Re: Exum; it’s time to **** or get off the pot

[Dali]

Yeah the whole Shelvin debacle was a ...well, a debacle. We’ve at times refused to develop a guy, who is starved of development.

The way we’ve tried to in the cases that we’ve tried, is like a mother with their only child. Son don’t go out to play with other children, or play in the dirt. As soon as he gets a little dirt on him, he’s yanked back into the house (doghouse).

We’ve babied him so hard at times that it’s unreal. It’s almost as if the FO and coaches didn’t know how to develop a top five pick, and just fretted over him so hard, with the mindset that we cannot get this wrong.

Still though, injuries have ravaged him, and that’s the biggest factor.

 

[homeytennis]

If he physically can't perform, say so.

 

[Getting Traded]

The last time Dante looked good to me was in Summer League when Donovan was a rookie. That's three years ago and what, three injuries later. People say Quin should play him but Quin did try to play him this year and he looked horrible. People are complaining about Niang and Dante wasn't even close to as good as Niang. When I saw him play this year, even though it was brief, I realized it's over for Dante, at least with the Jazz. I really doubt he will ever amount to much in the NBA.

He no longer resembles a basketball player, but a rooster. Maybe as a rooster he can achieve success in China, for the rooster in the Chinese zodiac exorcises evil spirits. Perhaps as The Rooster he can exorcise the curse of his injuries.

 

[mellow]

I haven't heard 3 in a while.

 

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[yamers]

You guys are lose in the sauce lmao

 

[Hitman]

Sounds to me like Gail and Quin need to have a meeting to determine who is boss.

I wish I could find those tweets about this... apparently the FO and Quin are on the same page with Dante, and Quin still speaks highly of him. Makes sense that they wouldn't sign anyone without input from the head coach, since he has to fit his vision (note that the only guy left on the current roster who has been here longer than Quin is Rudy). But it doesn't make sense to sign a guy then not play him, while prioritising the development of the minimum-contract guy. Or to talk positively about him and then not play him. And basically I could repeat everything the OP said, because nothing about the current situation makes any sense to me.

Also: people talk 'bout practice. Didn't we struggle for the first two weeks, and this was blames on lack of practice because we were either playing or flying every day? Then we had one practice before we went off on our big East road trip from hell, ditto with no chance to practice? So when are these practices happening where Dante is either (a) showing he's not ready to play or (b) showing he's worked on whatever it is he's supposed to be working on?

 

[Getting Traded]

What Dante really lacks is inner confidence. You can see it every time he is afraid to shoot an open shot. It's written in his body language. He's herky-jerky in his motions, kind of like a rooster. Last month I was in Hawaii which is overrun with wild chickens, and it was then I realized the way Dante moves is like a rooster, herky-jerky; that's his lack-of-confidence body language.The only time he seems to show confidence is when he glides like a gazelle to the basket. But it only happens occasionally, and his typical, rooster-like herky-jerky movements which reflect his lack of confidence cause him to make lots of dumb mistakes.

 

[Rubashov]

If he physically can't perform, say so.

If there is a problem with his body it runs his value down for a potential trade and for his next contract, they are looking after themselves and their player.

 

[FalseFlagg K]

The last time Dante looked good to me was in Summer League when Donovan was a rookie. That's three years ago and what, three injuries later. People say Quin should play him but Quin did try to play him this year and he looked horrible. People are complaining about Niang and Dante wasn't even close to as good as Niang. When I saw him play this year, even though it was brief, I realized it's over for Dante, at least with the Jazz. I really doubt he will ever amount to much in the NBA.

He no longer resembles a basketball player, but a rooster. Maybe as a rooster he can achieve success in China, for the rooster in the Chinese zodiac exorcises evil spirits. Perhaps as The Rooster he can exorcise the curse of his injuries.

Don’t take this personally but you’re kind of a ****ing moron. Which part of his passing the ball off and then standing in the corner while other players threw up bricks has led you to believe he “isn’t as good as Niang” lol. Have you not been watching the amount of garbage other players have been serving up ??

 

[FalseFlagg K]

If there is a problem with his body it runs his value down for a potential trade and for his next contract, they are looking after themselves and their player.

I thought he was talking about your lack of sexual prowess ??

 

[Jazz]

Don’t take this personally but you’re kind of a ****ing moron. Which part of his passing the ball off and then standing in the corner while other players threw up bricks has led you to believe he “isn’t as good as Niang” lol. Have you not been watching the amount of garbage other players have been serving up ??

This. Couldn't of said it better myself