Official Marshon Brooks Bandwagon

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Why is everyone so obsessed with a volume shooter who didn't win in college. What is their track record in the pro's?

Quote from DX about him, written in January of this year "Brooks often has tunnel vision when in the process of trying to create and hasn't shown much in terms of being able to set up his teammates. His turnover rate is up this season due to his poor shot-selection and the large load he's carrying on the offensive end, and his negative assist-to-turnover ratio illustrates some of his questionable decision making skills."

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

This guy is a great talent and skilled shooter/scorer. It's obvious by looking at him. He shot 48% from the floor and averaged close to 25 pts. per game as the #1 scoring option for a team in the Big East. That's not inefficient.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Why is everyone so obsessed with a volume shooter who didn't win in college. What is their track record in the pro's?

Quote from DX about him, written in January of this year "Brooks often has tunnel vision when in the process of trying to create and hasn't shown much in terms of being able to set up his teammates. His turnover rate is up this season due to his poor shot-selection and the large load he's carrying on the offensive end, and his negative assist-to-turnover ratio illustrates some of his questionable decision making skills."

You could say the same thing about Kobe, Lebron and any other score-first player.

 

[vslice02]

Why is everyone so obsessed with a volume shooter who didn't win in college. What is their track record in the pro's?

24.6 ppg on 17.8 FGA, shot 48% from the floor and got to the line 7 times a game. Very effective drive game, I think he's more of a pure scorer than a "volume shooter."

 

[vslice02]

Here's some interesting comments on Brooks from a Providance fan. Granted it's just a blog - but just like hilltopper weighed in last year with great insight on Jeremy Evans, I always like hearing opinions from fans who watched these guys for a full 4 years.

https://providencefriars.wordpress.com/

It certainly didn’t help that at the end, it seemed pretty clear that the team had quit on Keno...Marshon Brooks looked like the only one who really cared down the stretch

-And that brings us to Marshon S. Brooks. I’ve given him plenty of **** over the years on this blog and elsewhere. Hell, I once asked on this blog whether he was smoking dope before the games because he sure played like he did. Now it’s time to give credit where credit is due. He really was a different player this year. Coming into the year I really had no idea what kind of leader he’d be. He never seemed to be a guy who would take charge of a team. And yet he answered those questions. Regardless of what the rest of the team did, he had a season that won’t be forgotten anytime soon. He completely put the team on his back multiple times, most notably the Georgetown and Notre Dame games, when he was literally the ONLY reason the Friars were even close. He went out and gave everything he had, regardless of how little the games mattered. You can say he was only trying to improve his draft stock or get individual attention, but you absolutely can not say he didn’t play his *** off, which is more than you can say about a lot of the other guys on the team. Quite simply, he deserved better.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

There are about 1 or 2 of these guys every year in the draft. They rarely amount to anything.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Jermaine Taylor. Big time scorer for a small school, similar numbers to Brooks. https://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Jermaine-Taylor-5670/stats/ Currently a bench player for one of the worst teams in the league.

 

[billyshelby]

I don't like 4th year seniors who finally put up the big numbers. Did he get better, or did he just get better at college ball? But I haven't seen one second of this kid.

 

[Revolution 9]

You could say the same thing about Kobe, Lebron and any other score-first player.

No, you really can't. First off this guy is no where near their talent.

second
"tunnel vision when in the process of trying to create and hasn't shown much in terms of being able to set up his teammates."
doesn't apply to Kobe or Lebron.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Score-first players have lower assist to turnover ratios, whether they're D.Wade or CJ Miles. Jimmer had an assist:turnover ratio of 1.2 and he's supposed to be a PG. I'm not saying Marshon Brooks is a Kobe or Lebron. I'm saying he looks like a very talented scorer who scored efficiently in the Big East as his team's #1 option. He has a true position and a game that should translate well to the pros.

 

[Gyp Rosetti]

I don't like 4th year seniors who finally put up the big numbers. Did he get better, or did he just get better at college ball? But I haven't seen one second of this kid.

I'm not sure how I feel about this in regard to basketball but I am in total agreement with the NFL Draft and college seniors. Akili Smith, Ryan Leaf, the list goes on and on.

 

[NUMBERICA]

Score-first players have lower assist to turnover ratios, whether they're D.Wade or CJ Miles.

NONE of those player average more turnovers than assists. Not Kobe, not Lebron, not Wade, not even Chucker Juice. Not even OJ Mayo. For a player to average more turnovers than assists in the NCAA is a significant red-flag. Especially since if this kid wants minutes at this level he's going to have to learn to play team-first.

Jimmer had an assist:turnover ratio of 1.2 and he's supposed to be a PG.

Thanks. I think he plays chucker ball too.

He has a true position and a game that should translate well to the pros.

Based on what, exactly? His pedestrian strength and athleticism, or that he plays for himself first (even if he still plays hard)?



The fact that he just exploded his senior year also points to that (he plays primarily for himself). I'm sure you can say that for most, but it shouldn't be so obvious.

Charles Jenkins is more of a reach positionally (big PG/small SG), but way less of a reach as someone that you can put on the court and play 5-on-5 (less turnovers, more assists, [> 2:1 ratio] better PPS, better shooting % across the board, also has been productive since his freshman year and got gradually better as he went). I guess that's the reason he's higher on some mock drafts.