The list of players that have gotten the nod over alec at one point or another is laughable..... Josh howard, raja bell, cj miles, randy foye, Richard Jefferson, and to a lesser extent Jamaal tinsley and earl Watson.
Pretty crappy list.
Some people have always said that the team would be worse if alec starts and that alec would be worse in a starting role... it was always a safe thing for those people to say since alec never got to start.
If Hayward misses any significant amount of time then those folks will probably look like fools
You don't have to use his progress to be a dick about it.
Burks has taken leaps in December and January and is deserving more and more time. Some of you act like others are upset that he's playing better, and more importantly consistent. In November, he was shooting the Jazz out of games when given burn with his .448 TS%, .373 FG%, and .269 3pt%. In December and January he's upped his TS% to starter on a good team caliber of .571 and .568 (even though he's slumping from 3 in January).
His defense is still very suspect, however, and his inconsistent three point shooting is a drag on Trey, Favors, Hayward, and Kanter. Richard Jefferson will take (and deserves) minutes from him until Burks gets that 3 point shooting rounded out.