Trey Burke Named Big Ten Player of the Week for 3rd Time This Season

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February 18th, 2013 at 11:04 AM
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Trey Burke Named Big Ten Player of the Week for 3rd Time This Season

I suppose this is no longer newsworthy—but another Michigan player nabs a Big Ten player of the week award. Trey Burke with his third of the season.

  • Averaged 23.5 points on nearly 60 percent shooting, 4.5 assists and 2.5 steals against Michigan State and Penn State last week
  • On the road against nationally ranked Michigan State, finished with 18 points and 63.6 percent shooting with four assists and three steals
  • Tallied a season-best 29 points against Penn State on Sunday, shooting 56.3 percent from the floor, including 75 percent from long range, with five assists and two steals
  • Earns his fourth career Big Ten Player of the Week honor and third this season

Burke is now averaging 18.6 points per game for the season. If he maintains or betters than average, it'll be the highest for a Michigan player in the 21st century, topping Manny Harris's 18.1 ppg for 2009-10.

Burke is also on pace for the best assist per game mark in Michigan history. He's averaging 6.885 assists per game this season, while Gary Grant averaged 6.882 in the 1987-88 season.

Often overlooked are the remarkably few turnovers Burke commits—only 47 for the season, which translates into a 3.8 assist-to-turnover ratio. That's probably the best in Michigan history. By comparison, Grant committed 150 turnovers in 1987-88, while his assist total was 234.

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February 18th, 2013 at 11:15 AM | Why does everyone think this (Score:5 Normal)
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Why does everyone think this guy is "God"??!



#nix'd

February 18th, 2013 at 11:18 AM | No one thinks he's God (Score:4 Normal)
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but everybody knows he's a great player

February 18th, 2013 at 11:22 AM | http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/i (Score:4 Normal)
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http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/if-michigan-would-have-won-trey-burke-would-...

my avatar is me

February 18th, 2013 at 11:29 AM | And Tom Crean is now (Score:5 Normal)
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And Tom Crean is now channelling Rodney Dangerfield as well. It was reported on Twitter that he was complaining about Burke winning the award on the weekly Big Ten coaches teleconference. He evidently doesn't understand it's not a team award.

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February 18th, 2013 at 11:32 AM | It's too bad no one asked (Score:5 Normal)
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It's too bad no one asked Crean where winning fit in during his first 3 seasons in Bloomington.

February 18th, 2013 at 11:54 AM | Good one (Score:5 Normal)
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Here's Baumgardner with a quick article on this: Indiana's Tom Crean not thrilled with Trey Burke's Big Ten Player of the Week honor

And Crean now in damage-control mode:

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February 18th, 2013 at 12:44 PM | March 10th (Score:5 Normal)
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March 10th

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February 18th, 2013 at 11:51 AM | If nothing else, the past (Score:2 Normal)
Needs
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If nothing else, the past week has provided a raft of bulletin board material for the remainder of the Big Ten season

February 18th, 2013 at 12:01 PM | Well anyone who gets a degree (Score:5 Normal)
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Well anyone who gets a degree in "parks and recreation" from Central Michigan is already on my shit list..No Im not kidding- thats what Crean graduated with.

To Hell with Notre Dame

February 18th, 2013 at 12:07 PM | You know whats really bullshit? (Score:5 Normal)
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I saw the way Crean was planting trees around Bloomington last spring, and boy, from the way he was working that shovel, you'd think he never spent ANY time in the classroom. Looser 

www.eatacheeseburger.blogspot.com Brian Cook has read this blog!

February 18th, 2013 at 12:25 PM | So he wants a team of the (Score:4 Normal)
dcmaizeandblue
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So he wants a team of the week award I guess?

February 18th, 2013 at 1:59 PM | What are the odds Dakich mentions this? (Score:1)
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I'm sure his pantaloons are in a bunch as well.

February 18th, 2013 at 3:33 PM | Player of the Week (Score:2)
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It would be interesting to go back and look at when Indiana players have won Player of the Week or Freshman of the Week under Crean. I'm too lazy to look it up but I would be shocked if they haven't gotten those awards under Crean during a week where they also lost. Of course, if that happened I am 100% certain that he must have questioned the criteria and objected vehemently to individual play being valued more highly than team success in determining the winner of an individual award given weekly.  /s

February 18th, 2013 at 6:16 PM | Ya I was hoping I would find (Score:1)
Blue_4_Ever
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Ya I was hoping I would find something cause a friend of mine is a big Indiana fan! They won awards weeks before they lost only!! I live in Lansing area and he might be as bad as these Spartan fans so I was really hoping I could put a foot in his mouth!

February 18th, 2013 at 6:18 PM | Oh and I only looked up this (Score:1)
Blue_4_Ever
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Oh and I only looked up this year! So we may still be on to something!!

