Free Alec Burks

[HeavenHarris]

I know you just want someone to bite on this idiocy, so I'll oblige. This is the dumbest one theory I've ever heard. Especially when Randy Foye, a black guys, is getting his minutes and the head coach, the guy who puts the players on the court, is also a black guy.

I know TyCo is black, but he maybe getting orders from higher-ups. Utah has a certain reputation around the NBA. For having a certain type of crowd.
A crowd that management feels there are incentives from to push certain type of players (hayward?) over other certain types of players (burks?).

 

[SaltyDawg]

I know TyCo is black, but he maybe getting orders from higher-ups. Utah has a certain reputation around the NBA. For having a certain type of crowd.
A crowd that management feels there are incentives from to push certain type of players (hayward?) over other certain types of players (burks?).

So are you saying Hayward deserves to be nailed to the end off the bench, like Burks?

Tinsley is the guy stealing minutes, not Hayward, not Foye.

 

[margodydek]

I know TyCo is black, but he maybe getting orders from higher-ups. Utah has a certain reputation around the NBA. For having a certain type of crowd.
A crowd that management feels there are incentives from to push certain type of players (hayward?) over other certain types of players (burks?).

Can't believe I'm biting on this. If what you are saying is true, then management would have (1) not hired a black coach, and (2) not assembled a team with 13 black players and 2 white players. Minnesota on the other hand....

 

[infection]

Corbin needs to distribute minutes based on who will help him win. It's rough for the fans, but this is a business for Corbin, not a game.

So we're winning then, right?

 

[Hartsock]

So we're winning then, right?

I'm going to assume playing worse players won't help that either.

 

[infection]

I'm going to assume playing worse players won't help that either.

It won't. This is true. In fact, it will change very little. That's what makes this situation so funny -- the justification for playing time is based on the argument that it makes us competitive. Sure, other guys may be more polished, but whether it's veterans, young guys, or ven me on the floor, the impact (given our situation) I negligible.

 

[Getting Traded]

Foye is taking all of Burks' minutes, and he sucks, so that shows you how much the Jazz think of Burks.

 

[Revolution 9]

There is just no excuse for Foye to be playing this much. He simply isn't good enough, and his defense kills most of the offense he gives us.

In almost 30 mins tonigh he gave us 5 points, and 1 dime. That simply isn't getting it done. If I were Corbin he'd be benched for tonight's Wizard game, and Burks would get his mins.

 

[fishonjazz]

Free him!

 

[Hotdog]

Blah

 

[TheSilencer1313]

No, I think you got that turned around, 27 out of 45 played for teams with better records.

I thought it would be like you said, lots of minutes for players on crappy teams, the numbers didn't show that, but I didn't keep track of the count. But through the wonders of the internet I was able to pull the same data again today and count. It looks like the NBA updated their stats, it now shows 48 sophomores having played this year.

Alec Burks ranks 35th in minutes per game and 33 in total minutes. Kanter is 25th and 20th.

Using just Burks total minutes, there are 15 players on teams with records worse than the Jazz who have played more minutes. That means 16 (32-15-Kanter) that are playing on teams with records better than or equal to the jazz.

It is also interesting to see that most of the players that are close to Alec in minutes played were late first rounders. The closest lottery pick is Jimmer, who still gets more minutes than Alec.


take a look here

Sorry page not found.
But yes, I was waiting for someone to provide minutes per game in the context of lottery pick sophmores this year.

 

[Hotdog]

Burks isnt doing himself any favors when he keeps missing free throws.