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Who is the choice at SG?

Burks should have been the start from the beginning. He is the future while Bell and CJ are part of the past. Burks defense is not as bad as people think. It certainly not any worse than Bell and CJ. Those guys can't guard a lamp post anymore.
 
cowhide said:
Burks should have been the start from the beginning. He is the future while Bell and CJ are part of the past. Burks defense is not as bad as people think. It certainly not any worse than Bell and CJ. Those guys can't guard a lamp post anymore.
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It's not his defense. I just don't think he is mentally ready to handle starting yet. I understand people wanting to throw him in the fire to see what he can do, but i think he needs some prep work and marinating first.
 
The Thriller said:
Burks.

He can learn to play defense.

Raja and CJ cannot learn how to play defense and offense.
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What makes you think Burks will be any different? I mean he was not a good defender in college. He looked way too lax to me. I'm willing to give him a chance now, but he hasn't shown me anything yet to make me believe he will defend at this level.

I guess I'm hoping that eventually he plays adequate defense, and is an elite or really good scorer. I can live with that.
 
Cyrone Torbin said:
It's not his defense. I just don't think he is mentally ready to handle starting yet. I understand people wanting to throw him in the fire to see what he can do, but i think he needs some prep work and marinating first.
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You can always make Burks' "rotation" be the 1st 8-10 of the 1st and 3rd (we did that with CJ a couple years ago, Chicago did it with Bogans last year, etc.).

But that's not really the decision. Bell hurts us much more than any of the other 4 do. So Ty's only decision should be who he starts ahead of Bell next to Hayward, and then which 2 guys play the second unit. So if he'd rather Howard/Hayward or CJ/Hayward start to keep Burks on the second unit, that's fine.
 
I would say CJ would be my choice as starter now. I like the streak outside shooting he brings. He always played better as a starter last year also.
 
In a starting unit featuring Harris, Jefferson, and Hayward, which will be happy barely touching the ball in the offense?
 
freakazoid said:
Bell starting 70+ games and us making it to the playoffs also means that hell has frozen over and pigs have learned to fly.
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Well the world is supposed to end this year so if hell is going to freeze and pigs are going to fly now is the time to do it.
 
Anyone who says Burks isn't a good defender is stupid. He is a rookie playing his first few games in the NBA. It's a whole different game than in college, he has to get the pace of the game down. He made 2 steals in 9 minutes even though it was against scrubs, he still has a lot of potential to be a solid defender. If you give him minutes, his defense will improve. I haven't seen many rookies come into the NBA and be lock down defenders...
 
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