David Locke Podcast Notes

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Locke was a guest on a Fantasy Basketball podcast that centered on the Utah Jazz.

Some interesting notes:
-Exum now has an ***. Says Exum didnt feel comfortable his rookie year because of lack of strength. Said he could get by guys, but would always be off-balance because the strength differential was so large.

-Hayward has gotten significantly stronger again and the coaching staff is very impressed that he still able to make these kind of gains in his strength.

-Says Favors off-season workout discipline has increased this year. Says someone on the coaching staff asked him if he wanted to just be a 16/8 guy or something more and that has motivated Favors this off-season.

-Says it's possible Joe Ingles overtakes Burks in the rotation if Burks doesnt figure out how to play in Quin's system. Might be the odd man out w/ so many ball-handlers and the additions of George Hill and Exum taking on more playmaking.

-Doesnt expect Gobert to improve his FT shooting much. Says he sees him as a guy who is a 60% shooter. Says he works on it a lot without much huge gains in improvement.

 

[Rgiss]

Says it's possible Joe Ingles overtakes Burks in the rotation if Burks doesnt figure out how to play in Quin's system. Might be the odd man out w/ so many ball-handlers and the additions of George Hill and Exum taking on more playmaking.

woah. I'm surprised and not surprised at the same time. I love Burks, but everything said there is true.

And I've been saying Hayward will take another lead this year with a legitimate PG. I think he'll average 23+ points on changes in efficiency. He scored 19.7 on 15 shots/6 free throws a game and .493 eFG% last year. If he raised that eFG% to .54 (Big leap), he'd score 1.5 more points per game. Give him one more shot/free throw per game and he's up to 23. Here are the wings/gaurds that averaged an eFG of .54 or above on 15 or more shots per game. Pretty elite company.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Some recent tweets that basically mirror his comments on podcast

David Locke @Lockedonsports
Hard to believe after the last few years of growth, but looks like Gordon Hayward is going to be on @langwhitaker #musclewatch - He is huge

David Locke @Lockedonsports
Word out of Jazz is Gordon Hayward and Derrick Favors notched up the off-season work to brand new level. Trey Lyles not far behind

David Locke @Lockedonsports
Hayward made a shot on the right baseline an 19 foot stop and step back that I don't think he physically could have made last year

 

[Hotdog]

Locke was a guest on a Fantasy Basketball podcast that centered on the Utah Jazz.

Some interesting notes:
-Exum now has an ***. Says Exum didnt feel comfortable his rookie year because of lack of strength. Said he could get by guys, but would always be off-balance because the strength differential was so large.

-Hayward has gotten significantly stronger again and the coaching staff is very impressed that he still able to make these kind of gains in his strength.

-Says Favors off-season workout discipline has increased this year. Says someone on the coaching staff asked him if he wanted to just be a 16/8 guy or something more and that has motivated Favors this off-season.

-Says it's possible Joe Ingles overtakes Burks in the rotation if Burks doesnt figure out how to play in Quin's system. Might be the odd man out w/ so many ball-handlers and the additions of George Hill and Exum taking on more playmaking.

-Doesnt expect Gobert to improve his FT shooting much. Says he sees him as a guy who is a 60% shooter. Says he works on it a lot without much huge gains in improvement.

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[Goodluckchuck]

Was it memo who asked Favs that? I wouldn't doubt it.


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[silesian]

Was it memo who asked Favs that? I wouldn't doubt it.

Lindsey, if memory serves from a previous interview.

 

[silesian]

-Says it's possible Joe Ingles overtakes Burks in the rotation if Burks doesnt figure out how to play in Quin's system. Might be the odd man out w/ so many ball-handlers and the additions of George Hill and Exum taking on more playmaking.

