Is Aaron Brooks good or bad? Does he actually contribute to winning??

Yup, I heard him make that point in the post-game interview. He said we didn't wait that extra second and missed opportunities to hit Yao cutting across the lane.

Now that I think about it, I hate all of their guts for making those mistakes. I hate them all, I tell you. The deepest kind of hate you can feel for another human being. They should all be hung to dry!

 

True.

 

AB sucks, I'd like to see him leave Houston this summer...

 

Rafer? Is that you?

 

You didn't miss much in the 2nd half. Brooks only played 30 minutes and most of that was in the first half. Brooks has nothing to do with Yao not getting the ball. I saw how Pryz was fronting him and Oden doing the illegal D on the paint to kill the lobs.

To anyone who can't appreciate AB. Watch the tape on these last two games.... HE IS OUR BIGGEST MISMATCH. Blake cannot stop him. He gets in the paint and the Portland big men have to foul. He fished fouls off of Pryz and Oden once he got by Blake.

Adelman... AB is your key to this series. He needs to play more than 30 mins or until Portland figures out how to stop him.

 

He will be much better if benched, but now, really bad

 

totally agree with AB being benched. start lowry. give lowry a reason to step up his game. it does help the team when AB run out the clock and then drive baseline to pass up the ball with 1 sec left. i saw that happen at least three instances. for half the points AB puts up prior to that he had made mistakes to put us behind. how about starting Von Wafer at point even thought he's a SG.

 

why did we lose? AB's last two stupid turnovers !!! I know it's not his fault, but please bench him !!!
did u notice that ? when he was on the court, he didn't pass the ball until the last 10 seconds ,but the time isn't enough .
lol 23 points! 11 points in the Garbage Time

 

I agree with you . at least 3 times ? no, more and more !

 

He can contribute a lot every night off the bench.

 

I vote that if you didn't watch the game, you shouldn't be allowed to start a thread about it.

I feel just a little bit DUMBER for having read this thread.

 

What games were you guys watching?

AB = 9-12 FG, 1-2 free throws, responsible for drawing two fouls from Oden all in 30 minutes played. Three turnovers the entire game... and not to forget... your leading scorer in game 1. You guys are unfairly bashing this guy. And there is no garbage time on a four point win.

Watch how Portland is keying in on Yao Ming specially in the fourth quarter. Pryz was fronting Yao like a mad man and Yao was literally covered double team like a wide receiver just looking for the ball to be passed to him. Yao had double team on him without the ball. Portland could not stop AB penetration when they were doing this in the fourth. Watch it again on your DVR... just the fourth quarter. If anyone deserves bashing in this game is Ron Artest with his 8-20 shooting. Be fair on your analysis.

 

It's still debatable if he contributes to winning, but he definitely does get blamed everytime we lose.

 

i agree with u

 

I second the vote .

 

idiot.

 

dude TIVO the next game or use a VCR before making a post.

make your own judgment first after seeing the whole game, don't rely on stats or recaps.

It would make it more legit instead of " I didn't see the game but..I think"

"After watching the game, I think Brooks.."
that's much better

 

Two of the turnovers came in the last 2.5 minutes. And the second one led to a Portland breakaway dunk which led to an 8 pt deficit with less than a minute remaining.

Also, when Portland was up 93-90, Brooks had the ball and it was obvious he had no intention of passing regardless of who was open. He missed a 3, and Brandon Roy hit a 3 on the ensuing possession.