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Where's all the Burks Hate Now? ? ?

LogGrad98 said:
This. Plus poor decision making. And not the ******** "but he has to carry the second team so he's really perfect". He just makes poor decisions enough that I have to wonder about his basketball IQ.

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I've taken more **** than anyone on here over the years for my view on young NBA players. The NBA is unique to professional sports in that the vast majority of talented players show it their very first year, with a small portion breaking out their 2nd or 3rd years. There are very few exceptions to this rule, as shown by the D-League not developing players [despite Corbin's refusal to do whatever the fans wish of him].

Burks does some things well but will never become more than an afterthought. He can grow physically but you cannot grow the brain.
 
If he can't thrive in a role tailor-made for him then he's in trouble. If he can, I'm not sure he's going to be worth that much.
 
NUMBERICA said:
If he can't thrive in a role tailor-made for him then he's in trouble. If he can, I'm not sure he's going to be worth that much.
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Yep.

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Frankly I don't see much more than Morris almond playing at a moderately higher level of athleticism in Burks game.

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franklin said:
I've taken more **** than anyone on here over the years for my view on young NBA players. The NBA is unique to professional sports in that the vast majority of talented players show it their very first year, with a small portion breaking out their 2nd or 3rd years. There are very few exceptions to this rule, as shown by the D-League not developing players [despite Corbin's refusal to do whatever the fans wish of him].

Burks does some things well but will never become more than an afterthought. He can grow physically but you cannot grow the brain.
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Pretty much all of this. Burks has shot beyond abysmally this preseason and he didn't really look that good in summer league. I cringe every time he shoots the ball, and I have no idea why his shot is so bad right now. I have always questioned his BB-IQ, and the explanation in this video shows you why (starting at 40). What the hell is he talking about?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QepORj7FqA0
 
I have always been worried about Burks' mental side to the game... from pre-draft.

He has tools, no doubt.. but has shown NOTHING to make me feel better otherwise.
 
Just listen to the explanations on any of these moves. Say what you will about Kobe, but he has a tremendous BB-IQ that he uses in split second precision. Alec doesn't seem to have a tenth of this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fl2aIYxtcR4
 
All I'm really asking for from Burks is some semblance of his effectiveness in scoring around the basket and/or getting to the line that I used to see. If that guy gives you some hustle rebounds, some assists, and a spot-up jumpshot that has to be respected then you have a keeper for sure, even if it's almost strictly a bench player.
 
I'm not a Burks hater... but if your incredibly excited from that game then Burks really does have issues.
 
JJAS said:
Just listen to the explanations on any of these moves. Say what you will about Kobe, but he has a tremendous BB-IQ that he uses in split second precision. Alec doesn't seem to have a tenth of this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fl2aIYxtcR4
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Good stuff, tangent coming:

I am forever amazed at Karl Malone's BBIQ. He's possibly the dumbest HOFer of all time yet the guy was a genius on the court. I don't get how he seems near retarded at everything outside basketball while being a genius inside it. The guy can hardly convey a sentence in an interview -- I'm pretty sure he's addicted to drugs with all the foggy brain talk and emotional breakdowns over not getting tickets.

Hey Karl, what u sippin on?
 
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