If Brooks gets hurt or we suddenly go on a 10 game losing streak, maybe, but even then, unlikely. We've been grooming AB to be our starter since we drafted him, we're not going to change things up now. Did you forget he was nearly an All-Star on a playoff caliber team minus $40 million in two players salary?
I was actually looking at Terry's numbers last night and Brooks' numbers this season are very similar to his when he was a starting PG back in the day. Terry ultimately became a backup and that turned out to be his niche on a contending team. Maybe the future holds something similar for Brooks. I can see it. Brooks is doing the best he can for the position he was put in. Maybe you would be less frustrated if you reminded yourself again that Morey undoubtedly sees everything people like us do, plus much more. He will make the decision that is best for this team going forward. If he feels like Lowry is the answer for next season (which is a good possibility), don't be surprised to see Brooks traded this summer. I'm not sure that they would want to go the route of asking Brooks to be the backup after only his first season as a starter on a deplete team. You were concerned that nobody would want Brooks but I'm sure Morey can find a way to move him if he's committed to making Lowry the starter.
Cool, interesting point. I don't see any reason why our team shouldn't try a shake-up right now. Some people seem to enjoy the Brooks vs. Lowry argument but I don't see the reason why Lowry can't get his chance to start and either shut us up for good or show us something good. Of course its all up to Rick.
I wouldn't have any problem with it, either. If Lowry starting makes the team better, I'm all for it. However, a few points I made previously about the advantages of starting Brooks the rest of this season (for the pro-Lowry camp): 1. It keeps Brooks' stats up and potentially increases his trade value. Morey has already stated we may still be players this summer so this would be a good thing if he plans to use Brooks in a sign and trade package. 2. It preserves Lowry's body (without sacrificing his development) for the seasons that really matter: next season and beyond. Even 10 mpg less for a guy that plays as recklessly as Lowry could mean one or two less injuries. Imagine if he started the rest of the way and those extra minutes caused some kind of serious injury that carried over into next season. That would suck. 3. If Brooks starting over Lowry leads to a few more losses, that means a better chance of picking a few spots higher. That's always a good thing, esp. with Morey at the helm. If you think we can win the championship this season, then I suppose none of these considerations will ease your frustration. Still, food for thought.
Brooks will remain the starter and will continue to get better. The team will benefit immensly by having him as a scoring threat, especially when the big old lane clogger starts drawing attention and dishing it out for wide open 3s... DD
I have a feeling that Morey will not only be looking to trade Brooks this summer, but will be doing so in an aggressive manner. This isn't because he thinks Brooks is terrible but rather because he thinks Lowry is the better overall player and a better fit alongside Yao, esp. with Martin now in the mix. I think he values Lowry's strengths (defense, ability to draw fouls and get to the line, hustle plays, etc...) even over Brooks' ability to space the floor with his 3pt shooting. He'll figure that Martin, Battier, Budinger, etc... will provide enough outside shooting to where Lowry's strengths outweigh Brooks' strength. I suppose he has toyed with the idea of having Brooks as a Jason Terry type coming off the bench but the problem here is he doesn't think it would be feasible to ask Adelman to ask Brooks to go to a backup role. So, instead, he is going to make the decision for Rick by making sure Lowry is the only one still here. Morey is absolutely committed to resigning Lowry and he knows that Lowry is not going to be satisfied as a backup for too much longer. If he was planning on keeping Brooks long-term, I would expect him to let Lowry walk this summer but that's not going to happen. He even talked about the lethal combination of Martin and Lowry getting to the line in his post-trade presser but didn't once mention Brooks' name. Since the Lowry deal last year, I think he has both consciously and subconsciously shown who his guy is at the point guard position. I'm not saying I want to see this happen. It's just what I think will happen. I am pretty confident that Morey will make sure that Lowry is the starter to kick off next season. No matter what, I'll be behind the team and I trust Morey.
BrooksBall, Let me know what Morey tells you when you get off the phone with him this offseason. I mean you are clearly in contact with him with all that in there about Lowry. Either that, or you are talking out your rectum..... Hmmmmm....I wonder which one it really is? DD
Well you clearly make a lot of ASSumptions about what Morey thinks..... Here, I will show you what I mean. Clearly Morey is going to trade Lowry, he declined his option this year so that he could make him a restricted Free Agent and be able to include him in a sign and trade deal in the offseason. Clearly Morey is committed to keeping AB, since he picked up his option...but let Lowry's expire. See...what I did there. DD
You guys have to be kidding me!! With all of the problems the Rockets have scoring the ball, why would you want to start another offensively challenged player? Aren't Battier/Hayes/Ariza enough. How did it work out when we had that "true PG" in Rafer Alston. Nobody guarded him and he was allowed to sabotage the team with his terrible shooting!
what in the hell are you talking about? are you actually trying to talk about what's really going on inside someone else's head? someone who you do not know? hilarious!
If he picked up Lowry's option, wouldn't that mean Lowry could become a UFA sooner than he will likely be after getting resigned this summer in restricted free agency? I'm not sure, just asking. I seem to remember a couple of trade rumors in the past involving Brooks but the only time Lowry was rumored to be requested in a trade, Morey rejected the deal.
Gee, ever wonder why that is? Oh, oh, I know...because other NBA teams value AB, and want him..... DD
Just my guess. Maybe I should have said explicitly that I was guessing. I figured that was obvious. My bad. Don't a lot of the posts around here qualify as guesses?
Lowry didn't have a team option for next season. He was eligible for a contract extension which isn't the same.
My understanding is that the other teams, not Morery, rejected the deals that involved Brooks. In other words, Morey put Brooks in the packages and the other teams said no (not necessarily because of Brooks). The only time I ever heard about Lowry being requested in a trade, I also heard that Morey quickly rejected it.
