Foreword: In the NBA, which player can you think of at 1.83 meters tall? Aaron Iverson, Chris Paul or Kyle Lowry?
I still remember a player because he was Yao Ming's teammate, he was the "little black bean" Aaron Brooks!
< h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > player profile</h1>
Name: Aaron Brooks
Date of birth: January, 14 1985
Law School: University of Oregon
Height: 1.83 m
Weight: 73 kg
Major Awards: The 2009–10 NBA's Most Improved Player
Jersey number: 30
Aaron Brooks
< H1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > early high school college experience</h1>
Aaron Brooks attended Franklin High School and won the Washington Regional Championship, the McDonald's All-American High School Team Third Team, and joined the University of Oregon after graduating from high school.
In the 2006–07 season, he started all 35 games, led the scoring list with 17.7 points, and had 4.3 assists (fifth), scoring 27 points against the University of Florida in the NCAA Midwest Championship.
<H1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > was selected by the Rockets in 2007 for 26th place in the first round</h1>
26th in the first round
In the 2007 NBA Draft, Aaron Brooks was selected by the Houston Rockets with the 26th pick in the first round, and this draft can be described as a star-studded meeting, including Manyen, Durant, Horford, Conley, Noah, who are considered to have a place in the NBA in college, and the selection of The little black bean with the 26th pick also proves that the 183cm tall guard is a player with enough potential and a brighter NBA future.
On July 7, 2007, the Rockets signed Aaron Brooks on a four-year contract worth $5.15 million, including the summer of 2009 and 2010 with team options, and Aaron Brooks in his rookie season played in 51 regular season games, averaging 5.2 points, 1.1 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 11.9 minutes per game, shooting 41.3% from the field and shooting 33% from three-point range, which was a decent performance for rookies.
In the 2008–09 season, Aaron Brooks made 80 appearances for the Rockets (35 starts), averaging 11.2 points and 3.0 assists in 25 minutes per game, and all 13 playoff games, averaging 16.8 points and 3.4 assists in 34.2 minutes per game.
In 2009-10, Brooks put in the league in the highest number of three-pointers, and he spent 209 three-pointers in a single season to rank 21st in NBA history and set a record for the Rockets, while Brooks became the sixth player in NBA history to put in 200 three-pointers and give 400 assists in a single season.
However, there was a turning point in the career of Little Black Bean during the rising period, on November 6, 2010, the Rockets played at home against the San Antonio Spurs, and at the end of the second quarter before the end of the half, Brooks accidentally stepped on Ginobili's foot, sprained his left ankle, and was forced to leave the field with an injury.
Rockets career Brooks stats
< h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > traded to the Suns and gradually became a substitute</h1>
The starting spot was taken away by Lowry
Trade to the Suns small cloth lost
< h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > analyze the reasons for Brooks' decline</h1>
Thin figure
(1) An overly thin body leads to insufficient confrontation
The turning point in his career must have been that injury was replaced by Lowry in the starting position, so we rationally analyzed that Lowry and Brooks were defensive and attacked, after all, the offense can be trained, but the defense is not so easy to hone.
Lowry's offense was gradually developed in the rocket's final year, but Brooks' defense has always been unsatisfactory, in the NBA, it is clear that the talent with balance between both ends of the attack and defense is the most recognized by the coach, and the strong body is also the basis for avoiding injuries and increasing physical confrontation, after all, less injury will not give others the opportunity to take the opportunity to take the position.
(2) The height disadvantage is obvious
The height of 183cm can be based in the NBA, unless it has the same historical offensive skills as Iverson on the offensive end, or has both offensive and defensive skills like Lowry, but there is no good defensive skills like Xiaobu, and it cannot last long just by relying on a not very stable offensive performance, and Xiaobu will become a target for opponents on the defensive end, which is also a major factor in the inability to play the starting point guard in other teams.
(3) Unstable nerve knife shots
Brooks is a famous shooting knife player in history, in the 2009-10 season, Brooks put in the number of three-pointers in the league, he invested 209 three-pointers in a single season to rank 21st in NBA history, and set a record for rocket history. When in good shape, you can score 31 points against the Grizzlies, 7 of 7 three-pointers, or you can miss ten consecutive shots, and the unstable shooting is doomed to the team can not take him as the core, or even can only be positioned as the sixth man.
A little cloth that is always full of passion
< h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > written in the final blessing</h1>
People often say that the NBA is a giant's sport, it is undeniable that tall players do have a natural advantage in playing basketball, but there is no shortage of small and fast players to dominate the league, Iverson, Paul, Rory, including Brooks also showed their ability and value in a certain period of time.
For everyone to be able to knock on the door of the NBA, the highest temple of basketball, is already the biggest success, the little black bean Brooks left us with too many memories, tribute to the beating elf Brooks who left us with good memories.