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NBA Columnist/Cavs Insider Sam Amico: "Jazz have made Burks available"

Jazz4ever said:
Uh, no, just no. Burks has only had 1 game over 15 minutes this year, which is the minimum time needed to get into the flow and make a contribution. But besides that fact, when you draft a player very young like Burks its understood he will have very bad stretches. If you are not going to let him play through them, you either draft seniors or trade the pick. Burks put in the time all summer at P3, improved his vertical by several inches, was shooting lights out in preseason, and has only been given one game over 15 minutes. Granted Caroll has been playing great lately, but wasn't early on.
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He was given more than 15 minutes out of position. He was expected to run an offense from a position he's never played competitively, with players he has no chemistry with. On top of that, he now plays like a scared puppy, afraid to do one of the few things he does well as not to disrupt the offense (apparently). Or did he actually get 15+ minutes as a SG? I don't remember that.
 
bjunior said:
Well, at least it's Foye and not Braille who takes minutes from Burks. That's an improvement over last year.
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Agree 100% with this.
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theNBAnerd said:
you have it backwards though. you don't develop a guy by giving him minutes he hasn't earned. you help him develop and THEN he gets minutes. burks had a 4-game stretch to show he was ready to make a positive difference and he didn't. again, that's fine. he's young, he's inconsistent, he'll get more shots and HE WILL GET BETTER. right now, he has no beef based on the way he has performed, and he understands that. you should, too.
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He has earned the right to play, and that is where we disagree. He showed us last year he can play, has talent, and belongs in this league. You say summer league, and pre-season means nothing. Why do coaches always say its important in a players development. Burks exceeded expectations, and it means zero? Really?

What more does he have to prove? He simply hasn't got any consistent time this year?


"he's inconsistent," well that describes Foye to a tee.
 
Darkwing Duck said:
Exceeded expectations? He hero balled well against summer league players.
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What did you expect of him in summer league? to average a triple double in 25 minutes a game?

He went out and dominated and was probably the best player in orlando. And he didn't just play hero ball, he also passed the ball ok and rebounded the ball exceptionally.
 
"Jazz guard Alec Burks continued to make his case for an increased role next season by putting up 22 points, seven rebounds and five assists to bring his Summer League scoring average to 19.5 a game"

"Second-year guard Alec Burks stole the show with a 31-point performance in just 29 minutes of play. A minor contributor for the Jazz last year, Burks will force his way into the lineup with more efforts like this one."

Those were a couple of summaries of games in the orlando summer league
 
theNBAnerd said:
you have it backwards though. you don't develop a guy by giving him minutes he hasn't earned. you help him develop and THEN he gets minutes. burks had a 4-game stretch to show he was ready to make a positive difference and he didn't. again, that's fine. he's young, he's inconsistent, he'll get more shots and HE WILL GET BETTER. right now, he has no beef based on the way he has performed, and he understands that. you should, too.
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The "Burks got 4 games to show what he can do" narrative is laughable and you know it. He played 7,9,14, and 10 minutes in that grand showcase. I can put up 4 game stretches of all our players who stunk in 4 game stretches.

Burks "problem" is that he doesn't fit in a 2nd unit that has to include Tinsley and Foye. He hasn't played his way out of a job. The Jazz have picked Foye to do the only job he can do. The question goes back to why the Jazz added Foye at all. It's not like he signed to compete for the backup 2. So what exactly was the plan for Burks all along?
 
Relax, ppl when the schedule becomes more "home" oriented Burks will see increased playing time. Right now playing the vets on the road heavy part of the schedule is the right move. Let's wait till the start of December to continue the Free Burks stuff.
 
Lion's Roar said:
Relax, ppl when the schedule becomes more "home" oriented Burks will see increased playing time. Right now playing the vets on the road heavy part of the schedule is the right move. Let's wait till the start of December to continue the Free Burks stuff.
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This sounds like a serious post so I'll treat it as one. How have those vets performed on the road so far?
 
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