Aaron Brooks

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Aaron Brook just put out a tweet that says "Sacramento Kings...."

looks like hes about to be the newest member of the Kings. what does this mean for the rotation? one thing im going to assume is it means no more minutes for Jimmer.
 
he's a decent backup, hasnt had a good year since 09 and was overseas last year but has shown flashes in the past, I think maybe jimmers development or lack thereof sold the kings on this move, so their you have it our 2 big moves that were left to be made, james johnson and aaron brooks.
 
posted this in another thread.

What does this mean for jimmer?

Ive been down on him and the SL hasnt helped. Is the team giving up on him? I think we look to trade him at this point

he is behind thomas, evans, thornton, and now brooks...possibly even akgnon (sp?)
 
This is a guy more than ANYONE ELSE I wanted to stay away from, especially given Petrie's man crush on him. I mean, why? Why, why, why?

An undersized, non-defensive, shoot first PG. Does that sound like something we need? Jesus christ. i am very positive about the JJ move but have been steadfast since the first rumor of Petrie wanting Brooks a couple years ago, that I want nothing to do with him. I watched a lot of him with Hou after Kev was traded, and he is just not what this team needs.

Sorry to sound negative to the fanbase, but I do not like this, especially when we already have an undersized PG in IT. IT alone we can cover for. But now our backup is an undersized chucker as well? Would MUCH rather we had just brought back TWill as a backup guard. Much rather.
 
I'll always have fond memories of him destroying Derek Fisher in the playoffs a few years ago but he's a bit overrated as a player. He's certainly not a traditional point guard and is more of a scoring guard (which I'm pretty sure Sacramento has more than their share of)

Pretty mediocre pickup if you ask me. He's certainly better than Jimmer I guess but this is a pretty useless move.
 
Grant Napear ‏@GrantNapearShow
So much for the Maloof naysayers saying they don't have any money...this move puts them at the cap! Two good moves today!!!

No, this is not a fake account...
 
Bottom line. Petrie no longer gets what it takes to make a legitimate playoff caliber team. It is sad.
 
Well, we we're very close to the cap before this signing, so unless it is a S&T, Brooks will be coming to this team for something under 4 million.

Like a lot of our moves, that is probly good VALUE for the talent, even if it isn't exactly what we need. Pretty much confirms IT will start and Brooks will back him up. We could have a worse backup PG ... hello Pooh Jeter and Bobby Brown.
 
ya im not gonna lie and i hate to sound negative. but if there isnt a big trade being worked up, then this offseason really is a let down, and its probably gonna be another 25-30 win season.
 
GoodOldDouwe said:
Grant Napear ‏@GrantNapearShow
So much for the Maloof naysayers saying they don't have any money...this move puts them at the cap! Two good moves today!!!

No, this is not a fake account...
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What a douche. These people must really think we are all idiots .
 
GoodOldDouwe said:
Grant Napear ‏@GrantNapearShow
So much for the Maloof naysayers saying they don't have any money...this move puts them at the cap! Two good moves today!!!
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HAHAHAHAHA WTF is that? really Grant? i like Grant and i listen to his shows when i have the chance, but jesus christ...
 
I like this move. It gives us 2 true PGs in Brooks and IT. This means that MT and Reke can play where they belong - at the #2. No more of this playing out of position stuff. Reke is the starting 2 and MT is his back-up. It also means that Jimmer can play the bench until he proves he can play somewhere on the court.
 
<SIGH> I have absolutely no idea what this braintrust <insert joke here> is doing. Aaron Brooks might have made some sense if the team didn't already have Isaiah Thomas. While Brooks is a tad taller than IT, is he a better all-around player or does he have more potential? It's highly questionable.

Unless it's an obvious upgrade and you're going to discard the other player, it makes no sense to have 2 very undersized players, with essentially the same skill set, playing the same position.

This team has talent, no doubt. Unfortunately, they have too many combinations of square pegs and round holes.

Just when I thought this off-season couldn't get more depressing ....
 
Now this gives us the flexibility to really move either Jimmer or Thornton and one of Salmons/Garcia/Outlaw for a true SF? I dont know. I like this move, gives us a solid PG off the bench, especially at the rate we will be getting him.
 
If I see any IT/Brooks combo at any time, I might just break my remote. This also negates just about any opportunity for Reke to play PG when IT is resting, which is fine, but means we most likely won't see a Reke/MT combo, unless we go with IT or Brooks, MT at the 2 and Reke at SF on occasion, which would suck, which means to me with little possible opportunities for a Reke/MT combo, that MT has now gone from starter to 20-25 mins per night tops, which would also mean imo he won't be happy, is not worth 8M in that role and we need another trade.
 
rainmaker said:
If I see any IT/Brooks combo at any time, I might just break my remote.
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You know it's going to happen. There will be a time when the offense can't score and Smart will play both guys together with the excuse "I needed shooters out there". Bookmark it. Unless one is traded prior to the season, it'll happen.
 
rainmaker said:
If I see any IT/Brooks combo at any time, I might just break my remote. This also negates just about any opportunity for Reke to play PG when IT is resting, which is fine, but means we most likely won't see a Reke/MT combo, unless we go with IT or Brooks, MT at the 2 and Reke at SF on occasion, which would suck, which means to me with little possible opportunities for a Reke/MT combo, that MT has now gone from starter to 20-25 mins per night tops, which would also mean imo he won't be happy, is not worth 8M in that role and we need another trade.
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I guarantee you we will attempt a

IT-Brooks-Evans-JJ-Cousins

lineup before the end of the 3rd game in the regular season.
 
KingsFanSince85 said:
You know it's going to happen. There will be a time when the offense can't score and Smart will play both guys together with the excuse "I needed shooters out there". Bookmark it. Unless one is traded prior to the season, it'll happen.
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Then he'll say after putting MT on a SF like Prince, and Prince goes for 25+, that there was nothing defensively we could have done to slow him.
 
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