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Goodbye Burke

The only PG's I would take over Burke are:

Irving, Paul, Westbrook, Lillard. That's it. Four.
Toss in the fact that those four players will be or are max players, and I don't know if I want to pay my PG max money. If I can have Burke for 10 per, Hayward at 12 per, Favors at 12 per, Parker at max, I'd take that over one of those four, and losing Favors or Hayward.

The real kicker in all of this is that the Jazz HAVE to get a superstar this draft.

If you're right(I don't think you are)that Burke is the 5th best PG in the league then we are going to win a lot. I would say that he is 15-20 and with the rest of our talent we will win too much. Evans is playing well enough that trading Marvin won't be that big of a deal. Jefferson is clearly not why we are winning. Hayward has probably helped us lose more than win. So who do you trade to get a good draft pick. Favors?
 
If you're right(I don't think you are)that Burke is the 5th best PG in the league then we are going to win a lot. I would say that he is 15-20 and with the rest of our talent we will win too much. Evans is playing well enough that trading Marvin won't be that big of a deal. Jefferson is clearly not why we are winning. Hayward has probably helped us lose more than win. So who do you trade to get a good draft pick. Favors?

So why not trade the Jefferson, Williams, or even Hayward(since he wants more money than he's worth).

I don't think Burke is a top 5 PG, but I think he'll be in that area in the next 3 years. The proper way to tank is keep the good young talent and trade the veterans, not the other way around.
 
So why not trade the Jefferson, Williams, or even Hayward(since he wants more money than he's worth).

I don't think Burke is a top 5 PG, but I think he'll be in that area in the next 3 years. The proper way to tank is keep the good young talent and trade the veterans, not the other way around.

I'd trade Marvin and Burke. Marvin isn't good enough that his absence alone will guarantee losses. Jefferson doesn't really change much. Hayward is completely neutralized without a good pg.
 
This is a great point. BUT, we were 1-14 without Burke. We have been 5-7 with him. That is special. Toss in the fact that he might not ever be a max player? Wow. I don't trade that for anything...ok, I trade it for LeBron, Durrant and maybe one or two other players. Burke is a special player that could be relatively cheap and he makes everyone around him better and he doesn't turn the ball over, and his passing has shocked me...11 games in. That's incredible. Not many players do that. So, Burke is untouchable for me. I trade away Kanter, Burks, Williams, Jefferson before I touch Burke to assure losing games.

Smart is not a good enough shooter, too many TO's and not enough assists. So, no, I don't want Smart over Burke.


Like hey hey said....... having tinsley and lucas for point guard contributed more to the 1-14 start than missing burke did.

You could put lowry, dragic, bledsoe, calderon, or just about any other point guard on our team (plus the schedule getting easier) and see a similar turnaround as the one we had when burke came back.
And dont forget that evans and marvin were injured too so it wasn't just burke getting healthy that made us better.

As far as burke being cheap........ If he is as good as alot of people believe then i think we will have to MAX him. With his mom and dad tweeting all the stuff that they tweet and just the type of guy i feel burke is, he is gonna want to get paid! I think he has a big ego attached to him
 
I never said Burke was a top 5 PG, I just said there only 4 PG's that I'd want instead of him. I don't think Burke is a top 5 PG. I don't think he will ever be a max guy. BUT, I do think he is a leader. And we haven't had a leader since Stockton and Malone were here. I do think Burke could be a Fisher PG at worst, which is fantastic. How many Derrick Fisher's are out there? Guys who defend, can hit the big shot, great leaders/teammates and are affordable? Not many. Why give that away? Why move that 11 games into his career? You don't do that. That would be crazy. That would be stupid.

The players to move are Kanter (because his alfense doesn't fit). Hayward/Burks because you can't have two starting SG's on the same team. Jefferson because I don't see a future here with him. Marvin would be last on my list, because I think he is a good player to have around, and I think he will be affordable as well. So, I don't move Marvin unless I get something good back in return.

