01-19-2021, 08:00 AM
(This post was last modified: 01-19-2021, 11:02 AM by HanspardsShowerVoice.)
I can't understand how anyone can look at Burke scoring 5 points in 29 minutes against the Bulls and THJ scoring 0 points in 27 minutes agains tthe Raptors and think "The Mavs really need to focus on getting a paint clogging big !!". These are supposed to be the guys who provide offense help for Luka, and this is what they're bringing to the table. THJ is streaky but he's an actual NBA rotation player who is been Peter Principled into a bigger role than he should have, so let's put him aside for a second and focus on Burke. Burke is the scoring guard version of Boban ... he shouldn't even see mroe than 5 minutes most nights. That's not me being a Burke hater, that's what the market of NBA General Managers have told us. That's why he was unemployed before the bubble. That's why the Mavs got him for $3 million per season after he had a chance to put his talents on the market for the highest bidder. Trust what every other NBA Front Office in the league thinks of him. He's been in the league 7 seasons, they have plenty of tape. And this is our "instant offense" guy off the bench? He's not an NBA rotation player for a contender. I don't understand why people are just cool with sub-rotation $3 million per year NBA players at critical roles.
And we wonder why Luka feels pressure to carry the entire offense on his shoulders. You can see that he's palpably upset that he's the only one on this team who can get a bucket in the final 4 minutes. If we don't get Luka someone who can help share the burden on offense as an onball playmaker, he's going to be out of here. This isn't a role you just neglect in the modern NBA. The Nets are surrounding Durant with Kyrie and Harden to help share the load. The Lakers let guys walk so they could put a priority on getting Schroder to take some offensive workload off of LeBron. And we're just cool with and fringe end of roster/international league player like Trey Burke in that role? For God's sakes, get Luka someone who can let him get an easy bucket off ball for once.
And we wonder why Luka feels pressure to carry the entire offense on his shoulders. You can see that he's palpably upset that he's the only one on this team who can get a bucket in the final 4 minutes. If we don't get Luka someone who can help share the burden on offense as an onball playmaker, he's going to be out of here. This isn't a role you just neglect in the modern NBA. The Nets are surrounding Durant with Kyrie and Harden to help share the load. The Lakers let guys walk so they could put a priority on getting Schroder to take some offensive workload off of LeBron. And we're just cool with and fringe end of roster/international league player like Trey Burke in that role? For God's sakes, get Luka someone who can let him get an easy bucket off ball for once.