TripleThreat wrote:Jmpasq wrote:I like Burke but how much of his play is just empty numbers? I would like to keep him as a 20 minute bench guard but a starter on a high level playoff team? That is very doubtful.
Some other complications.
Burke did not go a full NBA regular season grind. He did play, but against lesser competition and not at an NBA schedule game pace. The term is "fresh legs"
The D/G League does not test at the rate of the NBA for PEDs/drugs. Burke did a better job of juicing, he looked stronger, but if that's sustainable all season is another story ( They are all juicing. All of them. All of them. I'll say all of them one more time)
Given the talent deficit and injury situation, Burke could call his own number more often last year, but this year, there is more talent on the roster. He's simply not great running an offense and has never shown that capability consistently.
26 is young for real life terms or other careers. In the NBA though, what you see is what you get past your third year. His mid range shooting has improve a lot. I'll give him credit for that. He was playing like a guy wanting a new contract. I'll give him that too.
I don't know if you can have him and Kanter on the floor at the same time. That's too much of zero defense to overcome. The pair has no chance against even a mediocre basic NBA pick and roll.
He's a Knick. Everyone is going to hope for the best. But he was available for a reason to start. His record of incompetence is longer than his record of being useful ( Negating volume. If you get enough minutes and take enough shots, you will generate counting stats of some kind eventually)
Some of this will come down to Tier 5 of free agency. If there are still enough bargains around, strong chance someone more useful can help at the vets minimum.
He looks for his own shot way too much. And honestly, I'm not sure it's a distinction he's making on the floor. (i.e. he's not shown he can play another way) His ability to score and create his own shot do not justify him calling his own number as frequently as he does. The NCAA was a long time ago for him. (It's like saying a chick was hot when she was a sophomore in college, but now she's 5 years removed from that timeline. Now she's fat. She was hot back then! OK, back then, Kevin Spacey was the headliner in some some show called House Of Cards on some upstart streaming service called Netflix. Bill Cosby was also still beloved. People here were worrying about The Sanchize. )
Many of you went to college. Your college background might help you get your first job out of college. Maybe the first couple. In a few instances, the kind of education you get might push the narrative of your entire career ( like being an accountant) But in most cases, for most people, at some point, what you did in college begins to matter less than your experience in the actual working world. Also your networking skills. The people you know. Etc, etc. Burke's college pedigree is meaningless at this point with regards to his NBA career.
I'm sorry, who on the Knicks played good defense under JH and Rambust.
Last time i heard, fiz isn't looking for a traditional pg in his system.
lets be honest, for a every team there are about 2 or 3 solid defenders, the rest are halfway decent,but the system and philosophy is what matters most. we had almost no atlectic players on the roster last season other than KP(half of season)THJ (miss 2 months) and troy.
Do we have a better option ahead of him?
when you say he looks for his shot way to much, do you mean more then CURRY,IRVING, WESTBROOK, CP3, ect, the average to above average Guard in the NBA takes 17 to 20 shots per game, burke avg 13 attempts.
can we also add the way they jerked him around with his minutes and role on the team, 15 min one game, 41 the next, no minutes the next, 20 minutes the next, started the next, played in only the 4th qtr the next game..cmon dude, give him a break.
