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Dante Exum Free Throw Attempts

He is simply trying to run the offense the best he can, that is his number one priority right now. Learn the offense and run the plays, you can see that is what he concentrates on when on offense. The game is too fast for him right now and he is physically not ready for the NBA. Personally I think he is going to be a great NBA player he is just a slow developing. Plus the coaching staff is not letting him come into the game and do whatever he wants he is running their plays. This means he has to think about what he doing more and it makes him move and think slower. Unlike when he played in the U19 games and other places where he has looked really good. Someone should make a poll about Exum and whether or not they think he will be a bust or good player. Probably the same people who think Exum is a bust thought Hayward was way over paid and we should not have matched since he wasnt that good. But the stats say... I am 0% worried about Exum I think he is developing fine and will continue to progress and will be a solid starter in this league in 2-3 years.
 
Lower than Nikolos Tsikititititititiittishvili...
Wow...

I still love his game though.
 
Can we please stop making threads about worrying about Exum for at least a year or two. We all knew he was going to be a project and take at least 3-4 years to become what we're hoping he can become. He's half way into his first season with no college experience. I don't care what his age is, he needs time regardless. Unfortunately the Jazz aren't going to get superstars to come in FA, and aren't likely to get them in trades, so we'll just have to wait for them to develop.
 
Well his game right now consists of spot up three point jumpshots. Not going to get to shoot many that way. I just hope as he gets older he gets more aggressive. If so we will look back at this and wonder why we pancaked
 
Are the jazz hurting Exum's development playing him not only so many minutes but also having him go up against starters night in night out. He is driving less to the hoop now then when the season first started. I'm starting to think this is the case.

I still think back to Sloan benching Deron when his numbers started declining. Deron was sat down for a month or two and. When he was put back in the starting lineup he looked better then ever and had his best stretch of the year his rookie year. I think it might be good for him to sit and watch. Not sure how much he will learn completely failing night in night out like he's been doing the last few games.
 
Thee jazz fan said:
Are the jazz hurting Exum's development playing him not only so many minutes but also having him go up against starters night in night out. He is driving less to the hoop now then when the season first started. I'm starting to think this is the case.

I still think back to Sloan benching Deron when his numbers started declining. Deron was sat down for a month or two and. When he was put back in the starting lineup he looked better then ever and had his best stretch of the year his rookie year. I think it might be good for him to sit and watch. Not sure how much he will learn completely failing night in night out like he's been doing the last few games.
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I think for most of the season Quin has been putting Dante in a position to succeed. His most recent poor play may be due to physical and mental fatigue which to your point he may need to spend some time off the court to get his mind around things a little bit. I think this is where the Jamal Tinsley types become useful since I don't think Quin trusts Ian Clark at the point.
 
r_u_s_t_b_u_c_k_e_t said:
https://www.basketball-reference.co...omp=gt&c6mult=1.0&c6stat=&order_by=fta_per_mp

Exum has the lowest FTA per 36min of any teenager in NBA history ("qualified for for Minutes Per Game Leaderboard"). PRO TIP: All the players on the list are teenagers, so don't remind us that he is "only 19".

But I shouldn't be concerned about this right?
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It's a legit concern. I'll be more concerned after next season if we don't see a substantial (20%?) increase in said rate.
 
Siro said:
I'm as concerned as anyone. But given his unique circumstances (hardly ever played against serious competition, severely lacking in strength, seems like a naturally careful player, etc), I've decided to keep my bitching about Exum to a minimum until the end of next season.
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I'm trying
 
We know his defense is quite good for where he's at. Now it's just time for him to work on his O. The key to his being an all star is his driving. When he drives, he gets assists, puts pressure on defenses, draws fouls, and can use his court vision. Otherwise he just shoots set threes. This is why he has to totally change his game. I would be interested to see even how many times he's driven to the basket.
 
JJAS said:
We know his defense is quite good for where he's at. Now it's just time for him to work on his O. The key to his being an all star is his driving. When he drives, he gets assists, puts pressure on defenses, draws fouls, and can use his court vision. Otherwise he just shoots set threes. This is why he has to totally change his game. I would be interested to see even how many times he's driven to the basket.
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1.8 times a game in 19.8 min and the team scores 2 ppg

In contrast Trey drives 6.8 times and the team scores 7.5 ppg
 
Primetime said:
1.8 times a game in 19.8 min and the team scores 2 ppg

In contrast Trey drives 6.8 times and the team scores 7.5 ppg
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Interesting numbers, although they're probably a bit meaningless for Dante because it's a limited sample size.

I went and looked at all of the players in the league and it seems that 1.3+ pps on drives for the team is elite (Harden, Curry, Lowry), 1.2+ is great (Wade, Hayward), 1.1+ is decent (T. Parker, L. James, Burke, Burks, Exum, Westbrook). Below 1 pps for the team on drives is really bad (Carter Williams .98, Dion Waters with OKC .63 wow!).

Not sure how to interpret this completely.
 
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