Alec Burks B12 Player of the Week

[BuffNut99]

Congrats! You are/were/will be the man! Please stay another year

http://www.denverpost.com/cu/ci_17501935

 

[Shldr2Shldr]

Needs to stick around and be the PAC12 player of the year.

 

[Buffnik]

Well deserved.

 

[btbuff]

He is also up for national impact player of the week on ESPN. Head over and vote. He is currently in third.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/feature/index?page=caponecup

Marshon Brooks is in first with his 52 point performance, but his team still lost. Questionable if it is truly an impact performance.

 

[Daaah]

No way Alec beats out a 52 point performance. That is bat**** insane.

 

[Buffnik]

No way Alec beats out a 52 point performance. That is bat**** insane.

Probably not. I think most people think like you. But the guy who scored 52 points lost. When I vote on things like this, the losers are automatically disqualified.

 

[Buffalo Brad]

Probably not. I think most people think like you. But the guy who scored 52 points lost. When I vote on things like this, the losers are automatically disqualified.

Agree. Impact means your team won.

 

[BehindEnemyLines]

Okay, I voted. Who's next?

 

[RK]

Alec also named Andy Katz national player of the week

Burks has been on the radar of NBA scouts all season long because he can score (19.7 ppg) and change a game. Well, now he might be able to add something else to his scout sheet: lifting his team into the NCAA tournament.

If Colorado knocks off Iowa State in Ames and then beats Nebraska at home, the Buffaloes should be in line for an NCAA tournament at-large berth.
A lot of the credit goes to Burks. The Buffs found themselves down 22 to Texas at one point Saturday, but then Burks scored 24 of his 33 in the second half, including 11 in a game-changing 14-0 run. He also had 10 boards and four assists in the 91-89 win. There were a ton of great performances this past week, but very few players can say they almost single-handedly saved their team's season.
-- Andy Katz