[QUOTE]Buks wants a bigger role next season
Alec Burks wanted no part of a contract extension talk on Thursday afternoon.
"This is something that I
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[QUOTE]Buks wants a bigger role next season
Alec Burks wanted no part of a contract extension talk on Thursday afternoon.
"This is something that I
[QUOTE]University of Kentucky freshman All-Southeastern Conference selection James Young will forego his sophomore season and enter his name in this year's NBA Draft.
[QUOTE]His comments prelude a big summer for he and shooting guard Alec Burks. Both are heading into the fourth and final seasons of their respective rookie contracts. Both are eligible for extensions beginning in July. And if that window of opportunity slides through with nothing accomplished, both will be heading into contract years in 2014
Jody Genessy: Dennis Lindsey said Jazz management and Ty Corbin will take a short while to "decompress" before any decisions are made about future coach. Twitter @DJJazzyJody
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[QUOTE]Enes Kanter was borderline hilarious with the media on Thursday afternoon, cracking jokes, smiling and generally being comfortable in front of a crowd.
But locker room clean-out day for the Jazz yielded a more serious side to Utah
[QUOTE]Jazz are in a better place than most lottery teams. They have better young talent. [/QUOTE]
Debatable. They have no sure fire star. Doesn't matter how many good young players you have if you have no stars. You want to be the Nuggets?
[QUOTE]They have the aforementioned shot to add to that young talent. They are not burdened by heavy, undesirable contracts. They have money to spend.[/QUOTE]
They really don't. They have to save money for Burks and Kanter so spending past next season is limited.
[QUOTE]As for those players they already have, those guys got the W-L record all of us predicted they
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Dennis Lindsey: "Enes can really shoot the ball and Derrick can really anchor a defense from a rebounding, shot-blocking standpoint."[/QUOTE]
Remains to be seen as far as Derrick goes. He's getting paid to be that guy anyway.
[QUOTE]Jazz GM Dennis Lindsey thinks those who claim a Favors/Kanter pairing can't work made a "premature opinion." DL: "Frankly, that's nonsense."[/QUOTE]
It is premature but unless they show they can make it work soon you might have to make a decision.
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Dennis Lindsey laughed when asked about young players getting big minutes but not starting together until late. "I heard that
Trey Burke on John Lucas III: "He's meant a lot.... He's been like a big brother to me to be honest with you. I could talk to him about anything. We compete against each other every day....You can't say enough about a guy like John because he sacrificed a lot for the team. He makes sure I do the right things, and I appreciate it."
Dennis Lindsey on Gordon Hayward: "I think he needs to have more fun."
Trey Burke: "I think that I can take it up another notch of trying to be a leader. I'm no longer a rookie anymore. I think the guys have my respect. I look forward helping this team win more."by Aaron MO 4:18 AM
Trey Burke talking about his exit meeting: "If I want to be the best player I can be, there's certain things I need to do. Working hard, staying focus, staying out of trouble and basically turning my weaknesses into strengths."
Trey Burke on being injured at the beginning of the season: "Obviously getting hurt preseason I set me back. I had to see the game from a different perspective. It was hard because I face my adversity mentally and on the court, but I think that I've grown a lot since the beginning of the season."
John Stockton will help scout talent for the Utah Jazz at the Portsmouth Invitational while there to watch his son David work out.
[QUOTE]Trey Burke wants to be in playoffs next year. "That's the goal."[/QUOTE]
You ok with being a back-up?