Dante Exum repentance thread

[silesian]

Still a believer. Hopeful but not yet fully convinced.

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

Can somebody post a photo of some humble pie to be liberally handed around?

Humble pie eating humble pie

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[Game6Conley]

He posts as just MVP now.

And exam is so quick. It's deceptive though, because he is so big.

well it is deceptive, in part cuz of how he's built, he's got really long legs. part of it is just raw explosion and acceleration tho, it's something i'd imagine scouts would say 'flashes'

He's pretty much got his own crossover move that he uses too, u don't really see it done exactly like that by other players.. and part of that relies on deception he kinda makes it like he's scanning the floor, or gonna pull back or up and then boom he's a full stride past the defender moving at high speed. he'll also break this out when he's moving high-speeds approacing the 3pt line everyonce in a while, thats the best variation of it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBGYmuiWQ0I you can find him doing this exact move in HS.. I located and posted the footage that summer of the draft.

his go-to move you see him use more often is this in-and-out dribble, something that CP3's perfected over the years, Dante uses it really well he gets low and he does it fast and sets it up quickly.. He tortured OKC with this move the other night it's how he scored 22.. You'll see him crush Kanter with it, Sabonis, Abrines --- and he's beating em not just by a step, he's getting a step and a half.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3e-NKEp5mw


A part of Exum 'getting it' is he tries to beat his defender right away, and not just beat you slightly, he's trying to get you to lean forward or on your heels or to the wrong side to set you up or lull you into the blow-by, like what smaller guards need to do.

 

[The Jazz Wonderbra]

What ya'll don't realize here is that we have one of the BEST coaches for developing TALENT! Everyone has thrown Trey Lyles out too and just you wait and watch. Quin's messages get through. I loved last night when he critiqued Gobert who some may think has already arrived. It sounded like Popovich putting a game on Ginobli's shoulders.

Dante is only JUST starting to scratch that potential. He is still in a little boy's body. He is still not dunking on those drives when he could be. Quin will shape and mold Dante and Trey and others. As long as we have a willing mind and strong culture on the team, Dr. Quin Medicine Man will bring the cure. I am still VERY bullish on our youth and hope to be for the next 2 decades under he and DL's watch. Ya'll can eat your humble pie, but I haven't thrown the youth under the bus due to the coaching. I was upset that we drafted Trey over Booker, but once we have a guy... I am convinced that the coaches will get them to grow as much as they choose to grow.

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

What ya'll don't realize here is that we have one of the BEST coaches for developing TALENT! Everyone has thrown Trey Lyles out too and just you wait and watch. Quin's messages get through. I loved last night when he critiqued Gobert who some may think has already arrived. It sounded like Popovich putting a game on Ginobli's shoulders.

Dante is only JUST starting to scratch that potential. He is still in a little boy's body. He is still not dunking on those drives when he could be. Quin will shape and mold Dante and Trey and others. As long as we have a willing mind and strong culture on the team, Dr. Quin Medicine Man will bring the cure. I am still VERY bullish on our youth and hope to be for the next 2 decades under he and DL's watch. Ya'll can eat your humble pie, but I haven't thrown the youth under the bus due to the coaching. I was upset that we drafted Trey over Booker, but once we have a guy... I am convinced that the coaches will get them to grow as much as they choose to grow.

Well put


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[JGolds]

well it is deceptive, in part cuz of how he's built, he's got really long legs. part of it is just raw explosion and acceleration tho, it's something i'd imagine scouts would say 'flashes'

He's pretty much got his own crossover move that he uses too, u don't really see it done exactly like that by other players.. and part of that relies on deception he kinda makes it like he's scanning the floor, or gonna pull back or up and then boom he's a full stride past the defender moving at high speed. he'll also break this out when he's moving high-speeds approacing the 3pt line everyonce in a while, thats the best variation of it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBGYmuiWQ0I you can find him doing this exact move in HS.. I located and posted the footage that summer of the draft.

his go-to move you see him use more often is this in-and-out dribble, something that CP3's perfected over the years, Dante uses it really well he gets low and he does it fast and sets it up quickly.. He tortured OKC with this move the other night it's how he scored 22.. You'll see him crush Kanter with it, Sabonis, Abrines --- and he's beating em not just by a step, he's getting a step and a half.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3e-NKEp5mw


A part of Exum 'getting it' is he tries to beat his defender right away, and not just beat you slightly, he's trying to get you to lean forward or on your heels or to the wrong side to set you up or lull you into the blow-by, like what smaller guards need to do.

