Thank You Houdini

[Saint Cy of JFC]

He had his moments.

 

[Bawse Dawg]

So long Not Kawhi Leonard.

It was fun being hyped about your potential and rooting for you to be awesome. Never quite got there, but some fun layups. Best of luck.

 

[candrew]

Burks getting a lot of love from The Jazz players on Twitter.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

I want a highlight reel set to “I will remember you” like right now.

 

[JimLes]

The highlight of the first Jazz game I saw in person was Alec dunking.

 

[stormkoopacv03]

I will say, I'm certainly gonna miss AB's Houdini trick shots. I'm sure he'll do just fine over there, I wish him luck.

 

[stitches]

Yep. He had regular appearance from me in the recurring "players I irrationally love" threads on the general board or RealGM. I love AB... and also was regularly frustrated by him... but mostly I love him. His career took a hit by injuries and he was never the same but he also provided us with some of the most spectacular moments of Jazz basketball during his stay.

I wish him nothing but the best and I really hope he gets more of a chance to play in Cleveland and get his career back on track.

 

[Nate505]

One of my sentimental favorite Jazz players ever, mostly because he went to Colorado and before Burks, Colorado had a pretty big drought of sending players to the NBA. I hope he has a career renaissance in Cleveland and gets another contract in the NBA.

 

[Nate505]

AB didn't pan out on the court but dude battled through injuries and carried himself well as a Jazzman. Deserves to be cheered for the rest of his career when he's playing in SL.

I'd be surprised if he got booed. While he wasn't quite the fan favorite say Demarre Carroll was, he was fairly popular during his time here.

 

[The Jazz Wonderbra]

Once upon a time Burks looked better than Hayward. He had a stretch of 25+ pt games and looked to be developing as a threat from the outside.

Then he got injured and then injured again and a coaching change and it was not to be. I am a Burks fan and have been for a long time.

But... clearly need more shooting to spread the floor and I think this helps. Shooting is contagious and Korver is lethal even if he is 37.

 

[Deleted member 848]

Man, this is forever my favourite clip of AB. High spirits, fresh off of an excellent game in the playoffs where the team needed him— and he excelled.

Excellent comradery— everyone was so happy for him.

It’s a bummer this season has gone the way it has, & now he’s out the door— but I’m glad he turned it around before he left.

Good luck AB. I’ll miss you.

 

[cctrackstar]

he was my favorite for a long time. sad it turned out this way. best of luck to the guy.