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Burks or Hood?

A gun to your head? You can only keep one on the Jazz.

  • Burks

    Votes: 8 17.0%

  • Hood

    Votes: 39 83.0%
  • Total voters
    47
Couldn't this exact thread from earlier get bumped? Or not have the topic discussed because it's dumb? Or maybe Beanclown be banished to the pits of General Discussion where he belongs?
 
Hood. Gets buckets without needing to dominate the ball. Could fit in any offense. Complete offensive game. Probably has a post-game too, that'll emerge soon. A better defender as well. He just doesnt have Alec's athleticism. Both occupy different spheres of talent, aka we have one pimp-*** wing rotation

I cant even think of a possible ****ing ceiling for the dude. Surreal.
 
This is very tough, thank god this isn't a real decision. Both bring two totally different traits that are extremely valuable......Burks ability to create his own shot and finish around the basket and at the very least drawing a lot of fouls while on the other hand Hood has the capability to shoot the other team out of the game in a hurry when he's on. With that said I'd keep Hood mainly because we severely lack shooting on this team.
 
Love me some Burks, but if I could only have one, I'd go with Hood. His BBIQ seems higher, even if he can get tunnel vision at times, too. I also have more confidence in his defense. I don't like his lack of FTAs though. That's a red flag. Burks has always been great in that regard, and it's vital to the game. Hood's jump shot puts him over the top though; you have to have legit shooters to win it all in the NBA, and Hood is our best one. Burks shoots a decent % from 3 historically, but he has to be willing to pull the trigger for that to matter.

We're lucky to have both (in addition to Hayward). Hood just needs to start getting to the FT line and Burks needs to stop being so hesitant to shoot the 3 ball. If they do that (and Hayward goes back to his old self and Favors' production sustains), we'll have our best offensive team since Sloan was coaching.

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Its hard to argue for Burks after how good hood looks
 
It's literally impossible to argue for Burks. Even after the end of his rookie year it was clear Hood was going to be better.
 
As much as I love Burks, the poll results speak for themselves. Hood is surprising everyone with his maturity and ability to score in bunches.
 
Both players have innate abilities that are exact opposites. Hood has almost perfect balance and the ability to get off quality shots from anywhere within 25 feet of the basket. Burks can get to the rim at will, contort his body and finish or get fouled.

The one critical difference is Burks depends on the ref's whistle a lot - and as we've all seen some nights the calls are just not coming. So if I had to choose I'd choose Hood by a small margin.

Where they're exactly alike is on defense - they're both equally average at best.
 
They're both good players, but I think it's Hood because of his overall versatility.

Who does Hood compare best to? I just love the control he seems to play with. I have a lot of confidence in him and see him blossoming as a player.

When Hood goes into the lane I have confidence that he is going to make the right read and react the right way. I think he has deceptive quickness and watching him when he goes into the lane is so much fun.
 
I feel like Burke clogs up the offense a bit more. Count me with the Hooderites.
 
Lattimer said:
They're both good players, but I think it's Hood because of his overall versatility.

Who does Hood compare best to? I just love the control he seems to play with. I have a lot of confidence in him and see him blossoming as a player.

When Hood goes into the lane I have confidence that he is going to make the right read and react the right way. I think he has deceptive quickness and watching him when he goes into the lane is so much fun.
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I saw somebody mention Danny Granger when talking about Hood. Granger is bigger but not a bad comp.
 
This is a much closer decision than most are making it out to be. Hood has been playing out of his mind at times but so has Burks. Burks' mid-range improvement has been pretty solid. He's kept the Jazz in games when [Quin's garbage] offense stagnates.
 
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