I heard on a local sports radio show that burks agent had told DL that burks was upset that he was not starting.
This was early in the year so maybe things have changed but he was in fact upset about his role this season.
I bet he was pissed the other night when jeffy got 40 minutes and closed out the game in charlotte despite burks playing well. (Pure speculation on my part)
I know I was pissed. (I was at that game btw)
Wow, that is a very disturbing quote. I would be ok with giving RJ 8-12 mpg, and that is more than what's "owed" to him (WTF??). Isn't this the same guy that came right out and blatantly said he's ditching SLC at first crack of dawn to go championship hunting??
This all makes me wonder... are we really focused on building for the future or are we more preoccupied with resurrecting careers of washed up hacks? Because over the course of the last few years, this organization has shown they're more worried about making mediocre vets happy than developing the youth and future of the franchise. I thought that was all a byproduct of KOC/Corbin incompetence, but it appears that DL is either fully onboard or is nothing more than KOC's puppet.
I wonder how much of this is related to building agent relationships?
I think the answer is a lot.
It would be interesting to learn if Jefferson is sharing his knowledge with the younger guys. A guy like Jefferson could teach the younger guys a lot about the game.
Bull. Relationships, with both players and agents, matter. Corbin is going to continue to use lineups he thinks give the Jazz the best chance to win games AND develop young talent. Burning bridges is not some magic franchise saver.
Truly this may be the dumbest thing lindsey ever says. Jazz owe one thing to its players-money. Loyalty, resurrecting careers, and all other extraneous bull crap are just excuses to justify bad decisions.
Why would Alec be frustrated and RJ happy? Alec's minutes have been increasing while RJ's minutes have been decreasing (since late November/early December), and Alec has been closing more close games than RJ.Why is it okay that jefferson is happy and burks is frustrated?
A guy like Jefferson could teach the younger guys a lot about the game.
So you'd rather see Alec get a couple more minutes at the expense of a bunch of his possessions playing with Trey and Gordo in the starting lineup? Seems counterproductive to me.From the bench
Why would Alec be frustrated and RJ happy?
Gee I don't know, maybe because he's younger, quicker, more athletic, averages more points, assists, rebounds and steals per game, has a better assist:turnover ratio, better PER, and is just an all around better — MUCH better — player?
What kind of precedent is set when a young, talented player that has been here for three years now, keeps getting passed over by all the hack vets the Jazz bring in from other teams' dumpster piles? Not a good one at all. Imagine you improving at your job for multiple years and when an opening for a big promotion comes, boss gives it to a bumbling, washed up guy just because he has "more experience" even when you know you'd do 10 times better.
Yeah I'm sure Burks feels great about all this.
So you'd rather see Alec get a couple more minutes at the expense of a bunch of his possessions playing with Trey and Gordo in the starting lineup? Seems counterproductive to me.
Alec closed another "close" game last night with RJ on the bench. Very little mention of this here. If at the end of the season Alec is closing ~80% of close games and playing 30 minutes per, what then?