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July 9th, Summer League Game 2: Jazz vs Rockets 1:00 PM MT

Honestly this whole thing will look better with legit bigmen and a practiced pick and roll. It will free shots for Burke and Burkes, especially when the defense has to account for Hayward as well. Gobert is as raw as they come and he looks seriously legit as a starting big man in this mess. He is not a starting big man. The problem is that we have to wait until October to see any of that. The secondary problem is that we may have to wait until January before it becomes pretty.

On the plus side, our defense will develop faster and has mighty upside.
 
Gobert looking good. Most interesting is his low foul to block rate. Doesn't play reckless like most young centers do. In 51 minutes he has only committed 3 fouls while blocking 5 shots.
 
phippsj said:
Honestly I think Burke is trying to hard to play "Jazz" ball... the offense is not second nature yet, the other players don't have it all down yet, so its just awkward. I think he would benefit by just playing his game a bit more, being himself, and then letting the offense come to him. There sure were some glimpses of what is to come, but so far in the summer league I don't think we have seen what he is going to be like playing for us. Personally I think he's going to have a nice long career here.
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This. In order to do something fast, Burke has to know what it is he wants to do in the first place. He's got enough speed. He's just feeling his way through right now, and he's playing with a bunch of nobodies.
 
PKM said:
Hate to ask this... but I couldn't catch the game.... how did Burke and Gobert look?
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I only saw the end, but gobert looked nice again and Burkes looked better. He still needs to get use to playing though, he only had 2 assists.

I saw him have a great drive and finish. His footwork looked great on defense too.
 
I'd call Burke's performance "uneven." He was bad early; Beverley was really bothering him. Trey was committing TO's and launching up bad shots. Burke was particularly horrible on his 3's (1-6) and finished 5-15 overall with 4 TO's and 5 fouls. But he settled down and played much better later on. As Doublea mentioned, he had good footwork on defense. Gobert had another solid game. He again showed effort running the floor, setting picks and rotating on defense. He's further along than I thought. I hope Biedrins gets DNP's and Gobert gets the minutes behind Kanter.
 
[video]https://www.nba.com/jazz/video/games/rockets/2013/07/09/20130709-sl-uta-hou-recap.nba/index.html

Highlights are up
 
Gennesy: Jazz assistant Sidney Lowe: "He's going to be a good player. There's no need to worry about Trey Burke right now. ... We're safe."


Bill Oram on 1320 Kfan

Trey was tenative in first game, overcompensated today and shot three 3's early.

He is under 6-ft tall and is playing amoung many tall guys, more than he has ever had to before it is an adjustment.

Trey will be the starter.

Trey reminds Bill of Mo Williams. Trey is crafty, creative ballhandler, very quick, quickest guy on the court today.

Trey can get to the rim but gets pushed around. He is pleasure to watch with the ball, he is very much in control, he is a leader, he asserts himself as the leader on this team.
 
More Oram:

Alec wants more responsibility wants more accountability. The Jazz expectations will be Alec being the 6th man scorer off the bench, and Alec wants that responsibility, but he may not be ready.

Doubts Tinsley will be back.

Gobert is unpolished offensivly, will be a really good defensive player who will get rotation minutes this year.

Trey Burke will be a vocal leader, he is loud on the floor telling teamates what to do now. The team will need leadership.

Neto got FIBA clearance to practise and play in 3 games, but he won't join the Jazz for a couple of seasons.
 
Gobert (I don't know why, but he just reminds me of Gumby every time I see him) really needs to learn how to box out. Bend knees, get low, move with the guy on his back box out. Great help defender on blocks, has a smooth left hook. I think he is strong, he just does not know positioning on the court or how to use leverage properly yet. Not that I would expect him too at this stage, but that's the area I see him needing to improve on.

I thought Burke made some good adjustments in the game. I'm excited about him running the offense this year. It is refreshingly nice watching a player who has court vision. I also would not mind seeing Stockton as the #3. He plays gritty and tough.

I was also excited about Gordon Haywards comments there. It really sounds like he is taking up the vocal leadership role. I hope that translates into more assertive play this year as well. He's the vet now, now seniority to defer to.
 
i really do like bufford

has a clean jumper...good catch and shoot...i really like his game since his buckeyes days

i wish he gets a chance to the roster
 
Gobert sets a pretty good pick. See the first Trey Burke highlight. Gobert took Beverly right out the play. He puts that leg down and it's like the defender runs into a fence.
 
So if Tinsley isn't coming back, and Neto isn't coming over for two years.....there's definitely a back-up PG spot open. Also, if Burks comes off the bench, that means Hayward is likely the starting SG, and maybe Rush starts at SF. This will be a good chance for Rush to get his career going again.
 
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