Burks is a good 7th man off the bench for a contending team. Him and noel are low maintenance guys that rarely commit mistakes or won't hurt the flow of the game. I can see why thibs likes both of them over Robinson and knox

technomaster wrote:Burks looks like an order of magnitude more skilled than Ellington/Bullock, Dotson. Brings much more to the table at this point. (You might say Dot's upside might be a Burks-type player)

Dot never had Burks upside since he had no real playmaking skill. Burks is a quality starting nba wing who fits the modern game.

Welpee wrote:Well, let's not overreact to one pre-season game. Bullock and Ellington had their moments too.

But he's a much better player than both of them. He's proven it in his career.

wargames wrote:I think he would be a really good candidate to build up and then trade to a contender for a young player buried on the bench.

Like Romeo Langford on the Celtics or RJ Hampton on Denver. They have talent but are buried so deep on their rosters a contributor like Burks or Rivers has more value

Maybe but at some point we have to keep players that fit. Burks is the one supporting cast piece who feels like a fit. The reality is only Barrett and Toppin are players we know the front office is committed to. I really want to believe they will come around on Mitch too. Quickley is a potentially good complimentary player, as is Rivers. But Burks is really the only sure thing in terms of a player who can be plugged in without issue around this core group and be an impact player. Eventually we have to keep some of these players instead of just ship them out and rinse and repeat.

wargames wrote:I think he would be a really good candidate to build up and then trade to a contender for a young player buried on the bench.

Like Romeo Langford on the Celtics or RJ Hampton on Denver. They have talent but are buried so deep on their rosters a contributor like Burks or Rivers has more value

Why would you give up a quality player for a young player who's trash.

Is your goal to stock pile below avg young players. We haven't done jack with our own young players

Nalod wrote:

knicks1248 wrote:

wargames wrote:I think he would be a really good candidate to build up and then trade to a contender for a young player buried on the bench.

Like Romeo Langford on the Celtics or RJ Hampton on Denver. They have talent but are buried so deep on their rosters a contributor like Burks or Rivers has more value

Why would you give up a quality player for a young player who's trash.

Is your goal to stock pile below avg young players. We haven't done jack with our own young players

Its not his goal. He is having a discussion with adults. Its an opinion.
This is where someone asks why have we not done jack with our own young players........

Thank you!

Also every year some players become better. In theory the whole purpose of this year is to get the youth better. It’s been about a week of training camp and two preseason games. Maybe this year we do see some development. I mean say what you will at least the kids were playing better defense out there. It takes time but you got to add to it.

Also Burks is literally a 1 year contract. He’s a FA next year and can leave regardless. Better to flip him to a young piece and try again.

Knixkik wrote:

wargames wrote:I think he would be a really good candidate to build up and then trade to a contender for a young player buried on the bench.

Like Romeo Langford on the Celtics or RJ Hampton on Denver. They have talent but are buried so deep on their rosters a contributor like Burks or Rivers has more value

Maybe but at some point we have to keep players that fit. Burks is the one supporting cast piece who feels like a fit. The reality is only Barrett and Toppin are players we know the front office is committed to. I really want to believe they will come around on Mitch too. Quickley is a potentially good complimentary player, as is Rivers. But Burks is really the only sure thing in terms of a player who can be plugged in without issue around this core group and be an impact player. Eventually we have to keep some of these players instead of just ship them out and rinse and repeat.

Burks should of got a 2 year deal for early bird rights

Jmpasq wrote:

knicks1248 wrote:

wargames wrote:I think he would be a really good candidate to build up and then trade to a contender for a young player buried on the bench.

Like Romeo Langford on the Celtics or RJ Hampton on Denver. They have talent but are buried so deep on their rosters a contributor like Burks or Rivers has more value

Why would you give up a quality player for a young player who's trash.

Is your goal to stock pile below avg young players. We haven't done jack with our own young players

Seriously we have enough bad young players

Exactly. We have 3 young players (RJ, Obi, and Mitch ) who really have the opportunity to turn into something and I’d rather keep the players who actually fit around them and can help them progress. Burks and Quickley to me can do that.

In my opinion we have 5 keepers so far, guys to invest in:

Core: Barrett, Toppin, Robinson
Supporting cast: Burks and Quickley

So basically 5 out of 10 long-term rotation pieces I feel good about today.