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Burks at #12

Interesting; Kanter had 'bout the same "lane agility" as Favors...
Hardaway was also a headcase; I'm near Orlando and saw a lot of him back then. Burks seems to have way more DRIVE and WANT TO between the ears than Hardaway ever did!
 
BENTLEY said:
Don't mean to get too far off topic but I like Pullen. I like Hansbrough too.
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Hansbrough is undersized, and less talented then his brother... and if Tyler struggles with anything it's being undersized and not a natural talent.

But Pullen is a great player, I'm surprised he was overlooked... he can run an offense as good as anyone.
 
NotDeadYet said:
Interesting; Kanter had 'bout the same "lane agility" as Favors...
Hardaway was also a headcase; I'm near Orlando and saw a lot of him back then. Burks seems to have way more DRIVE and WANT TO between the ears than Hardaway ever did!
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And yet Burks will likely (I'd say 96% chance) never have the career Hardaway had.
 
Was just scrolling through Burks' game log from this past season, and man did he turn it on for the Big 12 tournament and NIT. His stats:

Big 12 Tournament

3 games
35.3 mpg
25.3 ppg
.521 fg (25-48)
.250 3pt (2-8)
.857 ft (24-28)
8.7 rpg
5.7 apg
2.0 spg
0.7 bpg
3.0 to
2.3 pf


NIT

4 games
32.5 mpg
24.3 ppg
.585 fg (31-53)
.364 3pt (4-11)
.838 ft (31-37)
7.3 rpg
3.8 apg
2.3 spg
0.3 bpg
1.3 to
1.5 pf


Combined

7 games
33.7 mpg
24.7 ppg
.554 fg (56-101)
.316 3pt (6-19)
.846 ft (55-65)
7.9 rpg
4.6 apg
2.1 spg
0.4 bpg
2.0 to
1.9 pf


****ing incredible.
 
I wouldn't even list his NIT stats. First 2-3 teams they faced where jokes. They didn't get challenged til Bama, who they almost beat. They should have been in the NCAA.
 
KrazeeEyezKilla said:
God darnit. If he can become a solid defender, we may have something fairly special here.
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And he was almost at the bottom of the draft class in terms of his buckets assisted, so he's doing that damage all on his own for the most part. Dude could be special. I'm excited to see him develop. The more I look at the pick, the more I like it.
 
GVC said:
And he was almost at the bottom of the draft class in terms of his buckets assisted, so he's doing that damage all on his own for the most part. Dude could be special. I'm excited to see him develop. The more I look at the pick, the more I like it.
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Wow. Very interesting stat. And we're not talking about some junior or senior here.
 
GVC said:
And he was almost at the bottom of the draft class in terms of his buckets assisted, so he's doing that damage all on his own for the most part. Dude could be special. I'm excited to see him develop. The more I look at the pick, the more I like it.
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Same here. I didn't really like the pick at first. But that's because I slotted Hayward in at SG and focused on SF's (or Fredette) for the #12. But even if Hayward and Burks both merit 30 mins+ at some point, there's plenty of playing time at the 2/3. Still need a bigger SF to for match-ups...perhaps that's Millsap? Or if Burks really does have great ball-handling skills, he can get minutes in the backcourt with Hayward. Wouldn't that be fun to see those guys just keep posting up?!

What's great to see is the Jazz are getting some real versatility. We have three guys who can play the 4 OR 5. Three who can go 2/3 (if you count CJ). Now perhaps a legit combo guard in Burks. Perhaps a combo forward in Millsap given his outstanding range.

And, unlike past teams, we'll have a couple of guys in Hayward and Burks who have the ability to drive and get shots. I hope there's not a lengthy lockout. I'd love to see the rookie/soph game with FOUR Jazz players competing. And then next year possibly FOUR again if we get two more lottery picks.
 
GlassEater said:
Same here. I didn't really like the pick at first. But that's because I slotted Hayward in at SG and focused on SF's (or Fredette) for the #12. But even if Hayward and Burks both merit 30 mins+ at some point, there's plenty of playing time at the 2/3. Still need a bigger SF to for match-ups...perhaps that's Millsap? Or if Burks really does have great ball-handling skills, he can get minutes in the backcourt with Hayward. Wouldn't that be fun to see those guys just keep posting up?!

What's great to see is the Jazz are getting some real versatility. We have three guys who can play the 4 OR 5. Three who can go 2/3 (if you count CJ). Now perhaps a legit combo guard in Burks. Perhaps a combo forward in Millsap given his outstanding range.

And, unlike past teams, we'll have a couple of guys in Hayward and Burks who have the ability to drive and get shots. I hope there's not a lengthy lockout. I'd love to see the rookie/soph game with FOUR Jazz players competing. And then next year possibly FOUR again if we get two more lottery picks.
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The players they've been drafting in the lottery will create match up nightmares for teams. It will force teams to react and adjust to the Jazz's lineups, not the other way around (which has been the case for some time).

This will make Ty's job much easier. He'll have versatile group he use to exploit mismatches much easier and more often. No more Brewers and Korvers.
 
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