I don't think last season was a fluke. He overacheived, but he is a legit scorer off the bench. I think somebody is gonna get a great gunner for a bargin price this offseason. He can get to the basket and has unlimited range, sadly this season didn't go well. He got hurt, lowry outplayed him, he started to pout and everything snowballed into a worst case scenario. Lowry has always been the better player, his jumper was the lead anchor, and with that shored up, it's really a no contest. If Aaron accepts his role, firepower off the bench, he'll be a great player in this league for years to come. He's gonna have to do some of the proverbial soul searching this offseason if he wants to live up to that possibilty.
This. AB, like Iverson, another undersized shooting guard, needs to be surrounded by really good defenders to mask his complete inability to check anyone.
Really? Even when Brooks wasn't busted, he was way to reckless and lacked the basketball IQ to be a stud. It's just a fact that some people don't have "it".
i always thought lowry fit the starting role better. he's more of a true point. brooks can pass but he'd rather shoot. lowry looks for the play and creates if there isn't a solid pass to make. that's what the 1 spot's job is. kyle lowry is the future of the rockets.
A little late to the thread (as usual) but I said last year that the Rockets' hopes for making the playoffs disappeared when Lowry got hurt. I can't remember the record, but I want to say it was 1-7 or 2-8 or something awful like that. And if he had been healthy, that record probably would have been flipped to 7-1 or 8-2 and we get in as the 8th seed. I liked the opening post although it was definitely a little overkill. I think the op could have used all DaDakota posts on "The Lowry is not a starter part", LOL.
I will admit that I didn't like Lowry for 1 reason. He couldn't shoot to save his life, which including him in the starting lineup with Battier and Chuck put the offense at a disadvantage. He has improved his jumper tremendously, which made the AB trade easier to swallow. You can see the results of confidence and practicing on your jumper. Let's hope this continues and isn't a 1/2 season wonder. GO KLow, anything to make us respectable again. On another topic, please start the Rook, his defense and hops are a major upgrade over Scola who is lost on the defensive end.
Time for me to eat some crows. And I do so happily. Lowry is playing out of his mind and I'm impressed.
Iverson in his prime was a steal machine. That makes up a lot for his defensive liabilities. Ab isn't close to that.
Actually in all fairness to those who didnt see this coming. Lowry has a three point shot now. Which came out of nowhere. He has a new scoring option from beyond the ark that completely took everyone by surprise including the team and us. I did not and probably not Morey or Adelman suspect that he would evolve his game to beyond the ark. That is the single most different thing about him this year that has turned it completely in his favor for starting quality and perhaps allstar quality point guard play. Lowry has hit his stride here in the league and learned a few things much like Steve Nash did later as a point guard. Nobody could have foreseen that evolving he undertook in his game in some areas.
Actually Morey is on record as having said that the numbers indicate that Lowry will become a good shooter. This was when he traded for him.
I did not know that. Good for Morey. Lowry never seemed like a shooter to me but now he is very good.
That's why they should eat crow, right? If everybody can foresee everything, no crow needs to be served. But anyway, even without the 3 poin shooting, Lowry would still be the better fit than AB if you want to look at winning instead of stats. That is something many fans could see.
This year - but Brooks has had a miserable year shooting wise. He's struggled after the injury and isn't himself. Last year he was putting up 20 points a game along with 5 assists and 40% 3-point shooting. This year he is shooting 28%. He ran the offense just fine last year, in fact he was clearly the most clutch player on the team. I think Lowry earned the starting spot - his shot improved. But people forget that Brooks was the best player on this team last year. Lowry was the one shooting 27% last year. I really think if Brooks hadn't lost his starting job and retained his minutes he would be having a much better season. Like I said, I think Brooks has far more offensive game than Lowry, but Lowry is more of a team player, can be physical and get to the line, will get more more assists because he shots and makes more passes, and he gets more rebounds. But if you are going to put the ball in either one's hands to close out a game, I think Brooks is stronger there. His speed and quickness is just too powerful of a weapon in those situations. It's unfortunate that Brooks couldn't play well with the reduction in minutes.
