lol.. I was thinking the same thing about him browsing through this thread... ok, so who knows what AB's screen name is?
Yeah Adelman has such little faith in Rafer that he said in the post game interview that Rafer will start tomorrow if he's a go. You're talking out of your ass again.
Brooks creates lots of problems for defenders because 1) he's the fastest guy in the league and 2) can shoot it from WAY downtown (which we saw tonight). How do you guard a guy who can shoot and penetrate? I remember early last season, Brooks described his game as Allen Iverson with a better outside shot. I dismissed him for being too cocky. AI is a better finisher, but Brooks is every bit as fast and does have a better outside shot. On the defensive end, he's not as much of a liability as you would expect because we have really good defensive rotation and other lock-down defenders on the perimeter. Once AB gets a little more experience, he's gonna be really scary.
Except that you have failed to EVER do that......you are just a hater....It is time you admit that Brooks is better....it won't hurt....I promise. DD
Brooks is still better suited off the bench as a spark plug. If we have him and Artest coming off the bench, it will make for a better change of pace. The starting line-up with Rafer is potent enough with Yao and Tracy, so I have no complaints. You have to look at the whole rotation, and see what best fits. I'm not ready to say that Brooks is better suited as a starter after just a few games. Apparently you've seen enough, given your mastery of judging talent, but I don't think Adelman does and I agree with him.
What kind of start do the Rockets get off to with AB as the starter? He had 11 points in the first quarter tonight, and got Devin in foul trouble. Rafer, would not have been able to do the same. I am ok with Rafer starting, as long as AB gets the most minutes, especially when Rafer is struggling (about 70% of the games he plays in).... Either way, I do think we need them both, having 2 options is a better chance than EVER putting Luther Head at the PG spot...EVER !! DD
arguments won in alternate universes (ie. your lonely isolated deluded mind) do not count.... please quote me where I said AB is not good. otherwise GTFO with that putting words in my mouth crap. Rafer is less effective off the bench, that's why he should start. What's best for the team is the goal. (and they aren't getting rid of Rafer at this point of season, so give that stuff a rest also)
Alston: better at setting up offense better at defending bigger PGs more natural passer AB: better scorer (shooter) faster better driver it's the same reason why Shane starts over Artest: chemistry, which is the most important thing out of all of this.
Agree with some, don't agree with others, especially defending PGs, and I think Brooks is actully setting up the offense better because of his ability to score and keep the defense honest.....etc.. Agree about Chemistry, but I am not sure that Rafer will have better chemistry as the starter, there is no evidence of this, Brooks has been incredible as the starter and the offense scoring a lot more with him in there. I do have concerns with Rafer off the bench as to whether he would accept the demotion, and do think he tends to rise to the challenge when his job is in jeopardy. And, Rafer/Brooks...either is MILES better than Luther at backup PG. DD
Once again, Brooks playing as PG coincides with the closest our team has been to full strength. Is Brooks better than Alston? Yes. But I still start Alston because of teh chemistry he has with the starters. If he sucks it up make him the back up. Remember Alston was playing pretty good when he got hurt.
Setting up offense meaning actually calling plays and running them instead of looking for your shot right away and driving without letting teammates touch ball. Not saying AB is guilty of this all the time, but he doesn't direct traffic like Rafer does. Rafer accepting a demotion is not a problem, this isn't a primadonna we are talking about. The real question is will Rafer actually be more effective off the bench with the reserves. I just don't see it helping the team better with him off the bench.
Our starters are notoriously known for a slow start, but with Brooks, it's instant offense. That being said, Brooks is not a very good offense running, at least not to the level of Rafer yet. Which means with Aaron on the bench with Artest, we will have no one reliable at running the offense. With Aaron as the starter, we can have McGrady run the offense, and Aaron can finish a lot better than Rafer, giving the starters the spark it needs. We can have Rafer on the bench with Artest, so Rafer will be running the offense with Artest. Otherwise, with Artest and Brooks, we're not maximizing the instant offense, we need players that can run plays if we want instant offense.
