Dante has been out forever because he ded

[Otis Day]

Count me as someone that is glad Dante is not staring at someone’s feet for better court awareness.

 

[str8line]

Is he just going to come back after the all-star break, take six weeks to get back into playing as he had been, be hot and cold (more this) in the playoffs, and then we’ll all be saying, “Next year is gonna be his year!” for like the fifth time in his career?

That’s where it feels like we’re headed. Yet again.

It's so crazy. Why does The Enigma torment us so? At the same time, he's making it interesting and you can't argue that he's been showing signs that he could turn into a very, very good player still.

 

[kabenac]

If Dante didn't play the defense he plays I'd be much more critical of him.

He played well when he returned toward the end of last season. This season he has played well enough. He hasn't been consistent with his offense but next season I expect to see some 30-point games from him.

I know some people are for Conley and some are against and I know his contract is expensive but one thing you can say about Mike is he's much more consistent a scorer than Rubio and Exum.

 

[Quin's Murderface]

Just being brutally honest. You haven't looked at the strength of schedule over the last 12 games, have you?

It's also crazy to me that you (edit: not you personally, but somebody in general) can watch our current play and not notice the horrific bench lineups that are hemorrhaging points and look totally disorganized out there. This team badly needs Dante and Thabo back to get that unit back to a positive instead of one that we just pray can hold on for a couple minutes.

 

[str8line]

It's also crazy to me that you (edit: not you personally, but somebody in general) can watch our current play and not notice the horrific bench lineups that are hemorrhaging points and look totally disorganized out there. This team badly needs Dante and Thabo back to get that unit back to a positive instead of one that we just pray can hold on for a couple minutes.

The term you're searching for is "you people".

 

[b_line]

It's also crazy to me that you (edit: not you personally, but somebody in general) can watch our current play and not notice the horrific bench lineups that are hemorrhaging points and look totally disorganized out there. This team badly needs Dante and Thabo back to get that unit back to a positive instead of one that we just pray can hold on for a couple minutes.

Yep.

 

[fishonjazz]

Cant you point to a different 10 games or so stretch of this season where we have played better basketball?


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Definitely playing our best basketball of the year right now.
12-2 in the last 14.

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[Goodluckchuck]

High ankle sprain. Poor kid can’t catch a break


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[Hitman]

Exum being a spazz is probably my bigger issue here. Layups he goes flailing about and falling down all the time. In this case, he lands on some dude’s foot. There’s zero awareness on multiple levels on his part.

Speaking of having zero awareness, he actually stepped on Favors foot while playing defence.

 

[zyzz]

Heck with all the injuries, for all practical purposes, he's a second year player with the enormous upside of a 19 year old.

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"We didn't make any moves at the deadline because we're looking forward to midseason free agent acquisition Dante Exum."

Lonzo Ball will be out 3-6 weeks. I'm not sure how severe Exums is but it's not a stretch to say his time out is reasonable.

Some people think Lonzo is gonna be out more like 10-12 weeks. I think he had a complete ligament tear. Reggie Jackson missed close to 3 months with that injury. He hurt it in late December and in September of the next year he said it still hadn't fulled healed. That grade 3 sprain is no joke.

 

[freakazoid]

Olidipo just blew up his knee by trying to play when he was still sore, and no doubt there were a bunch of dumbasses in Indiana bitching and moaning about him not being able to play sooner.

Also, if Exum did suffer another serious injury, the crybabies on this board would be the first to point fingers and blame the medical staff for not handling the situation more carefully.

With Exum suffering 2 injuries that kept him out long term, it seems kind of obvious that Utah should err on the side of caution to prevent another catastrophe. Thank God none of the idiots on this board have any influence on such important decisions.

 

[LifeOnaPlate]

Olidipo just blew up his knee by trying to play when he was still sore, and no doubt there were a bunch of dumbasses in Indiana bitching and moaning about him not being able to play sooner.

Also, if Exum did suffer another serious injury, the crybabies on this board would be the first to point fingers and blame the medical staff for not handling the situation more carefully.

With Exum suffering 2 injuries that kept him out long term, it seems kind of obvious that Utah should err on the side of caution to prevent another catastrophe. Thank God none of the idiots on this board have any influence on such important decisions.

Anyone who disagrees with things can gtfo

 

[fishonjazz]

Anyone who disagrees with things can gtfo

I don't know why anyone would want Dante to rush back.
Maybe they are tired of all the winning?

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[Aneurism]

a.But he's the same age as Grayson and between the two who do you think has more "potential"?
b.So, what makes you think Dante isnt getting stronger?? Have you never seen him defend a big in the post? Box out? Set picks?

a. I think right now Grayson has more potential than Exum. He is more athletic, weighs more , seems stronger, has a less herky jerky jump shop and can make offensive plays. He is obviously worse at defense right now than Exum and his actually shooting percentage has been poor but he has mostly been played in garbage time.... Joe Ingles also struggles with his shot when he first started with us. Allen is still a rookie and hasn't had 4 year worth of Jazz coaching. Then look at current pay vs potential growth.. Exum's performance doesn't really match his salary.

b. Look at the twigs he has for legs.

 

[Sandman822]

Fun fact, Dante Exum is only 3 months older than Grayson Allen.

 

[Jazz]

a. I think right now Grayson has more potential than Exum. He is more athletic, weighs more , seems stronger, has a less herky jerky jump shop and can make offensive plays. He is obviously worse at defense right now than Exum and his actually shooting percentage has been poor but he has mostly been played in garbage time.... Joe Ingles also struggles with his shot when he first started with us. Allen is still a rookie and hasn't had 4 year worth of Jazz coaching. Then look at current pay vs potential growth.. Exum's performance doesn't really match his salary.

b. Look at the twigs he has for legs.

This is the biggest bull#### I've ever seen.

 

[Jazz]

I don't know why anyone would want Dante to rush back.
Maybe they are tired of all the winning?

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More bull####. They have beaten 1 good team in Denver

 

[LogGrad98]

The Jazz seem to be pretty cautious with all injuries... graysons ankle was a longer absence than I would have thought.

It is one of the injuries that is easy to aggravate... if he needed to I’m guessing he’d play. No need to rush him back... Ricky is back DM is healthy and Royce has played well. I wish Ingles would sit a couple games... hopefully over the AS break he gets a little juice back.

I agree with not rushing people back, but they sure seemed not very cautious when favors hobbled around on old man knees 2 years ago. Where was the caution then? Or did they learn their lesson?

 

[LogGrad98]

Is he just going to come back after the all-star break, take six weeks to get back into playing as he had been, be hot and cold (more this) in the playoffs, and then we’ll all be saying, “Next year is gonna be his year!” for like the fifth time in his career?

That’s where it feels like we’re headed. Yet again.

It's CJ Miles, aka "the next Jordan", syndrome of JF. People get inordinately high on a borderline player who has yet to tap their vast "potential", and they are just that one lucky break or big game away from earning their rightful spot as the mythical GOAT-to-be.

All the while we have a legitimate example of a borderline player actually tapping that potential, and becoming a true emerging generational talent, or did everyone forget that Rudy was a late-first-rounder who showed "flashes" but looked very raw with some obvious talent in one area, but by no stretch was viewed as a sure thing?

More often than not that is a result of steady improvement, and that "break-out" game or year is generally not all that surprising to those who have watched them work hard and steadily improve.

 

[SoUjazzfan]

One would hope 11m a year buys you a rotation level player.

It cost Boston 30 million plus