Anyone know why Burks was a DNP?

[Gyp Rosetti]

Very curious. Thanks in advance for any pertinent info and/or flaming.

 

[trigg3r]

No clue. Just a guess, maybe him and Ty clash. I see no reason why he shouldn't get minutes.

 

[Bodhi]

Well.......yeah, I mean you do know we have Raja Bell and CJ Miles, right? You gotta pay your dues and soak up everything you can when you're playing behind legends, bra!

 

[franklin]

Very curious. Thanks in advance for any pertinent info and/or flaming.

Fire Ty?

 

[bordelais7]

Someone's gotta be the 12th man who doesn't come off the bench in close games.

 

[franklin]

No clue. Just a guess, maybe him and Ty clash. I see no reason why he shouldn't get minutes.

No no. He's under Tys wing habnt cha herd? Dis tuff luv up in herr

 

[Stoked]

Someone's gotta be the 12th man who doesn't come off the bench in close games.

Yes someone does. That someone is Raja Bell.

 

[Zulu]

Cause bell has a bad back and can't sit on the bench too long!!

 

[candrew]

He should have played. Home Opener, Corbin should have thrown the kid a bone and at least let him get a couple of minutes

 

[Jazz4ever]

I think Ty realizes he has to tighten up the rotation for chemistry purposes. No team plays 13 guys a night consistently.

 

[Zulu]

We could have put him in instead of CJ to foul with .30+ seconds left in the game!!

 

[infection]

Raja has NBA finals experience.

 

[franklin]

He should have played. Home Opener, Corbin should have thrown the kid a bone and at least let him get a couple of minutes

He does that and costs teh game and this place goes insane. Rooks ans sophs came back from how much again? Give teh coach a ****ing break.

 

[SojoDave]

If Burks played, and scored a lot of points, Ty might be forced to bench Bell. Then Raja Bell would reveal the incriminating photos he has of the Jazz coaching staff.

 

[bozmansblues]

With bells v poor shooting continuing, it surely won't be long before bells minutes are reduced to minimal.

 

[asian_roger]

if burks played, and scored a lot of points, ty might be forced to bench bell. Then raja bell would reveal the incriminating photos he has of the jazz coaching staff.

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[Saint Cy of JFC]

Isn't ready most likely according to Corbin.

 

[InGameStrategy]

I think Ty realizes he has to tighten up the rotation for chemistry purposes. No team plays 13 guys a night consistently.

I think that not playing 13 guys a night consistently is overrated, and that in a compressed season like this one, it can help players stay fresh. And the elephant in the room is the missed development for Burks. Tonight Bell, CJ & Howard did OK, and Hayward did great, but there was still room for Burks IMHO for crucial development time. Even 5 minutes.

As for him not being ready, the few minutes that he has been in the game (albeit in garbage time) suggest that he can contribute. And if he's not ready, it still doesn't explain/excuse not playing him when it's already garbage time.

 

[Zulu]

Would have like to see if burks could have slowed down holiday or Williams.

 

[cctrackstar]

He should have played. Home Opener, Corbin should have thrown the kid a bone and at least let him get a couple of minutes

Are you kidding? You do realize that the Jazz only won that game in the last 20ish seconds, right? And you want to give a player time to be nice regardless of the score?

Anyway, my reasoning is this: Burks' college team played a strange offence that doesn't resemble anything close to the Jazz offence, or even any team in the league. Because of this Burks is having to adjust his talent to fit into the NBA game and is likely to be thinking more than he should. The reason this didn't effect his play the other night is it WAS garbage minutes and the people on the floor were playing something like rat ball, which anyone who has played any basketball and has talent can play. His performance the other night is promising, it shows that he has ability, but until he demonstrates that he has learned the NBA game, he has no guarantees for time.

Sadly, with a shortened season, this will be hard to do especially if he doesn't get on the floor, but he's good, he'll figure it out.

Just not when the game is so close.