Please get Brooks out and get Lowry in the starting lineup

Agreed!!!

 

Dude!
Brooks has nothing when he is down.he's better to be a shooter for SG

Kyle's better to control the pace when Yao on the court

 

That's an understandable expectation, but that's not always the case. Some players play better with more minutes, because it's easier for them to get into a rhythm (minutes aren't as sporadic), and they become more comfortable. It depends on the player.

With Brooks, his scoring efficiency has actually been a little better in his starts than in his games coming off the bench this season, and he's played about 8 more minutes a game in those starts. We'll see if he's able to sustain or improve on that the rest of the way.

 

Why do so many of you make this ou to be what's best for Yao?

 

Wow, nice classy reply when you have no thing to say.

It's all in good fun though. It's probably too late to figure out a new rotation and not to destroy AB's confidence. So I don't actually have problem with him starting. Next season is another story.

Oh, BTW, comparing AB to Parker is clueless, totally different players.

 

Sure,
but,
40.1% overall, 39.3% starting. I'm not sure that's better.

 

I don't get where the "hate" comes from. As fans, are we supposed to support everyone in Rockets uniform and appreciate what they bring on the court ?

For those who hate Aaron Brooks, you can shoot an email to Rockets' organization, the one that Morey just introduced to our fans, to express your hate on Aaron and analyze why Aaron sucks. Since many friends don't want Aaron to be part of the future of the Rockets, I hope Aaron can be traded to the team where their fans will appreciate what he brings to every game instead of hating on him.

 

I actually don't care about Brooks' bad passing skills. But his defense is very problematic. I think the best scenario is for him to come off the bench, so he won't get burned by opposing PGs the whole game. But right now, we need his outside shooting in the half-court game when Yao's playing.

Lowry, IMO, will be handed the starting job the moment he can shoot that 3. Because he can improve his shooting, but Brooks will never be more than a below-average defender.

 

He's shooting a little better on threes. It's not much better, but again some players can maintain the same efficiency or even improve their efficiency with more minutes. And for some players, it gets worse. I think with Aaron Brooks, his per-minute stats are a good representation of what his ability to produce. I don't think it would change too much with more minutes, assuming his role is about the same. We'll just have to wait and see.

 

all you need to know is rocket needs AB.but AB is better when he is a sg than a pg.it 'll show us in off-season.let's see it.

 

Maybe I'm wrong, but by my calculations (using Yahoo's stats), here are Brooks's numbers in the 11 games as a starter, including the Denver game:

He's shooting 41.8% (59-141), averaging 13.8 points and 12.8 shots. He went through a slump late February which I attribute to getting used to starting. However, in the past three games, he shot a blistering 54.3% (11-20, 7-13 and 7-13).

His 3-point percentage is 42.8% (21-49). This is despite going 1-5, 1-3 for 4 of the 11 games.

He is averaging 5.18 assists per game, but he has had quite a few games with 2 or 3 assists. However, his assist-to-turnover ratio is 2.47. In fact, he has only had one game with more turnovers than assists (4-3) but that was the Phoenix game, in which he scored a career-high 30 points.

But most importantly, the team is 9-2 since Brooks became the starter.

Of course, he's not perfect, but I'm pretty happy with how Brooks has adjusted to being a starter. Plus, Lowry seems to be doing great with the second unit, so I don't see the need for a change as some posters here do.

 

AB's defense was really bad!!!!\
YAo's 2 fouls has something with AB 's desense.

 

Haven't read anything in this thread......

This late into the season.....

Brooks 9-2 as a starter....

Stupid thread....

 

You want per 36 minutes?

Lowry's first 10 games with Rockets,per 36 minutes:
13.5 pts on 54% shooting
6.4 assists/2.16 TOs
9.36 shot attempts

Give me Lowry as the starting PG any day.

 

Because when Yao has a good game, Rockets usually wins.

 

Until Lowry can consistently hit the wide open 3 ball, Brooks is going to start. Lowry does have more potential of the 2. But I've been pleased overall with Brook's play as a starter. Kid's doing ok so far. Both will still make too many inexperienced mistakes for us to go too far in the playoffs this year though, but at least they're trying.

 

I like Rox chance if Lowry handles ball more and play more. You know AB is going to make more mistakes than Lowry, so let Lowry handle the bal when both are on the court.Since we only have 2 pgs, AB still will get enough ball handling to accumulate experience.

 

Adelman said that he stuck with Brooks in the Chicago game because he felt Brooks needs to figure out how to play when the going gets tough. Putting Lowry in for defense may have been a better solution in the short term, but Adelman's thinking about the long term as well.

I think the same thing was happening with Billups and the Nugz last night.

 

Well, if that's what in RA's mind, it's understandable.
But hopefully it will be a different story in playoffs. If AB figures out, then play him. Otherwise, Lowry should get the chance. It will be too big a risk if AB can't figure out at that time.

 

who cares who starts, as long as we're winning. right now, AB seems like he's doing well, 9-2 when he starts.