"You Gotta Love It Baby" Official Jazz thread

[Donuthole]

Please tell me he's not destined to be Jamal Crawford his whole career. I hate Crawford. I've always hated him. I hate that he gets way too much attention and way too much playing time for throwing up horrible shots every night just because some nights he gets lucky and some of them fall. Crawford can be an absolute monster some nights, and then others he might as well being wearing the other team's uniform.

I get the feeling that is what we're going to get out of Burks. Some nights the refs will call it when he gets bumped and a few of his wobbly attempts will drop, and he'll put up a sparkling stat line. Then the next night the refs won't be blowing their whistles, his jump shot base will look different on every jumper he takes, and while he'll get 8.7 from the Russian judge for shot difficulty he won't score any actual points for technical merit.

Sadly, Burks is on record stating that he models his game after Jamal Crawford.

[BGRTHNUMEGO]

Sadly, Burks is on record stating that he models his game after Jamal Crawford.

Is this some sort of sick joke?

[smokymountainrain]

Sadly, Burks is on record stating that he models his game after Jamal Crawford.

He has said this and I agree with BGR that it would be awful if Burks becomes a Jamal Crawford clone.

Having said that, I just don't see him as a Crawford type. First, Crawford is a shooter. That's what he does, it's who he is. Hot and cold. Doesn't defend.

Burks would prefer to attack the basket, get lay ups and go to the FT line. Also, and this may be the apologist in me, he is more than a willing passer and he has an interest in going to the glass. Also, I feel like he cares and is aggressive defensively.

If we're talking ceiling or potential, he just so much more Harden than Crawford. He'll never be as good as Harden, but he plays more like Harden than Crawford despite what he says.

Right now, he needs to figure how to hit a jump shot. Since he's been with the Jazz, he's never been as bad shooting the ball as he has in the last nine games.

[BGRTHNUMEGO]

Right now, he needs to figure how to hit a jump shot. Since he's been with the Jazz, he's never been as bad shooting the ball as he has in the last nine games.

His jumper looks different every time he takes it. Ray Allen says the two most important aspects of his jump shot are getting his feet right and then releasing it from the same point of his jump each time. Burks is so variable on those two things, and then compounds the issue by shooting such a flat shot. I do hope that at the very least we'll see him bump his FT% up to the high 70's this season.

[smokymountainrain]

His jumper looks different every time he takes it. Ray Allen says the two most important aspects of his jump shot are getting his feet right and then releasing it from the same point of his jump each time. Burks is so variable on those two things, and then compounds the issue by shooting such a flat shot. I do hope that at the very least we'll see him bump his FT% up to the high 70's this season.

I think with consistent minutes and getting to the line 5-6 times a game on a regular basis, he'll be around 80%.

[Donuthole]

Is this some sort of sick joke?

October fools! Wait. Dang.

[Blueintheface]

I like Alec's game and hope that in 2013 he doesn't think emulating a chucker is a great idea. I think he's much closer to Harden than Crawford (as SMR said).

[cougjunkie]

I like Alec's game and hope that in 2013 he doesn't think emulating a chucker is a great idea. I think he's much closer to Harden than Crawford (as SMR said).

You are crazy. Crawford is his ceiling. He will never touch Harden.

[Blueintheface]

You are crazy. Crawford is his ceiling. He will never touch Harden.

Stop calling me Shirley. I think you know this already but I'll clarify; Burks will never touch Harden, but his style-of-play will.

[MarkGrace]

Bit annoyed at g-time's camp on this one but glad the jazz didn't cave.

[Maximus]

Bit annoyed at g-time's camp on this one but glad the jazz didn't cave.

they will end up paying more for him in the summer.

[Surfah]

they will end up paying more for him in the summer.

I think so too.

[Donuthole]

they will end up paying more for him in the summer.

More than what? What were his demands as of yesterday?

[Jacob]

they will end up paying more for him in the summer.

I agree with MG, glad the Jazz didn't cave. There is too much risk to pay more than 10m per year right now. Hayward could have a major injury. He could look like he's destined to be a 2nd or 3rd fiddle (likely) and his 3 pt % will likely drop below 40% due to his new role. In that case, the Jazz make it clear that they will match any offer, and he may not even get one a la Pekovic with Minnesota this summer.. With the risk involved, even if the Jazz have to pay an extra 5-8 million over 4 years next summer, this is the smart move. Paul George made his money in the playoffs. Hayward won't have the same opportunity to impress. He'll not sniff the All-Start game, so he won't get a Cousins/George type offer. He is almost certain to get a Tyreke Evans offer, or better, but I'm sure they offered him that much already. Fortunately, Doc Rivers won't have any cap space!

[The_Douger]

Is he really worth all that much? Until he shows us he's better than a third banana, I don't think you cave on this.