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Nash has obviously the better jumpshot.
But Parker >>>> Nash on defense... Defense is the only Nash true weakness... but it is really a big one.
Game, set... PWNED!
Parker has been highly underrated for two seasons now.
Nash has obviously the better jumpshot.
But Parker >>>> Nash on defense... Defense is the only Nash true weakness... but it is really a big one.
its incredible what parker did with his jump shot this year. Chip was tha man.
Does he play no D like the great Steve Nash as well
That's one of a statement. You do realize that Conley is slated to go in the top 10 and Brooks will be lucky to get drafted in the top of the second round, right?
While I'm not saying your argument is totally baseless, I think you're not giving Conley enough credit. Conley puts relentless pressure on the opposing defense as an aggressive slasher and GREAT finisher. I would agree that his shot is not as refined as Brooks' is, but that makes him rely on his own ability less and look to create for others instead.
I won't say you're wrong...I'll just say it's a bold prediction.
Brooks is better offensively RIGHT NOW than Conley, or at least, he id more complete. Better jump shooter, better from range, and very good at driving the lane. However, Conley is more of a real point guard, is, despite the speed of Brooks, quicker and is, without a doubt, the better defender of the two.
Conley is a great prospect, and should improve. However, I haven't seen him improve. He's only been around long enough to set the bar once.
Brooks has improved practically every year, in various ways, and became a HUGE leader for underdog Oregon. He's got potential to be a better Eddie House. More of a PG, but still as good a scorer/shooter. He's likely to be a career backup, but he can be a very good backup PG. A VERY good backup PG.
I had the opportunity to watch Brooks for 4 years, while playing in Eugene. He is a very tough kid, capable of taking over games at the end and making clutch shots. (He had several last second/minute winning shots during the past season, and basically willed the team to victory on many occasions.) He is very very fast and has the potential to be a very good defender (his wingspan is about 6' 4" I believe). He also rebounds very well. He can almost always beat his man to the basket, but sometimes gets out of control and/or drives into traffic. When he doesn't, he's a good finisher. And he should have been player of the year in the Pac10 last season.
What Brooks is not, in my experience, is arrogant. So it's my guess that the jump shot reference was to T.J. Ford, especially since Oregon played Texas (with Ford) not too long ago in the NCAA tournament. Brooks is not the playmaker that Ford is, but he is a better shooter.
Allen Ray
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He shot 58% and scored 27 points in their elimination game vs. Florida in the Elite 8. The kid can pull the trigger and hit, no matter the stakes. Had anyone else been able to make a bucket that game, Oregon may very well have knocked off Florida. Malik Hairston had fouled out, and everyone else was struggling.
I like Allen Ray alot, but Brooks is much closer to Foye than Ray. If he was 6-4 like Foye, he'd be a top-20 pick. Being closer to 5-10 than 6-0 is really hurting his stock.
WTF is Aaron Brooks? Possibly future CBA spare.
He was only one of the better college basketball players all of last season. If he was on Duke putting up 18 ppg, 4 apg, 4 rpg, 46% from the field and 40% from range, he'd be a Wooden finalist.
He does the same at Oregon, leading a team to a near upset of the defending and eventual champion, Florida, and he's a CBA spare...
Well, asking a college senior to take/make big shots in the NBA Finals is a bit unreasonable. Asking a college senior to take/make big shots on the biggest stage presented to him at the time and you've got yourself something that can be done.
I get your point. But I'd contest that shooting in a one-n-done game is harder to do than in a seven-game series. One bad game and his team is out. That's pressure.
I'm not diminishing Parker. What he's done in recent years is amazing, and he's been increasingly clutch. From 14-to-18 feet, you expect it to go in now. That's saying a lot. I'm not meaning to talk up Brooks at the expense of Parker. That's not my intent, but people dismissing Brooks as a nobody, and that's simply not the case. He's hit some incredable shots, including three or four game-tying/game-winning shots this past year.
He's a much better player than most are giving him credit for and he really does deserve to be drafted as high as he can go. His height will keep him out of the first round, more than likely, but he really does have aspects of Parker's game in a TJ Ford-sized body.
Yeah, I'd take Acie Law as well. Why, size. If stature was reversed, everyone would hear about Brooks as a potential lottery pick. He's really that good.
true to that... I think the guy just got a little mixed up...
I think Brooks will be like a Anthony Johnson. Just there as ok backup for years.
he said that, because Nash IS better than Parker.
eh, I don't agree with that either. Nash can penetrate nearly as well, and finish just as well as Parker, only he can also shoot freethrows and jumpshots FAR better. the last 2 years, they have scored the exact same amount of points per game, but Nash takes less shots.
nash blows parker out of the water...tony is not a real "point guard" he is a scoring guard..tony needs to expand his range to the 3 this offseason and def work hard on his midrange game....he is already unstoppable in the paint and getting to the basket
He dropped a couple of big 3s in the Finals.
Nash isn't near the scorer Parker is. He doesn't have the mindset. He could be, but would rather not. When forced to be, he's uncomfortable. Yes, he's a better pure and overall shooter. Yes, he can drive the lane almost at will. Still, he looks to score based off his passing, whereas Parker looks to pass based off his scoring.
And spurscenter, I think a better description of Brooks will be Damon Stoudamire the last few years with Portland. Roughly a 10-to-14 ppg, 4-to-5 apg, slick shooting scoring point who can run an offense, but is more of a manager than a leader.
yep thats the truth, somewhere lebron is crying
LeBron doesn't have a jumper! He can get hot for a game here and there, but in no way, shape or form does he have what you would call a jumper. He can take as many during a game as he wants, he's a 30% shooter outside of the lane. That might even be generous.
Aaron Brooks might not even get drafted. He was pretty horrible in the pre-draft camp. He'd have to have an amazing workout to be drafted in the first 40 selections.
His work outs have been great. I've heard that several teams like him for the early second, and I've seen at least one mock have him going late first.
It's crazy. I know he wasn't impressive at the camps, but a lot of players aren't. Mustafa Shakur of Arizona was impressive according to reports, and I wouldn't draft him in either round.
Just shows to go ya...
Brooks will get drafted. Suns won't let him slip past #59, and I doubt he lasts that long. I'd say he has a very good shot at top-40... #29 to #42 type range.
I agree. It's the only reason he isn't going really high.
BTW, Conley didn't pass Law on the PG list did he? If so, why?
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