Burke and Current Expectations

[♪alt13]

I expect Burke to make CPee3 look like an overpaid douche, and Neto to be Rubio with a shot. They'll both be all stars.

Hysteria

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

The Jazz have built the team around two bigs---Favors and Kanter. As much as we obsess about the other guys, those two bigs are the ones who are going to dominate the scoring, the rebounding and the offense. Whether the Jazz become an elite team will depend largely on them, even if we add a solid scoring wing. We needed a PG who will set them up and deliver the ball when and where they need it. Burke is the guy for the job.

 

[Getting Traded]

I've only made one comment about Burke, after his first game, but based on the entire SL and after further reflection, I have to say if he wasn't Trey Burke, I think most of us would agree, he sucked. Does that mean I have given up on him -- no, but I have serious doubts now, and like most of us am very disappointed from what I saw. The biggest disappointment was his decision-making which was supposed to be his strength.

 

[Hantlers]

You want a PG who takes more shots than Al did last year?

Would I like Kyrie Irving? Absolutely. Regardless, you're changing the argument.

You stated that Trey Burke was the best playmaker in the last 3 drafts. You erroneously decided that a playmaker was whoever gets the most assists/sets up teammates the best. Getting buckets is a play, and if you're getting lots of buckets while still getting a decent amount of assists, you're a great playmaker.

Oh and FYI, since really the only thing that we can compare Burke and Irving to is college stats, Irving averaged 9.5 shots per game (albeit in only 11 games) whereas Burke averaged 14.4 shots per game, and averaged 13.5 shots per game during the summer league, with fairly limited minutes. Lets not act like Burke is a pass first PG.

 

[orangello]

Larkin is too small. He's a backup.

So is Burke.

 

[Hantlers]

Also, I think a lot of people are misinterpreting what I'm saying. There's nothing wrong with Burke being only an average to slightly above-average PG, that's really all we need (hopefully). I just think quite a few people are overrating who he is as a player.

 

[orangello]

Also, I think a lot of people are misinterpreting what I'm saying. There's nothing wrong with Burke being only an average to slightly above-average PG, that's really all we need (hopefully). I just think quite a few people are overrating who he is as a player.

If he got to that level I'd be happy. I doubt he does much more than DJ Augustine though.

 

[UGLI baby]

If he got to that level I'd be happy. I doubt he does much more than DJ Augustine though.

You have a terrible track record with evaluating players.

Maybe just let the rest of us handle this.

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[infection]

Also, I think a lot of people are misinterpreting what I'm saying. There's nothing wrong with Burke being only an average to slightly above-average PG, that's really all we need (hopefully). I just think quite a few people are overrating who he is as a player.

Maybe I haven't been around here enough, but I haven't been seeing too many people talking about an all star here. I have, however, at least from how I interpret it, seen people excited that we finally have a young PG that fits well with our young team and has all the right strengths of everything we're looking for and thus don't have to settle for guys that have a deficiency in either passing or shooting abilities. Prior to draft, our only realistic long/short-term options included Teague and Calderon, which wouldn't really create an ideal cap situation based on what we'd pay them now vs. what kind of cap we'll need when we could ideally be playoff-bound.

 

[fishonjazz]

If he got to that level I'd be happy. I doubt he does much more than DJ Augustine though.

You're backin yourself into a corner

 

[Sexual Favors]

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