This sounds more like a " who would we get the better value for " campaign. Personally i think they are going to trade Lowry with T-mac. I would prefer that trade to be for Iggy and Dalembert. Two more scorers for one. Jackpot!! In my opinion, Butler is a good scorer, but takes too many shots. Defense not as good as Iggy and Dally.
i'm going to try one more time -- i don't think Lowry is a better player than AB, when compared in a vaccuum. Try to follow this pretty simple thought. I would prefer Lowry's skill set (good defender, penetrator, floor general) over Ab's skill set for a starting lineup that is a contender. I would look to pair Lowry with a SG that can score, like a Kevin martin or Caron Butler. I do not think AB sucks, or that Lowry is a better player. This. Is. Not. A. Start. Lowry. Campaign. -- Certainly. Not. On. This. Team. Rather, this is a I'd rather move AB for other valuable assets because i'd prefer Lowry's skill set at PG on a contender, which this team is not. And your comment about who cares who takes up cap room if it's our best player ... that's the kind of sentiment that gets you stuck as a fringe playoff team.
Nice argument. Most posters who think it is absurd to trade Brooks would make the worst GM's in CF. Seriously, a GM does not get emotionally attached to his team's players. They are assets. And the more they increase in value, the better trade bait they can be. There are only 2 instances where a player of high value should be untouchable, and that is if there are no other players valuable enough to trade him for, or if that player is the perfect piece for a championship team. Yes Brooks is our best offensive player now and rightfully so. I love him as a Rocket, but THE TEAM COMES BEFORE THE PLAYER if you are a real rockets fan. And does anyone who argues against the OP honestly think wer are a championship contender? Of course not!
AB thrives in this offense - it burns a lot of teams up that he's on our squad. He's a definite matchup problem and I'm sure other teams would love to relieve us of him. Well, I'm not ready to throw the baby out with the bathwater, so no thank you!
trading aaron brooks would be the dumbest f*****g thing you could do! whoever started this thread should be banned from life...
I might agree on Lowry being the keeper if we had a team that was stacked like Boston was a couple of years ago with two very good shooters in Pierce and Allen, but on most teams, I would rather have Brooks personally. It's also not a good assumption to say that Lowry would always fit better on a contender, especially since the team locked itself up with Ariza who along with Lowry, also can't shoot as well as Brooks can. The mentality of trading your best players just for the sake of trading is the mentality that keeps you being a perennial lottery team.
I see where your coming from..Have Lowry start let him get the momentum going to start the game..Bring in AB when Lowry used to come in and let them do work on the court together..It might work out and make AB a sparkplug off the bench but througout AB's short career he plays much better when starting...AB is proven in the playoffs to so now that I think about it AB should be the Houston Rockets STARTING PG for years to come!
Tony Parker, Derek Fisher, Kenny Smith, Dennis Johnson, heck the list is endless. You do not NEED a traditional PG to win the game. Your thinking is 100% wack, why would you trade someone that is on the cusp of being an allstar in the HOPES that you get a SG that is all you want them to be? I mean that is 100% chasing your tail...... You build around what you have......get a good SG, no problem, pair him with AB, that would give you TWO scoring threats out there instead of only one. I know what you are trying to say, it is just not very well thought out. DD
Hahahaha!!!lmao.....good one :grin: I didn't know Brooks was our franchise player..... Spoiler Aaron Brooks = Jason Terry 2.0 --RB
I'd trade AB for the right price. If I can get a lottery pick plus a stud player for a package of AB, Tmac and fillers, then I'd be a fool not to consider it. This board has run the gamut of emotions on AB. From "WTH?" and "Who?" when we drafted him, and then he's too short to be anything in the NBA, then he's not really a PG, and now he's the untradeable savior for this franchise. He's good, but not untouchable.
I don't see how AB is all of a sudden all-star level just because he can score and score only. Monta Ellis can't make it to the all star game with 26 ppg. AB needs to develop a lot more to be able to get there. You build around what you have...... or you upgrade your roster by trading. I'm not so fond of trading AB now because we only have 2 quality PGs and he's the only perimeter player who can get a good shot one on one at any time, but if you get enough in return, I don't see why AB is untouchable.
The AB all star level talent thing is also laughable at this moment. It shows he's still overrated by Rockets fans. In West conference alone, Nash,CP3, Billups, Parker, D.Willams, Kobe, Brandon Roy are clearly better guards than AB , Evans, Westbrook, Ellis, O.J. Mayo, Kidd are at least on the same level,mostlye younger, I can't see how AB could become an all star without being voted in by Chinese fans.
I HATE the title of this thread - I wouldn't trade AB for any less than an elite player. Infact I wouldn't be trading him at all, he should be untouchable...young emerging talent like that does not come by every other day.
Almost every western conference team has at least one guard better or on the same level as AB. The players I mentioned above plus guys like Manu, Martin, Davis, who are capable of playing great on any given season.
Thank God the Rockets didn't trade Calvin Murphy because he was too short either. This is the same tired crew canvasing the same tired discussion around a small newer wrinkle..... Give it up, Lowry is not NBA starter material, he is good to great on the break but in the half court he is not making pinpoint passes that set up his teamates, most of his assists come on the run, now imagine him trying to run all game long? Won't happen and his production would decline, he is a good guy to come off the bench and change the tempo, but he is NOT a starter.... He can't shoot well enough. DD
So what would you think if we got a SG that can be the floor general and penetrate to dish out to Brooks who is just money when open or can burn past anyone? Basically a Lowry on drugs. This would enable Brooks to get more in a "SG" role. The PG isn't the guy who always needs to have the ball in his hands... And we've already experimented the floor general non shooter with Yao and his name was Rafer Alston and it sucked. Around Yao you need some shooters because the lane is clogged and it isn't easy to penetrate.
He is a top 20 scorer in the NBA....TOP 20...... 19.5 ppg and getting better, he gets 5 assists while playing with 3 Ryan Bowen's on offense. The guy has started about 70 games total and you think his backup, a career 40% shooter who couldn't get the starting job in Memphis is better. ROFLMAO ....PURE LUNACY ! Conversely here is a man who understands the truth of the matter at hand. And the cap room argument may be the dumbest thing I have ever read on this BBS.....we have to trade him BEFORE he takes up too much cap room....ROFLMAO !!!! Most players that take up cap room, do so, because they are your best players......and uh...that is the nature of the beast. DD