Locke on Alec:

Burke's weakness is struggle to make other players better because they were not sure where he was going with the ball, making it hard for teammates to space.
Could see scenarios where Jingles plays ahead of him
With Hill/ Hayward/ Johnson/ Rudy or Derek on the floor, do you want Alec dominating the ball driving?
Great catch and shoot, better than Alec realizes
Alec thinks he is better off the bounce
Will come back from injury a different player

I don't remember anything about too many ballhandlers or Hill/Exum playmaking being a factor in Alec getting bumped by Jingles.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Locke on Alec:

Burke's weakness is struggle to make other players better because they were not sure where he was going with the ball, making it hard for teammates to space.
Could see scenarios where Jingles plays ahead of him
With Hill/ Hayward/ Johnson/ Rudy or Derek on the floor, do you want Alec dominating the ball driving?
Great catch and shoot, better than Alec realizes
Alec thinks he is better off the bounce
Will come back from injury a different player

I don't remember anything about too many ballhandlers or Hill/Exum playmaking being a factor in Alec getting bumped by Jingles.

I was paraphrasing, but the part where he was talking about Alec preferring to play off the bounce as a reason Ingles might play ahead, I took that as him saying too many ball handlers.

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[Maneesh]

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[silesian]

I was paraphrasing, but the part where he was talking about Alec preferring to play off the bounce as a reason Ingles might play ahead, I took that as him saying too many ball handlersJazzFanz mobile app

good point.

I think Alec is on the bubble and would not be surprised to see him moved. They may want to display him to get value. I can see him potentially having higher value in a different system.

 

[Hotdog]

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[Saint Cy of JFC]

good point.

I think Alec is on the bubble and would not be surprised to see him moved. They may want to display him to get value. I can see him potentially having higher value in a different system.

I dont think Ingles will play ahead of Burks simply because Burks is just too talented to ever really play Ingles ahead of him. If Ingles was better significantly better on defense I could see it, but he isn't.

 

[Hotdog]

I dont think Ingles will play ahead of Burks simply because Burks is just too talented to ever really play Ingles ahead of him. If Ingles was better significantly better on defense I could see it, but he isn't.

I have Burks rated a 72, and Ingles rated 61.

 

[Jazz4ever]

I always thought Burks would eventually "get it", but think that train has left the station. Last year he was supposed to be fully healed from his shoulder and do great things. We know what happened, same ole Burks, then he got injured again. If the Jazz like Ingles over him, fine, they watch them every day and know what works. At that point though they just need to trade him. He has some value now. There is some GM that is going to look at that athleticism, 3 pt %, contract, and like that. Do not bury him behind Ingles, a fringe NBA player, the whole year. That would be criminal.

 

[Cappy_Smurf]

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[Park Bites]

I was thinking of starting a new thread for this but I have been of the opinion that burks is the odd man out. I think he could flourish in the right system but I don't think this is it.

With that said he is on a very good contract so he has a lot of value. What do you think the jazz could get for him?

Personally I would love another pick next year in the 15 to 25 range.

The 2 players I have zeroed in on are

Grayson Allen - I love his shooting and is a capable defender. I see a jimmer with actual athleticism and defense.

He would be the replacement for burks off the bench and could fill in at pg in times of need.

Jaron blossomgame - he is the replacement for Joe Johnson when he leaves. He is a great shooter but also super athletic.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

You don't trade Burks. If he can reach his potential and stay healthy, he could a player that puts us over the top.

 

[silesian]

You don't trade Burks. If he can reach his potential and stay healthy, he could a player that puts us over the top.

I really want to agree with this.

Could be an uphill battle: mental parts of injury recovery, while having never had a full opportunity to adjust to Quin, his style of play (stickiness versus ball movement), emergence of Rod, JJ on team for 2 years. Those are some tough odds.


I'm not sure how much patience the team has to give Alec time to figure out his role/fit while mentally recovering from injuries. In win-now mode this could be tough. At the same time, if they want to market him, they want to put his skills and recovery on display. Quin has some tough rotation calls to make. His job was much easier when his bench was filled with less talent.

 

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Ingles has become underrated. He's not a fringe NBA player fwiw. Jazz cut him and basically every team would wanna pick him up.

Burks can do a lot sexier things with the ball maybe, but his usage peecantage is significantly higher and he has never had an EFG above .500. Never has been terribly close to .500 tbh. His defense is worse than Inglessss by just about every measurable statistic. Their WS/48 were essentially identical last season. Also, Ingles showed a lot more improvement in one offseason than Burks ever has in his career. Look at Burkssss year to year stats. The minutes change, but he doesn't really improve

So yeah, maybe it's not worth it to have him handling the ball a lot when there are more efficient guys for that. Ingles could help complement things better.