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Trey's time will come when he sits on the bench on the starts of the games.

My hope is that Trey opens himself up to the coaching. I don't think he's hopeless, but I do see him more as a backup than a starter. I think that he'd be effective off the bench as long as he's not leading the team in shots taken.
 
My hope is that Trey opens himself up to the coaching. I don't think he's hopeless, but I do see him more as a backup than a starter. I think that he'd be effective off the bench as long as he's not leading the team in shots taken.

He's going to be Earl Watson in terms of his career. He'll want to be a starter and bounce around with a few teams, always a "stop-gap" solution until that team upgrades. I doubt he'll accept a backup role until 5-6 more years in the league.
 
Trey wasn't awful last night... i just don't think he should shoot very much. He should not shoot more than 8 shots a night. He also made good plays down the stretch.

Gobert is amazing... he affects the game without scoring. Just love what he does out there.
I agree on both points.

I didn't think trey was as bad as normal last night. I also noticed him talking to teammates and trying to be a leader
 
He's going to be Earl Watson in terms of his career. He'll want to be a starter and bounce around with a few teams, always a "stop-gap" solution until that team upgrades. I doubt he'll accept a backup role until 5-6 more years in the league.

Nah I don't think he is that below average. I just think that Guards are not motivated to play defense when their center becomes a presence when you compare it to the other bigman's level of motivation near that presence. So a guard that has no real competition to the starting spot because of the informal rookie rules will most likely try to play harder defense when he faces the threat of losing his title. I see a lot of good things in Trey, but Rudy's defense is not one of the things that will push him to play better D. I think he will be recognized as a legit starter at some part of his career.
 
This 3 ball % are interesting from the DLeague:
Heslip 49.7%
Curry 53.8% (Is a Duke grad so Snyder might like him)
Murphy 34.8%
Manny Harris 33.9%
Elliot Williams 40%

errr.... because in the D-league they're taking shots like it's in practice with no NBA-type defense ??????
 
errr.... because in the D-league they're taking shots like it's in practice with no NBA-type defense ??????

There may be some truth to that as Elliot Williams shot 29% in two NBA seasons from 3 but Andre Owens in a couple of NBA seasons average 38% from 3 but only 31% in the DLeague. These guys are having to make them in a game with a shot clock.
 
Burke isn't earl Watson...

Watson had really good defensive intensity. Burke has none.

Wasn't attempting to do a comp in terms of specific abilities, just in career trajectory. Watson got a chance to be a starter a couple of times but he just didn't have starter ability. He had a nice career as a backup (well, prior to crashing and burning his last three seasons). He was a career 41%/32% shooter, which is close to where Trey is at.
 
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