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Can the Dante Exum Experiment Please End

seattlejazzfan said:
The Jazz have made it very clear they want no part of Exum in the Dleague. Those guys are good at basketball, experienced, physically strong, and they are hungry- he goes down there and stinks it up without good teammates to bail him out, it could kill his confidence.

He's not going dleague.
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I've watched some D-League when they did that all games streamed on youtube for free(Do they still do that?). D-League players do not play defense. Every outdoor pickup game in a white neighbourhood officiated by soccer moms is more competitive defensively.
Exum would just get his 20 shots, score 30 and the final score is 150-150. D-League style.

SoberasHotRod said:
He spent a lot of time working on his shot last year while he was injured. You can tell his mechanics actually look better, but his results are worse. At this point It doesn't seem like he has any confidence in his new shot. It's one thing to shoot in an empty gym and another to shoot over NBA players.
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So you're saying he needs more reps?
 
D League is risky for Exum, mostly for confidence but it may be worth a shot. The hardest part of this whole situation is we need to be patient since he was super raw before his injury and then a year off from full contact basketball is a killer. Hate to say it this year is going to be getting him back use to playing NBA basketball, not so much trying to see what his potential is
 
What are the rules on dleague assignments? A player has to be no more than 3 years in with an nba team?
 
ncoloradojazz said:
I lol at yall of you when you called this kid a superstar when yall drafted him. When or when will you clowns realize THAT I know more about hoops then any of you?
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You don't jack **** about the English language though. There was absolutely zero reason that makes sense to put the word "THAT" in all caps, you ****ing skell.
 
Dante could use a stint in the D just to get timing and confidence back. Right now it looks like he is really pressing and scared again. No more free throws in quite some time, even though he is taking it into the lane. Just seeing the ball go in the hoop several times would help at this point.
 
im surprised how bad he did considering that he hes much taller than curry...idk how curry just shut him down that hard.
 
He needs to go to the D.League. This dude is going to ride the pine when Hill is back with plenty of DNPs. Maybe that's what they're waiting for. High Schoolers have more swagger than Exum does on the court.
 
Shad said:
He needs to go to the D.League. This dude is going to ride the pine when Hill is back with plenty of DNPs. Maybe that's what they're waiting for. High Schoolers have more swagger than Exum does on the court.
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Send him to LA for some "mindset" mental approach to the game. That and some testosterone injections.
 
If we were offered something decent I would go ahead and move him. I don't see superstar... I see flashes of he could be pretty good someday but they sparkle and fade. His development was never a good fit with our timeline... losing the year really hosed him. Hayward has taken a step forward, Gobert has taken a leap forward, and Hill has shown us what good two way pg play does for this squad. If they had some help we could be a nice team. We won't beat GS or the Cavs unless there are injuries but a win now piece plus an extra pick might provide more value to us than Dante will.

Wouldn't trade him on the cheap... but if something decent popped up I wouldn't declare him untouchable ya know.
 
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