Zach Lowe on Trey Burke's redemption season
Zach Lowe's annual "Luke Walton All-Stars" column highlights role players thriving in unexpected ways. One of the starsof the column is Trey Burke.
"The results have been beyond anything any reasonable person could have dreamed. Burke in New York has the statistical profile of a star. He's shooting well from everywhere: 39 percent from deep, Nowitzkian levels from midrange on colossal volume, and even 73 percent at the rim -- once a no-fly zone for an undersized guy with average athleticism."
Also, if you're a Pistons fan, stay tuned for depressing news about why they let Spencer Dinwiddie go.
He's emancipated himself from mental slavery. Go Trey and <shudder> Go Knicks.
Plus Reggie Jackson is light years better than Dinwiddie. He would have never gotten the minutes required to develop in Detroit.
But any time I see a player whose main issue is that they seem too smart or are asking why things should be a certain way, I have a problem. Kind of how I feel about the Josh Rosen-bashing (at least on that subject).
I'm not sure McGary is even playing professionally anywhere right now. He still owes the league a 15-game suspension.
Mitch is currently a competitive bowler.
He's earned the nickname "Medicinal Mitch" on Jalen Rose's podcast... I don't foresee a Trey Burke like redemption for him unfortunately
LeVert is having a pretty good year too.
A high percentage of Burke's shots are step back jumpers at the free throw line and he's canning them. It's weird because of how much he shoots that shot and how good he is getting at canning that shot, it's opening up both driving to the rim and open 3s
Burke's renaissance has me tuning into NYK games. If M Hoops' surprising wild success is the cake of this basketball season then Trey 2.0 is the icing.
Lord knows the 'Stons have been a disappointment.
Say, Go New York, go New York, go!
back in the early-to-mid 90s when they were rancid. Then, of course, they were dominant again in the mid-naughts and now they are back to the Pissed Ons.
I wasn't aware he apparently had a reputation for off-court issues. Glad he was able to clean that up and put himself in a good position. A lot of dudes can't or won't fix that type of issue. Here's hoping we get to keep watching Trey for the next 10 years.
that is all.
Did they not see his foul on Siva???
If he had been a better athlete he wouldn't have fouled him.
is a rarely used bit of athleticism. For someone as undersized as Burke you typically need to be elite in many areas to be a starting pg. That or have otherworldy shooting. We'll see if the shooting keeps up.
my point exactly. Irate to this day over that call.
great to hear that Trey has been able to reset and get his career back on track... was never a question of talent - just getting other distractions out of the way...
hopeful guys like Stauskas and GR3 are able to turn that corner as well