The entire roster of the Houston Rockets need some scoring, so I honestly prefer Aaron Brooks starting....for now. If TMac or Yao ever comes back whether it's this season or next season (for Yao), I would prefer Lowry starting though. This team lacks scoring, That's Brooks strong point. If this team lacked ball-movement, defense or passing than Lowry would be the better choice, but right now the weak point is putting the ball through the hoop.
If Kyle started with Tracy and Yao, teams would leave him open because he can't shoot. Kyle's strength is playmaking on the fast break and getting to the foul line, things he wouldn't necessarily do with Yao and Tmac taking touches.
The chances of Tmac and Yao ever playing again on the same team are very very slim. Tmac will probably be gone next season as we let his contract expire and Yao is pretty much ruled out for the season. I would support Lowry playing with Yao, more than Brooks. Simply because Yao can create so easily for himself and for others. I really do believe he will still be an All-Star Caliber player when he returns.
The team does not lack scoring, offensive PPG is the highest it's been in years. The team actually lacks defense, and without a shot blocker in Yao erasing mistakes, perimeter defense is at a premium. The team also lacks decision making and smart play at crunch time, and Lowry provides that much better than brooks.
I think both theory and practice has proven Brooks is more effective than Lowry next to Yao. Lowry is great in transition, where Yao cannot contribute. Yao's post game requires spacing, which Lowry can't provide. Brooks tore it up in the Portland series and flourished next to Yao. It's really a choice in style, and I'd choose Yao's half-court game over Lowry's fastbreak game anyday.
I agree...I remember when lowry use to play with yao and it wasnt pretty....Teams use to swarm Yao like flies on shyt....and when he passed it to lowry, it was an automatic brick....
Possibly....Only reason why I would prefer Lowry is really because he is more dedicated to feed Yao into the post, Which is unfortunate because the price that is paid here is Yao gets doubled a lot faster and a lot more effectively for the opponent, since Lowry is a sub-par shooter. Maybe, the Rockets should consider placing Trevor Ariza to run the offense and Brooks to move without the ball. I would support that if they attempted to do something like that.
Trevor Ariza to run the offense? For sure dude, he will avg a double double with points and turnovers.
You can't say that Lowry is useless without the ball. He is actually very smart and makes good cuts to the basket, whether going back door or just a change of speed rush to the basket.
This is very similar to the SAME complaints that people had when Alston was here and Brooks was the second PG. Folk love the back up. Honestly, I think Lowry is a great player but, I still wouldn't start him over Brooks. Brooks brings the outside and inside offensive threat that Lowry doesn't, part of the reason he has been having trouble recently is because teams are game planning around him. Given a bit more time, I am sure he will figure out how to not get so easily baited or caught by some of the traps the opposing teams are setting for him. But gaining experience is what this season is supposed to be all about.
Brooks does not make other players better, and Lowry can not make a open shot. Both players have a problem to be a very good PG, and only way to solve the problem is to play the player who is hot on given night. Lowry was playing well for the recent games, and Brooks made the stupid TOs in the Atlanta game to cost our game.
Right now, Kyle has 5 turnovers and a -25 +/- The Dallas game is a prime example why he is not a starter. He needs CLOSERS to play with....and Battier and Ariza, and Chuck and Scola are not great for him.....he can not start. DD
Maybe if Brooks could've stopped fouling people and staying in the game, Lowry's +/- and turnovers would've looked better. Lowry needs closers to play well? You act like he's never played well this year, given that there are no individual closers on this team. The closer right now is TEAM ball.
As bad as Kyle played, Aaron played worse... I have officially turned against AB as much as I didn't want to.
No, he needs guys that will run with him and can take it to the rack and finish. He is effective because Budinger and Landry will get up and down with him and close the deal. The first unit has no one that runs...outside of Scola for the most part. DD
Dont drink & post....Klye played was way worse than AB tonight..Kyle looked like he was fresh from the D-league tonight.....He played like Moochie Lowry tonight...hopefully Friday its different
teams figured out long ago that lowry can't shoot, so all the defenses are playing him that way, he is still somewhat effective and could make a huge leap if he learns how to shoot. Brooks has also recently being figured out, we've yet to see whether he can adjust to it, or he could just become eddie house 2.0
