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October 22nd - UTAH JAZZ @ portland trailblazers (8pm MST)

kennykyle said:
When your best skill is getting to the line and you cant hit a free throw, thats not good.
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It is not ideal, but it's still more effective per-possession than a FG attempt and you're racking up a foul on the other team. He's also certainly better at the line as that % is a complete anomaly.

But please, keep whining.
 
NUMBERICA said:
It is not ideal, but it's still more effective per-possession than a FG attempt and you're racking up a foul on the other team. He's also certainly better at the line as that % is a complete anomaly.

But please, keep whining.
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You guys are right, 50% is cool. He is drawing fouls, no need to get the extra easy points.
 
Jesus, who knew saying a guy should shoot better than 50% from the free throw line would have people all over my ***.
 
Since I started all of this, this is why I am not as high on Burks as others.

In the first half last night, when Burks was playing against NBA players, he was a -4 on the floor. He played out of control, and wasn't in position defesively to help Utah.

In the fourth quarter last night, when Burks was playing against D-Leaguers, he was all world.

He has a ton of potential. It is also pretty clear why he isn't playing over Foye. He isn't going to get those calls against starting NBA guys, and it takes his best asset and makes it negligible.

Burks could be very, very good. But he needs to learn to pass better, to not take it to the hoop every time he touches it, play better defense, get better at hitting the three (though his preseason #'s are amazing), etc, etc, etc. In his defense though, he didn't get a preseason and training camp last year so he is behind where a normal rookie should be. If he can be more of a team player, his minutes will skyrocket.
 
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