I do not get it, best PG potential? Tony Paker? AB still does not know how to play pick and roll, can not defend P&R either. He can flash into the paint, but always does not know how to dish the ball out. He gets blocked so many times. He is a best backup PG, comes out of bentch with energy and speed to score some points. I have no faith in AB at all as a starting PG.
I love Rubio, but there is no way to be sure that these guys (most under 20) will ever even make it on the floor as NBA players. Brooks averaged more than 15ppg as a starter on a 2nd round team....and he only had started about 30 games. You build on that, you don't trade it away unless you have something better like Devin Harris, or CP3, or another established PG to run the team. You just don't that would be STUPID. DD
That may be true but AB isnt at the level of Paul or Parker or any of the elite PGs today. I'd still consider moving him in the right deal. No way is Brooks "untouchable", at least not to me. I guess thank God I'm not the Rockets GM.
Tony Parker potential again? Parker at 19 year old is in All-Rookie First Team. That's a whole 5 year younger. Parker will be taller, stronger and better finishing around basket than AB forever. Don't use the Parker's professional experience excuse, because it is against AB. Parker only had 2 years international team experience compare to Brook's 4 year college experience, and the transaction from college basketball to NBA is easier than from international ball to NBA. AB is an asset, but just don't compare him with Parker, they have no similarity except speed, just like Bradley and Yao have no similarity except height. Consider AB's stock is high right now, I have no problem see him traded for a better asset.
Brooks is going to only get better, people need more patience, he started 35ish games....and was the 2nd leading scorer for a 2nd round playoff team. What makes you guys think he won't improve? As his confidence grows, so will his game.... And yet, so many are willing to step BACKWARDS and get a rookie PG, and wait another 2 years until he gets to Brooks level. Unreal..... And Brooks will get better at getting the ball to Yao, he just needs time as the starter to do it....when he was off the bench it was not his role. Yao is NOT easy to pass the ball too, he has always had problems getting it from guards....give Brooks time, he will get it down. DD
yes, please keep arron, and tmac! butt... if we must, id would like #2 as rubio, rudy gay, and mike miller for tmac and arron!
DD, I am with u. I have been on brooks side since the end of his rookie yr.I think he'll be 16ppg next yr and be the closer. People will laugh,but he has what it takes to be a closer. Once he gets his stop and pop game right,he's going to be impossible to stay in front of.
i disagree. he played some of the best games in our most pressure situations (road games v. blazers, game 4 and 6 v. the lakers) when we needed guys to step up. that's a sign of a big time player. he's gonna be our future PG. and brooks was probably the reason morey turned down that trade.
That Memphis thread about Tmac and Brooks for Rubio scared the beejeebers out of me. I am sure someone will want to take Tmac's contract just for the $$$$ savings, no need to toss the rest of the team into turmoil to jettison Tmac. Just be a little patient and the deals will be there. DD
AB had 15ppg because he was lucky to play against slow PGs in Blake and Fisher. Besides his speed and sometimes hot shooting, he has nothing else to show for the team. No defense, no ogarnize, no steal, no rebounds, no draw charges. And don't forget his 18assts/22TOs, which I don't think any starting PG has done that before in a 7 game series. I don't think Rubio trade will go down. But if he is available, Rubio will have a much higher ceiling than AB, just like Tony Parker used to be. There is no reason not to trade AB for him. When you are wowed by AB, wait until you see Rubio. Remember the guy played USA Olympic team quite well at what age?
I agree with DD usually, especially on keeping Brooks. What we saw in the playoffs was not a mirage. This guy has the potential to average 20ppg. The only thing I don't understand is why you want Corey Maggette. He wouldn't fit in at all and would ruin chemistry in my opinion.
I agree. we need to keep brooks. and i think Adelman is high on him as well. so hopefully we dont trade him away. AB was the one of the main reasons we took the lakers to 7 games. He is not going to be another Luther Head and unless we get Rubio or someone of that calibre to replace him; I honestly see no reason why we need to trade him. get rid of tmac and/or von wafer before AB. AB is a nice spark. Lowry can be replaced more easily than AB.
Goodbye Brooks! I'll miss the speed and occasional alley-oop dunk a little but I'm like Lowry better anyways and it's time to upgrade.
Ask me in another thread about how I think Maggette fits, this is about an up and coming young scoring PG in Aaron Brooks. People who don't understand the game look at his assist numbers and forget that he is not a traditional pass first PG and his role is different. Or that Adelman's system makes everyone a passer, and the PGs usually have very low assist numbers because everyone passes the ball... Brooks is going to be really good the more he plays the better he will get. DD
No matter which of them you prefer, are they that different in terms of overall impact? Right now, I see both of them as below average starter/very good back up PGs (with some upside left) and if the right offer comes for either of them, you got to do it. If we are trading them for a PG in the draft, which one goes will also depend on who we are getting. If we magically get Rubio it makes Lowry much more expendable, if it's for Curry it makes Brooks much more expendable etc.
Not always.....Morey has made great moves but a lot of his moves have come up bust...especially when he gets older PGs like Francis and James.... I trust Morey, but I am really worried that he is one of those guys addicted to making BIG trades and not knowing when the better move is patience and small deals. San Antonio almost made a major mistake in replacing a young Parker with Kidd, let's learn from their patient approach and do the same with Brooks. DD
