Who do you want as starting PG next season: Lowry or Brooks?

I vote for someone else, with Brooks coming off the bench.

 

and who's that "someone else" if it's not lowry? care to share a bit?

 

This is a very good point. We should also factor in that Lowry is 2 years younger and thus more likely to improve. I think people tend to make too big a deal about young players not having a jump shot. That can be improved with practice, and Lowry is reportedly committed to shooting 1000 jumpers a day in the offseason. I think its more likely that he comes back a much improved player than Aaron Brooks.

 

Steve Nash?

 

I wish people would quit looking at a guy's age to gauge potential for improvement. It doesn't matter how old you are, it matters how long you've been playing. Avery Johnson improved his scoring average every year he played for like his first 10 years. Ginobili has improved a ton and he came in at 25 I think. Scola improved a bunch and you can bet he'll continue to do so and he was a 27 YO rookie. Nash exploded after what, 8 years in the league? There are plenty of things Brooks can improve upon. A two year age difference means nothing on the surface. Guys that came into the league at a later age are also going to enter their prime at a later age.

I don't know if it's 'easier to develop a 3-point shot...', but I do know it's harder to become an All-Star than it is to become a 'distributor', and that's what I'd rather have on the court. Brooks clearly has a better shot at doing that.

 

Stephon Marbury/Steve Francis syndrome all over again...

 

I came in to peek at the poll result. It is surprisingly close given Brooks was the incumbent, and the team has had success.

 

I feel the same way.

I look at it this way.

Two things will determine who starts next year.

1) off-season improvements (duh)... can Brooks improve his A-T ratio... can Kyle throw it in the ocean?

2) off-season additions/subtractions (mega duh)... if our team loses scoring firepower Brooks looks better... if our team gains scoring firepower Kyle looks better.

It will all come down to need I imagine... the team this year NEEDED Brooks more than it did Lowry, especially in the playoffs.

 

First, can you please stop AB/TP comparasion? Besides speed, they don't have much similarity here.

2nd, "AB pretty much owned CP3, Billups, Blake, Fisher, Harris...tons....."?

With AB starting,
CP3 averaged 19/9 vs. Ab's 9.5/1 , it's CP3 owned AB.
Billups averaged 11/9 vs AB's 13.5/3.5, hardly ownage here.
in playoffs, Blake's 10pts/4rbs/49%FG/42%3s/6.2asts vs AB's 14.3pts/44%FG/44%3s/2.8rbs/4.sasts, no ownage either.

 

No, that is precisely why they are close at similar stages in their careers....they have similarities, both quick and primarliy drivers....EVEN KOBE COMPARED TONY TO BROOKS.....

Ok, how about...held his own..then? Why did you leave out Harris?



DD

 

Hey, there is no BBall IQ test to vote in the poll.



DD

 

Only one game starting against Harris, Harris only played half of AB's minutes for soem reason but scored 10 points. It could just be a bad night for him, and Rockets' strategy was stopping him and Carter.
AB was a secret weapon at that time. Not enough to draw conclusion based on this very early game.

 

What had Lowry done in playoffs?


IMO, shooting PG >>> "pure" 0fer PG.

 

Don't try to talk sense to DD. He doesn't react to it very well.

I'm sick of the Tony Parker comparison. Everyone gets excited because of a Shane Battier quote comparing the two early in their respective careers. There is nothing that says Aaron Brooks will turn into even half the player TP is, so drop it. The only similarities are speed at this point. Parker is taller and 20 pounds heavier.

 

Kobe compared more than once, but everytime he mentioned speedwise. And rightfully so, it's their only similarity.

TP was a born better finisher around rim, even at that stage. That makes his drive much more potent than AB's. There are so many drivers, most of them drive like AB instead of TP, they can't finish like TP. So no similarity here.

 

Tony's early stats as he adjusted to the NBA are eerily similar.

Let me be clear...I am NOT saying he is going to be as good as Tony Parker, that would be GREAT if he is.....

I am saying that at this point they are on a similar track......AB might be close to his peak, or he might have a lot more room to grow.

My point is that right now.....AB is a better player than Lowry......

The coaches, know it, the players know it, opponents know it, not sure why so many fans on this particular BBS have a hard time with it.

A guy who shoots 45% in the playoffs is better than a guy who shoots 33%....

The Lakers and Blazers had to account for Brooks.....so he was effective WITH Yao and without Yao....

Sure he was inconsistent, but overall, he was the best option we had, and still have......

I am talking sense....you guys just don't happen to agree....which is fine...

You are just wrong.

Come on now Wackoman.......I am the guy talking the sense in here...lol

DD

 

A guy like loowry needs play finishers. In the starting lineup, the rox really don't have any. That's why he played well with wafer and landry. Brooks plays well with starters because he doesn't need yao to get a shot. When teams commit to taking yao out, u need a guy that can generate offense. He was the best player against La.These posters talk about fisher being old and slow, how williams didn't make fisher look the same?

 

You aren't talking sense. You just ramble and ramble on, failing to realize what it is your posting. Maybe that's why you change your opinion so often, because half the time you don't even remember what you said yesterday.

Spewing out claims that he owned Billups and CP3. None of your arguments make sense, because they are just ramblings. You never think or do some research before you type.

Nobody is denying that Brooks brings more to the table than Lowry does at this point. It's just that Lowry is the more traditional point guard which makes him a better fit for the starting group we have. Brooks can be even more effective as the guy off the bench which allows him to thrive and achieve more of his potential. You can't stick a square into a round hole.

 

Before you say I'm wrong, have you read my posts in this thread?

I said AB is better at this moment in many threads including this one. Rockets don't have a choice but starting him because Lowry isn't ready yet.

But I also said there is noway AB would develop into TP, the best he can develop into is poor man's Steve Francis at his peak. We can check that after a few years. I see much more similarity between Ab and Francis than AB/TP.

And I also believe Lowry has more potential than AB. Why? AB is too one dimensional, when his shots are not falling, he doesn't do too much to help the team. And no matter how good he shoots, there will be off night, and that's one of the biggest reason he's inconsistent, he can' help team much except scoring. Same with your loved Von Wafer here.

Lowry is younger, Lowry is bigger, Lowry has an all around game except shooting and experience. You only need good shooting from Lowry to make him better than AB would ever be.

Of course, it all depengs on Lowry himself, see if he can improve his shooting to that point.

 

I didn't see an option to vote for Nash so I'm gonna write in Nash here.