The Official Will Alec Burks Fit into this team next year? thread

[sgjazzfan]

Give him Burke's role off the bench. He won't do any worse, and can actually play some defense. I think he will score 15-17 points off the bench shooting about .420/.330/.750 which is a big improvement over Burke.

 

[Xsy]

Burks being healthy can only make this team better. Whether he's a starter, or coming off the bench, his presence will be felt in a positive way. Quin is a smart coach. He'll figure out the best way to utilize Alec's strengths.

 

[candrew]

So using a possession below the league average is acceptable??

Burks didn't even get 25 games in before he hurt his shoulder - I wouldn't take any of his stats to heart. If healthy all year I'm sure most of his numbers would have improved just like they have every other season.

 

[Xsy]

I'm pretty sure his shoulder had been giving him problems all season. He hasn't played at 100% for a while.

 

[Revolution 9]

With Burks attending film sessions, and traveling with the team I feel good. I think he is part of the core, wants to be here, and will be very in tune with everyone next year. Burks is a beast of the bench, and I think he's going to take another step next year.

 

[TheStormofWar]

With Burks attending film sessions, and traveling with the team I feel good. I think he is part of the core, wants to be here, and will be very in tune with everyone next year. Burks is a beast of the bench, and I think he's going to take another step next year.

Got to agree with this. One telling thing is that he's trying to stay in tune with what's happening. He was a mid-teens scoring SG who can play some PG and has the size to play some SF as well. Even with Exum, Hood, and Hayward, there will be plenty of minutes. He was also having a decent season before his shoulder went south. There is a place on this team for him, and given Quin's "Mad Scientist" tendencies, they'll figure something out.

Burks, we love you man. Come back soon, eh?

 

[Qman]

To me you replace some of Trey Burke's really inefficient possessions with Alec's slight better possession is a win. And Burks provides better defense and rebounding.

 

[Carbon13]

Burks will be our bench scorer. I think our bench will give a much different look from our starters. Could be neat!

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

First. Just want to say the rodent is dumb. Had to get that out of the way.

Second. Burks wasn't right physically he was less aggressive because of this. He looked to drive less and shot more jumpers then he looked to drive and was getting to the line less.

Batman missed this because rodent brains are small. Not really his fault I guess.

 

[enchilada_style]

We'd be a better team if Alec was our 6th man rather than Trey. I think Quin will know early on what role to put Alec in.

 

[SojoDave]

I'm pretty drunk on Rodney Hood Kool-Aid right now, but I would start Rodney and bring Alec off the bench. Rodney spaces the floor better and has a mid-range game. I think Alec could come off the bench and draw fouls and get to the line. We need another shooter off the bench to space with Alec or the lane will get pretty tight.

 

[BabyPeterzz]

To me you replace some of Trey Burke's really inefficient possessions with Alec's slight better possession is a win. And Burks provides better defense and rebounding.

This. If anyone should be sweating their job, once Alec returns, it's Trey. Alec will take some of his minutes, and hopefully a healthy handful of his shots.