Who the hell is Kyle Lowry and why is he better than rafer alston?

why don't you starting clicking threads around you, or maybe follow the nba first

 

I think its more about Aaron Brooks being better than Rafer Alston. Saves cap space too. Lowry is young and cheap. Our shooting percentage should go way up with McGrady and Alston gone.

 

Demotion to rookie?

 

Kyle lowry is a backup pg for the Grizz.

Kyle shoots 4% better from the field overall, oh and his FT% is about 2% higher. That's all.

 

Rafer gets moved so AB can start and Kyle will back up

 

Kyle Lowry

Went to Harvard University.

Played for the Blazers last year and went to the All-Star game voted in by the fans.

 

Save cap space? If we're getting Cook too then it's not a saving.

 

Don't forget he has six toes.

 

you guys


dont you remember how lowry tore the Rockets up in that preseason game that went into double OT?

Looks like the rockets brass sure did

 

then why dont they simply start Brooks and bench Alston?

 

Chris Mortensen reported 8 toes, so I think you're right.

 

when Rafer plays zero minutes, Rockets are 5:1. Lowry will make Rafer play zero minutes here, that is a plus.

Lowry can create for himself. His FTA=3.3 in 21 minutes, which is good for a bench player.

Rafer can not create anything for anyone, his FG% is 37%, FTA=2.3 in 33 minutes, it is terrible in this era of NBA.

 

Well I would hope a preseason game would not be the deciding factor in trading for a player.

 

Another midget, 6', 175 pounds. Unless they bring in another player, the Rockets will have two of the smallest PG's in the league.

 

its not like the rockets have decided on making moves before based on pre-season games


oh wait....

they have

 

Why is he better? Well, if your a numbers guy like Morey, let's look at Hollinger's PER rating system.

According to the stats, even in limited minutes:

Ranked 24th out of all Point Guards
Kyle Lowry, MEM 49 21.9 .412 .801 .540 29.7 13.2 18.3 1.4 11.5 6.3 14.40

Ranked 38th out of all Point Guards
Rafer Alston, HOU 48 33.1 .370 .789 .484 28.2 9.6 18.9 1.9 8.5 5.3 12.88


And to compare...
Ranked 35th out of all Point Guards
Aaron Brooks, HOU 52 22.7 .402 .883 .520 18.9 10.2 21.7 2.1 8.2 5.2 12.98


Although this is just one view, it still shows that given his minutes, he's more productive. So, let's see what happens.