I loved Gordon and would have been fine with the Jazz drafting him. I am sorry he got hurt. I was excited about Exum but didn't have enough understanding of how good he was. I still think he is a couple of years away and I hope he can get a little bit more "I am the man" in him but the kid has talents you don't teach.
Chad Ford: the Jazz consider Dante Exum their franchise player
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freakazoid
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Well ****, that changes everything.
Sorry **** Gordon he sucks, magic are our Saviors and we should thank them everyday for giving us the next Michael Jordan and not forcing us to draft Darko Gordon.
Also that is the next step I would like to see out of Exum. One game where he does more than shows flashes and is more than a role player. He puts together a dominant game and is a major factor in us winning. Gordon dominated that game defensively and was a huge plus on the offense. He also hit a three to seal the game in OT.
Gordon isn't a 6'6" PG and hence isn't the more rare and valuable commodity.
freakazoid
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Sounds impressive. Judging from that single game, Gordon looks to be a lock as a franchise player. Now I'm jelly.
True a dominant defensive big man who has the potential to guard all positions who has has the potential to be a good shooter and ball handler are a dime a dozen in the NBA. I mean we have one if you combine all our bigs together...
Chris
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Personally, I think the Jazz need to take a long, hard look at Trey this year in that case. If he shows flashes but Quin and the coaching staff just don't think he has it, the Jazz should trade him for a decent young-ish veteran or draft pick. If it's a vet, he'll likely contribute more than Trey is or will -- especially if Exum becomes the starting point. If they can get a draft pick, perhaps they can package it with their own and move up this year and get a higher end prospect. I know they're young as a team, but so is Trey, so it wouldn't make us too much younger. I don't know...just some thoughts.
Has the potential to be, as does Exum.
If it pans out for either of them great, although potential is not rare in the NBA, lots of players have it, few reach it.
I was thinking the same thing, but it's really hard when you consider how much Dante plays(15-20 minutes a game). Pretty much the only way it's going to happen is if Trey picks up an injury or gets into foul trouble early. Also... even though Gordon is as young as Dante, the biggest difference is that he seems to already have at least an average NBA-body. Dante doesn't... I think this is what's stopping him from being truly dominant in any single game right now.
I would like to see more minutes for Exum as well. I think there is little to no chance he isnt going to be a better NBA player than Trey. I like Exum more than Aaron Gordon, I just think it is silly to discount Gordons potential in favor if Exums, when he has done very little so far in his Basketball career. It is also silly to say Magic made a mistake that will take years to know.
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