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Trib Article: Hayward and Burks make quick connection

margodydek said:
If I remember right, wasn't he a PG in HS, and that's what he was recruited as by Colorado? Westbrook was a SG in HS and college, and he was just an all-pro at PG. I'm not advocating that Burks is a PG or should play PG, but I don't see why anyone would be so adamant that he can't play PG.
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Burks was 6'2" in High School too. He had a major growth spurt.
 
let's hire Phil Jackson and run the triangle, so that we don't need a point guard, just a bunch of wings who can handle the ball.

reading this thread makes me wonder why no one ever thought that MJ or Kobe should be a PG.
 
I say run Hayward and Burks together as the 1/2 combo, but neither of them is the official PG. Both with solid ball handling skills and PG skills. They would tear it up. Either could bring it upcourt, either could run the fast break, both can go to the basket. Worth a try.
 
LogGrad98 said:
I say run Hayward and Burks together as the 1/2 combo, but neither of them is the official PG. Both with solid ball handling skills and PG skills. They would tear it up. Either could bring it upcourt, either could run the fast break, both can go to the basket. Worth a try.
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I was hoping that the Jazz would run a Point Forward type offense. Near the end of the year good things happened when the ball went through Hayward. I would like to see more of that. All this talk og Burks being a PG to mea does not really matter because good teams have more than one ball handler on the court at a time anyway.
 
LogGrad98 said:
I say run Hayward and Burks together as the 1/2 combo, but neither of them is the official PG. Both with solid ball handling skills and PG skills. They would tear it up. Either could bring it upcourt, either could run the fast break, both can go to the basket. Worth a try.
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I agree, but the 3rd perimeter player should be able to spread the floor. There's a certain oldest player under contract that doesn't fit in with this idea at all.
 
Cyrone Torbin said:
You just broke the spirit of hotttttttttttnickkkkkkkk, expect him to come in here soon and give you an explanation of why he is a SG, with all key points highlighted.
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I think Hayward is better at playing position 2 than 3. Because he has an obvious physical advantage there and good enough ball skills to play at 2. I would prefer to see Burks coming off the bench and a more powerful and athletic guy to play at 3.
 
sepanol said:
I think Hayward is better at playing position 2 than 3. Because he has an obvious physical advantage there and good enough ball skills to play at 2. I would prefer to see Burks coming off the bench and a more powerful and athletic guy to play at 3.
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Hayward has no obvious physical advantage at any position in general. Contrary to everyone confusing hustling and an occasional dunk as anything more than requisite athleticism, he is not that athletic, and he will get destroyed by some 2s with their speed. Just as he will get abused by some 3s with their strength (although I think he will fare better against a Carmelo Anthony than a Monta Ellis).

The Jazz could afford to have a real physical specimen on the wings that specializes in defense. I guess that's what all the Singleton love was all about.
 
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