Danny Granger is a Trevor Ariza x10...he would be really great, you don't pass up on players like him especially when you can put him around a Yao Ming and Kevin Martin.
Vince Young meets it perfectly.....but whatever, I am not gonna play your silly semantics arguing game. Why not go grab your scrabble board and hit the bricks. This thread is a perfect place though, dumb thread, dumb idea, ill conceived..... Aaron Brooks is the better player, if Kyle Lowry could hit some jumpers consistently we might be able to trade one of the two of them if necessary. But I would never want Kyle Lowry starting, he is just not good enough right now.....he has to get better at shooting the basketball. DD
Lowry's known as a pace changer because that's what his (and the bench's) main role is on this team. He comes in and runs at full blast for short spurts because that's what Adelman wants him to do - inject energy into the game. But when he has to, Lowry is also very, very good at slowing things down and managing the clock. And when things slow down, Lowry is also good at threading through the opposing team's defense and setting up teammates for their shots. IIRC he played a lot of minutes when the team was protecting leads in the second half and Adeleman wanted more structured play and tempo from the team. That Lowry is able to play both styles - fast and slow - is what makes him valuable to this team.
Nicely spoken, and a lot of those times he was actually playing with Brooks, I recall Lowry giving Ray Allen FITS in the Boston game. We needed BOTH of them to win that game, and the flexibility it gives the coaches is extremely valuable. DD
Yes, you were absolutely wrong: Are you saying that the bolded portion you posted is accurate? Finley started at shooting guard and played 27 mpg. Is that the same as 10 mpg? I know its an insignificant thing to argue, but its annoying to see people post blatantly incorrect statistics.
Not yet, DD. This season will tell that tale. We know you're sick of hoping Yao Ming leads the Rockets anywhere. Give it some time. One way or another, it's going to get decided.
You are great fun. The next time in life you admit you are wrong or are not sure will be the first. It is fun to watch you dance your way around, which is why I pursue it now, and will do so again when the urge strikes. Hell, who'd even remember VSpan around here as anything more than a momentary blip without you and your epically famous intransigence? Anyway, here is what Morey had to say about Lowry when the Rockets traded for him: [rquoter] “He’s a player we thought could fit well here and really contribute,” Morey said. “He’s a really good defender; good rebounder on both ends; can attack the hoop in the halfcourt or in transition, gets to the line — one of the top 10 guys in the league getting to the line; kicks it out to shooters; knows his role, someone who will know he needs to get the ball to Yao (Ming); someone who is really going to do what coach (Rick) Adelman will ask him to do. [/rquoter] (source) Clearly, the prime benefit for Brooks is in the scoring department. I'd have started him last year as well given how much the team needed anybody to put points on the board. For a healthy team, I think the gap between the two is much smaller. Certainly, spreading the floor favors Brooks. But I would prefer not so see the PG shoot so much next year right at the beginning of the offensive set without trying to work the ball inside.
Actually, I am not sick of anything, I just want this team to come together and play some great basketball. I hope the big guy comes all the way back and maybe adds in a little 3pt flavor to his game. I just think the team is lucky to have both Brooks and Lowry. DD
why not keep both? Both compliment each other's game exceptionally. I think they are the best point guard tandem in the NBA.
THIS!!!! They both make up for what the other lacks. I don't know why anyone wants to get rid of either one of them.
Yes, all of that is true, and he is great to have on the team backing up Brooks. You would think that people would want the Rockets team to benefit from them both, it is almost like they are cheering against them just so their guy gets to play. DD
I wish we could somehow mesh both of them together as one person. Imagine the offensive game of Brooks and the defense of Lowry. I'd say that would be the best point guard in the league bar none!
Do not trade Brooks unless it nets us a star in return! Brooks will be arguably are best player next season. My opinion of him changed after witnessing him first hand just crushing the Nuggets during that one game where he went off.
Guys that lead their teams to 32-50 records are not as good as their stats. I would take him but for the right type of deal. DD
I like the idea of trading Brooks for someone great though. That would mask Lowrys inability to be a shooting point guard if we got a dynamic scorer in return for Brooks that could score better than Brooks could. Lowry could then hold the fort until next year when maybe we could pick up a true point who could shhot the threes a little and distribute the ball. Kinda like Fisher does. It shows you dont need much there. You do need someone who can stretch the defense with such a dominant player we would get in a Brooks trade not to mention Yao also. So Lowry would be a short term fix if we traded for someone with Brooks as the main peice. Kobe and the Lakers prove this with the true scorer in Kobe and then low post players like Gasol and Bynum you need a shooter at the point and it doesnt have to be a Brooks but you do need a guy who can cover like Fisher or Lowry at least then shoot threes. A guy who runs the offense and not necessarily has high assists numbers like Fisher. Of couse I am just blowing smoke when I think of Rondo. Rondo is an exception because he has two of the best shooters in history on his team in Peirce and Ray Allen on the three point line. Then Garnett does not post up anymore he shoots open jumpers mostly and rebounds extends his range out. Perkins doe sthe dirty work. Here we have Yao and Scola thats clearly different. Thats lane clogging already.
We actually have a dynamic scorer already playing in Kevin Martin and he and Brooks played great together. Now you add in Yao and Scola and the team can carry a defensive minded wing (Battier or Trevor) and they have so much flexibility and matchups with their depth, led by Lowry, Budinger and Hill. DD
Guys whose stats sky rocket because the teams best player is injured is just the result of the best player being injured.... come on man dont get me wrong i love AB shooting and how he can spread the floor but DG33 does that and then some... other then hit open threes what does AB do? yes he is fast and can score in the open lane but TJ ford can do that...
