OK, but all indications are that the Jazz were happy to pick Gordon anyway (he came for a 2nd workout) so what you're saying could be a mute point irregardless.
Chad Ford: the Jazz consider Dante Exum their franchise player
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OK, but all indications are that the Jazz were happy to pick Gordon anyway (he came for a 2nd workout) so what you're saying could be a mute point irregardless.
♪alt13
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moot
I knew that, just wanted to see if anyone was reading.
"All indications" -- not sure I agree. DL had a man crush and I believe they would have given up assets to move up.
QuinSnydersHair
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Don't get me wrong. This gets me excited as all hell. But I still am very, very concerned about his lack of explosiveness to the rim. For a guy who's 6'6", he really struggles to get off the ground and I can't help but think virtually all It factor guys have this.
Crawlnstall
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I'm not expecting Exum to slash much until he bulks up. Exum isn't gonna be a star overnight but IMO he has the highest upside of any of the lottery picks in the draft. Just needs time and experience, gotta remember he was playing Australian high school kids last year
freakazoid
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This is so true, but it really isn't about his weak little girl bones. I have nothing against Gordon as a player. This is about my belief in Exum. I believe there may be 2 or 3 teams who kick themselves for passing on Exum, regardless of how well their picks turn out.
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Also, regardless of what you think of Gordon as a player, you have to be concerned with this injury. It may end up being not a big deal, but it's also an injury that can be re-injured multiple times. Between Exum exceeding expectations and Gordon going down right out of the gate with injury that could plague his career, I'm stoked with the fact Orlando passed on Exum. Sue me.
framer
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Actually I live in Tucson and love me some Aaron Gordon. He is going to be a hell of a player, but a supplemental piece like Hayward is. That is where Orlando failed. They got two really nice supplemental pieces, but failed to get their breakout star. That is what that high draft choice was for. Even when you suck you don't always get that high of a pick and it is even rarer to get one in a loaded draft. There were four guys with that potential in the last draft, if you get a top 4 pick you get one of those guys. We were lucky to get one at 5 who may turn out to be the best of the bunch.
Did you see his one handed dunk after the whistle last night?
Stockton, Curry, Nash, Rondo, Tony Parker....
orangello
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Maybe you missed his put back dunk after the buzzer last night. It was impressive.
orangello
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This.
Dante's decision making might end up being his best attribute. Watching John Stockton all those years, I was always amazed at his decision making. I see some of that in Dante. He seems so cool under pressure, like the game is in slow motion...and the game hasn't even slowed down for him yet.
Dante with fullcourt buzzerbeater in the Australian HS Championship final:
Judging from the nonreaction and the clock, I assume this was after the buzzer?
QuinSnydersHair
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One dunk does not make a player explosive.
Exum''s standing reach is 6 inches higher than Curry's, 8 inches higher than Lillards and 10 inches higher than Chris Paul's
So, for example, Lillard's max vertical is 5 inches higher than Exum, but he needs to jump 8 inches just to get to where Exum starts.
framer
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No, its just because he does stuff like that so often, that people became numb to it. Now if he had done it flat footed from the baseline. . .
This is a comment on society at large. As Americans we love to see folks fail more than we love to see them succeed. Somewhere along the way, people lost the the concept of being happy for our neighbors, for the members of our community, etc. We now have adopted the mantra of "if I can't have that, they can't either."
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