Of course, unlike Brooks, he demonstrated an understanding that PGs should occasionally pass the ball to others.
No doubt, but he was in a different role than Brooks, Brooks was the primary scorer as the starter, whereas Lowry had more shooters with him off the bench. A fact most fans failed to notice. DD
When Brooks injured his ankle and Lowry was suddenly thrown into the starting lineup, Lowry continued to be pass first and the offense was even better.
Kyle also shot a lot more often and made a higher percentage, he stepped up his game a ton as a starter, much like Goran is, the point was that no one could have seen that Lowry would be that good of a shooter, and he earned that spot when AB was hurt...no doubt....same as Goran is doing now. DD
pathetic.. any shot you can take at Lowry, you will create.. if thats your initial analysis of Lowrys game then youre on the level of Michael Jordan in judging talent.. HOT garbage Lowry's ability or inability to shoot the ball was his one weakness, when Kyle came off the bench, the entire spirit of the team lifted dramatically and he pushed the ball at a ferocious pace that was infectious throughout each teammate.. his vision and passing ability was light years ahead of the guy (Aaron Brooks) who started ahead of him.. his intangibles were off the charts and his rub off affect was Tebow-like, his game developed more and more and got a a starter contract while being the backup, yea AB was nothing more than a slight build glorified streaky shooter, and now hes playing over in China or wherever he's journeyed to today bottom line, to assess young Lowry in such a poor manner is lazy and poorly evaluated
correction, Brooks' talent level dictated him being a 'shoot first' PG or russell westbrick AB played with Kevin Martin and Scola in the starting lineup, why not set those guys up? sure he had offensive responsiblities but it shouldve been as the 3rd option on offense.. great pg's create good players like a steve nash or a chris paul, but AB was a tunnel vision-offensive minded player Brooks beefed with Kevin Martin when he arrived becuz he was selfish and wanted to contiunue his trend of jacking any ill-advised shot he dared Lowry had Chase Budinger off the bench with him and thats IT.. who else off that second unit was a shooter? Carl Landry before being traded? no, Carl was trying to develop himself into a shooter and better post player Luis Scola was alot better offensively than landry yet AB didnt create looks for Luis, yea AB was nothing more than a diminutive shoot first pg and he was a detriment to the flow of the offense and was a liability on defense, so what was his worth? an inefficient 18 ppg? please Lowry make players better, AB slowed their growth
no after all that time of you foolishly campaigning for Brooks over Lowry, it showed your level of ineptitude of evaluating talent, and I wont even get started on your homo-esque affection for Budinger and how wrong you were about him being the starter it shows your inability to judge talent on the level of michael jordan and I wont sit around and passively read another one of your disrespectful slights at Kyle Lowry take your panties out of your crotch for being consistently wrong about evaluating Rocket players
There was already a large debate before the Brooks injury that Lowry should start despite his shooting limitations, which I'm sure you remember. No one expected him to be able to shoot this well, but he made such a huge impact that his starting role was arguably long overdue. His performance in a starting role was more of an "I told you so" by his supporters than a surprise. The Dragic vs. Lowry debate is just beginning, in comparison.
The thing about the debate as well was that even if Lowry was indeed on a hotstreak and his shooting numbers did not represent what he really was capable of, that shooting would only be a bonus to his game. Because his effectiveness on the court far outweighs his limitation.
No doubt, but what you are failing to realize is that the Rox can play Lowry and Dragic together. There is no need to trade one and keep the other. Resign Dragic and Lee. TRADE KEVIN ****ING MARTIN ASAP!!!
Bingo. Guys like Rondo and Andre Miller can kill on the court despite not being able to shoot from distance or score in bulk. I'd given up on Lowry ever being on their level, but he clearly is.
As much as we would all like this scenario it want work... Both of these guys want the keys to the car and neither one wants to be in the passenger seat. T_Man
As good as Lowry and Dragic have played. Neither of them has played as good as Brooks did for the entire season. Averaged just under 20 a game and still had over 5 assist a game. People forget so quickly.. Lowry did NOT outplay Brooks his year as a starter. He outplayed Brooks after a horrible ankle sprain.
Not campaiging but when he is healthy he is a 20 and 6 player, that is nothing to sneeze at....and pretty danged productive. DD
