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Alec Burks fractured ankle out mininum 6 weeks. Time to jump off a cliff

Hopefully hood and trey burke get hurt soon too so Hayward can get more shots.
 
Siro said:
Why is Barnes in this conversation? lol
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GS tanked to get Barnes and he turned out to be a starter and significant contributor who shot >40% from 3P on one of the best teams of all time. It was a smart long-term move by the Warriors so it is relevant to the discussion when folks are implying that executing this type of long-term strategy is associated only with losing teams like the Kings and Sixers.
 
Burks hits the ground way too often to hold up over the long haul. He's going to need to change his game with age.
 
The official Jazz website mentions in their update on Alec's condition that his 14.4ppg is third highest amongst non-starters.
 
King Cy said:
Burks was shooting a blistering 39% in the month of December from the field. As long as we get Gobert back, we are fine.
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We may be fine in a sense that we can still make the playoffs if we get Gobert back, but this is a pretty big blow. You cherry picked one stat from one month, but Burks leads the teams in fta on a per minute basis and is just behind Hayward in terms of getting assists (again on a per minute basis). also is a great rebounding guard and was our most consistent player in the clutch... something we have struggled with.

The drop off from Gobert to Withey was steep... the drop off from Burks to Millsap/CJ will be significant.
 
King Cy said:
Nah, Hayward hardly ever hits the floor hard. He built his body with a Karl Malone mindset of being able to absorb contact.
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Hayward and Favors will both be durable and age well. Both are built like trucks. I don't worry about Alec as much as Hood. He hits the ground a lot, but knows how to land. The shoulder injury last year was present before he got laid out. This last one was a bit of a freak accident.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
Hayward and Favors will both be durable and age well. Both are built like trucks. I don't worry about Alec as much as Hood. He hits the ground a lot, but knows how to land. The shoulder injury last year was present before he got laid out. This last one was a bit of a freak accident.
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Favors missing games like he does for his back gives me some long term pause.
 
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