Strengths: Brooks is an above average athlete with great quickness … Shifty ball handler capable of getting separation with fakes and stutter steps … Perimeter shooting has improved greatly this year in consistency and confidence … Is a capable three point shooter, off the dribble or with his feet set … Good ball handler who likes to have his man play him for the drive then pull up for the mid-range jumper … Explosive scorer who can reel off big points in a hurry … Defensively he does a solid job of using his lateral quickness to disrupt passing lanes … Leadership has emerged this year as he wants the ball in crucial moments of a game … Great rebounder for his position … Good passer when driving in the lane where he dishes off to open teammates … Possesses good fundamentals and a good basketball IQ enabling him to make quality decisions on the court … Excellent free throw shooter … Great in the open court where he uses his quickness to finish with ease … Clutch player who has hit a number of game winners this season ...

Weakness: Slight build and his size of 5-11 could make him easy for NBA guards to out muscle him or a post up target … Despite being a point guard, Brooks lacks the qualities that most NBA teams look for in that position … Still doesn’t control the tempo very well and possesses just average court vision … Gets almost single minded in that he doesn’t look to get teammates involved in the offense … Seems to favor going to the right side of the basket. Should work on getting more comfortable on the left side of the court … Often he will cut left then cross back to the right side of the basket … Can get out of control on his drives when attacking the basket … Shot selection has improved greatly this year but he is still prone to launching up questionable shots from time to time … Tends to pick up fouls on defense as he has a tendency to reach …