When Trey Burke went through some of the practice drills with the Dallas Mavericks on Friday for the first time under the bubble in Orlando, he compared it to an impressionable kid on his first day of school.
It’s not that Burke is unaware of Mavs coach Rick Carlisle’s coaching principles. The 6-foot guard played 25 games for the Mavs last season, so he has a generally idea of Carlisle’s playbook.
Still, there are some teaching tools Burke has to learn in order to totally get on the same page with his teammates.
“It’s like a kid coming to a new school and having to pick up things that all the other kids already know,” Burke said.