Is Ethan Burg going to remain with the Vols?

[volsarah4]

The following article from the One Israeli sports website claims Burg was interested in leaving Tennessee midseason to return to the Israeli league. However, the article mentions that last year the Israeli league put in a rule that prevents players that left for college from joining Israeli clubs in the middle of the season.

ניר אלון: המטרה היא לקדם את השחקן הישראלי

יו”ר חטיבת הספורט בהסתדרות דיבר ב״שיחת היום״ ואמר: ״למה שחקן שרוצה לחזור לשחק בארץ לא יכול? התקנון ישן ודורש חידוש. יש רצון מהאיגוד ומהשר

m.one.co.il

Sarah

 

[wmcovol]

He & Barnes had a “discussion”, rather lengthy during the Ark game. I don’t think he played vs Texas.

 

[Unconditional Surrender]

That may explain why Barnes told Henderson he was sorry. Seems Henderson has now passed Burg on the depth chart.

 

[DonDiego]

The following article from the One Israeli sports website claims Burg was interested in leaving Tennessee midseason to return to the Israeli league. However, the article mentions that last year the Israeli league put in a rule that prevents players that left for college from joining Israeli clubs in the middle of the season.

ניר אלון: המטרה היא לקדם את השחקן הישראלי

יו”ר חטיבת הספורט בהסתדרות דיבר ב״שיחת היום״ ואמר: ״למה שחקן שרוצה לחזור לשחק בארץ לא יכול? התקנון ישן ודורש חידוש. יש רצון מהאיגוד ומהשר

m.one.co.il

Sarah

Man, I've been working on my Hebrew, but this is a little advanced for me. I like Burg (Berg?), but he's a freaking turnover machine.

 

[PEPPERJAX]

That may explain why Barnes told Henderson he was sorry. Seems Henderson has now passed Burg on the depth chart.

Not surprised that Henderson has passed him. Burg doesn't really handle pressure all that well and makes me nervous whenever he handles the ball.

 

[rdk4121]

Not surprised that Henderson has passed him. Burg doesn't really handle pressure all that well and makes me nervous whenever he handles the ball.

Neither are great options, but Henderson at least doesn't turn it over all the time. Henderson just likes to jack up 3s.

 

[omghulkhands]

Neither are great options, but Henderson at least doesn't turn it over all the time. Henderson just likes to jack up 3s.

That NBA step back he tried in the Texas game gave me a giggle .

 

[PEPPERJAX]

Neither are great options, but Henderson at least doesn't turn it over all the time. Henderson just likes to jack up 3s.

We will see how Henderson develops while he is at UT. Barnes has got to get more out of that position group along with better ball control.

 

[cwbytruckers]

what i see in Henderson is he isnt afraid to take a shot. And as a freshman that is big.

 

[Volpatine]

If I’m burg I’d transfer to Carson Newman so I had a chance of playing

 

[cardvolfan]

Neither are great options, but Henderson at least doesn't turn it over all the time. Henderson just likes to jack up 3s.

In pregame warmups Tuesday night, Henderson hit 27-29 threes. Pretty amazing. Knecht used to have quite good three percentages during warmups, too, but nothing like I saw with Henderson.

 

[Ttucke11]

I don't doubt it. He seems to be out of the rotation with Evans emerging and Henderson.

 

[brockytop]

Berg is too slow and a horrible ball handler. I doubt he ever gets back the minutes he’s lost.

 

[sami]

Burg seems like a really good guy, but he seems to be clearly in over his head here.

There are going to be growing pains with Henderson, but the talent is there and this kid could be the PG for the next 2-3 years, so I hope Rick sticks with him.

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

Berg is too slow and a horrible ball handler. I doubt he ever gets back the minutes he’s lost.

A little too out of control. It's like he doesn't time his ball handling with his quickness, if you know what I mean. IOW, he seems to have little feel for when to contain or "slow" his motion

 

[Franklin_Vol09]

A little too out of control. It's like he doesn't time his ball handling with his quickness, if you know what I mean. IOW, he seems to have little feel for when to contain or "slow" his motion

He tries to play as hard and as fast as possible but is out of control.

 

[Col_Cathcart]

In pregame warmups Tuesday night, Henderson hit 27-29 threes. Pretty amazing. Knecht used to have quite good three percentages during warmups, too, but nothing like I saw with Henderson.

Would be nice if that accuracy could translate to the game. He’s only 8/27 on the year so far.

 

[cardvolfan]

Would be nice if that accuracy could translate to the game. He’s only 8/27 on the year so far.

Yeah, those shots, of course, were under no duress. Still impressive, and with live experience those shots will start falling more.

 

[vavolfan6]

Berg simply doesn't have the level of athleticism that Barnes gets his players to meet at from rigurous offseason training.

 

[volsarah4]

Man, I've been working on my Hebrew, but this is a little advanced for me. I like Burg (Berg?), but he's a freaking turnover machine.

You can use google translate to get a full translation of the article.
I wonder how much NIL money was given to Burg. It seems like a lot of international players nationally are getting little playing time. The coaching staffs need to do a better job evaluating international players before making offers.

Sarah

 

[orangemadam]

Illinois has done fairly well with a Polish lineup.

 

[BrianVol94]

Would be nice if that accuracy could translate to the game. He’s only 8/27 on the year so far.

Well Burg is 8/18 44.4% 3pnt% 8-8 100% freethrow% ,23 asists to 14 turnovers FG % 41.4.Troy Henderson 8-27 3pnt% 29.6% 0-1 freethrow% 0% 23 assist to 5 turnovers FG% 27.7.So Burg alot better shooter probably one of the best pure shooter on the team but turnover prone.Henderson Jack's up alot of bad shots streaky but doesn't turn it over as much with about the same minutes. It just seem like Burg got the Barnes jerk out after a bad play while letting a freshman 5* turn it over all night and play all game.I like both them guys just thought Burg could be a 3pt specialist of the bench if he could cut down on the turnovers.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Illinois has done fairly well with a Polish lineup.

They’re probably listening to polka music during pre-game to get focused for the upcoming competition.

 

[MinisterofDef#92]

Well Burg is 8/18 44.4% 3pnt% 8-8 100% freethrow% ,23 asists to 14 turnovers FG % 41.4.Troy Henderson 8-27 3pnt% 29.6% 0-1 freethrow% 0% 23 assist to 5 turnovers FG% 27.7.So Burg alot better shooter probably one of the best pure shooter on the team but turnover prone.Henderson Jack's up alot of bad shots streaky but doesn't turn it over as much with about the same minutes. It just seem like Burg got the Barnes jerk out after a bad play while letting a freshman 5* turn it over all night and play all game.I like both them guys just thought Burg could be a 3pt specialist of the bench if he could cut down on the turnovers.

Burg is clearly out of his depth athletically and has reconfirmed it game after game but esp now in conf play. It wasn't a "bad play"...it was the final straw based on a large enough sample size. Not sure what to say if you don't understand the clear and warranted disparity between the "5 star" and Burg (and, yes, I am on the record that Ament should have a shorter leash).

 

[Col_Cathcart]

Turnovers hurt your team a lot more than missed shots