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At what point is it time to get off Trey Burke's !~@#$#

mdalby

mdalby

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While I REALLY don't like Trey's parents Twitter posts and I have been critical of Trey's play in the past. It may be that Trey is not the bust that JazzFanz paints him out to be.

He has shown up just about every game so far this season. Tonight he had a very efficient game shooting and some REBs, a steal... Still not an assist man but he can't be everything and we need to appreciate the contributions that he is making.

If we can just cancel his parents Twitter account now...
 
I don't trust his good games because he's always been so streaky as a shooter (a lot of decent games mixed in with a few good ones and too many 1-13 performances), but he was great tonight. Obviously, not always going to hit 6-8 threes, but I liked the shots he was taking and he looked confident.
 
Here's something to watch for. Trey never shot over 41% for a full calendar month in his career. If he can finish November around 43% it's safe to say we have an improved player on our hands. He's off to a great start, but one of his infamous 2-16 games could tank his chances.
 
It's time. All things considered there's no reason to run him out of town, a marginal upgrade isn't an upgrade at all considering his age and restricted deal - he just needed to show improvement and mid 40's from the field is plenty.
 
When he plays consistently well. Which he's been doing more of lately which is awesome.
 
Burke is absolutely vital for Burks/Hayward since Hood hasn't been able to find his spot up shot.
 
The key to his success will be if he's figured out to defer when necessary. He's done a great job of that so far.
 
Some key points on the Jazz/Trey situation and why it's unwise to run him out of town/overpay for a quick fix.

-The summer Trey's contract runs out, the draft is going to be loaded with PG's, like 2009(Not that there's any Curry - There will probably be a Lawson or Teague quality PG outside of the lottery though)..

-If there's looming chemistry or contractual issues with Trey, the Jazz will have plenty of good options. Plus he's restricted so if the best-case scenario happens they can keep him no matter what.

-I fail to see how next seasons salary of $3,386,000 is of any concern with the rising cap... It could potentially be a bargain.

-In the summer of 2017 there's the best bunch of unrestricted PG's ever: Derrick Rose, Chris Paul, Teague, Curry, Westbrook, Lawson, Jrue Holiday, Darren Collison, Patty Mills, George Hill, Kyle Lowry, Shaun Livingston and restricted players like Schroder, Carter-Williams, Oladipo, McCollum --- Trey's contract bridges the gap to that. So if he can play efficient minutes, he will serve his purpose and certainly won't be a bust, he'll be due for a raise.
 
I was switching back and forth between the Utes and Jazz so I didn't watch that closely tonight.

Trey has been playing much better D lately. Someone inspired him.
He is still not pushing the pace. He does that big college loop around the rebounder still.
Too early to tell if he has given up his chuckin ways but it looks good as of yet.

If he can keep doin what he's doin and push the ball a little better I'm cool with keepin him. That being said I still think we trade him if the opportunity presents itself. I'm not super confident that he will continue down this path. It seems like more of a mirage than an oasis.
 
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