus far in 2 games.
I try to avoid /r/nba most of the time. Mavs fans were still calling Howard soft after game 2. Arguing with a fool only proves that there are two.
r/nba is a cesspool of ****posting the whole thing is just people trying to dank meme eachother for upboats. there's no actual discussions of basketball why you would want to seriously debate someone about basketball on there is beyond me.
Bottom line, Brewer helps us win and the stats do back that up. http://www.82games.com/1415/1415HOU.HTM We're a +4.2 with him, +3.0 without. That's a positive contribution. That guy talking about stats is an idiot. He's a great fit and the stats say so.
Anybody who uses PER as the end-all be-all for an argument in player effectiveness is simple-minded. When it comes to a bench player like Brewer, PER barely scratches the surface on determining true value.
You can't look at just one stat (efficiency) and derive all the player's value that way. Same with Josh Smith. Both guys provide defense, create turnovers, and create easy shots (Brewer with steals and fast break, Josh through ballhandling and passing). Yes, they have mediocre shooting efficiency. But the guys who have above average shooting efficiency are way overpaid these days (Parsons).
But he would take him in a heartbeat if given the opportunity. Brewer has been huge for us off the bench.
That's how arguments are started... If everyone liked the same thing and there was no contrasting opinions, world peace would be achieved lol
Isn't he also one of the better 4th qtr scorers too? I seem to remember one of the regular season broadcast mentioning that.
The only person on this team other then Harden that I have no problem having the ball in transition is Corey Brewer
Every situation is different when addressing stats vs eye test. The truth about a players value is normally found using both. With Corey Brewer, you can't just look at stats, you have to actually watch the games and you'll see he's been one of the top 3-4 players on this team in terms of positive impact.
I can only reiterate what others have said. He's choosing only one stat and using that as his sole evaluation of a player. It wouldn't make sense to only look at one stat like FT% and evaluate a player like Shaq based only on that. If I only looked at that one stat, then Shaq would be a poor value for any team. Others have provided stats that show how he adds value to the team. When the trade was made, I felt like any offense we got from him would be a bonus. Defense was where he would help the team the most. Provide the stats that others have given you and asked the Mavs fan who was more valuable to their team in game 1.
Honestly, I hate posts that say this. (not against you) This makes it sound like somehow stats are failing, when in reality, the stats actually do show that Brewer is a positive for this team. The problem isn't the stats, it's the person using the stats cherry picking.