February 18th, 2013 at 10:09 PM | I think Crean's spent too (Score:2)
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I think Crean's spent too much time under the tanning lights.  

 

 

February 18th, 2013 at 12:19 PM | . (Score:3 Normal)
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Wooooosh

The Team, The Team, The Team

February 18th, 2013 at 11:16 AM | I appreciate these updates (Score:0 Flamebait)
February 18th, 2013 at 11:38 AM | After the season is when he (Score:3 Normal)
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After the season is when he wins that one. A week or two after the Final 4.

I got the shotgun. You got the briefcase. It's all in the game though, right?

February 18th, 2013 at 11:45 AM | So within say a two week (Score:5 Normal)
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So within say a two week period this spring Trey will win a National Championship, then the Wooden Award, and then in June he'll be a top 5 draft pick? The future is so bright Trey has got to wear shades. 

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February 18th, 2013 at 11:55 AM | I would say you're a bit (Score:5 Normal)
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I would say you're a bit optimistic...but goddamnit Brian Cook reads your Burger blog so you must know what the hell you're talking about.

I got the shotgun. You got the briefcase. It's all in the game though, right?

February 18th, 2013 at 11:58 AM | Gosh Darnit you're gonna make (Score:3 Normal)
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Gosh Darnit you're gonna make me cry. 

Also I ALWAYS know what I'm talking about, even when I don't 

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February 18th, 2013 at 11:28 AM | Crean (Score:5 Normal)
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Tom Crean to the big ten moderator on player of the week: "Where does winning fit in?"  My dislike of Crean just gets stronger by the day.

February 18th, 2013 at 11:32 AM | Burke (Score:-1 Flamebait)
February 18th, 2013 at 11:49 AM | Gauntlet (Score:5 Normal)
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February 18th, 2013 at 11:37 AM | Crean (Score:-1 Trolling)
February 18th, 2013 at 12:37 PM | We need a Tom Crean "Deal (Score:5 Normal)
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We need a Tom Crean "Deal with it" .gif.

February 18th, 2013 at 12:24 PM | Steady Contributions... (Score:5 Informative)
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Congratulations to Trey on another player of the week honor, first and foremost. The fact that, as a team, we're winning this about once a month on average and that Trey has three of them speaks volumes about the steady, significant contribution he makes regardless of venue, and how he is able to step it up when things aren't necessarily going Michigan's way.

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February 18th, 2013 at 12:52 PM | Jerry Buss died. (Score:1)
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Jerry Buss died.

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February 18th, 2013 at 12:56 PM | whoa. (Score:2)
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whoa.

February 18th, 2013 at 1:28 PM | Whoa indeed...not at all what (Score:3 Normal)
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Whoa indeed...not at all what I was expecting to read as I scrolled down. Rip

February 18th, 2013 at 12:55 PM | Where's the criteria? (Score:5 Normal)
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Where's the criteria?

Touchdown Michigan!

February 18th, 2013 at 6:44 PM | Are you (Score:1)
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Tom "The Whiner" Crean. Between Crean, Izzo, Illinois' coach and PSU's coach I can't remember having so many whiners in the Big Ten before.

February 18th, 2013 at 1:17 PM | AP poll is out. We're #7. (Score:1)
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AP poll is out. We're #7. Can't complain about that the way last week unfolded.

IN remains #1. MSU #4

I got the shotgun. You got the briefcase. It's all in the game though, right?

February 18th, 2013 at 4:24 PM | Team Play vs Individual Accomplishment (Score:1)
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I am guessing Trey would have gladly given up the weekly award for a win in EL as well, I hope that something sparks the team as winning a weekly award is great and he is well deserving.

I am hoping that a few players step back up to include Hardaway who has been a bit absent since his second half play at Wisconsin.  This team has really regressed from early on, and needs to find some desire, effort and focus on defense and on the boards or all of these individual weekly awards will not have led to much.

Also, someone needs to send Crean some Midol.

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February 18th, 2013 at 4:36 PM | Trey is 13 points away from (Score:2 Informative)
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Trey is 13 points away from being the 46th member of the 1000 Point Club at Michigan.

Jordan Morgan is also 12 boards away from being the 41st member of the 500 Rebounds Club. 

February 18th, 2013 at 4:40 PM | UofM without Trey would be (Score:-1 Trolling)
February 18th, 2013 at 7:22 PM | Agreed, but that's what we (Score:5 Normal)
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Agreed, but that's what we said about Darius Morris.

 

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February 19th, 2013 at 12:23 AM | This year yes. (Score:2)
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But I think what is going to happen after Burke goes pro is a new, more innovative offense.  Beilein has the unique luxury this year of having a great pg who can score in so many ways that his offense doesn't need to be as intricate as when he had less talented players.  I'm not saying we will be going to be just fine witout him, but I think it will be interesting to see what the offense looks like next year. 

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