Burks Getting Trade Attention
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Maybe, just maybe, the leash is different because the talent level is different.
/Gasp
I don't know that I'd say the leash is different because talent level is different (though talent level certainly is different). I think it's more about mental makeup and maturity (not to imply Burks is flawed mentally or immature, but just that Mitchell is an extreme outlier).
sonofthebigdog
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I say send AB to the DLeague and have every play run for him and his trade value will be out of this world.
I think out of this world is right. Here in the real world, people don't make trades based on D-League stuff.
Mission Accomplished
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There are plenty of immature super stars in the league. LeBron said it when he said it is about opportunities. Mitchell gets them. Burks didn't because they were all given to Hayward when Burks was healthy. I remember the first couple of game that Burks got the ball he was averaging 20 points a game going to the free throw line gouging defenses. Now he is selfish and immature. Funny how opportunities can or lack of can create a stigma for a player.
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I find your ability to find discontent fairly remarkable. Do you remember Hood being better than Hayward? Now DL hits a grand slam in the draft (the entire league is talking about it) and now we've got Mitchell = Burks.
416Klawzz
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I never said we have to equate the two. But, if you can't find the hypocrisy then you have polished the past as well as the present. Look at Lyles or Kanter other pieces of the youth movement that got marginalized that are contributing on new teams. Hood has had opportunities where others haven't we can't really say we develop players. We develop some players while others we squander their talents.
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I'm glad we have Mitchell. He is incredible he is like an Alec Burks living up to his full potential. I'm an Alec Burks fan. Just wish Quin would treat Alec with the same treatment.
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LoPo
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I'm not an Alec Burks hater, but he is not in the same conversation as Mitchell in terms of talent, potential or anything. Here is the comparison used in the article I just shared in the "Would You Trade" thread:
The Jazz have also been linked to talks regarding often-injured guard Alec Burks, who has one more year on his deal after this season and has become somewhat expendable with the emergence and dominance of rookie Donovan Mitchell.
The Jazz have also been linked to talks regarding often-injured guard Alec Burks, who has one more year on his deal after this season and has become somewhat expendable with the emergence and dominance of rookie Donovan Mitchell.
416Klawzz
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I think he isn't a player that Coach Q trusts nor respects, so lets get a player that he trusts and respects...