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WHAT DID I SAY? dante exum cant even break down the korean defense.

Its going to take at least one season maybe two before we see how Exum pans out- its a work in progress behind the top 3 picks we were never getting a superstar at best a solid contributor. Patience.......
 
Rookies don't save their team's asses who sucks already -most of the time. It took seven years for Jordan to win his first. And Utah might need much more time than that. The good thing Utah did is they started a rebuilding process that is projected to change the entire mentality of the franchise to a winning/competing attitude team. But obviously they will never be able to change some of the things.

If you want your rookie to step in and dominate against guys who has been on that level for years, you should give up on expecting anything from your franchise.
 
....he was playing against players who probably coudn't cut it at your ymca gym....mmmkay
 
He will be fine. Experience is the one resource he really lacks and it will be freely available for him this season. Once he get into real game shape and learn a system, he will be good. When he will bulk up, work on his shot and on his handles, he will be great. Give the boy at least two years to grow into his own skin.
 
IMO it would be best for Exum do so what feels most natural to him and that it to play with the ball in his hands.

I'd rather see him come off the bench and replace Burke instead of him start with Burke.
 
I will give Exum time. It's only fair. Hell, I wanted us to draft him. Badly. But it's not like he's playing mediocre ball. He's playing pretty much awful basketball. And the excuses on this board are a bit much imo. "He needs the ball in his hands." Do we plan on having him dribble the ball for 22 seconds and then try to score or dish it at the last second before the shot clock expires? The kid needs to learn to play off the ball. He needs to learn how to co-exist in team basketball. Period.

Great players play great in spurts, even at this age with this little experience. Even Kobe, in as little minutes as he got as a rookie, showed that he was going to be a hell of a player. Exum is showing pretty much nothing. I'm still holding out hope and like I said, I will give him time. But every single game that passes where he continues to show he's in over his head is very disconcerting. Show me this "mental toughness" Exum. Take a few moments in a game over. Please. Show us something.
 
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