Burks

[Weezur]

Burks is a bona fide scorer. He goes left and right fairly equally. He's able to get off his defender with ease. He gets to the free throw line at a Kobe rate.

His shot looks strange. Is it me, or does he follow through with both hands? It's almost like he uses both hands equally in his shooting.
With the shot that he has, I'm not so sure he'll be able to come off that curl and swish that shot, a la Harpring or Hornaceck. I could be wrong though...I haven't seen him come off that curl.

I'd like to see his passes more though. That's the part of his game that will set him apart from your Lance Stephensons and Shannon Browns


Come to think of it, everyone on the Jazz seem to have something strange with their shots..
Devin Harris has way too much hangtime in his shot.
CJ's got that strange lefty thing.
Bell hardly jumps on his shots and the lack of lift makes a lot of his shots come out flat.
Hayward's got a great stroke, but it's slow.
Watson's shot is just flat out strange.
Big Al's got too much of a follow through.
Josh Howard's shot is similar to Burks.
Favors has a good mechanism, but it never goes down.
Kanter and Milsap have great strokes.

But hey, if they're comfortable with it and if the shots are going in, then it's all good.

 

[Dr. Jones]

Burks is a bona fide scorer. He goes left and right fairly equally. He's able to get off his defender with ease. He gets to the free throw line at a Kobe rate.

His shot looks strange. Is it me, or does he follow through with both hands? It's almost like he uses both hands equally in his shooting.
With the shot that he has, I'm not so sure he'll be able to come off that curl and swish that shot, a la Harpring or Hornaceck. I could be wrong though...I haven't seen him come off that curl.

I'd like to see his passes more though. That's the part of his game that will set him apart from your Lance Stephensons and Shannon Browns


Come to think of it, everyone on the Jazz seem to have something strange with their shots..
Devin Harris has way too much hangtime in his shot.
CJ's got that strange lefty thing.
Bell hardly jumps on his shots and the lack of lift makes a lot of his shots come out flat.
Hayward's got a great stroke, but it's slow.
Watson's shot is just flat out strange.
Big Al's got too much of a follow through.
Josh Howard's shot is similar to Burks.
Favors has a good mechanism, but it never goes down.
Kanter and Milsap have great strokes.

But hey, if they're comfortable with it and if the shots are going in, then it's all good.

Thanks for depressing me ..

 

[Weezur]

Thanks for depressing me ..

Sorry, what I meant to say was:

"Burks will be the next D-Wade mixed with the dominance on Dwight Howard, the court vision of Lebron James, and the clutch of Brian Scalabrine"

 

[NUMBERICA]

No one hit the jackpot harder in this draft than the Nets with Marshon Brooks. I was straight hating on that dude but he's looking insanely legit.

 

[Dr. Jones]

Sorry, what I meant to say was:

"Burks will be the next D-Wade mixed with the dominance on Dwight Howard, the court vision of Lebron James, and the clutch of Brian Scalabrine"

Thanks bro .. feeling a bit better now. We Fanz are a fragile bunch.

 

[Dr. Jones]

No one hit the jackpot harder in this draft than the Nets with Marshon Brooks. I was straight hating on that dude but he's looking insanely legit.

Guy can score .. we knew that.

 

[NUMBERICA]

As far as Burks goes, he'll probably be good. I have a tough time seeing how he fits exactly but I'd like to see him get enough minutes to play with any comfort level whatsoever.

We've seen some superb flashes for sure and he gets to the line with the best of them (so to speak). But we'll see.

 

[Dr. Jones]

As far as Burks goes, he'll probably be good. I have a tough time seeing how he fits exactly but I'd like to see him get enough minutes to play with any comfort level whatsoever.

We've seen some superb flashes for sure and he gets to the line with the best of them (so to speak). But we'll see.

Word for word.

 

[Joe Bagadonuts]

No one hit the jackpot harder in this draft than the Nets with Marshon Brooks. I was straight hating on that dude but he's looking insanely legit.

He's incredible... if all you care about is scoring.

 

[Joe Bagadonuts]

Right near the end of the game last night there was a loose ball near midcourt. Burks took a giant step to get a finger on it and somehow dribbled it between his outstretched legs then gained control with his other hand. That was the moment I realized that those of you who have been hyping his ball handling skills know what you are talking about. It was an amazing move.

