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At what point is it time to get off Trey Burke's !~@#$#

Some key points on the Jazz/Trey situation and why it's unwise to run him out of town/overpay for a quick fix.

-The summer Trey's contract runs out, the draft is going to be loaded with PG's, like 2009(Not that there's any Curry - There will probably be a Lawson or Teague quality PG outside of the lottery though)..

-If there's looming chemistry or contractual issues with Trey, the Jazz will have plenty of good options. Plus he's restricted so if the best-case scenario happens they can keep him no matter what.

-I fail to see how next seasons salary of $3,386,000 is of any concern with the rising cap... It could potentially be a bargain.

-In the summer of 2017 there's the best bunch of unrestricted PG's ever: Derrick Rose, Chris Paul, Teague, Curry, Westbrook, Lawson, Jrue Holiday, Darren Collison, Patty Mills, George Hill, Kyle Lowry, Shaun Livingston and restricted players like Schroder, Carter-Williams, Oladipo, McCollum --- Trey's contract bridges the gap to that. So if he can play efficient minutes, he will serve his purpose and certainly won't be a bust, he'll be due for a raise.
 
I was switching back and forth between the Utes and Jazz so I didn't watch that closely tonight.

Trey has been playing much better D lately. Someone inspired him.
He is still not pushing the pace. He does that big college loop around the rebounder still.
Too early to tell if he has given up his chuckin ways but it looks good as of yet.

If he can keep doin what he's doin and push the ball a little better I'm cool with keepin him. That being said I still think we trade him if the opportunity presents itself. I'm not super confident that he will continue down this path. It seems like more of a mirage than an oasis.
 
what a funny thread. he's played well in 4 of 6 games early on. That's good and we'll take it as Jazz fans, but the thought that 4 games would change anyone's overall opinion of a guy is laughable.
 
I was switching back and forth between the Utes and Jazz so I didn't watch that closely tonight.

If u want to watch both games at the same time. What u do is put both on dvr then switch back and forth u don't miss a thing. That's what I did last night.
 
Trey is a gifted offensive player, top 3 on the team if you ask me. However he isn't your typical pg and a pass first one that we all man crush over. He is much better than Neto hands down. Trey just needs to have the freedom to be Trey, If it isn't with us he will put up strong numbers offensively where he gets the chance to play his style of game.
 
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