Hedda Gambler
Well-Known Member
Enough with the Kanter arguments. It`s time for some serious positivity.
I`ve been looking at the current crop of PGs in the NBA and how they shot in their rookie seasons. I have obviously missed some minor names, but the list has 49 names on it and all the big ones should be there. I looked at their rookie seasons to see how well they shot ball, and out of these 49, Exum is no 18 at 47,1% EFG. Behind him are players such as Tony Parker, Mike Conley, Eric Bledsoe, Chris Paul, Goran Dragic, Jose Calderon, John Wall, Jeff Teague, Rajon Rondo, Kemba Walker and Kyle Lowry - who actually was shooting at a rate far lower than Trey Burke was in his rookie season.
Dante Exum is not a great a shooter, but he is a smart kid. In his rookie season in the NBA, he`s taking 80% of his shots either from the restricted area of from 3. That`s insanely efficient and makes up for his mediocre to bad shooting. In the restricted area, he`s actually made 75,6% of his shots, which is just godly.
The sample sizes are not big here, but remember that we are comparing to other PGs in their rookie seasons. Dante has a long way to go, but his smartness when it comes to where to take the shots from could carry him as an offensive threat until he develops other aspects of his game.
Dante has never played at this level before and was never a part of the US basketball system. I wonder if this actually could be a very good thing for both him and us? Quin Snyder wants his players to take 3s and to move the ball. With Dante, he has a very fresh player that has never been the star of a high school or college team and developed bad habits/ego from this.
I`ve been looking at the current crop of PGs in the NBA and how they shot in their rookie seasons. I have obviously missed some minor names, but the list has 49 names on it and all the big ones should be there. I looked at their rookie seasons to see how well they shot ball, and out of these 49, Exum is no 18 at 47,1% EFG. Behind him are players such as Tony Parker, Mike Conley, Eric Bledsoe, Chris Paul, Goran Dragic, Jose Calderon, John Wall, Jeff Teague, Rajon Rondo, Kemba Walker and Kyle Lowry - who actually was shooting at a rate far lower than Trey Burke was in his rookie season.
Dante Exum is not a great a shooter, but he is a smart kid. In his rookie season in the NBA, he`s taking 80% of his shots either from the restricted area of from 3. That`s insanely efficient and makes up for his mediocre to bad shooting. In the restricted area, he`s actually made 75,6% of his shots, which is just godly.
The sample sizes are not big here, but remember that we are comparing to other PGs in their rookie seasons. Dante has a long way to go, but his smartness when it comes to where to take the shots from could carry him as an offensive threat until he develops other aspects of his game.
Dante has never played at this level before and was never a part of the US basketball system. I wonder if this actually could be a very good thing for both him and us? Quin Snyder wants his players to take 3s and to move the ball. With Dante, he has a very fresh player that has never been the star of a high school or college team and developed bad habits/ego from this.
