Red
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Lindsey has already gone on record as saying the Jazz could "absolutely" carry 4 PG's on the roster to start the year.....
https://m.axs.com/news/utah-jazz-guard-bryce-cotton-making-life-difficult-for-trey-burke-goin-60716
Trey Burke has every reason to worry now. The Utah Jazz guard thought he met his match when the team finally signed Brazilian guard Raul Neto to a multi-year contract recently after two years of courting the dude.
Neto has been a thorn in Burke's side for two consecutive summers, throwing no-look bounce passes into teammates while looking like the second coming of John Stockton. Meanwhile, Burke has been sitting the bench those same summers, watching the Brazilian rip in passes that look effortless.
Neither look is something Burke likes, because let's face it--he hasn't played at anywhere near the player he was as the college player of the year at Michigan. Burke's past two summers have been average at best, his first two seasons in league play decidedly so. And so now he has even more company at the point guard position: Bryce Cotton.
Arguably the hardest working player on the Jazz, Cotton has literally sweated and willed himself into a spot on the team. Granted, the Providence product doesn't have a guaranteed contract, but if Cotton keeps putting up numbers like the ones he produced at NBA Summer League, Neto won't be the only new problem Burke has on the team.
“I think we definitely ended on a good note, and this game definitely showed a testament to our character," said Cotton after the Jazz finished 3-0 in their first summer league of the summer season. "We're definitely a team with nobody who's selfish, so I think the chemistry is what's helping.”
Cotton dropped 20 on Philadelphia to close out an unbeaten run in Salt Lake City and strike up the conversation, and orate the whispers about Burke going somewhere even louder than before. Cotton shot 6-for-14 from the field against the 76ers, scoring 12 of his 20 in the final quarter and overtime--both pivotal moments during which he shined for the home team.
For the Jazz Summer League week, Cotton averaged a shade over 14 points per game. Looking back on what Burke did in his two summers for the Jazz, yeah. No comparison here. Cotton clearly has the edge in potential--in particular when comparing the two points wise and also in their vertical jump.
Which brings us to our next potential dilemma. If the Jazz sign Cotton, they will have four point guards on the roster. At the moment they have three with Burke, Neto and of course, Dante Exum. But with Cotton potentially on the roster, you have to think Burke becomes a liability, an asset.
It's a piece with which the Jazz could deal with pride and prejudice--especially considering what Burke did--to another team and let them handle the kid who can't keep his D in his pants and off of Twitter and who can't make proper decisions on or off the court.
All of the afore-mentioned issues clearly spell out the need to get rid of Burke and bring on someone like Cotton who can provide things that are just as valuable coming off the bench as anything the higher priced Burke has ever provided.
https://m.axs.com/news/utah-jazz-guard-bryce-cotton-making-life-difficult-for-trey-burke-goin-60716
Trey Burke has every reason to worry now. The Utah Jazz guard thought he met his match when the team finally signed Brazilian guard Raul Neto to a multi-year contract recently after two years of courting the dude.
Neto has been a thorn in Burke's side for two consecutive summers, throwing no-look bounce passes into teammates while looking like the second coming of John Stockton. Meanwhile, Burke has been sitting the bench those same summers, watching the Brazilian rip in passes that look effortless.
Neither look is something Burke likes, because let's face it--he hasn't played at anywhere near the player he was as the college player of the year at Michigan. Burke's past two summers have been average at best, his first two seasons in league play decidedly so. And so now he has even more company at the point guard position: Bryce Cotton.
Arguably the hardest working player on the Jazz, Cotton has literally sweated and willed himself into a spot on the team. Granted, the Providence product doesn't have a guaranteed contract, but if Cotton keeps putting up numbers like the ones he produced at NBA Summer League, Neto won't be the only new problem Burke has on the team.
“I think we definitely ended on a good note, and this game definitely showed a testament to our character," said Cotton after the Jazz finished 3-0 in their first summer league of the summer season. "We're definitely a team with nobody who's selfish, so I think the chemistry is what's helping.”
Cotton dropped 20 on Philadelphia to close out an unbeaten run in Salt Lake City and strike up the conversation, and orate the whispers about Burke going somewhere even louder than before. Cotton shot 6-for-14 from the field against the 76ers, scoring 12 of his 20 in the final quarter and overtime--both pivotal moments during which he shined for the home team.
For the Jazz Summer League week, Cotton averaged a shade over 14 points per game. Looking back on what Burke did in his two summers for the Jazz, yeah. No comparison here. Cotton clearly has the edge in potential--in particular when comparing the two points wise and also in their vertical jump.
Which brings us to our next potential dilemma. If the Jazz sign Cotton, they will have four point guards on the roster. At the moment they have three with Burke, Neto and of course, Dante Exum. But with Cotton potentially on the roster, you have to think Burke becomes a liability, an asset.
It's a piece with which the Jazz could deal with pride and prejudice--especially considering what Burke did--to another team and let them handle the kid who can't keep his D in his pants and off of Twitter and who can't make proper decisions on or off the court.
All of the afore-mentioned issues clearly spell out the need to get rid of Burke and bring on someone like Cotton who can provide things that are just as valuable coming off the bench as anything the higher priced Burke has ever provided.
