Your thoughts on Corer Brewer for a mavs fan?

[dyukcs]

I haven't seen that much of him, so I can only go off of stats and what people say about him.

How would you describe his game/talent level?

[cpfsf]

Try to find pictures of him off the court where he isn't smiling.

[Foye]

He'll give you all his heart and hustle on D but never ask him to do anything with the ball in his hands in the offense. Ball handling and shooting are not made for him.

[AQuintus]

Defense: Good, but overrated. He'll harass the heck out of his guy and play the passing lanes for steals, but his slight frame and lack of strength hurt him man-to-man and he tends to get beat badly when he gambles for steals.

Offense: Pretty bad. Has extremely ugly situationally effective handles and a very streaky jumpshot. Despite that, he's pretty good at driving to the hoop because he's able to make extremely difficult shots at the rim (though he also tends to miss easy ones) and, like Durant and Kevin Martin, he gets the benefit of the doubt a lot on fouls due to his slight frame. He's also very good at finishing in transition.

He should be a good pick up for Dallas since he's better now than Peja is, and because with Kidd and Dirk he shouldn't be asked to do very much.

[shangrila]

Defensively he's basically an energy guy, but with his quickness and length he can make it incredibly tough for whoever he's guarding. He doesn't do as well against stronger players, like Lebron or even Pierce, but against guys you have to chase around like Allen or Ginobili he's fairly awesome actually. He does gamble a lot though, but hopefully you guys have the scheme to make up with that with guys like Haywood and Chandler.

Offensively he has his moments but they need to give him a very clearly defined role if they want him to succeed. His shot is streaky and he can't create his own offence but he can hit the occassional kick out, is ok taking a dribble or two as long as it's not through traffic and is good in transition.

Overall, some nights ou'll hate him, some night you'll think he's a star but he should be a solid addition to your team.

[UK-Wolf]

Defensively he's basically an energy guy, but with his quickness and length he can make it incredibly tough for whoever he's guarding. He doesn't do as well against stronger players, like Lebron or even Pierce, but against guys you have to chase around like Allen or Ginobili he's fairly awesome actually. He does gamble a lot though, but hopefully you guys have the scheme to make up with that with guys like Haywood and Chandler.

Offensively he has his moments but they need to give him a very clearly defined role if they want him to succeed. His shot is streaky and he can't create his own offence but he can hit the occassional kick out, is ok taking a dribble or two as long as it's not through traffic and is good in transition.

Overall, some nights ou'll hate him, some night you'll think he's a star but he should be a solid addition to your team.

Excellent evlauation, agree with this word for word.

[Krapinsky]

You'll love him if he just doesn't shoot.

[C.lupus]

I agree with what everyone else has said, just want to add that, through all his faults (and he has some), he gives 110% every night and almost always has a smile on his face. He takes charges, hustles, gets steals on D and will give you the occassional highlight dunk. He'll also dribble the ball off his foot at least once every game.

[Busch Legion]

Ulitmate energy and hustle guy.

He has a knack to make awkward looking sometimes circus shots when he does get to the rim.

[CoffeeJanitor]

Big energy guy. Disruptor on defense.

Disrupts himself on offense, it seems.

Owns a goat.

[horaceworthy]

I agree with what everyone else has said, just want to add that, through all his faults (and he has some), he gives 110% every night and almost always has a smile on his face. He takes charges, hustles, gets steals on D and will give you the occassional highlight dunk. He'll also dribble the ball off his foot at least once every game.

It should also be noted that he's added some thuggery to his game this year, and his skinniness allows him to get away with more than most. That night when Wesley Matthews went off in the the first half, then Rambis sent Brewer out to shadow him made me realize that. Matthews basically had an elbow or forearm in his throat the rest of the night.

He's also got an uncanny knack for putting himself in position to make big plays on both sides of the ball, mostly through hustle and staying alert. Unfortunately, his lack of ball skills and tendency to not get himself under control can undo that hard work too often.

If he gets his jumper back to where it was last year, he could be a very nice pick up for the Mavs.

[SaintofKillers]

Great input guys. Thanks.

I think the part that really surprises me is that he's only 188 pounds! And I thought Harris at 6'3" was lithe, this guy takes the cake. Tayshaun's pretty skinny too, but at least he weighs 215. Please tell me that he's at least stronger than his weight shows.

Also, his wingspan is listed at 6'9" (rounded off) which is not astounding as they say.

Not really huge issues if he can guard quicker players because that's really our biggest weakness defensively, if anything. With him around, we can stick him at the PG/SGs and have Kidd cover the slower/stronger/bulldog perimeter guys. Then of course we also have Chandler around in the paint.

[younggunsmn]

He's an excellent one-on-one/Iso defender. Teams with a good screen game (like the spurs) can burn him repeatedly by making him run through staggered screens.

Off-ball defense needs a ton of work. Does a lot of freelancing on defense and hasn't learned how/when to double-team, leaving him caught in no-man's land a lot, leading to a lot of open 3-pointers given up. I don't know if our scheme is partly to blame, or if eventually with good coaching he can become a better off-ball defender.

His transition D is excellent, and that is where his ability to take charges really shines.

Put him with Kidd, Marion, Dirk, and Chandler (who don't need much help) and I think he will be a pretty good defender. Dirk is the only offensive threat in that lineup though.

Offensively his best asset is his ability to dunk on the break and occasionally in traffic. He is aggressive going to the basket, which sometimes ends in a dunk and other times in an awful spinning hook shot, but he has improved his ability to get to the line, and isn't afraid the sacrifice his body.

His shooting is awful. He will make one once in a while, but when he misses it's usually ugly. Does not have an in-between game.

His nickname is the drunken dribbler for a reason. If he takes more than a couple dribbles he's in trouble. Should not take it to the hoop unless he can get there in 2 dribbles or less. Seemed to play more within himself the last month or so, but early on he was an absolute trainwreck offensively. Should NEVER be asked to create his own offense.

Plays with energy, but will also do some stupid things and pick up fouls 25 feet away from the basket. Has only one gear and at times needs to learn to slow down and let the game come to him.

Should be a decent defensive/energy backup for you guys with a little upside if his BBIQ ever matches his energy, and you signed him to a decent deal. If you are expecting him to shut down Kobe, Durant, or Ginobli in the playoffs I think you are expecting a bit too much. He will make them work for their points though.

I think it could have worked out here if Rambis had put him in the "15 min energy guy" role from the beginning of the year and left him there. Instead he forced Kahn's hand by putting the much more talented Wes Johnson on the minutes rollercoaster, and I think Kahn had to deal him to force Kurt into playing his talent. I think we could have put Telfair into the Carmelo trade and they still would have done it (lots of $ incentive for the Nugs (20 miliion $ worth), but it was Kahn's choice to move Brewer instead.

[Steve_Holiday]

How would you describe his game/talent level?

he can steal and dunk. he can also let his momentum carry him to the half court line gambling for a steal while his man hits a 3. you'll like him a lot more than sasha pavlovic. it still astounds me that playoff teams are giving him a chance.