dwiley20 wrote:whats Burke suppose to do??

sit on the bench is my guess

Then Burke will get his minutes.

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BigDaddyG wrote:

nixluva wrote:

nykshaknbake wrote:What have we to lose? Hopefully he has improved his game to the point his defensive liability is mitigated. Maybe Frank can learn a bit watching him too if he has?

Yeah it's a no lose situation. He is the right age for what they've been looking to do and perhaps like THJ the stint in the G League did him some good. People forget that THJ got demoted to the G League last year, worked his tail off and then earned a key starting role.

I didn't forget. But circumstances are different. THJ had all the physical tools but had to work on his attitude and defense. Burke doesn't have the physical tools and didn't appear to work on any of the things he needed to improve on. You're right tho, it is a no lose situation. I look at Burke's G-League highlights and he looks like the same kid who bounced out the league.

Burke might not have great tools but he has great skills. He's shooting 42% from three this year on more than six threes per game. He is an uncanny ball handler with either hand and can penetrate at will. He gets to the line. He knows how to lead a team as a PG and is a plus offensive player. I know for a fact that he's been working continuously on his body and has played very hard on the defensive end also.
I'm hoping that he can become a Kyle Lowry type for us.

BigRedDog wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

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Isola is such an *******

reub wrote:

BigDaddyG wrote:

nixluva wrote:

nykshaknbake wrote:What have we to lose? Hopefully he has improved his game to the point his defensive liability is mitigated. Maybe Frank can learn a bit watching him too if he has?

Yeah it's a no lose situation. He is the right age for what they've been looking to do and perhaps like THJ the stint in the G League did him some good. People forget that THJ got demoted to the G League last year, worked his tail off and then earned a key starting role.

I didn't forget. But circumstances are different. THJ had all the physical tools but had to work on his attitude and defense. Burke doesn't have the physical tools and didn't appear to work on any of the things he needed to improve on. You're right tho, it is a no lose situation. I look at Burke's G-League highlights and he looks like the same kid who bounced out the league.

Burke might not have great tools but he has great skills. He's shooting 42% from three this year on more than six threes per game. He is an uncanny ball handler with either hand and can penetrate at will. He gets to the line. He knows how to lead a team as a PG and is a plus offensive player. I know for a fact that he's been working continuously on his body and has played very hard on the defensive end also.
I'm hoping that he can become a Kyle Lowry type for us.

Burke is a welcome change of style kind of like a Change of Pace Running Back. We don't have a PG like him and his style will add a completely different look for opposing teams who have been able to relax against Jack and Frank.

The key for me is for Jeff to allow him to play to his strengths and not have him simply hand the ball off. I have to believe that Jeff will use his ball skills like he's done with his PG's in PHX. A kid like Burke could make a positive difference despite not being any kind of star type player. Just add SIMPLE things that we're not getting from Jack or Nitty.