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gregbroncs said:
Wow so Burks compares favorably to an 18 year old rookie?
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Exum is 18 now?

He just gets younger and younger. (He just turned 20 this summer which tells me he was 19 when he was drafted....... He never played an nba game as an 18 year old)
 
Burks has been getting better and better from 3 each year pretty much culminating in his highest percentage of his career last season.

Also had a career high from the free throw line last year (I think it was the highest on the team as well)

Also averaged a career high in assists last year.


Just wait until Snyder is able to work with him for a full year.
 
karl malone said:
1. I do realize that he has made huge improvements regarding his 3-pt shooting, I just believe that (depending on who the PG ends up being) that the starting unit needs a volume 3-pt shooter in the lineup, which Hood (imo) is more capable of providing than Burks.

2. Imo, he needs to do it for more than 27 games (or however many games he played) to be considered a consistently above average 3-pt shooter.

3. Over-dribbling/not seeing the pass to be made are part of my concerns regarding his fit in our offensive system. Off-ball defense is one of my concerns regarding his fit in our defensive system.

4. I agree with what you said regarding his defensive ability & believe that he has the potential to (& eventually will) become an above average defender, I just don't think he's there yet.
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You saying Burks needs more than 27 games of shooting the 3 well is funny, considering your stance. We have a small size on Hood. Alec also shot pretty decent from 3 in 13'-14'. His career trajectory is ab upward climb year after year. I too like Hood a lot, and have extremely high hopes for him, but lets not act like we have a huge NBA sample size on him just yet. He was great at the end of last year, but Alec has also done a lot of improving, and is more proven in the NBA. Training camp, and preseason will be very interesting. This, my friends, is an awesome problem to have. W/ Alec injured and out, and Hood injured and a rookie, our SG production sucked last year. Now we have two guys who look more than capable, w/o hitting the market.
 
I'm excited he's back. I really am. My gut tells me he'll be the same old Burks, a really solid rotation guy but nothing special and a guy who makes far too many bonehead mistakes at times or misses too many free throws or does other **** where we all collectively sigh. And sigh not because he sucks but moreso at the concept that we all know he has all the physical ability and tools and skill and alpha mentality. He just can't put it all together.

Hopefully I'm wrong though and he becomes a brilliant 15.5/4/4 guy off the bench.
 
Sexual Favors said:
You saying Burks needs more than 27 games of shooting the 3 well is funny, considering your stance. We have a small size on Hood. Alec also shot pretty decent from 3 in 13'-14'. His career trajectory is ab upward climb year after year. I too like Hood a lot, and have extremely high hopes for him, but lets not act like we have a huge NBA sample size on him just yet. He was great at the end of last year, but Alec has also done a lot of improving, and is more proven in the NBA. Training camp, and preseason will be very interesting. This, my friends, is an awesome problem to have. W/ Alec injured and out, and Hood injured and a rookie, our SG production sucked last year. Now we have two guys who look more than capable, w/o hitting the market.
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Where they end up at the end of their rookie year is kind of the baseline that all future improvement is measured from, where it all starts so to say. Hood has a higher base than Burks.
 
Cunning Linguist said:
I'm excited he's back. I really am. My gut tells me he'll be the same old Burks, a really solid rotation guy but nothing special and a guy who makes far too many bonehead mistakes at times or misses too many free throws or does other **** where we all collectively sigh. And sigh not because he sucks but moreso at the concept that we all know he has all the physical ability and tools and skill and alpha mentality. He just can't put it all together.

Hopefully I'm wrong though and he becomes a brilliant 15.5/4/4 guy off the bench.
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non believer.
 
LogGrad98 said:
Where they end up at the end of their rookie year is kind of the baseline that all future improvement is measured from, where it all starts so to say. Hood has a higher base than Burks.
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Burks was younger than hood in his rookie season fwiw...... I think Burks was 19 when he was drafted and I think hood was 21.

Also you have to factor in the corbin factor and Burks lack of playing time his rookie year
 
fishonjazz said:
Burks was younger than hood in his rookie season fwiw...... I think Burks was 19 when he was drafted and I think hood was 21.

Also you have to factor in the corbin factor and Burks lack of playing time his rookie year
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Burks was 20 at the youngest.

He spent 2 years in college.
 
Hood was a year and nine months older than Burks before playing each of their respective first NBA games.

That's significant. So is having either Corbin for three years or Coach K for a year.

Hopefully Burks has learned a lot the last 12 months under Quin, feels infinitely more relaxed and confident, has grown his Bball iq, and will play much more inherently intelligent on the court.
 
Cy said:
Burks was 20 at the youngest.

He spent 2 years in college.
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Ya he was 19 when he was drafted..... 20 when the season started.
 
akirac73 said:
I don't need to try to control you
Look into my eyes and I'll own you with them moves like Jordan
I've got the moves like Jordan
I've got the mo-oo-oo-oo-ves like Jordan
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2 things
1st that song is awful the regular versiuon, yours be good gfor bulls fans
2nd Jazz fans hate Jordan since he crushed Utah in the finals. Didnt even go to 7 games.lol
 
AB just a rotation guy buy Favors is an allstar and Gobert is a future hall of famer and Hayward is a future all star,, Yall havee zero bball iq. Anytime any of you clowns are in Colorado and want to test my knowledge of the game I love meet me at the court with cash and put your money where your big mouths are, Cuz i do. I back my **** and willing to prove it
 
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