Nice post. I've like X all along. However that last shot off the glass by bolomboy was perfect. bigs don't use the glass enough around the hoop. It creates angles and opportunities shot blockers don't expect. that kid has potential too!

 

[jope]

it is a little funny, and indicative of how far our expectations have dropped, that people are calling for crow and humble pie just because Dante managed to string together some OK games (and 1 great one in a loss). I think what we DO KNOW is that we DON'T KNOW what he is, good or bad.

 

[magic]

Now if only we had a coach who wouldn't hinder his development and actually play him some more. In last night's loss to the Cavs, when Exum was on the court, he was basically forced to stand in the corner and watch Hill **** up play after play. He should have gotten the opportunity to run some of the plays.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

it is a little funny, and indicative of how far our expectations have dropped, that people are calling for crow and humble pie just because Dante managed to string together some OK games (and 1 great one in a loss). I think what we DO KNOW is that we DON'T KNOW what he is, good or bad.

I agree it's not quite repentance time... would love to be called to repentance though if he becomes amazing. He's a spunky role player right now with high hopes. If he's our starter next year it's a pretty big step back from Hill.

I like what I'm seeing right now but every doubt I had has been totally justified based on how he was playing.

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

I agree it's not quite repentance time... would love to be called to repentance though if he becomes amazing. He's a spunky role player right now with high hopes. If he's our starter next year it's a pretty big step back from Hill.

I like what I'm seeing right now but every doubt I had has been totally justified based on how he was playing.

So u were expecting starter quality from the start of his career? Of the top ten picks taken in Exum's draft he was the most raw, and among the youngest in his class, and probably less ready for minutes. Showing potential and growing pains should be what u expected out of Exum to this point.


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[Park Bites]

No repentance here hence my name. I stick by my guy.

Now I am with green if Dante could meet us lilliard I do it.

Could you imagine lilliard backed up by dwill next year.

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[MrMojoRisin]

Zach Lowe had this to say about Dante in his "10 things I like and don't like" article:

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id...ings-like-featuring-kyrie-irving-artistry-nba

Over the last six weeks, Exum has flashed the kind of burst that made him such an enticing prospect in the 2014 draft. Exum has always been fast. He has gotten smarter about leveraging his speed into more of an advantage by keeping defenders off-balance with pauses and feints toward oncoming screeners. His explosion once he steps on the gas seems to catch defenders off-guard; he's in front of them, and then, bam, he's zooming past them to the rim.

This kind of feel is step one in building Exum into a rotation-level player on offense. (He's already there on defense). He's still way more comfortable as a straight-line, north-south scorer than in any other role. He struggles when defenses corral him on the pick-and-roll, and force him to slow down and make reads with a live dribble. His passes come too late, or too early, and they are often inaccurate.

Exum has turned the ball over on 28 percent of his pick-and-rolls that have ended Utah possessions. Among 159 guys who have run at least 50 such plays, only four -- Manu Ginobili (sad face), Solomon Hill, Dejounte Murray, and Randy Foye -- have coughed up the ball on a larger share of their pick-and-rolls, per Synergy Sports. Exum ranked dead last by this measure in his rookie season.

His jumper remains wayward. Exum is down to 29 percent on 3s, and a hideous 25 percent from the corners. That's so bad, it almost has to be unsustainable. The Jazz long ago concluded Exum isn't ready to run a team; they tried to extend George Hill before the March 1 deadline, and they're all-in to re-sign Hill in the summer. But keep an eye on Exum. Stuff is starting to happen.