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MVP said:
Oh, just stop it. He is still a project, or you have no clue what the difference is between established player in the league and project.
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I think the coaching staff and FO in some ways look at all our players as projects, think its a great strength of the program. Always looking to find ways to get guys to improve and getting them to buy into that idea. Rudy and Joe are two great examples of that, think Donovan and Ricky are the same.

Also think that's why they were keen to deal Hood and Lyles, sure they'd turf Burks if they could find a taker too.

DL spoke during the summer league about how much Dante's work ethic and willingness to work over summer had impressed them. Think culture and character are real driving forces behind the roster they are trying to put together.

Listen to Royce talk about how motivated he is to come in and work every day, these are the sort of guys they're trying to bring in, think its a great approach.

Aside from whatever happens on court for the rest of the year i think character and culture will be why Dante will be back next year.
 
Rubashov said:
I think the coaching staff and FO in some ways look at all our players as projects, think its a great strength of the program. Always looking to find ways to get guys to improve and getting them to buy into that idea. Rudy and Joe are two great examples of that, think Donovan and Ricky are the same.

Also think that's why they were keen to deal Hood and Lyles, sure they'd turf Burks if they could find a taker too.

DL spoke during the summer league about how much Dante's work ethic and willingness to work over summer had impressed them. Think culture and character are real driving forces behind the roster they are trying to put together.

Listen to Royce talk about how motivated he is to come in and work every day, these are the sort of guys they're trying to bring in, think its a great approach.

Aside from whatever happens on court for the rest of the year i think character and culture will be why Dante will be back next year.
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The front office still believes that Dante has All Star potential. That's why he'll be back next year at any price.
 
Dante came in as one of the most raw rookies in years. Having played HS ball in Australia which is much lower competition than HS here, or even Canada. I looked at last year like he was a rookie. Heck, he's only a year older than Mitchell right now. He doesn't have a dynamic shot right now, but it looks better than Rubios already. I think he can shoot 35% on 3, finish better than Rubio and play just as good on D. Only question is if his handles improve enough to be a legit star PG.
 
sgjazzfan said:
Dante came in as one of the most raw rookies in years. Having played HS ball in Australia which is much lower competition than HS here, or even Canada. I looked at last year like he was a rookie. Heck, he's only a year older than Mitchell right now. He doesn't have a dynamic shot right now, but it looks better than Rubios already. I think he can shoot 35% on 3, finish better than Rubio and play just as good on D. Only question is if his handles improve enough to be a legit star PG.
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He didn't exactly play high school ball, he went to the AIS which is an elite government funded sports academy, i would estimate that upward of 60 percent of our Olympians have either lived and trained there full time or have been involved with them for an extended period. Almost every national program uses the AIS, they've changed the funding model recently which has had an impact on how some sports use the facility but i'm pretty sure Dante went through under the old arrangements.
 
This isn't a knock on Rubio, I love his game and his fight on the court, but assuming he outplays Rubio in preseason, he needs to start at sg with Mitchell at pg. I think it's inevitable let's get it going next year
 
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