It really sucks to get rid of him for nothing, but I consider him mostly the fault of Tyrone Corbin. Hopefully for him he can make it work somewhere else.
Good post80 persent of this board was all starry-eyed over Burke. I got some slack because I wasn't a big fan of the trade. Talent is what gets it done in the NBA and Burke lacks the talent to be a good NBA player.
However, I am not going to bash the kid too much. I think he has worked hard and acted professional in what has to be a hard reality check. I still think he can be a backup if he gets on the right team.
Wherever he ends up I wish him good luck. He has been mistreated lately by the Jazz organization.
Another player that will go without anything in exchange.
80 persent of this board was all starry-eyed over Burke. I got some slack because I wasn't a big fan of the trade. Talent is what gets it done in the NBA and Burke lacks the talent to be a good NBA player.
However, I am not going to bash the kid too much. I think he has worked hard and acted professional in what has to be a hard reality check. I still think he can be a backup if he gets on the right team.
You are correct about him never being able to be a pass first guy.I liked the trade but I was also realistic in the Burke pick. He was always a chucker. People ran around on here pretending that he would suddenly become a pass first PG who would set players up and run the offense. He was never that guy. He will never be that guy. If I remember right, my best case scenario for him was 16 pts, 5 assists a night.
I had hoped his shooting would be better so when he took 15-20 shots a game they would be effective. That was his big downfall...and his size and defense.
If that is your opinion then back it up with stats please
Good info. So when he was at his best as a facilitator he was still below average (for a starting pt guard) at it and he also shot his worst efficiency wise and was still bad defensively.Trey lead the team with players more than 250mins in assist per game 5.7 and assist % 29.4 his rookie season.
https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/UTA/2014.html
Then he did it again the next year with 4.3 APG and 25.0 assist %.
https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/UTA/2015.html
Good info. So when he was at his best as a facilitator he was still below average (for a starting pt guard) at it and he also shot his worst efficiency wise and was still bad defensively.
The point is that burke sucks in the nba. He always has. Everyone in the league knows it. Which is why we can't give the dude away.
Good post, but I think they keep Mack for this year.He does some things well and is improving. He will be a useful backup and is dirt cheap. We will absolutely be able to trade him... no buyout coming. I think we trade Mack and Burke this offseason and one of the teams will have to pay the Tibor tax to get a deal done.
I don't know what they'll get for him, but I'd be perfectly happy to see the Jazz trade him for somebody else's failed pick as long as they have athletic ability and upside.
Good info. So when he was at his best as a facilitator he was still below average (for a starting pt guard) at it and he also shot his worst efficiency wise and was still bad defensively.
The point is that burke sucks in the nba. He always has. Everyone in the league knows it. Which is why we can't give the dude away.
We know the Jazz were trying to use him to get a first rounder, based on what DL said. So, now what? Where does Trey end up? Detroit seems to have been mentioned a lot. Atlanta? Philadelphia? Wherever, it seems like we are going to get peanuts, literally, for him. Can't even get a late first rounder in an uncertain and what appears to be a weak draft. He may end up overseas.
He may end up in Europe. He is physically overmatched almost every game and is not cut out to just set up his teammates. He may not have a place in the league.
Good post, but I think they keep Mack for this year.
I swear that you have to be watching a different team than I am. Burke was given shot after shot. He failed to deliver.Once you get in QS's dog house it is tough to get out.
He improved year over year and we still jerked his minutes around.