Before I begin, let me make one thing clear–I miss Alec Burks.
I’ve missed him almost as much as the Utah Jazz have while struggling to tread water in the Western Conference playoff race. It’s a sentiment shared by Jazz fans everywhere, as is the hope that his return from a broken leg will be the difference in getting the Jazz over the hump in the west.
Call me the devil’s advocate, a naysayer or a pessimist of the highest order, but I think it’s going to take more than Burks’ return to get the Jazz to the NBA Playoffs.