Sorry dude but you must not have been watching the same games i've been watching. Artest has been a passing machine and he shoots when he has to. He isn't forcing it like he was during the regular season. Brooks is disappointing me with all the driving it to the hole and getting blocked 24/7. Just stop and pull up for the jumper. He doesn't look very confident out there which is to be expected since it's his first time being the starting point in the playoffs.
He wasn't the only one having a bad game. They were fortunate to climb back into the game. AB, Lowry, Landry, Ron just weren't able to bring it last night for various reasons. Landry is not having a great series so far, and I hope he can find a way to pull it together, soon, real soon
Up 3-2 coming home for series clincher, brooks is going to be fine. Does that mean he is a complete product? No, not yet but he is still our best bet at pg. People looking for him to play a traditional role are not seeing the big picture. Once tmac went out we need his penetration and scoring threat. Don't worry be happy we got this! DD
I dont mind Brooks shooting the ball but he needs to look for Yao first and then his second option should be driving in and lay it up or stop and pop. Him shooting less means Ron Artest shooting more ugly fadeaways 3's and we dont want that....
If the PG doesn't know how to get the ball to our franchise center, when said center has his man pinned under the basket, the PG needs to ride the pine. If the PG ignores said center in the aforementioned scenario several times a game, that PG needs his ass shipped out. If the PG only scores 13 points while taking 20 shots and doesn't know to initiate the offense because he himself clearly does not have the hot hand, then Aaron Brooks needs to be sent to the D-League. Face it, he still doesn't give Yao the ball. He still doesn't know how to make an entry pass despite the leading scorer being a center. He still doesn't know how to initiate the offense quickly (as evidenced by his Franchise-like dribbling) and he doesn't know how to send the ball back out during a failed pick and roll. Aaron Bricks isn't learning. He hasn't shown any improvements in how to run the team. All he knows how to do is to chuck, chuck, and chuck some more. Aaron Brooks looks to "get his" and that's all he cares about and that's all he knows how to do. The quicker the Rockets organization realizes this, the quicker we start Lowry and get another PG to replace Brooks.
I miss the McGrady who was capable of being an elite scorer and playmaker in this league. I don't miss the McGrady that shows no passion or effort on the floor.
I don't know why DD and some veteran posters didn't see this coming. (Well I know about DD. ) Brooks is Steve Francis Part 2. Remember all the ecstasy during the beginning of Francis' career? That guy was fearless. That guy could score. That guy could break down anybody one on one. But then gradually we figured that the team would not win anything big with Francis running the offense. The complaints about not seeing the open Yao is eerily familiar. Remember Steve? Brooks is the same kind of player. Good scorer. Not afraid to take the big shot. Dribble happy. Tunnel vision (when he has decided to go to the hoop, he goes to the hoop with no intention to do anything else no matter what.) Body moving faster than brain. Brooks is faster and a better shooter. Francis was bigger and more athletic. But they are the same kind of player. Maybe Adelman should do with Boorks what Rudy T did with Francis. Let Brooks ISO one on one. Everybody clear out. That'll maximize Brooks' game.
good post. one thing i have on ab is that he doesn't finish at the rim well, not even as well as sf3. it's more of his build, and his reputation (non-star status and thus not getting the calls).
Artest passed only when he had no choice, although some are pretty good pass. A lot of shots Artest took were actually really good looking, he just could not make them!
I may or may not agree everything people said in this thread. But ONE BAD GAME??? only ONE BAD GAME? To me, it is more like ONE GOOD GAME. The first game, that is. And even in game one, Yao was completely ignored in 2nd half, AB dribbled without purpose for 3 or 4 possesions until Adelman fixed that. After game 1, AB definitely didn't do a good job at PG, he had a hot shooting streach at the end of game 2, but that's it. Team scoring is very low since game 2, one major reason is AB keeps dribble, dribble,dribble and eventually got Rockets a bad shot. We won't even come back in game 4 had Adelman played AB instead of Lowry. And those missed FTs which almost cost Rox games, you think those were good games?
We will never be happy with the Rockets unless we win. That's the kind of heart us fans have. Derek Rose had 6 turn overs & 3 in overtime & there fans still love him. In Houston he would have got bashed & fans would say trade him, the dude sucks. Aaron Brooks is one of many problems but our biggest problem i would say is PRIDE. We have alot of it, we will get out the first round & will have a big monkey off our shoulders. I think even if we beat the Lakers and still go to the finals we will not be happy, why? Our damn PRIDE. We are up 3-2 and could easily put them out with Aaron Brooks as our PG. Fans of Utah, Spurs & Hornets would love to be in this position. You can't blame a loss on one or two players, we are only as good as our weakest players. Suck it up & let's win tomorrow. Which we will do as guess who as our PG, Aaron Brooks. Thank you for listening and reading this long post.
Rose is truly their future. An all-star material, did you watched his epic battle with Rondo in game 1? Brooks ...is that hard to understand?
we've seen the is brooks play, he throws up a garbage lay up that pryzbilla blocks......unlike sf3 or even kyle lowry it looks like brooks goes out of his way to avoid body contact while finishing so he doesnt even draw fouls attacking the basket.
Ok - When he was dropping in 27 in Game 1 - He was Tony Parker and Steve Nash rolled into one. He is a second year PG - with a TON of upside !!! One bad game ON THE ROAD and he is bashed beyond belief. Let him grow through this and I feel like we have an all star who will be a fixture for years to come !!! PATIENCE !!!! He is ELECTRIC (at times) with guts, heart, hustle, and will take the big shot. Just needs more experience and coaching . . .
AB is at his most comfortable playing off the ball in the Mo Williams role. He was his best with Barry or McGrady setting up the offense. He is a point guard in name only. I don’t know what else could be done in this post season to put him in position to be in the finisher role versus being creating without him coming off the bench. That’s not going to happen because Adelman isn’t going to change the rotation and start Lowry. So the ball will be in AB’s hands. Hopefully he watches film and sees his mistakes. If he comes out and stops over thinking he will have a better game than he had last night and everyone will benefit from it. He can do it.
Wow I'm glad someone else realized this. I've been saying this for awhile now. Brooks is just like Francis but without the ability to dunk at will. The only thing is Francis at least knew when to pass the ball. He made something happen with his dribbling ( sometimes.) But hey what can you expect from a guy that's a scoring point guard and starting for the 1st time. Your not going to get great things the 1st time around.
