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Let's just assume Trey Burke has figured this NBA thing out...

I've always predicted Burke to be on sort of a Derek Fisher NBA path with better stats. Burke's rookie year rates slightly unfavorably to Fisher's best year, so a better Derek Fisher seems like a good projection.
 
Thee jazz fan said:
I don't have time for agendas! Forgive me if wrong, but aren't you the one who joined jazzfanz solely because Burke is on the team? You if anyone is the one with the agenda. I have a history of admitting when wrong, and I'm always rooting for Burke and all players to succeed and improve. I've always complimented players when deserving and vice versa.

I understand the injury, but it was fully healed, and wasn't a problem after a certain time. He was inconsistent all year. He had plenty of time to overcome the hand issue.


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My reason and your reason for frequenting this site has no barrings on my point. You have labeled Burke after his rookie year. I'm not saying Burke is or isn't anything just yet. So I don't see how I could be pushing an agenda when I'm taking the wait and see approach as I always do even when I have a strong opinion about a player.

Saying a injury is healed therefore he should have shot the ball well ignores so many more factors at play that we may not even think of. That's why I say instead of making such concrete statements like "Burke's an inconsistent shooter" you just wait until this season now that he'll have a full season before making such claims.
 
Darkwing Duck said:
I've always predicted Burke to be on sort of a Derek Fisher NBA path with better stats. Burke's rookie year rates slightly unfavorably to Fisher's best year, so a better Derek Fisher seems like a good projection.
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Fisher was also regarded as a pretty damn good defender in his prime. Not sure Trey has the frame/strength to become the defender Fish was.
 
GVC said:
Fisher was also regarded as a pretty damn good defender in his prime. Not sure Trey has the frame/strength to become the defender Fish was.
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That's true. I was thinking offensively only. Trying to think of a defensive equivalent. He's had several fast break steals, where he strips the defender by going in front. Can't think of any specific player. He's got the build of Bobby Jackson.
 
seattlejazzfan said:
I'm under the impression that it might be difficult to become a great player when you're only playing 10-15 minutes a game in a back up role. I'm probably the naive one. Maybe you can become great in just 10-15 minutes as a back up.
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You become a great player by working hard and improving. If Exum does this the coaches will find him minutes. Right now he isn't ready for more than 20-25 minutes and that might be too much. He has to work on his body and that is done mostly in the off season. Remember he just turned 19. If Trey blows up and becomes an above average point guard then the Jazz are that even better off. They can groom Exum to take over for Trey if he leaves or wants too much money and if Exum explodes than he can be the backup PG and SG. Jazz have a lot of talent and if everyone improves the Jazz won't be able to keep them all.
 
league is changing. trey and exum can play together. we need both of them be our cornerstone. i always dreamed of a dynamic back court. and burks can be our manu, so no worries.
 
If the trend in the NBA is to go to a 2 PG lineup, then if both pan out that is awesome for the Jazz. Especially because they aren't really clones of each other.
 
seattlejazzfan said:
Without an injury to give him an opportunity, how does Exum become a great player, playing 10-15 minutes a game backing up Burke?
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Seems like plenty of minutes to split.

Burke/ Exum together on the floor for 10, leaving the remaining 38 to be split as follows:
24 Burke runs point
14 Exum runs point.


Burke: 34 min
Exum: 24 min



This is nothing new. Stockton/ Eisley played together nicely. And the fact that Exum can guard the 2 makes this more effective on the defensive end.
 
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