Aaron Brooks a scorer?

[3-Pt_Shooter]

I heard one of the announcers talking about the Lakers making Aaron Brooks a scorer. What do you guys think about it? We could let Farmar and/or Brown chase him around, and then play tight on the other Rockets. Those 3's by Battier absolutey killed us on Sunday. And we know that Artest can also hit them consistently as well.

I would much rather make Brooks be their leading scorer than to get caught up in those pick n roll and pick n pop situations.

Sorry if this has been already discussed...

[KObe Bryant]

We're just relaxed and felt we could easily beat them with their tall pussy being out. The Lakers were too confident. I think they never thought Houston will play huge like that. They thought Houston were already losing hopes. The statement that letting Brown and Farmar chase Brooks uhm Yes, They were already doing that all series. I expect Brooks to be stopped and shut down tonight. It was just really a very bad , embarrassing game.

[3-Pt_Shooter]

We're just relaxed and felt we could easily beat them with their tall pussy being out. The Lakers were too confident. I think they never thought Houston will play huge like that. They thought Houston were already losing hopes. The statement that letting Brown and Farmar chase Brooks uhm Yes, They were already doing that all series. I expect Brooks to be stopped and shut down tonight. It was just really a very bad , embarrassing game.

Yeah, I don't think Brooks will have even the same type of performance that he did on Sunday... and, ok, maybe "chase" was a bad choice of words. I should have said "contain" instead. But the fact still remains, the Rockets have BIGS that can shoot on the perimeter. So, my original point is that when they bring out one of those outside shooting BIGS to set a screen for Brooks, it forces our BIGS to either sag (which gives them an open look) or to play up (which then gets our defensive help and shot blockers away from the basket).

Either way, I totally expect the Lakers to respond in a big way tonight!!!

[microfib4thewin]

Brooks is by definition a scoring guard. Unlike the Hornets the Rox's team offense does not fall apart just because their PG couldn't distribute the ball well. They had Alston for the last two years and have fared well enough to be competitive. I don't see how this helps the Lakers at all.

[TyCobb]

Their tall pussy was helluva lot tougher than our big men. Yao makes Pau look like a teen pussy.

[3-Pt_Shooter]

Brooks is by definition a scoring guard. Unlike the Hornets the Rox's team offense does not fall apart just because their PG couldn't distribute the ball well. They had Alston for the last two years and have fared well enough to be competitive. I don't see how this helps the Lakers at all.

The Rockets have a lot of weapons... And, without Yao, they are a different kind of team. Possibly even more dangerous because of the speed and quickness on the floor. Look... I just looking for a game plan that makes sense.

We either keep the basic strategy the same and play with more heart (which was an obvious problem on Sunday) or we make a slight adjustment to make one guy beat us as well as play with more energy! I think we'll be fine either way.

It's obvious that I'm a huge Duke fan, but if Battier keeps getting those open three's I'll probably end up throwing a brick through my TV...

[Dexmor]

I predicted before the series Brooks would average 18 points a game. This is what we get for not caring about the pg position.
Farmar needs to start. I know it didn't matter last time but Fisher is way to slow for this matchup. Next series vs Billups I start Fisher sure but not this series.

[Kilroy]

Their tall pussy was helluva lot tougher than our big men. Yao makes Pau look like a teen pussy.

Ok, now wait... Does that mean Yao makes Pau look like a bigger pussy or an underdeveloped one? Are you saying Pau still has a lot to learn about pussydom?

[TyCobb]

I'm saying Pau is still raw and hasn't realized how to use his body yet.

[Sofa King]

I'm saying Pau is still raw and hasn't realized how to use his body yet.

Is that what the girls say?

[milesfides]

Isn't Aaron Brooks already a scorer? The answer is to let him drop 50 on Fish?

I think the better approach is to stick with Brooks like white on rice, i.e., no Fish, and see if the other Rockets can create their own shots. They can't, except for Artest, and that's almost a win-win situation because he almost always tries to do too much when he has the ball.

And the fact is, this game plan already worked in Game 3, when Fish was suspended and Farmar and Brown outplayed Brooks and won every single quarter in that game.

[RocketPower23]

Yeah, Brooks isn't much of a playmaker, but as a scorer he can be affective. That's really his role on this Houston team, so "letting" him score will be doing exactly what the Rockets want to do. If we stop Brooks, I just don't see how they're going to score from anywhere else, Artest can, but he is inconsistent and isn't much of a playmaker himself. Just do what we did in game 3, play Farmar and Brown, that should limit Brooks and in affect stop Houston from scoring, we should win easy.

[ddubb]

Brooks scoring is central to the Rockets success. You're better off doubling him and making Ron or Shane beat you. Brooks has allready shown you that his team dominates when he is a scorer.

Kobe is the only guy who can guard Brooks. Odd that folks keep mentioning Farmar. I know DFish makes him look good by comparison, but JF is still pretty terrible at defense in his own right.

side note: upgrading the pg position should be LA's #1 offseason goal. DFish needs to move to the bench at this stage in his career.

[slifersd]

This team simply does not understand or care to study their opponents enough to have a good grip on them. Houston is without a doubt the best team in the NBA in terms of dealing with injuries to their big name players, with the Spurs come in a distant second. They have had to deal with Yao and TMac being out for 30 games or so a season for the last 3-4 years. They have absolutely no problem playing at a very high level without those two. The problem with that team is they don't actually play a lot better with their big name players.

As a team, we need to hold ourselves to the highest of standards at all times in order to become a championship level team. We can't give ourselves those little mental vacations here and there and think it is ok because we are still winning games. Taking the easy way out will only get you so far even if you are the most talented team in the NBA.

[hermes]

farmar's role needs to be better defined, starting him best accomplishes that. if he knows when and where his minutes are coming from he plays better (ex. the game he started), when his minutes get yanked around, he doesn't have a clear idea of what he should be doing and doesn't play as well (ex.- almost every other game)

best chance to slow down brooks is to see a lot more farmar (preferably starting) and shannon, and less fish

[lakersfanatic]

Them going big was what we didn't want but them going small was what we didn't want even more .. hehe. They're quickness are causing our guards to become off guarded.. letting trays fall left and right. But we also have to understand that aaron's and battier's game on sunday were their best post season performance thus far. So the lakers shouldn't feel all that bad.

Today is a new game.. they brought it in their house and now we must bring it in ours to take the lead again. Let that horrible lost linger within... let it bring out the flame... the anger.. and go get em.

GO LAkers!

[Kilroy]

I'm saying Pau is still raw and hasn't realized how to use his body yet.

Got it, and agree... My post was an attempt a humor...

[TyCobb]

My last post was a pun too. Don't feel bad.

[Kilroy]

Ahhh... I see what you did there...

Damn, I'm slow today.

[3-Pt_Shooter]

My point wasn't to let Brooks score or drop get 50 on Fish. I just trying to say that we should put the scoring burden on him - I didn't think he was going to better his performance from Sunday's game....