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How does everyone feel about Trey Burke's chances for ROY?

Beantown said:
Both triple doubles came in a double overtime game..neither player had a triple double in regulation.

Context people. Context.
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How's this for context...in the 40 year history of the NO/Utah Jazz franchise, guess how many Jazz players have ever obtained a triple double in a multiple OT game? It starts with a z and ends with ero. Also this is the first time in NBA history that two rookies got triple doubles in the same game. But I guess that's not really a great accomplishment because it's so easy to get trip-dubs in 2OT games right? Anybody can do it...
 
I think Burke's injury has set him very far back in the race maybe too far to win it. Awards like ROY are based on raw stats not efficiency. MCW is a guy with great physical ability to rack up plenty of raw stats. TB3 is a high efficiency player. I think Trey could end up with the superior advance stats while Michael will still win the award with poor shooting%, assist/to ratio, and/or PER.
 
ROY on playoff teams?

royzzz said:
For Burke to win ROY, the Jazz must compete to make the playoffs AND
76ers and Magic to be at the bottom of the league standings.
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ROY (unlike MVP) has nothing to do with team wins and playoff appearances, and everything to do with individual stats. In the last 10 years, no ROY teams had a winning record and only one made the playoffs.

This all makes sense because top picks generally go to bad teams, bad teams are generally rebuilding and playing youth, and bad teams generally have no better players for top rookies to play behind.
 
Its not impossible but he has to overcome the late start, the triple doubles, and then the bad record (if the raw stats of two players are similar the teams wins are then used as an argument that one is superior to the other). Ultimately it is a popularity contest and the Jazz have been reluctant in years past to gloss their players or coaches.
 
I'd have McLemore in SacTown taking it with MCW close behind. Burke missing the first 6 or so weeks won't help
 
mellow said:
Its not impossible but he has to overcome the late start, the triple doubles, and then the bad record (if the raw stats of two players are similar the teams wins are then used as an argument that one is superior to the other). Ultimately it is a popularity contest and the Jazz have been reluctant in years past to gloss their players or coaches.
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Send Burke down to play that Orlando D-League team and he'll rack up more than a triple double too.
 
Since Trey had a good game he will obviously win the ROY hands down.

As soon as he has a bad game we will obviously need to trade him immediately so we don't lose value and trade him for freaking nothing when he flames out.

But if he has another good game, right after the last good game he will obviously be MVP this year, including finals MVP.

Lather, rinse, repeat.
 
Jeffrey32 said:
I'd have McLemore in SacTown taking it with MCW close behind. Burke missing the first 6 or so weeks won't help
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He missed 3 weeks. If he ends up playing every remaining game this season (70 total), those missed games shouldn't make any difference.
 
I understand that the ROY award is somewhat of a popularity contest. The good thing for Trey is that he already is "popular". Media folks and fans know him pretty well from his impressive college career and they all know of his reputation as a clutch player, especially at the NCAA tournament. It's not like he went to Middle Tennessee State and he's coming out of nowhere trying to make a name for himself.

If he can average close to 17-18ppg/6 asts I think he'll have a very good shot at ROY.
 
Just wanted to post this. They need to check what MCW is smoking! Cause how does a guy who struggled to shoot in college just become an amazing player and finisher. It's pretty crazy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWomXVA0Zbw
 
Doublea said:
Just wanted to post this. They need to check what MCW is smoking! Cause how does a guy who struggled to shoot in college just become an amazing player and finisher. It's pretty crazy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWomXVA0Zbw
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MCW was a big time play maker, athlete, and finisher at Syracuse. His problem was his jump shooting and decision making. Those still appear to be an issue for him. Team will adjust to how he plays and just dare him to shoot the ball.
 
He'll be the top candidate out of the Western Conference, methinks.

It will come down to him and MCW, but I think MCW is going to get more total minutes and more of the spotlight.
 
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