Can the Alec Burks experiment please end?

[bjwsan]

Hayward defended that well enough. Listen to coaches. "We don't try to block jump shots we challenge them".

uhhh... yea, that's what I said, about Hayward AND Burks...
but knew you couldn't hate Hayward for doing the same that Burks did...

 

[BTP]

The way I see this situation:
Kobe is 1v1 in transition vs Alec, dribbles the the ball on the right block slightly above the baseline, which is good since it prevents someone from spotting up in that corner or cutting baseline.
Alec gives up a lot of space potentially because he was the only defender when Kobe established the deep post position, in order to not give him a chance to spin around him for an easy layup.
You see Withey busy focusing on the ball and Kelly simultaneously. Randle was the one trailing the play, never arriving until the shooting motion was already ongoing. Booker was switched onto Clarkson and Millsap waited on top of the key for Randle to trail the play, while Booker after short hesitation in the paint where he probably considered double teaming Kobe communicated with Millsap he'll switch onto Clarkson for the possession and afterwards he went to Clarkson who moved towards the weak side corner slowly when Kobe initated his final move.
I suppose the idea of the defense in this situation is that Withey at first stays in the paint to help if Kobe goes towards the middle while staying within reach of Kelly and Burks job is to take away the baseline primarily.
Kobe chose probably the most difficult of all shooting options in that situation, and Burks contested. You can't close out to a fadeaway shot too hard since you can't limit his landing spot and risk a foul if you do in that situation.
I think the proximity of the shot was mostly caused by this being an early offense/transition possession which allowed Kobe to get this close in the first place without much effort.
Another strategy could have been a soft double by Booker to force the ball out of Kobe's hands before Randle arrives by using the extra body. But that would have required Millsap to not wait around the nail, but switch back onto Clarkson.
Had Withey doubled he'd have risked an easy pass to Kelly and I guess it's more the Jazz defense style to have the help defense rotate over late since the majority of the minutes you have to replace Withey with Gobert who is the stifle tower

tl;dr: The vine doesn't show it's a contained fast break attempt by Kobe and communication probably caused the defense not to double.
Burks played smart and within his limits.

 

[franklin]

So basically exactly what Burks did... Challenge the shot. Kobe took a fadeaway jumpshot and Burks challenged it quite nicely. Kobe is pretty good at those types of shots, not much more Burks could have done. Also, if you challenge kobe too hard its an automatic foul with the treatment refs give him. You just hope he misses.

I didn't know sticking your hands out and lunging forward with one arm like that was considered contesting.

 

[fishonjazz]

I didn't know sticking your hands out and lunging forward with one arm like that was considered contesting.

You learn something new every day.

You're welcome

 

[franklin]

So basically exactly what Burks did... Challenge the shot. Kobe took a fadeaway jumpshot and Burks challenged it quite nicely. Kobe is pretty good at those types of shots, not much more Burks could have done. Also, if you challenge kobe too hard its an automatic foul with the treatment refs give him. You just hope he misses.

I didn't know a turn around fader was a jump shot.

 

[fishonjazz]

I didn't know a turn around fader was a jump shot.

I'm happy that you are learning allot today.
Again, you're welcome

 

[akirac73]

Fish, since you're giving free lessons...I have a question: Is a one foot shot the same thing as a layup?

 

[fishonjazz]

Fish, since you're giving free lessons...I have a question: Is a one foot shot the same thing as a layup?

If you are within 5 feet of the hoop and shooting underhand then yes.
If you are within 5 feet of the hoop and shooting overhand then it might considered a lay up, or a floater.

A one foot shot from three point land would not be considered a lay up however.
Hope that helps

 

[akirac73]

If you are within 5 feet of the hoop and shooting underhand then yes.
If you are within 5 feet of the hoop and shooting overhand then it might considered a lay up, or a floater.

A one foot shot from three point land would not be considered a lay up however.
Hope that helps

Cool, I can't wait to see a 3 point layup someday...maybe Jeremy Evans gets more playing time this season with Dallas and pulls one off.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Cool, I can't wait to see a 3 point layup someday...maybe Jeremy Evans gets more playing time this season with Dallas and pulls one off.

I think D Wade did one, or as close as you are going to get to doing one, once.

 

[Doublea]

We already have our Lebron-lite, just need our harden-lite!

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

The experiment is over!

Burks is officially confirmed as a Bad A MFer!