Alec Burks Threw Down a Blake Griffin-Like Dunk, Angered Coach by Not Getting Back on Defense
By Kyle Koster
Not happy with a 21-point lead late over Phoenix late in the fourth quarter, Utah’s Alec Burks decided to add an exclamation point to his team’s victory by dunking on Jon Leuer. Emphatically.
Burks’ teammates loved the dunk/non-dunk. His coach Quin Snyder had a saltier reaction.
Quin Snyder on whether or not Alec Burks' dunk was a dunk:
— Zach Harper (@talkhoops) December 22, 2015
"It was two points the other way because we didn't get back in transition."
While one admires Snyder’s commitment to playing hard, it’s probably best he not let lax defensive effort in late-game blowouts bother him too much. That type of thing happens in the NBA from time to time (ahem, nightly)