Spida45 (agree or disagree with this breakdown)?

[Handlogten's Heros]

I hear ya, but as I amended my post to reflect, he's only 23. And you can't teach speed. Good comparison to Shelvin Mack though.

Wasn't comparing... just saying 5-10 game samples ain't enough. Ricky can be fire for 20-25 games... doesn't mean that is who he is. I'm hopeful... it's the "we'd be crazy to trade him" I took issue with. There is just as much chance he is not worth his contract as there is that he will be good.

 

[str8line]

Wasn't comparing... just saying 5-10 game samples ain't enough. Ricky can be fire for 20-25 games... doesn't mean that is who he is. I'm hopeful... it's the "we'd be crazy to trade him" I took issue with. There is just as much chance he is not worth his contract as there is that he will be good.

I know you weren't comparing their playing style. But it's a good comparison since Mack can look unstoppable at times.

The difference in Dante again is his speed. Maybe he won't pan out but based on his highlights he has a higher ceiling than Ricky or Shelvin.

 

[infection]

Yes... 5 good games trumps the chance to get something more proven. It was promising... don't get me wrong... but even Shelving Macks has stints of 5/10 good games. I need to see if for 25-30 games to believe.

I would have been close to maxing Mack after those two Grizzlies games. Not quite, but almost.

 

[Eminence]

Saw it, no acknowledgment whatsoever of the injury and he seems to downplay the fact that Donovan is a 2nd year player. It looked like someone who rarely watch him play, but saw some numbers on basketball reference and decided to make a video about it.

On this, Ben's series is on 2nd year guys (promising ones), and this is like his 5th video on one, so that's why he's not commenting on that at this point.

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

Not sure if this was posted, But i thought it was a nice unbiased video. no koolaid but also not hate.

I saw this video in my YouTube suggested video’s, but never bothered to watch, because I didn’t need to watch the video to know if Mitchell was the next Wade or Wiggins, and still refuse to click on it. The fact that you would turn this into a jazzfanz discussion is ****ing ridiculous and insane that you think it’s worth discussing who he resembles more. This whole thread is offensive to me. Had you not complimented the video and ridiculed it, but no, you didn’t do that, that makes you worse than the dumb **** that posted the video.

Go make like an ostrich and put your head in a hole in utter shame!!!

 

[Alfalfa]

Mitchell is considerably better than Wiggins right now.

 

[NUMBERICA]

And although he's 23, in basketball experience he's less. Subtract a year for not going to college and two more years for injuries and he's kind of like a 20-year-old.

How is him not playing games a good thing?

 

[infection]

How is him not playing games a good thing?

See CJ Miles.

 

[str8line]

How is him not playing games a good thing?

He missed all of that experience yet he's still showing signs of being a stud, that was my main point. He also has less wear and tear on his body because of missing two seasons plus skipping college which could account for something long term. Would rather have had no injuries of course but think of all the wear that comes within a full season.

 

[LogGrad98]

I would have agreed with this a couple of months ago, but Exum's play those last two weeks changes everything. We'd be crazy to get rid of him. He's a totally different player now in terms of aggression and he's only 23.

My sarcasm meter is malfunctioning.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Mitchell is considerably better than Wiggins right now.

Half the time Wiggins don't even look like he likes basketball.

 

[LogGrad98]

Wasn't comparing... just saying 5-10 game samples ain't enough. Ricky can be fire for 20-25 games... doesn't mean that is who he is. I'm hopeful... it's the "we'd be crazy to trade him" I took issue with. There is just as much chance he is not worth his contract as there is that he will be good.

This is exactly right. This is why I compare him to CJ Miles. Both had those stints where they looked like legit players, both avoided college, both made lots of fans really excited. I see Ex on this same trajectory. Hopefully he ticks solidly up where CJ stayed flat. But right now I wouldn't pass up a known quantity contributor in the hope that maybe, if he stays healthy, Ex becomes the PG we need someday.