Why wouldn't you start Trey Burke?

[da ThRONe]

One line answers the question the writer poses in his headline:

"The beauty of Burke's 12.8 points per game is that he shot 36% from the floor."

Great...let's find the players with the lowest shooting percentages over a 2-yr period and trade for all of them. That way we just need to hope they can improve their shooting by 8-10%. What a brilliant idea!

Then the writer makes the astute observation that "if Burke can get his shooting percentage near the mid-40's then he'll be averaging close to 16 points a night."

Yep, just what we want...a vertically-challenged chucker who freezes out the Jazz' best player when he's in the game. Exum may/may not be a bust. That has yet to be determined. But what I think what HAS been determined is Trey is not going to be the starting PG on a contending team. DL made a huge mistake in drafting him. AT least he has the good sense to acknowledge his error by trying to trade him.

Regardless how people feel about the article his point was that if Burke was scoring 12.8 on such a low shooting percentage if he improves than it'll be far more higher on a similar amount of attempts. Which is common sense. He wasn't trying to claim 36% is an acceptable average.

 

[MTS]

Regardless how people feel about the article his point was that if Burke was scoring 12.8 on such a low shooting percentage if he improves than it'll be far more higher on a similar amount of attempts. Which is common sense. He wasn't trying to claim 36% is an acceptable average.

Everybody understands what his point was. It's just a very stupid point. If Trey Burke improves his FG%, I'm guessing it will be in large part because he takes smarter (and therefore, fewer) shots.

 

[zman1527]

Written by a guy who it seems likely never watched a Jazz game last year. If only Trey could shoot in the mid-40s, LOL. If only Trey could grow 3 inches and get a lot faster and leap a lot higher too, then he would REALLY be something.

 

[Miggs]

A Lazy think there.

 

[Stifle Tower]

The author must be a Burke relative or is writing under contract with his agent.

Probably his mom, Ronda. I loved that time she flipped out when Trey didn't get the Subway sub of the game.

 

[dipship31]

Read exactly like an Onion article, except it was real.....

 

[FalseFlagg K]

this guy probably thinks Rudy should be demoted back to the bench due to low offensive production and the superstar Enes Kanter brought back to start.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

First thought was author was retarded.... then I read this

https://hoopshabit.com/2015/07/22/mississippi-state-long-ben-howland-create-powerhouse/


Dude is a genius. He must only watch college basketball though and have a distorted view of Burke.

 

[♪alt13]

First thought was author was retarded.... then I read this

https://hoopshabit.com/2015/07/22/mississippi-state-long-ben-howland-create-powerhouse/


Dude is a genius. He must only watch college basketball though and have a distorted view of Burke.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Honorable man

 

[Cappy_Smurf]

I just printed this out and used it as butt wipe. This moron shouldn't be allowed anywhere near a keyboard.

 

[Joe Bagadonuts]

I have a feeling that the author of this article is a fantasy basketball player.