Deseret News · Oct 15, 2015
Coaching course paid off for Jazz guard Alec Burks
Utah Jazz guard Alec Burks (10) shoots past Portland Trail Blazers forward Ed Davis (17) for two points as the Utah Jazz are defeated by the Portland Trailblazers 88-81 in NBA pre-season basketball Monday, Oct. 12, 2015, in Salt Lake City.SALT LAKE CITY — Alec Burks can’t fool Quin Snyder anymore.
Like most people in professional basketball circles, the Utah Jazz coach was well aware that Burks has been blessed with extreme athleticism and body control.
One only has to witness the 6-foot-6 guard quickly burst through the lane and then wildly contort himself into and out of a pretzel shape while soaring mid-air toward the basket to realize that.