Aaron Brooks = best 3pointer shooter in Rockets uniform ever

[dunleavyjr]

Aaron Brooks has made over 200 three-pointers this season.

Was there another Rockets who made more 3-pointers in a single season
than Brooks?

[TMU]

Nice thread, Dunleavy.

I think many of us didn't even realize that he broke Rafer Alston's single season 3PTM record. He (along with Cuttino Mobley and Jim Jackson) has to be the best three-point shooters in Rockets franchise. People overlook his outside shots because he does many other things such as driving to the hoop and pull up in the mid-range area. As a result, we think of Brooks more as a scorer rather than a shooter.

Regardless, this is quite an accomplishment. Congratulations, Aaron Brooks.

[rocketsballin]

brooks = mip

[dunleavyjr]

i just checked nba.com 3pointer stats, and guess what,
brooks leads the nba in 3pointers made this season.

[_Max]

Yep he's been leading 3PM since the first month. That's why I was quite surprised he didn't get an invite to the All Star 3 Pointer Competition.

[Rendezvous]

GO AARON

[Aaron Brooks]

I believe they also said i was the 6th player to have 400 assists and 200 3pm in a season

[Meatcookie]

I think AB deserves the MIP award. But since Kevin Durant is up for the award too, I am afraid they will give it to him.

AB's playing time has increased to 143% what it was last year, while KD has only increased it to 101% of what it was last year. Obviously increased playing time come with increased stats. Yes I know that stats aren't everything, and AB has done a great job leading the Rockets this year to a record much better than most (non Rockets fans) had predicted. But the Rockets were not rewarded with any games on TNT or ESPN (there is a token game coming against the Jazz, but it was added as an afterthought).

So even though those that are voting on this may have watched many games, most of the NBA fans may not have. Would they vote on who people would expect to win it? Are they grooming KD for many awards since he will be one of the faces of the NBA for years to come?

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Players      MPG    FG%     FT%   3PTM  PTS    REB    AST   ST   BLK   TO
AB 2010      36.0   .432   .822   205   1582   212   427   068   13   229
AB 2009      25.0   .404   .866   113   0894   157   238   046   08   125
KD 2010      39.5   .475   .898   122   2411   611   223   110   81   264
KD 2009      39.0   .476   .863   097   1871   482   205   096   53   225

AB Change   144%   107%   95%   181%   177%   135%   179%   148%   163%   183%
KD Change   101%   100%   104%   126%   129%   127%   109%   115%   153%   117%


[moofs]

I'd like to somewhat normalize that for you... since a lot of Brooks' raw stats can be explained away by the minutes increase...

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Players     MPG    FG%    FT%    3PTM   PTS    REB    AST    ST     BLK    TO
AB Change   144%   107%   95%    126%   123%   94%    124%   103%   113%   127%
KD Change   101%   100%   104%   125%   127%   126%   108%   114%   151%   116%


(I'd go with the massive blk, stl, and reb increase myself)

[BB Chrome]

Brooks is so young that he could set the bar so high that it may take decades to break.

He is the new breed of Calvin Murphy

[YaoZaii]

Well done Aaron Brooks.
Looks like your trade value is extremely high at the moment.
hehe

[dunleavyjr]

Brooks is a sucky ball handler.
While his stock is high, trade him to Hornets for Collison.
Rockets need a starting PG.

[HTown_TMac]

id love collison, if only he was a better shooter.

Brooks-Lowry compliment each other

Lowry-Collison are pretty similar

[TMACFORMVP]

He's had an amazing season, averaged nearly 20 PPG, led the league in three point makes, and most impressive shot nearly 40% from behind the arc.

[dunleavyjr]

D Collison owned him at the season finale.
I would want a pg like Collison on my team, and not a shooter.

Having Brooks and Martin at the starting lineup is not much different from the Francis/Mobley era.

My starting 5 would be:

PG Collison
SG Martin
SF Ariza
PF Scola
C Yao

[Optimism Prime]

D Collison owned him at the season finale.
I would want a pg like Collison on my team, and not a shooter.

Having Brooks and Martin at the starting lineup is not much different from the Francis/Mobley era.

My starting 5 would be:

PG Collison
SG Martin
SF Ariza
PF Scola
C Yao

Rahat Huq of Red94.net is way ahead of you--here's a rebuttal:

http://www.red94.net/?p=1491

"In terms of individual skill, as a duo, Steve Francis and Cuttino Mobley were better than Aaron Brooks and Kevin Martin. If you played a game of 2 on 2, I would put a lot of money on the former pair. The problem, however, is that Steve and Cat were redundant. Except for their pet alleyoop set, they couldn’t play off of each other; they had to take turns each trip down the court."

[moofs]

Nice find. How come red94 never posted anything like that when he was on this board?