 

[Dr. Jones]

Right near the end of the game last night there was a loose ball near midcourt. Burks took a giant step to get a finger on it and somehow dribbled it between his outstretched legs then gained control with his other hand. That was the moment I realized that those of you who have been hyping his ball handling skills know what you are talking about. It was an amazing move.

You're welcome. //\\

Nice and I agree. He's got lots of potential, just want to see him get it.

 

[NUMBERICA]

He's incredible... if all you care about is scoring.

Six assists one turnover tonight? 19.36 PER? Lower usage rate than Burks? Sixth highest PPS (on 47/40/75) in the entire league for his position?

Like it or not, scoring does matter in the NBA. In fact, it's harder to find someone that can do it often and efficiently than just about any other skill. Four years in college or not, whatever, the kid looks like he has it.

Whether playing and scoring the right way can get nurtured in the toxic situation he is in or will shortly be in is another question.

 

[Nate505]

His Colorado connection alone makes him one of my favorite players on the team. Granted, he has a lot of areas to improve on, mostly becoming more of a team oriented player, but in terms of talent he has a ton of it, and damn if he isn't super aggressive.

 

[Craig K. Manscill]

Burks has a certain knack to driving to the hole, I noticed. He tends to elevate at a low speed, but his roll is as precise as ever. Hopefully what we will see is a Burks with a few dimes and rebounds instead of all points in the cracker jack howard.

- Craig

 

[candrew]

I've watched a lot of Marshon Brooks this year. It looked like he was going to be another one dimensional rookie, but this guy is getting scary good and fast. He's a dead eye jump shooter who can also put the ball on the floor and score from many angles. He also a good passer and rebounds very well for a 2.

I know Irving gets all the hype but right now this kid is a close two for ROY.

 

[MVP]

During Millsap's rookie year he had a game with 20 points, 17 boards, 4 blocks, 4 steals, 3 assists. How does he get overlooked or underated so much? Burks is good and all, but he's not as exciting as Millsap was.

Well, Millsap was fundamentaly sound and solid but not to many highlight plays in his rookie season as far as I remember - quiet, good, hard working player just getting the job done. Just in my opinion - Burks has some kind of charizma into him, some kind of crazy/wild unpredictable twist which is exciting to watch, thats it.

Plus he never had game you describing in his rookie year. Those are his season highs, not during one game. 15pts, 17reb, 1st,2blk... was his rebounding high game and his pt high game was 20pts, 7reb, 2ast 2blk.

 

[Jazz Spazz]

I've watched a lot of Marshon Brooks this year. It looked like he was going to be another one dimensional rookie, but this guy is getting scary good and fast. He's a dead eye jump shooter who can also put the ball on the floor and score from many angles. He also a good passer and rebounds very well for a 2.

I know Irving gets all the hype but right now this kid is a close two for ROY.

I'm not going to look up my old posts saying I thought Brooks was going to be really good.
I remember most of the posts against him were that he could be a headcase, and that he thinks he's the 2nd coming of Jordan, only better.

So far he does look pretty good.
I would say I wish we took him, but I think Burks has grown on me.

 

[Chris]

Being a Providence alum (Class of '00), I like what Marshon Brooks brought to PC. He was a steal where he was taken in the draft. I was hoping the Jazz would realize how valuable he was, but I like Burks' upside. I think he's a real talent, and a better all-around talent than Marshon.

When it comes to scoring, I really don't think that's been a problem before or since Ben Handlogten was getting serious minutes. It's defense that the Jazz (as a team) have been lacking for some time. Not this year. Not now. I love it. So, yeah, I like Marshon a ton, but we have a greater need for what Burks brings to the table.

 

[NUMBERICA]

So, yeah, I like Marshon a ton, but we have a greater need for what Burks brings to the table.

How so? As in, what exactly DOES Burks bring to the table that Brooks doesn't, and if there's anything, does that offset what Brooks does better than Burks (almost everything to this point, apparently)?

 

[BluesRocker]

Is it just me, or is Alec Burks not as tall as advertised? He looks more like 6'3, 6'4, instead of 6'6. I know all nba players are listed taller than they really are but he looks alot shorter.