Burks at #12

[jope]

an unguarded or little contested 3 is a very high % shot in today's nba, not to mention the second most efficient shot behind a free throw. it should be utilized accordingly.

 

[Mongoose]

I like this guy!!! He can hit free throws so that tells me he has a good shot... He might need some fine tuning but I picture him being a little more athletic version of Wes Mathews, he might not be as good defensively but for the 12th pick in the draft, I'm really happy with Burks, I think he has got awesome potential.

 

[trigg3r]

I like this guy!!! He can hit free throws so that tells me he has a good shot... He might need some fine tuning but I picture him being a little more athletic version of Wes Mathews, he might not be as good defensively but for the 12th pick in the draft, I'm really happy with Burks, I think he has got awesome potential.

Get him in the gym with Horny after the lockout is over. If the kid really does have a chip on his shoulder then he should be working at improving his shot all through the lockout. Of course Horny can't really have anything to do with him until the lockout ends.

 

[vj_74]

Favors, Kanter, Burks and Hayward... Nice to have lottery talent.

...for another 2-3 years. After that how many of those will still want to remain here is another issue altogether.

 

[asian_roger]

Yes, I am really happy with this pick!

 

[prodigy]

we couldn't have done better at 12, burks will prove to be a solid player.

 

[Nate505]

Love, love this pick. Of course being a Colorado homer has a lot to do with it, but I have a feeling this kid will be special if he can improve his jumper.

Great draft overall IMO for the Jazz.

 

[NUMBERICA]

I like but don't love this pick. Looking at what was left, I think trading down and getting Hamilton would've been my preference, but this isn't bad.

The good comes with the bad, and I think Burks is boom or bust (eerily like Kanter in that regard). A ball-dominant 2 that doesn't stretch the floor and isn't known to D up? Sounds like potential to be poor-man's Evan Turner's rookie year. Or he finds a way to translate his game and could be a star. Who knows? I'm not bummed, but this is definitely a wait-and-see pick before I can have strong feelings one way or another.

 

[Fishsticks]

...for another 2-3 years. After that how many of those will still want to remain here is another issue altogether.

I think this will be somewhat of a lesser issue after the lockout.

 

[vj_74]

I think this will be somewhat of a lesser issue after the lockout.

You only hope so. Maybe that played in Jazz's mind a bit when they picked Kanter. Foreign player, with a turkish connection in Memo has better chances of wanting to stay in Utah

 

[gregbroncs]

I like Burks. He probably was BPA. The question you have to ask is what the degree of separation in BPA is between him and 30. For my money, we should have worked a trade to get Mirotic. But if KOC thinks his ceiling is really high, I'm on board.

Didn't they say as Mirotic was being drafted that he would not be coming to the NBA for at least 4 years? Why would you want to draft him now and wait that long?

 

[Zerol]

Burks' post draft interview:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCBPtMLwOPk