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Burke shooting the most and poorly,whats changed

fishonjazz said:
As for mechanics, I just think hood has better form and mechanics on his shot.

As for hoods struggles, I will criticize him plenty if he is still shooting poorly at the end of the year. (Maybe not as much criticism as trey though since he was picked at 21 vs trey at 9..... probably not fair but it is what it is)
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cj miles then was overly criticized due to his 2nd round draft position )
 
What's happened is Trey is no longer forcing up shots with the clock winding down. I beg to differ with those who still claim that the reason for Trey's poor shooting is him having to launch up shots with no time left. Burke has missed several wide open 3's - and other shots - in the flow of the offense. EVERY player sometimes shoots with a hand in the face or a player running at him. How many shots did Bledsoe, Green or the Morris' hit when the defense was there? Yes, there's also Trey's occasional drive to the hoop, just like he had last year. But hey, overall shooting doesn't matter since he's "clutch" in the last five minutes of games.
 
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Trey had a great pre-season and he doesn't look like he's forcing shots right now. He's missing a lot, but he was making a lot in pre-season. I'm willing to give it more time before I write him off. The important thing for him is to play within himself and within the system and to take the good shots. If they are good shots, I have no problem with it... even if he misses more than he makes... at least for now.

If he proves that he can't make them in the long run this year, that would be a concern...
 
stitches said:
Trey had a great pre-season and he doesn't look like he's forcing shots right now. He's missing a lot, but he was making a lot in pre-season. I'm willing to give it more time before I write him off. The important thing for him is to play within himself and within the system and to take the good shots. If they are good shots, I have no problem with it... even if he misses more than he makes... at least for now.

If he proves that he can't make them in the long run this year, that would be a concern...
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That's more or less my view. He was consistently good to great in preseason. We'll see how he does against normal guards, Bledsoe and Beverly are famous for completely shutting down opposing PGs.
 
fishonjazz said:
Also one is a starter playing 30+ minutes per game..... the other is the 4th best bench player and not playing much.

Maybe that's not fair to trey either but I care less when a bench player who doesn't play as much struggles than a starter logging big minutes
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The right answer is: "well, we saw how they excelled in the preseason, we saw how they excelled in their college careers, so we know they can shoot. They're just cold right now".
 
fishonjazz said:
As for mechanics, I just think hood has better form and mechanics on his shot.

As for hoods struggles, I will criticize him plenty if he is still shooting poorly at the end of the year. (Maybe not as much criticism as trey though since he was picked at 21 vs trey at 9..... probably not fair but it is what it is)
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I think you're right, Hood has excellent mechanics, I think he's rushing his shot a bit though. Very correct-able.
 
dalamon said:
The right answer is: "well, we saw how they excelled in the preseason, we saw how they excelled in their college careers, so we know they can shoot. They're just cold right now".
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Or in Trey's case, cold over the last 70 games that mattered, plus two summer leagues. So, in his NBA career, Burke has played in two summer leagues, a preseason and an entire season and counting and he shot the ball well in one preseason. I think the trend is that he isn't a good shooter at the NBA level - let's hope he can figure it out and become adequate.
 
Willie said:
I guess Trey has been cold for a while?
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This is my problem, too. At what point do we say, he just isn't a good shooter?

The last time he shot at least 50% in a regular season game is March 16 in San Antonio. 19 games ago.
 
dalamon said:
Ironic that you say this, cuz so far this season:

From 3:

Rodney Hood is 1-for-10
Bure is 2-for-15.

Where is the concern for Hood?
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Hood is a rookie, Trey is not.
All the Burke supporters claimed he would make a big leap in his sophomore season. He has not. He's had 2 preseasons, two summer leagues, a full NBA season and is now entering his second. If/when Hood reaches that point and is still shooting poorly, then there is cause for real concern. Now if Burke were the equivalent of Rajon Rondo, Utah could maybe live with his poor shooting. When the best that can be said of Trey is that "he doesn't turn the ball over," that's not very encouraging.

I'm not looking for a ton of assists from Trey. In fact, I doubt many PG's would be top-10 in that category in Quin's offense. As stated by others, there should be several players with 3-4 assists each night. But Utah NEEDS players who can hit open shots.

We're actually seeing why Sloan disapproved of the 3 so much. Each miss results in a long rebound, with the player defending the shooter releasing and getting out on the break. Happened several times last night and was the only thing keeping Phoenix in the game. But they simply had no answer inside for Favors (or Hayward or Booker when they took it inside). Jazz are in a much better position than Phoenix; they have a dominant post player in Favors with another very good developing defender in Gobert. Unless Len or Plumlee take a huge leap, the Suns lack the inside game. Instead, they've invested a ton of money in their 3 guards.
 
dalamon said:
The right answer is: "well, we saw how they excelled in the preseason, we saw how they excelled in their college careers, so we know they can shoot. They're just cold right now".
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Yes because college and the NBA preseason represent a good sample size for NBA games that matter.
 
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