To move Burke now is just dumb. Especially when you have other players to move that weaken the team in the short term (Kanter, Burks, Jefferson) but by moving them you help yourself in the long term.
 
As far as Burke getting the max, good for him. If he turns out to be that good, then great. The Jazz will have a great problem on their hands. I want all our players to be max players, because then you are doing something right. Even if you have to trade them or let them walk, if you can do nothing but bring guys to your team who will become max players, then holy ****, you will be the best team ever. Give me more young guys that I will have to pay the max to. Give me all of them. I'll gladly take them.
 
Trading Kanter right now would be a big mistake, imo. He will be worth more than Burke even if burke performs well. Bigs with touch are rare. If we give Kanter a year to mature we will be very glad that we did.
 
Trading Kanter right now would be a big mistake, imo. He will be worth more than Burke even if burke performs well. Bigs with touch are rare. If we give Kanter a year to mature we will be very glad that we did.

Unless we are blown away by an offer, it probably does not make sense to trade any of the young guys at this point.
 
As far as Burke getting the max, good for him. If he turns out to be that good, then great. The Jazz will have a great problem on their hands. I want all our players to be max players, because then you are doing something right. Even if you have to trade them or let them walk, if you can do nothing but bring guys to your team who will become max players, then holy ****, you will be the best team ever. Give me more young guys that I will have to pay the max to. Give me all of them. I'll gladly take them.

Him thinking that he should get the max and him actually deserving the max are two different things btw
 
Unless we are blown away by an offer, it probably does not make sense to trade any of the young guys at this point.

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Him thinking that he should get the max and him actually deserving the max are two different things btw

I agree. See Hayward. I'm just saying that I hope Burke, Burks, Hayward, Favors, Kanter, Gobert, our two draft picks all are good enough to deserve the max.
 
I think the Jazz hang onto Kanter until after the draft order is established. I could see the Jazz trying to package Kanter, the GS pick and the #3 to move up to #1 or #2.
 
I think the Jazz hang onto Kanter until after the draft order is established. I could see the Jazz trying to package Kanter, the GS pick and the #3 to move up to #1 or #2.

Very plausible...... so they better start playing him to get his numbers/value up!
 
Trey Burke might turn out to be the worst thing to ever happen to the Jazz franchise.

Nice. I think I see a pulled Hammy, the Boozer kind that keeps you out a couple of months, or maybe the flu that last a month or two, come this March.
 
Trey Burke might turn out to be the worst thing to ever happen to the Jazz franchise.

what's with next year's draft obession? i don't see any Lebron or Kobe. don't believe ESPN hype. yes, jabari is real deal, but let's not act like he will be next Lebron
 
what's with next year's draft obession? i don't see any Lebron or Kobe. don't believe ESPN hype. yes, jabari is real deal, but let's not act like he will be next Lebron

Maybe a paul george? Steph curry? lamarcus aldridge? damian lillard? westbrook? chris paul? kevin garnett? hakeem olijuwan?
with the added possibility of a lebron, kobe, or jordan.

A top 10 type player added to burke, favors, hayward, burks, kanter, evans, williams or whatever plus some free agents next summer makes us very good.


We gonna suck anyway but i would rather suck with a top 5 pick than suck with a 6-14 pick...... cause that would be a double suck.

@fatbrey......would you rather the jazz suck and get a #10 pick, or suck and get a #2 pick? Which scenario do you think is better?
 
Nice. I think I see a pulled Hammy, the Boozer kind that keeps you out a couple of months, or maybe the flu that last a month or two, come this March.

They should infect his *** with mono. Doesn't that **** lasts like 6 weeks.
 
what's with next year's draft obession? i don't see any Lebron or Kobe. don't believe ESPN hype. yes, jabari is real deal, but let's not act like he will be next Lebron

Have you actually watched videos of Wiggins, Randle, Parker, or Embiid?
These guys will be top 10 NBA players.

So are you saying that a draft can't be strong unless there's a Lebron or Kobe like talent?

P.S. - Kobe did not look that impressive coming into the league. He was a 13th pick originally drafted by the Hornets.
 
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