Trey Burke with a nasty crossover
February 8th, 2017 at 10:27 PM ^
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February 8th, 2017 at 10:41 PM ^
and lack of development. Got it at least half right. I think he later apologized.
Try Burke never seemed comfortable in his own skin. Incredible work ethic and a great college player. Not many more accomplished than him in his short time in AA.
February 8th, 2017 at 10:49 PM ^
He and several others developed plenty. Food is pretty good for athletes at UM.
February 9th, 2017 at 9:10 AM ^
Maybe half of each. He didn't regress in his time here, but he's not Michael Jordan either. The food isn't literal poison but it's not gourmet 5 star either. Being half right about both things means he is not right about either.
February 9th, 2017 at 10:49 AM ^
It might not be UK basketball with their own chef, but it's much better than what the rest of the students get. He should try living off of spaghetti and Texas sheet cake.
February 9th, 2017 at 11:52 AM ^
so college food tastes like college food? Well gosh, I hope they don't show that on the recruiting visits.
February 9th, 2017 at 8:01 AM ^
There was a lot of context lost in the reporting of his statements. His complaint was that Michigan didn't do enough to prepare players with early entrant NBA potential to be adults in an adult world. I think Beilein even acknowledged that changes had since been made in that regard.
February 9th, 2017 at 8:43 AM ^
Plenty of people have a hard time understanding that interview snippets do not give a good enough idea of what an interviewee actually said and meant.
February 9th, 2017 at 9:48 AM ^
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February 8th, 2017 at 10:47 PM ^
Maybe "nasty" now means "routine once defender falls." Kids nowadays....
February 9th, 2017 at 8:02 AM ^
That's true of almost every "ankle breaking" crossover highltight these days.
February 8th, 2017 at 10:46 PM ^
Even the announcers say he tripped.
February 8th, 2017 at 11:16 PM ^
I'd fall too if some big 7ft man tripped me.
It's, you know, physics and gravity and all that good stuff.
February 9th, 2017 at 12:02 AM ^
Or Nick Ward
February 8th, 2017 at 11:17 PM ^
That the dude fell over.
February 8th, 2017 at 11:17 PM ^
That the dude fell over.
February 8th, 2017 at 11:17 PM ^
Not much to see there.
February 8th, 2017 at 11:21 PM ^
That is not a nasty crossover. That is a guy tripping.
February 8th, 2017 at 11:27 PM ^
This was nasty
February 9th, 2017 at 12:28 AM ^
Cookies!
February 9th, 2017 at 12:52 AM ^
February 9th, 2017 at 1:02 AM ^
Yeah, not sure why it says Levert. It was Isaiah Whitehead that was tripped. Levert is #22.
February 9th, 2017 at 8:06 AM ^
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February 9th, 2017 at 8:08 AM ^
Why hasn't Trey Burke been better in the NBA? I mean, I never thought he'd be Chris Paul, but I thought he could eventually become a taller Ty Lawson with better 3pt shooting. But he hasn't been good at all in the NBA. Why not?
February 9th, 2017 at 8:13 AM ^
February 9th, 2017 at 8:50 AM ^
I hear a lot of people say he's not athletic enough and all that, but he's just been a complete disappointment. He was sure as shit athletic enough at Michigan to get the job done, and against really good competition.
He could have made it if he was excellent at one thing as a PG. He was basically a jack-of-all trades at Michigan, but he couldn't take that and make something specific excel.
I think the Ty Lawson thing is a great point. He's the least athletic dude you'll ever see, and he's made a very solid NBA career happen. I think Trey's lack of a 3-ball at the NBA level has turned him into a one-trick pony and he's been incredibly disappointing in his passing.
February 9th, 2017 at 9:21 AM ^
Ty Lawson is far more athletic than Trey, or at least he was earlier in his career.
Being athletic enough in college really says nothing about being athletic enough in the NBA. There are 351 starting point guards in the NCAA, only maybe a dozen or so in any given year will make it to the NBA. It's just a completely different world.
Small players that finish inside in the NBA are either super quick and super explosive or extremely creative a la Steph Curry (not that he's small). Trey is neither. His relatively slow first step also hurts him in his passing, hard to create opportunities for others when you don't challenge the defense off the dribble. Finally, his lack of size gives him less open shot opportunities as taller defenders close-out, dropping his shooting percentage.
Trey is supremely talented. Unfortunately, that's not enough when you're competing against the 300 best players in the world.
February 9th, 2017 at 8:35 AM ^
LOL even the announcers are like, "OK, the guy fell."
But I have an idea....let's keep posting threads when a former Michigan player scores a basket.