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Ellis269 said:
Last year, posters complained to High Heaven (not to be confused with Highland Homie or Heaven Harris) because he wouldn't drive and he was allergic to contact. I still think that he's going to take a few years of physical development (hanging out with Rudy and Gordon in the offseason can't hurt) before we really see what his true potential is. IF he continues to physically develop and show the kind athleticism and aggression that he did last night, he's going to be a flat out stud. His vision is so good and he's unselfish. He finally started looking for his own scoring opportunities and was playing within the offense. I could see him being a double-double / triple-double machine. With his length, passing and rebounds will come once he gets a better feel for the game. Favors AND Gobert are both going to see their game elevated if this is how he's going to play in the future.
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His passing has already "come". He has been a great passer all along, just had fewer ops from parking out at the 3 pt line. He has a real gift for passing.
 
Smart didn't expect the physicality on the first play... otherwise he would have flopped.

Really nice to see people bouncing off Dante, rather than the other way around. I hope that ankle sprain doesn't deter him from being aggressive in the future :)
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
I don't know if it was a mental issue last year... He knew he was not the best creator on the court and deferred to much in an effort to maximize our chances to win. He needed to pick his spots, but wasn't far enough along to recognize when those spots were (I guess that is kind of a mental issue). I guess I mean I don't think he was a scarty cat... just wanted to give us the best chance to win.

I think he knew he was one of the best players on the floor last night and he acted like it. Really improved my confidence in him... can the season just start know.
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In one of the interviews with Snyder earlier this month, he talked about Exum's mental approach to the game.
 
You could tell, I was at the game btw, that Exum was a little nervous and tentative in the 1st quarter. Once he got just a little confidence he took over. Its going to be a head game with this kid. As he gets older, stronger, and more confident I have little doubt he will dominate, but it's up to him. He has the tools....
 
BabyPeterzz said:
You could tell, I was at the game btw, that Exum was a little nervous and tentative in the 1st quarter. Once he got just a little confidence he took over. Its going to be a head game with this kid. As he gets older, stronger, and more confident I have little doubt he will dominate, but it's up to him. He has the tools....
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This makes me think of CJ (unfortunately) and Hayward in his early years (fortunately). Both of them went the way of their waxing and waning confidence. Kid just needs to grab that sucker by the balls and make it his bitch!!
 
LogGrad98 said:
This makes me think of CJ (unfortunately) and Hayward in his early years (fortunately). Both of them went the way of their waxing and waning confidence. Kid just needs to grab that sucker by the balls and make it his bitch!!
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Hayward's a daddy now, he should give him a role model pep talk.
 
It's crazy how much better Exum is than Neto. Impossible to imagine what we'd be like with Dante this season.

Sigh. That's why I'm still hesitant on making a big splash for a PG. We shall see.
 
would have been a great season to watch with exum. This season has become boring. No exum no Gobert few wins and little excitement.


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dalamon said:
It's crazy how much better Exum is than Neto. Impossible to imagine what we'd be like with Dante this season.

Sigh. That's why I'm still hesitant on making a big splash for a PG. We shall see.
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Not sure Exum is better than Neto atleast not comparing last season Exum to this year Neto. Exum is the better defender but he was a complete non factor on offense. Neto isn't nearly as aggressive as you would hope for a starting PG, but he's significantly more aggressive than Exum and is a better passer. Plus Neto is actually shooting a really good percentage from 3%. Exum contributions are being vastly overrated around here.
 
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