The return of Alec Burks!!!!!

[fishonjazz]

It was never reported he would be out 6-8 weeks. We just assumed that because that's what it said when we googled the injury and that's what reporters said around how long others had taken. I don't think their ever was an official projected timeline given by the Jazz.

I actually provided a link earlier to a report that said Burks (Burks specifically, not just a random person with that injury) would be out 6-8 weeks.
Also, jazz reporters and local sports people here in Utah often talked about he was supposed to return to the court around the all star break.

We also got numerous confirmations that the surgery went well and there were no setbacks.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I actually provided a link earlier to a report that said Burks (Burks specifically, not just a random person with that injury) would be out 6-8 weeks.
Also, jazz reporters and local sports people here in Utah often talked about he was supposed to return to the court around the all star break.

We also got numerous confirmations that the surgery went well and there were no setbacks.

re-linkg me

 

[nateboz]

im pretty sure it's not up to Burks. Needs to be cleared to play by team doctors, good lord.

I'm pretty sure it is up to him. Do you honestly think Karl Malone would put up with team doctors telling him he's healthy but can't play cause his right leg can kick a ball further then his left leg? Hell no.

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[nateboz]

It was never reported he would be out 6-8 weeks. We just assumed that because that's what it said when we googled the injury and that's what reporters said around how long others had taken. I don't think their ever was an official projected timeline given by the Jazz.

Except everyone who reported that he was hurt was expected to miss 6-8 weeks. As well as he was choosing surgury to heal closer to the 6 week mark. No reason to link every single person cause they all said the same thing. Including the NBA savant, Yahoo's wojo.

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[Saint Cy of JFC]

Except everyone who reported that he was hurt was expected to miss 6-8 weeks. As well as he was choosing surgury to heal closer to the 6 week mark. No reason to link every single person cause they all said the same thing. Including the NBA savant, Yahoo's wojo.

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It seemed like everyone was reporting that based off past similar injuries, not anything official said by the Jazz.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

https://sports.yahoo.com/news/sources--jazz-s-alec-burks-sidelined-at-least-six-weeks-203840269.html

Utah Jazz guard Alec Burks has sustained an ankle fracture and is expected to miss a minimum of six weeks, league sources told Yahoo Sports.

I don't see anything about 6-8 weeks, I just see at least 6 weeks.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I found this tweet from another national reporter

Jeff ZillgittVerified account
‏@JeffZillgitt Jeff Zillgitt Retweeted USA TODAY Sports NBA
Burks looking at about an eight-week absence and post-All Star break return.

I see no source on this though, so that tells me he just googled similar injuries and surgeries and shot from the hip.

So Woj, the respected reporter, actually made the sourced tweet and it never gave a timeline for recovery, just that he would be out at least 6 weeks.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I looked at Hoopshype database for Alec Burks news stories and it seems like the tweet above, from Jeff Zillgitt, was the first one giving a timeline of 6-8 weeks. Every other report just said "at least 6 weeks" or "out indefinitely". So it appears to me that there was never an expected timeline given.

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

Except everyone who reported that he was hurt was expected to miss 6-8 weeks. As well as he was choosing surgury to heal closer to the 6 week mark. No reason to link every single person cause they all said the same thing. Including the NBA savant, Yahoo's wojo.

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Everyone except the team

 

[nateboz]

Out indefinitely is a cop out answer. Every time a player gets hurt that's a generic answer.

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[Thee Jazz Fan]

I'm pretty sure it is up to him. Do you honestly think Karl Malone would put up with team doctors telling him he's healthy but can't play cause his right leg can kick a ball further then his left leg? Hell no.

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It was a different game back then. Even Malone's hands would be tied today. No one plays unless cleared by team docs

 

[nateboz]

Everyone except the team

Yeah. The team NEVER gives a time frame. So that's a lame response.

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