And he plays defense too. I know that is not important in a fantasy league, but turns out to be pretty important in the actual playing sort of leagues.
looks like its about that time for brooks to become our version leondro barbosa until the summer of next year.
8 assist a game is pretty damned good for kyle lowry. looks like he can be another most improved candidate if he keeps this up year round.
lowry may be on a hot streak with his shooting... but how can you explain the assists, steals, and rebounds? the guy can run an offense. he is a more complete player than brooks right now. i'd like to see him remain as the starter and brooks moved by the deadline. bold statement i know, but brooks is a FA this summer and will command a big raise. i'd rather save the money for something better than lock it up in him when we already have lowry.
Kyle Lowry is 24 years old. A year older than Jordan Hill and Terrence Williams. It's not inconceivable that a player can learn to shoot better at age 24. Lowry probably won't become a 46% 3pt shooter consistently, since there are few of these around, but it's not inconceivable he can significantly improve from the 27% or whatever he shot in prior seasons.
great point. yes, he is on a hot streak. but we must acknowledge the possibility that he has been/is improving rather than write this off as a fluke. he doesn't have to be like aaron brooks and hit 3's with a hand in his face. if he can just hit the open ones at a decent clip, like he has been doing, then he will not be considered a liability on offense.
He gets FANTASY points/He gets DUNKS = He's GOOD! He keeps me ENTERTAINED! Wins? How important is the 3 point shot? The best point guard shooters aren't necessarily the best PLAYERS at the position. Rajon Rondo and Derrick Rose aren't good 3 point shooters. Then there's Russell Westbrook, Andre Miller, Tony Parker, Devin Harris, Rodney Stuckey. Even Deron Williams can be a bit of an overrated 3 point shooter. .339 % this year, .310 % 2 years before that, .322 % 2 years before that (He's good every other year, in even-numbered years ) Lowry requires needing a 3 point shot better to close the gap between himself and the better point guards. But its not like the position is all Stephen Curry marksmen. And even if they are its guys like Carlos Arroyo and Derek Fisher. Or Brandon Jennings with Rafer-itis - he can hit the 3 but not much of anything else.
Derrick Rose is shooting 41.2% 3 pointers this year, he was at 22% and 26% the year before. But most people considers his shot actual improvement and not fluking, cuz he's Derrick Rose I guess. I consider Lowry the hot hand now that you can't take out of the lineup. Once he's starts bricking, IF he does, then you insert the AB option back in.
Exactly. I don't expect him to shoot like this (especially from 3) but the rest of those things are pretty much the standard for him now. I do believe his shooting will remain much improved over previous seasons. It was just a matter of confidence and getting the playing time.
I'm coming around to the Lowry bandwagon for sure. He has certainly been impressive lately but I don't think that we don't not need Brooks. It will be interesting to see how Lowry performs during a much harder stretch of games and opponents in January.
Problem with Kyle is, low % can also be due to low volume, What did John Stockton shoot 3's at, when age 24 playing as many minutes as kyle has been in the past? (give you a hint, it was under 20%)
I don't know why people want to trade Brooks. No matter how good Lowry does, we still need AB's offensive punch with Yao gone for good. The only reason to trade AB is if it nets us a superstar.
Stop hatin' :grin:! Here is the deal and the lowry supporters will be quick to duck. Btw, lowry is playing well and I like lowry alot and have saod so. If the rockets never introduced Yao back in the lineup, I think brooks would be 18-20 pts and 7 asst and the team with a winning record. The advocates of lowry like to point out the defensive balance and the overral team balance,but as we have seen, the rockets are a poor defense with lowry at the point and the team can still score points. When brooks get back, he will get his starters job back.
That's something people tend for get about Lowry. He is young. Point guards usually take longer to develop and Lowry is developing. If he could continue to get 36 mpg then he would probably end up averaging over 8 APG. Has this organization EVER had a point guard average 8 APG?
Quick question, do you think Lowry's current level of play is starting PG caliber? This has nothing to do with him vs. Brooks. AB has already showed over the course of 82 games that he can be a starting PG.
Kyle easily showed how important he is... Our 2nd unit used to kick ass because Kyle runs the 2nd units, now they just plain sucked without that facilitator. Lee or Smith at PG just can't do it. I can see how Martin and Scola gonna hate life once Brooks take back the starting PG , unfortunately knowing RA, Lowry will never start over Brooks Sorry AB, I love your offense and all, but you simply doesn't make the "TEAM" offense better like Lowry can.
