4) Jazz Are Still Better Off Without Trey Burke
Let’s take stock of the Jazz point guard situation, shall we?
First we have Hill, who’s played like an All-Star, but has barely seen the floor this season. Next we have the Ex-man, who everybody still loves, but is a long way from realizing his potential. Meanwhile, Mack is brilliant one moment, a trainwreck the next and Raul Neto hasn’t been given a chance to do much but wave his towel from the bench.
Having said all of that, the Jazz are still better off after parting ways with former starter Trey Burke.
Just as they were two years ago when Snyder benched Burke in favor of Exum, the Jazz have been stronger on the court in his absence. And while the Jazz are moving up the standings in the West, Burke is averaging 4.7 points in a career-low 11.9 minutes per game for the 10-14 Washington Wizards.
All of the talking he and his family have done make you feel better that he left. His inability to gain a foothold in the Wizards’ rotation and Utah’s success without him all but confirm that the Jazz made the right choice to move on.
Next: No. 3