ACL tears,BR has 2017 draft with Giles #2(2 tears) and #4 Smith(1 tear),so why so much doubt on Exum

[b_line]

It has now been 12 months since the injury. Also, jabari sucked for a couple months when he came back. Exum will look great midseason.

 

[SCS]

Stockton, drafted at the age of 22, was a back up during his first three years in the league, playing only 18, 23 and 22 minutes per game in those seasons , while improving his efficience year after year. I don't see why Exum, who is only 21 by now, should be promoted already.

We are talking about a player, Exum, who shot 35% from the field during his rookie season - which was the second worst in the whole league among players who took at least 400 shots ( https://bkref.com/tiny/M0sjh ).

Stockton had to earn his starting job against a solid veteran and I don't see why Exum shouldn't be asked to do the same. He should play for sure, but his playing time should be the result of a balance between his ability to contribute to the team more than the players with whom he is competing for playing time and the Jazz need to develop him and teach him how to run a team - something he is far from capable of doing at this point.

I agree for the most part with this approach. Bringing a player along slowly and not forcing things can be effective. But given that the Jazz current plans seem to be re-signing Hayward and Gobert to massive contracts within the next 12 months it's imperative that they have some sort of idea of what they have from their young players ASAP. Before they ink those deals. Because once those deals are done flexibility goes away and you are relying heavily on these young guys like Dante to improve. You want some idea of what you have. Continuing to wait means they're going into the future blind.

 

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<--- Super high on Exum

 

[karl malone]

Exum has tremendous potential & is unquestionably the team's PG of the future but it all comes down to one word: Hayward. The FO is committed to seeing how far this core can go & step 1 of doing so is re-signing Hayward. As talented as Exum may be & as possible as it may be that he'll be able to return without the injury having an impact on his performance, the FO has decided not to allow the play of a 21 year old PG (who is coming off of a serious injury & showed limited offensive production prior to the injury) to be a major determining factor in this year's success (which will undoubtedly be a major determining factor in our ability to retain Hayward).

While it's true that limiting his playing time this year could slow/delay his overall development, the potential affect that doing so could have on the team's long-term outlook is far less than that of losing Hayward for nothing in return (assuming this doesn't completely derail Exum's ability to reach his potential which, in that case, likely means he was unlikely to ever do so in the first place).

Hill was not brought in to be the team's long-term starting PG, he was brought in to help the team win now, act as a mentor, allow the team to bring Exum along slowly, & ensure that there is a starting caliber PG on the roster regardless of Exum's ability to return at 100% & remain healthy for the entire season.

 

[BTP]

Guys with ACL tears will have a big asterisk in their scouting files with NBA teams. They will be either cleared or his file is gonna be burned once he does medical checks during pre draft visits.
Also ACL tear =/= ACL tear

 

[FalseFlagg K]

Guys with ACL tears will have a big asterisk in their scouting files with NBA teams. They will be either cleared or his file is gonna be burned once he does medical checks during pre draft visits.
Also ACL tear =/= ACL tear

Can you be more specific ??

 

[Dr. Jones]

Exum will get plenty of minutes.
It's a must to know what we do, if anything, with Hill after this season.

 

[BTP]

Can you be more specific ??

Well every ACL is different. The fewest are clear ruptures, usually you have associated injuries like a damaged meniscus that causes swelling and extends rehab.
With most ppl the ACL in fact is stronger after a rupture due to the reconstruction, few ppl are predisposed to have additional ACL rupture as the geometry of their knee makes them susceptible to re-ruptures.
I just know that generalization is very inaccurate when it comes to this specific injury.

 

[Miggs]

It has now been 12 months since the injury. Also, jabari sucked for a couple months when he came back. Exum will look great midseason.

Yep. I'm hoping Exum looks like a whole new player come mid-to-late January.

 

[Jazz4ever]

Jabari seems to have full recovered from his ACL in leaping ability at least. Not sure about lateral movement.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUvR-hR-J64

 

[gregbroncs]

I may be one of Exum's biggest supporters on this site. However I agree with the bring him along slowly to start the season. If he takes that job from Hill then so be it. And if he can take the Job from Hill in the preseason/Training camp then even better. But you can't just hand it over to him. This season is too important for the team going forward to allow that to happen. I love Exum's defense, but Hill is a good defender as well, and Hill brings more on the offensive side, or at least going by their previous seasons. If Exum has made serious strides on offense then he should be able to push for that job anyway, if he hasn't then he needs to learn from Hill and improve going forward.
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If this was the start of last season and we had Hill and Exum I'd be all over starting Exum because the season did not matter that much. But for this season they need to show they can win, they need to learn how to win, and they need to show their players that they can be competitive going forward.