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Burks at PG?

Hack said:
Why does Burks name constantly come up about running the point?

Hayward is a far better option for that. He creates so much better than Burks, and is a much better passer. He can even adequately guard point guards. Hayward already initiates the offense quite a bit.

But yet, for some reason, it's always let's have Burks do it. No! Burks wouldn't make for a good point guard.

If we didn't have Hayward, I'd still probably not like Burks running it. But we do have Hayward, and he's essentially a 6'8" point guard in the way that he plays.
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Don't get too hung up on the position thing.

Really we're just talking about a group of players using over simplified terms. With "Burks" at the 1 you are running a system without a traditional PG. We can do that because of who our wing players are. It is in my view preferable to the other options given who our wing players are. Teams have to guard Burks, that alone gives our wings more room to operate than they currently have. They are good enough at passing that we don't need 1 dude dedicated to that function.
 
♪alt13 said:
Don't get too hung up on the position thing.

Really we're just talking about a group of players using over simplified terms. With "Burks" at the 1 you are running a system without a traditional PG. We can do that because of who our wing players are. It is in my view preferable to the other options given who our wing players are. Teams have to guard Burks, that alone gives our wings more room to operate than they currently have. They are good enough at passing that we don't need 1 dude dedicated to that function.
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I agree with that, except have Hayward be the primary guy that brings the ball up. Burks can stay on the wing. I trust Hayward with the ball a lot more than Burks, and that's mainly the point.
 
There for sure will be stretches of games where we have Burks Hood and Hayward all on the court at the same time-- but I just don't trust this lineup in crunch time on the defensive end.

This Dante injury is a bummer in so many ways-- not because we're gonna drop a ton of wins, it just sucks losing a year's worth of development from him. Sigh.


With that said, I really think that Neto can basically absorb the role that Dante played for us last year. If he can adjust to the NBA game and play solid defensively, I really think it's Neto who closes games out towards the end of the season while Burke keeps bringing scoring off the bench with either Hood or Burks. Neto as a passer really suits the games of the rest of our team, but it would hurt to not have at least a mid-range game from him.
 
Hack said:
I agree with that, except have Hayward be the primary guy that brings the ball up. Burks can stay on the wing. I trust Hayward with the ball a lot more than Burks, and that's mainly the point.
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I don't think it matters much so long as Hayward has the ball in his hands in the halfcourt.
 
dalamon said:
Burks would simply never play an Exum role. A) that would hurt his productivity, B) I'm sure he wouldnt enjoy it at all
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What I meant was that he won't have any traditional PG duties just like Exum didn't have.

I also think that Burks would flourish in a finisher type role getting the ball in his hands when the defense is already broken.
 
♪alt13 said:
Don't get too hung up on the position thing.

Really we're just talking about a group of players using over simplified terms. With "Burks" at the 1 you are running a system without a traditional PG. We can do that because of who our wing players are. It is in my view preferable to the other options given who our wing players are. Teams have to guard Burks, that alone gives our wings more room to operate than they currently have. They are good enough at passing that we don't need 1 dude dedicated to that function.
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Exactly. If we see Burks playing point it is because we do not have enough minutes for the wings, and the PG's do not deserve more. We have so many that can start the offense. Position less basketball.
 
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