The only difference between the Zags 2nd half and any other game is that his shots were falling in the Zags game.
Burton
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If we are going to switch to this 4 guard lineup I want Burton to start acting like a guard. He is our X factor and our best mismatch. If we want to knock off the top teams we need him to get a lot of points.
If you think Naz and Matt shouldn't start together, I would have Naz off the bench. Great energy and spark, but Matt is a better all around player
Disagree vehemently, you never bench Thomas nor Naz outta the gate. Naz is the heart and soul of this team.
They could have played overtime until June and I didn't want to see Burton back in that game..
this. And, thank goodness, Prohm knows this. Said so last night after the game.
It is still early in the season, but the earlier returns might suggest that maybe Prohm misplayed the psychology game with Burton by hyping him up preseason and saying how he needs to "be the man" much like Georges was last year. That type of pressure works with some, backfires with others.
Burton isn't a guard and he isn't forward. He's a mismatch. He doesn't match up well with either.
His advantage is he needs to be a tougher match up for the opponent. I think at his best you get fouls from both sides.
If we can get 20 high energy minutes from him a night. It will result in starter production in condensed time plus shortening the opponents rotation by drawing a ton of fouls.
His advantage is he needs to be a tougher match up for the opponent. I think at his best you get fouls from both sides.
If we can get 20 high energy minutes from him a night. It will result in starter production in condensed time plus shortening the opponents rotation by drawing a ton of fouls.
Burton is the kind of player that has the athleticism and body for the NBA. He just isn't 100% consistent. I wouldn't be surprised in a few years seeing him playing a good amount of minutes at the next level.
I kinda of like Burton myself. He can be a real beast. People seem to forget he played a pretty big part in our early wins. Sure he has a few consistency issues and may be in a slump but if he finds his stride with Young and Babb coming along he could be a big force down the stretch. I'd rather give him the benefit of doubt opposed to trashing him and other players. It's only the first conference game for chrissakes.
His problem is he makes a mistake then makes 3 more to try to make up for it. Then he gives up. He also needs to realize when his shot isn't fallling he needs to step up and do other things to help his team. If he starts out shooting hot there is no stopping him, once he gets cold he has a hard time getting back going.
Naz and Burton are both really inconsistent players offensively game to game. Both have the ability to go off against any opponent and both have shown that they can lay an egg on any given night. There bad games can be fatal because they don't know when to dial it back. It is key that CSP figures out a way to minimize the bad nights. If that means one or the other sitting for large stretches and giving more minutes to Babb or Jackson, than they need to accept that. When Naz or Burton are rolling, we need to ride their hot hand.
