Alec Burks and the Man, the Plan

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Burks has the quickness, but it's still a big question mark. I guess I'm optimistic that he can improve his technique with the right coaching. Does he struggle more guarding point guards than two guards? I'm not sure. Maybe.

I like the wing rotation too.

Burks biggest defensive weakness is guarding screens, so I would assume him guarding a PG would be an absolute disaster.

 

[Batman]

Burks must become effective off the ball defensively. If he does not improve in that area, he could derail our defensive culture a little bit or at least become a big time liability.

 

[fishonjazz]

Can either Hood or Burks guard the opposing PG if they're on the court together?
I think it's more realistic to look at a wing rotation of Hood, Hayward and Burks, with some Ingles thrown in as needed. At PG, I think Exun will get his usual mins and Trey and Cotton will split the remaining time.

The best defense I have seen Burks play in his career was against cp3 and lillard

 

[TheStormofWar]

LOL- no it hasn't. If anything Utah's reputation has taken a step back with the Kanter fiasco. Yeah, it's been well documented that Kanter is a big baby but when it comes to issues between players and management, the players are going to side or at least empathize with the player 99% of the time. In spite of the source, when a player comes out and demands a trade and says he was never happy somewhere, then, like it or not, it resonates around the league.

Except nearly all the other players on the Jazz roster were vocal about Kanter being full of crap. Your argument is invalid.