Hood or Burks?

[spycam1]

I like Hood for 3 reasons. . .

#1.) His shot is so smooth, that I can see him continuing to develop into a long range assassin. We constantly talk about the development of Gobert, Favors, Hayward and especially Exum. . . well Burks and Hood are both young and developing too. If Hood takes the kind of jump that we hope Rudy and Dante make, he might beat Burks outright.

#2.) I think Burks best role is as a scoring threat off the bench. Similar to how the Jazz instantly were better by flipping the roles for Exum and Burke, I think that Hood starting and Burks wrecking havoc off the bench will be a powerful tandem.

#3.) Neither guy is an elite defender, but they both try hard under Snyder. Hood's length just makes him a better fit for the starting defense. I like the length issues that the Gobert, Favors, Hayward, Hood, Exum lineup presents.

Depends on how your define "length". To me, it's a combination of wingspan and standing reach. In that regard Burks is longer despite being the shorter one. Hood's one of those guys who basically has the same wingspan as his height (like Hayward).

 

[CALJAZZFAN]

Burks is a better player than Hood. Think the shoulder really bothered him this year and people are forgetting how good burks was the second half of last year.

With that said I think we need guys to play roles. Burks is signed so he should be more willing to accept a bench role. I think that is what he is best suited for. Coach needs to point to players like Manu, Jamal Crawford, and Lou Williams to show how it was good for their teams and their careers to come off the bench. I'm impressed with Burks attitude and think he's mature enough to accept it in stride.

Good point. Maybe I'm not giving Burks enough credit. I think his inability to hit a 3 makes him a liability in this starting lineup. I like the idea of having him come off the bench. Hopefully he likes that idea, as you noted.

 

[spycam1]

Good point. Maybe I'm not giving Burks enough credit. I think his inability to hit a 3 makes him a liability in this starting lineup. I like the idea of having him come off the bench. Hopefully he likes that idea, as you noted.

He's not the sharpshooter that I think Hood will be, but he's not completely lacking in 3-point shooting. In his 27 games this year he shot 38% on 2.5 attempts per game.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

He's not the sharpshooter that I think Hood will be, but he's not completely lacking in 3-point shooting. In his 27 games this year he shot 38% on 2.5 attempts per game.

He doesn't pull it though like Hood does. He isn't a space maker.

 

[spycam1]

He doesn't pull it though like Hood does. He isn't a space maker.

Yeah... Like I said, he's not on Hood's level of shooting, but to say he can't make a 3 is just dumb.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Yeah... Like I said, he's not on Hood's level of shooting, but to say he can't make a 3 is just dumb.

He doesn't take 3pt shots in rythym though. I remember being super mad all the time because he would get the ball for an open 3, then take like 3 dribbles and shoot a contested 3 or long 2.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Yeah but Hood is ahead of Burks in terms of where they were their rookie year.

What does that have to do with who is the better player currently?

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

What does that have to do with who is the better player currently?

Well currently Hood is the better player because currently Burks can't play basketball.

 

[spycam1]

He doesn't take 3pt shots in rythym though. I remember being super mad all the time because he would get the ball for an open 3, then take like 3 dribbles and shoot a contested 3 or long 2.

Yeah, not disagreeing with anything you've said.

For the record, I've said I see Hood being the starter before this thread was made. Assuming he can stay healthy.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Well currently Hood is the better player because currently Burks can't play basketball.

So Hood is also better than KD then too? Stop being dumb... You're better than that.

I think Hood should start but I think Burks is the better player. If he increases his 3 point attempts by one per game and still makes 38% and when he is healthy again can return to his prior year percentages around the rim then he is a really nice offensive player.

 

[LogGrad98]

I think Hood outclasses Burks right now. He is a better 3 pt shooter, plays more in control and in the flow of the game, and is at least an equal defender. And it is his rookie year. Next season he is going to overshadow Burks. I think we have our 3 and D guy, it will just take some seasoning.

 

[Hearsky]

I like Hood as the starter. He is a better shooter and with him and Hayward out there together, it opens things up for Favors and Gobert.
Plus, I still love Burks as the 6th man scoring assassin.
Burke, Burks, Ingles, Booker and some other dude make a decent second unit.

TOMIC. His name is ANTE T-O-M-I-C.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

So Hood is also better than KD then too? Stop being dumb... You're better than that.

I think Hood should start but I think Burks is the better player. If he increases his 3 point attempts by one per game and still makes 38% and when he is healthy again can return to his prior year percentages around the rim then he is a really nice offensive player.

KD was a MVP and will play again very soon.

Burks was a good off the bench guy for a really ****ty team.

Not crazy to think by the start of next year that Hood might be better than Burks. Guarantee Hood would win a game of 1 on 1 right now though..

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

KD was a MVP and will play again very soon.

Burks was a good off the bench guy for a really ****ty team.

Not crazy to think by the start of next year that Hood might be better than Burks. Guarantee Hood would win a game of 1 on 1 right now though..

Wasn't really your argument though. Could he be better than Burks next year... Maybe? I wouldn't bet on it though.

Hood has had a few good games, but it's not like the guy is 19 and has a huge development curve ahead of him. I expect him to be a little more consistent but I don't expect huge developmental strides next year. He also hasn't been the picture of health this season.

Healthy burks would smoke healthy hood one on one.

 

[aussietin]

Only problem I have with Hood is that he still overdribbles a lot of the time without much meaning (kinda like Burke), although he has been cutting down on that the past few games.

Can't realy decide between them until Burks properly gets a chance to work within Quin's system though

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Only problem I have with Hood is that he still overdribbles a lot of the time without much meaning (kinda like Burke), although he has been cutting down on that the past few games.

Can't realy decide between them until Burks properly gets a chance to work within Quin's system though

The good thing is we have both of them... We need them both. I can't watch millsap and ingles play 20 minutes a night anymore.

 

[bjunior]

burks should start and it's not even close

 

[stitches]

Burks was just starting to improve when he got injured, it took some time for some of our players to show improvements, but it seems like Quin is indeed amazing at developing young talent. I would be willing to give Burks one more healthy year under Snyder and see if he improves. At the very least he'd be a great 6th man. Not willing to give up on him, yet... On the contrary, I feel like that would be short-sighted.

BTW Quin has shown that he doesn't shy away from making lineup changes and I have faith in him giving a fair shot to both Rodney and Burks at the starting spot. The very fact that we are talking about this, shows how good people think Rodney can be.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Hood is a more natural fit in Quin's system. Burks looked out of place most of the time. Hood has adopted faster than Burks has (Hood still has 200 less minutes than Burks in Quin's system).

 

[Ron Mexico]

honestly, i think people are under-valuing Burks, and unempirically over-valuing hood.

Burks is better at nearly every facet of the game. I might be in the minority, but i stand behind burks until hood shows he's better (for real).

People are saying Hood based on his recent play. Stats from his whole rookie season are not really important in this argument. He struggled early and dealt with a lot of injuries. Now that he is healthy and getting minutes he has been playing very well.