Brooks McKowen

[pantherfan4ever]

If Brooks can continue to avg. 10-12 pts, 8 or mores assists and a couple boards with 3 or less turnovers while running the point most of the time, the Panthers will be in very good shape. I think that turnovers will be higher this year for the Panthers because of the younger squad and from what I have heard, Coach Jake is wanting them to push the ball more than last year.

well 8 assists a night would be great, but highly unlikely... i would be very happy to see him have 6 assists a night. im excited about this year! we could be very good by the end of the year. we can definitely compete with any team when we play together!

[pantherfan4ever]

Brooks is at his best when he gets to the basket like against UWM. He is at his worst when he can't hit the open shot and continues to shoot ala the 0-7 performance last week. He does a wonderful job controlling the game but if he doesn't make his first two jumpers then its usually a long night. But if he gets to the hole and establishes a rhythm, then his jumper seems much better.

Anybody here the announcer during the Washington game compare him to John Stockton???? HILARIOUS!

what a disgrace! Poor Brooksy having to be compared to the worst PG of all time.. At least he could have done was compare him to a good PG... like.... Tyrone Lue...hahahaha

[wloopanther]

I too was a very big Brooks basher last season and I'm hoping that it will not again happen this year. My big problem with his game last year was that as soon as he would cross over the half-court line he would pick up his dribble and would get trapped multiple times a game.

It has happened a few times this year and I do remember it Sunday vs the other Panthers. If he can get this problem fixed maybe my frustrations of our point will be cured.

Brooks...just keep that dribble going...!

[Middy33]

So what did you win! I won this sweet mattress! YESSSS!

[Sex Panther...]

I just want to make the point that the fact that Brooks' play is more closely scrutinized than anyone elses on the team shows how much he is responsible for and how much he does for this team. It is easy to nitpick and point out flaws because he is running the show.

If Coach Jake felt he had somebody better they'd be playing and Brooks' butt would be on the bench. We aren't discussing little league baseball here. The thing that I find the most amazing is that the people who are being critical are pointing to his ball handling and not shooting percentage?!? How GREAT is his court vision? How many easy baskets have his pinpoint lead passes led to? The good outweighs the bad by a large margin, if you can't see that then you have a negative bias for some reason that outweighs my positive one. He is in the top ten in the nation distributing the basketball with a more than acceptable assist to turnover ratio. So he isn't (insert your favorite and1 team member here) with the dribble. So what. If you are going to argue with me about the merits of his game at least use an argument that makes sense.

...and Leon "are you Leo?" Costello is the best damn Associate Athletic Director/External this fine University has ever seen. If he thinks shooting a basketball from halfcourt while lying on a mattress blindfolded is a good idea then I stand behind him 1000%.

I really should learn to work harder.......nah.

[Dynasty]

I think the sponsor might have had a say in the promotion on the court....it is probably what they wanted to do.

[MediaPanther]

Anyone remember when that kid won a car a couple years ago? Now that was sweet.

[Beaker416]

yeah that was nuts, I remember being at the beer tent at half time and watching it on the big screen.

[joecooll6]

Forget the probability of making the shot, who wants to win a matress? Ill take a recliner any day.

I support Brooks, he is the best weve got right now, and I think his experience makes up for his shortcomings. Kwadzo certainly isnt ready yet, its obvious.

[pantherfan4ever]

I just want to make the point that the fact that Brooks' play is more closely scrutinized than anyone elses on the team shows how much he is responsible for and how much he does for this team. It is easy to nitpick and point out flaws because he is running the show.

If Coach Jake felt he had somebody better they'd be playing and Brooks' butt would be on the bench. We aren't discussing little league baseball here. The thing that I find the most amazing is that the people who are being critical are pointing to his ball handling and not shooting percentage?!? How GREAT is his court vision? How many easy baskets have his pinpoint lead passes led to? The good outweighs the bad by a large margin, if you can't see that then you have a negative bias for some reason that outweighs my positive one. He is in the top ten in the nation distributing the basketball with a more than acceptable assist to turnover ratio. So he isn't (insert your favorite and1 team member here) with the dribble. So what. If you are going to argue with me about the merits of his game at least use an argument that makes sense.

...and Leon "are you Leo?" Costello is the best damn Associate Athletic Director/External this fine University has ever seen. If he thinks shooting a basketball from halfcourt while lying on a mattress blindfolded is a good idea then I stand behind him 1000%.

I really should learn to work harder.......nah.

very nice post regarding brooks.. brooks haters can reply with whatever they want but jacobson would bench him if he thought he couldnt do the job. brooks has done great this year so far.. keep it up brooks!

[Deke3]

I am sure people are sick of seeing posts about how good or bad Brooks McKowen is...In my opinion if it keeps coming up it is because there are issues with his game. As I have posted before, I do feel he deserves a starting postion on the team...he has earned it...but there is a consistancy factor that comes into play. We need Brooks to be on top of his game every game. We can't afford for him to have a bad game.

[UNIPNTHR]

Anyone remember when that kid won a car a couple years ago? Now that was sweet.

Scott Westerberg has openly proclaimed that he will replicate his feat any day or night at any court in the US of A. If you think that was a fluke, think again - Berg never misses.

[Deke3]

Games played: 5
Points/game: 7.6
FG Pct: 32.4 11-34
3FG Pct: 13.3 2-15
FT Pct: 87.5 14-16

Rebounds/game: 2.2
Assists/game: 7.4
Turnovers/game: 3.2
Assist/turnover ratio: 2.3
Steals/game: 1.2

[TheGrowl]

I am sure people are sick of seeing posts about how good or bad Brooks McKowen is...In my opinion if it keeps coming up it is because there are issues with his game. As I have posted before, I do feel he deserves a starting postion on the team...he has earned it...but there is a consistancy factor that comes into play. We need Brooks to be on top of his game every game. We can't afford for him to have a bad game.

Just my two cent...Please don't rip on me too bad....

I think the reason Brooks takes a lot of crap is because of what he did in high school. When he came to UNI, we already had a kid at his position (B.J.). However, to get him on the court, Mac made him the point guard and he's been there since. To compare his shooting average with the shooting guard position simply isn't fair. A point guard spends his energy trying to find people that may have an open shot...not creating shots for himself. If you've ever played this game, simply getting the ball over half court often seems like a feat in itself!

Now...I will say that there are a number of teams that rely on their point guard to score a lot. We're not one of them. We rely on our point guard to control the tempo of the game and distribute.

I think we need to judge Brooks by his assist to turnover ratio, not by the number of threes he scores.

Granted, Brooks has not shot well, but if you've ever been to a game you realize that he is our floor leader. And, BTW, has anyone ever heard Brooks complain about being assigned the PG position? And the consistency thing....Coach Jake says that him and E.C. are the two most consistent players on the team. Are your comments saying he's inconsistent based simply on his shooting?

Also, why isn't there a G. Stout. or T. Brown post?
Went to the first couple home games this year and can assure you we've got plenty of room to improve at all our positions.

Okay... ready for your comments.

[UNIAlum95]

Also, why isn't there a G. Stout. or T. Brown post?
Went to the first couple home games this year and can assure you we've got plenty of room to improve at all our positions.

Okay... ready for your comments.

You are right on this last part in particular. Travis was not doing what Jake wanted during the SDSU game and he sat a LONG time (I'm not sure if he played the second half). I watched as he came off the court during a timeout in the first half and Jake was right in his face. I also heard Jake call out Stout and Brown in the post game. Not by name but by saying how Viet and Kwadzo were consistent along with Brooks and Eric. He wanted the same consistency out of the others.