Wow, he scored 34 points and the Rockets needed every one of his points because Yao Ming was out. I really liked him at Oregon and wish he would have drafted him instead of Rudy.
You may want to take that up with Phoenix then. But I agree, Brooks has played reasonably well in the Playoffs.
I don't. But than again, I don't base things off of 1 or 2 games. Because realistically, he's had 2 good playoff games this year.
A streak shooter who has had two good playoff games and you're wishing we had him instead of Rudy? People should back away from the keyboard and breathe before posting.
I went to Oregon and graduated the year after brooks did, so I am a massive brooks fan. I would LOVE to have him on our team as a backup PG, not a starter. He is inconsistent, but his senior year at Oregon he was at times unstoppable and dominant. Give him a few more years and I think he will be a very good PG. He just needs to make better decision sometimes. He is a scoring PG though... Aaron Iverson
And I bet if you asked half of the Houston fans, they'd probably LOL at the reverse of that question.
I don't think so, but I see where you are coming from for sure. Brooks is a 1 year vet though, and Blake is a seasoned vet. I think that along with the fact that Brooks has raised his play so much in the post season while Blake struggled so much also would weigh on their fans minds.
has brooks really raised his game that much in the playoffs? as a starter - 13.2 points, 3.8 assists, 2.4 rebounds, 40% shooting, and 38% from 3 in 31 minutes playoffs #s - 16.5 points, 3.5 assists, 2.7 rebounds, 46% shooting, and 41% from 3 in 33 minutes obviously his numbers are a little better in the playoffs but until his huge game 4 against the lakers, the numbers were almost identical to his numbers since he became the starter.
Let's take that game out of it then 14.5 points, 3.4 assists, 2.6 rebounds, 43% shooting and 40 % from 3 in 32 minutes Still better across the board other than assists, and not as you say "almost identical"
Better, but almost identical. Basically, 1 point better on slightly better shooting. Assists and rebounds are virtually identical. Looking at advanced numbers: Brooks had a 12.9 PER for the regular season and has a 13.6 PER in the playoffs. That includes the most recent Lakers game. A less than 1 PER difference is negligible, especially over such a tiny sample size as this year's playoffs. Brooks hasn't been much better in the playoffs or even that good. A couple of big games has completely skewed perceptions of his value.
Take it from a guy who used to hate Brooks, but now loves him....dude has the ability to be a really special player. He's basically in his rookie season, because he didn't hardly see the floor last year. When he's in "attack" mode he can be very good. The problem comes when he's hesitant and thinks too much. I think some of that will go away with more experience. But there's a reason why we traded Rafer in order to start him.
