Quick Question #1: What's with Trey Burke's "sleeve"?
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Hmmm.. maybe it'll help with my pornelbow.
UGLI baby
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So in summary, the best explanation so far are:
1. Hiding his Tattoo: He got a new tattoo and without wanting the scabs to spill all over the court or into other players, he decided to wear the sleeve to protect it. This also explains why he wore it for the first 2 games, but took it off during the game vs Bulls in Salt Lake. (Thank you JGolds for his contribution on this).
2. Sore arms: Coming back from the finger injury, he must have felt soreness in his arm (from all the shooting practices he did once his finger was healed, I would suspect). Because of this he wore the "compression sleeve" as Moe had alluded to, to reduce swelling in certain parts of his arm. (Thank you Moe for your contribution on this. Darwking Duck also seems to have a firsthand experience which supported this claim).
So, which of these do you guys think is the most credible explanation on why Burke wore the sleeve?
Let me hear it guys.
1. Hiding his Tattoo: He got a new tattoo and without wanting the scabs to spill all over the court or into other players, he decided to wear the sleeve to protect it. This also explains why he wore it for the first 2 games, but took it off during the game vs Bulls in Salt Lake. (Thank you JGolds for his contribution on this).
2. Sore arms: Coming back from the finger injury, he must have felt soreness in his arm (from all the shooting practices he did once his finger was healed, I would suspect). Because of this he wore the "compression sleeve" as Moe had alluded to, to reduce swelling in certain parts of his arm. (Thank you Moe for your contribution on this. Darwking Duck also seems to have a firsthand experience which supported this claim).
So, which of these do you guys think is the most credible explanation on why Burke wore the sleeve?
Let me hear it guys.
Joe Bagadonuts
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You sure do know how to emcee a scintillating conversation. With a less skilled moderator it might feel that this topic had been beaten into the ground by now, but it looks like you are determined to push it to double digit pages.
Stuff this good, you gotta squeeze out every last drop bro.
BTW which of the above theories do you subscribe to?
I had a conversation with an assistant back when John Wall was a freshman (he was the first UK player to wear a sleeve). They laughed and said it's a fashion statement.
I seriously have no idea how effective it is vs. fashionista stuff.
Smart money is on Moe.
Joe Bagadonuts
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Okay, you can squeeze another post out of me. My theory (which I've already stated several times) is that he has a CTR tattoo he's embarrassed to let fans in other cities see. I'm guessing that the missionaries came knocking during his rehab one night, one thing led to another, and the next thing you know he'd gotten carried away with the moment.
Do you have any evidence to support this claim though?? I can't take every wild accusation with circumstantial evidence at best as legit allegation.
Joe Bagadonuts
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Trey on his mission. He successfully converted Minnesota into Utah. Stern is actually Satan so that conversion didn't go as well.
The Fresh Prince
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LMAO! "Lil ole Jerry."
Used to be the Heat (Until LeBron came)
Used to be Chicago (Might still be)
I remember they (Chicago) let Ben Wallace wear one because he demanded to, and they let him. He then went on to have a very suck-azz season outing and was traded the next year, I believe.
Crawlnstall
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I may be a little late to the convo but I've warn them before. I broke my left wrist and my left arm got bent. It's still bent actually, so wearing a sleeve helps keep my arm straight and helps it from getting hurt.