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NUMBERICA said:
The answer is getting rid of Burke and the position of traditional (backup) PG altogether and distribute the minutes/opportunities for better players/prospects. The Jazz are loaded with ballhandlers that are actually good, why make your life harder just to subscribe to conventional and flawed logic?
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This.

I count the number of players that can stay in front of Burks as 0 let alone backup pg's. I see no reason why he can't play the left over PG mins (~18) and still be a part of the SG rotation. Start Burks @ the 2, first sub Hood for Exum. No need for Burke. Trade him. Eventually replace him with a 3&D guy.
 
Here Is Luwawu's highlights from the other night. Needs to put on a lot of weight, and is older than I thought at 20 (One and a half years older than Booker).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iLFBSrkrYU
 
♪alt13 said:
I count the number of players that can stay in front of Burks as 0
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This.
Easily his biggest strength. I think it gets overlooked a bit too
 
fishonjazz said:
This.
Easily his biggest strength. I think it gets overlooked a bit too
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Burks is getting underrated here because we haven't seen him since December. I wish he had been able to play the whole season. All of our guys improved as the season went on.
 
Cy said:
If 0 players could stay in front of him he should be averaging 20 points.
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Getting by players is not all it takes to score 20 per. I thought you would know that.

You also have to have the offense focused around you (and maybe ball hog a bit) and get lots and lots of minutes. And make the shots once you get by your defender.
 
♪alt13 said:
This.

I count the number of players that can stay in front of Burks as 0 let alone backup pg's. I see no reason why he can't play the left over PG mins (~18) and still be a part of the SG rotation. Start Burks @ the 2, first sub Hood for Exum. No need for Burke. Trade him. Eventually replace him with a 3&D guy.
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I love Burks, but I'd like to try Hood in the starting role first and have Alec fill Trey's role exactly as Snyder has it carved out right now. I think he'd be amazing. IMO, he's a better athlete, better shooter, can actually slash and get to the rim, has a higher defensive ceiling and still has the scorer's mentality that Trey brings to the bench unit. Plus, it lets him work his way back into the rotation slowly without jeopardizing team chemistry.

Gobert, Favors, Hayward, Hood and Exum to start. . .

. . . with Tomic (hopefully), Booker, Jingles, Burks and the 2012 lottery pick rounding out the bench.
 
Cy said:
If 0 players could stay in front of him he should be averaging 20 points. This is not the case.
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He needs to work on his tunnel vision once he gets by his man. The way he collapses the D he should be getting a few more assists. Even if he doesn't I still take Burks and 3 ast over Burke at backup PG.
 
♪alt13 said:
He needs to work on his tunnel vision once he gets by his man. The way he collapses the D he should be getting a few more assists. Even if he doesn't I still take Burks and 3 ast over Burke at backup PG.
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I thought he was doing pretty well with his passing this season, even averaged 3 assists, but yeah with Burks ability to break the defense down improving his passing should be focused on.
 
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