Bill Simmons/chad ford podcast

[orangello]

Super raw but the kid has skills. He's a big kid too.

6'11" is what he just measured at. Did you see how well he moved around the court? That's amazing for someone his size.

 

[kabenac]

Exum has a first step that's compared to Kobe's. I've read "the fastest first step since Kobe." I can't wait to see him play.

 

[QuinSnydersHair]

Guys like Kobe and MJ have a mental toughness, competitiveness and confidence that just puts them at a higher level than everyone else. Teams think Exum has that edge.

Let's add work ethic too. Will Dante get to the gym to lift weights at 6:30 in the morning before practice? Will he stay late and shoot 200 three pointers and 200 free throws? You get the point. Kobe and MJ had that mental toughness, yes, but it was their work ethic that helped allow for such great execution on the court.

 

[Stoked]

Let's add work ethic too. Will Dante get to the gym to lift weights at 6:30 in the morning before practice? Will he stay late and shoot 200 three pointers and 200 free throws? You get the point. Kobe and MJ had that mental toughness, yes, but it was their work ethic that helped allow for such great execution on the court.

I certainly hope so. There is this from him...

"I knew I had to get better with my court awareness, make sure my ball handling was sharp, learn how to shoot with confidence," he says. "I can't even count how many shots I would take; but I went through it because I knew the end result. I got to a point where I was so tired and exhausted I didn't want to do anything. I would basically go to the gym, come back home, fall asleep, then get up and do it again the next day." The Statue of Liberty appears in the distance, and Dante takes a picture with his phone. He studies it, then, after a pause, surveys the real thing. He seems slightly disappointed by what he sees. "It's not that it's not big," he says, gesturing at the monument. "It just looks bigger in the movies." Rolling Stone

 

[cowhide]

I am glad Philly didn't make the trade of MCW and then take Exum. Nice comments about Exum though.

 

[Poontangalicious]

One thing that really worries me about exum is his possible physical fragility, Locke noted that he was heavily taped and had multiple ankle problems during his tournament games. I just hope the grueling 82 game season doesn't tear his body down.

 

[The Midnight]

One thing that really worries me about exum is his possible physical fragility, Locke noted that he was heavily taped and had multiple ankle problems during his tournament games. I just hope the grueling 82 game season doesn't tear his body down.

..... that's why we have Trey Burke.

 

[Jazz Spazz]

Exum has a first step that's compared to Kobe's. I've read "the fastest first step since Kobe." I can't wait to see him play.

I also can't wait to see him play. I really hope his second, third, and fourth steps are as good as Kobe's and even more so I hope his first and second shots are as good as Kobe's.
Then we'd have something.

 

[framer]

It's called acting, playing a role and catering up to the audience, so mindless xenophobic american hillbillys don't block the telephone line at ESPN while screaming 'MURICA into the phone repeatedly while foam's coming out of their mouths.



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And here we have subject #1 of the guys that I've described above.


If some ignorants knew what skillset Giannis had last year at the draft, the year before and compare that to where he is now, let me tell you:
You make yourselves look bad.
You have an almost unique body: Tell me which other player can handle the ball and move his body as dynamically like Giannis does who's 6'11 in shoes. Durant may be in that size region but I don't know anyone else in the league. Even Anthony Davis doesn't move as fluidly and he sure doesn't have his ball skills even though Davis' are impressive as well for a player his size.

If he continues to capitalize on his physical gifts, he'll become scaring good.
He's super coachable, wants to play defense, never play AAU a single second in his life, could make the Spurs roster in a heartbeat.

Don't even pretend that you have watched a large amount of Bucks basketball, because you haven't, nobody is that much of a fan of the game. NOBODY. I never said that Giannis was a bust, he is definitely better than where he was drafted. But look at the comparisons to Magic and Davis, and a Durant, but with Defense! Seriously. It's like when you watch highlights of Josh Smith. He is amazing and does stuff nobody else can. The entirety of his work is a different matter. Part of it is that I almost automatically discount a player not named Lebron a full grade if they play in the East, but the truth is that Giannis still has a lot to prove before we start throwing around "Durant with Defense!" Outperform Kanter per game statistically first, then we will talk.

 

[VINYLONE]

Locke noted that he was heavily taped and had multiple ankle problems during his tournament games. I just hope the grueling 82 game season doesn't tear his body down.

Source or link please?

 

[Fishsticks]

Source or link please?

On his podcast today, but also said it was one game he noticed this.

 

[BTP]

Don't even pretend that you have watched a large amount of Bucks basketball, because you haven't, nobody is that much of a fan of the game. NOBODY. I never said that Giannis was a bust, he is definitely better than where he was drafted. But look at the comparisons to Magic and Davis, and a Durant, but with Defense! Seriously. It's like when you watch highlights of Josh Smith. He is amazing and does stuff nobody else can. The entirety of his work is a different matter. Part of it is that I almost automatically discount a player not named Lebron a full grade if they play in the East, but the truth is that Giannis still has a lot to prove before we start throwing around "Durant with Defense!" Outperform Kanter per game statistically first, then we will talk.

1) I watched 8 full Bucks games this season(Mainly for the reasons of seeing the opposition, but Giannis was a pleasant addition)
2) Because guys like you don't look at improvement, and only at what they add to the stat sheet and where they are right now, guys like Paul George are underestimated.
NOw we have a 19 year old Giannis, who is by the way younger than Julius Randle and improving at a faster rate, entering his 2nd season with serious strengths deficits.

Only thing I said is that his potential his sky high the way he can control his magnificent body and if he can hold the speed at that he learns and adds to his game right now, he'll be very special.