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Dante Exum Averages .2 Steals Per Game

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Exum is 6'6 with a 6'9 winsgpan and elite speed. How on Earth is he only getting .2 steals per game? Per 48 minutes it goes up to a whopping .5 steals per game.

I'm not saying you have to get a ton of steals to be a good defender, but Exum is providing 0 defensive playmaking right now.
 
His dribble could be tighter, and I agree about the steals, at least one per game is to be expected from a player like him.
 
Exum is 6'6 with a 6'9 winsgpan and elite speed. How on Earth is he only getting .2 steals per game? Per 48 minutes it goes up to a whopping .5 steals per game.

I'm not saying you have to get a ton of steals to be a good defender, but Exum is providing 0 defensive playmaking right now.

He's more of a position defender... this is notable though. He should be able to dig in on guys driving and do more there in help situations.

He doesn't really take any risks on the basketball court... so this is not too surprising... also he gets a terrible whistle so I'm sure he plays scared a lot.

He might have slow hands too... he's not an expert ball handler.

Dante is a puzzle that is likely never fully solved.
 
I admit he should get more steals. But also he doesn't gamble like Rubio for example. He doesn't need to. Players that gamble can't stay in front of their man
 
He's not good at basketball.
He has alot to improve. But he's the only one on the roster that has the tools to be special. Thats including donovan I think the best thing for Dante is to go to another team. Cause I want to see that potential play out. If he works it out then watch out.
 
I think the best thing for Dante is to go to another team. .

So being on another team will improve his broken jumpshot, awkward coordination and will make his basketball IQ skyrocket? Man, I wish I would know what team can do that for all draft busts?
 
He has alot to improve. But he's the only one on the roster that has the tools to be special. Thats including donovan I think the best thing for Dante is to go to another team. Cause I want to see that potential play out. If he works it out then watch out.

Didn’t Donovan’s combine measurements show an absurdly long wingspan, elite vertical jump, elite agility and sprint times, etc? He has tools. He needs to adjust to what’s happening this year though.
 
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exum is just not very good.

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The only 2 players that are consistent and good are gobert and ingles. Dante only shoots the ball 3 times a game. Donovan for example shoots the ball 30 times a game. It's easy to score points when u shoot so much
 
I think he's doing what coach wants. His job is to come in and guard the opposing teams "fast" guy. Disrupt their flow and be a pest. For the most part he does that with regularity. I'm fine with where he's at and the potential to be more.
 
It has been told to us repeatedly that he needs to be traded with plenty of assets for the guy taken one spot ahead of him, and allegedly Orlando is in love with length and the guy with length and proven ability needs to be traded for a guy with length and unproven ability. Length guis, they told us length. Darft length and athleticism guis. They said. Then let's moan about the pick choice because we are lottery ticket junkies
 
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