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Dante Exum vs. Zach Lavine

AlaskanAssassin said:
What makes you say that? Could a similar argument be made for Exum definitely being a SG?
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I'm not the person you're addressing, but...

No, because Exum can't shoot. Lavine has a pretty promising jumper. Lavine, while having the ability to make some nice passes, hasn't yet proven he should run the offense. A lot of SG's can pass, but aren't really PG's. Every player should be able to pass. PG's are the ones who can be coaches on the floor. They see the whole game, not just a play here and there.

Love Lavine though. Definitely not a knock on him, nor on Exum. I am just pretty certain one has the character to be a PG, while the other is better suited to be an SG.
 
AlaskanAssassin said:
Watching summer league highlights from a few intriguing summer league rookies left me amazed at the reel for Zach Lavine. I found myself comparing him to Exum, and wondering how their careers will pan out. They are both 19 (Zach is 3 months older), have very similar measurables, and both right now are considered potential point guards in SG bodies.

Here are their reels. It's hard to justify Exum over LaVine based off this video (I know, it's Summer League. What else can we talk about?) Also, UCLA has a history of producing players that are better in the NBA than they were in college.



There are certainly going to be concerns about his attitude/behavior after the draft video of him swearing about being drafted by Minnesota. I'm happy we have Exum, but I think LaVine will be the steal of the draft.
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That is reppable.
 
mhindy said:
Also, his favorite artist is Chief Keef.
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And what is he an artist of?

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PKM said:
I agree with Vermin 100%. Lavine is NOT a PG nor ever will be. Exum is a SG that WILL BE a PG. There's your proof.
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I'm not exactly sure how this is "proof," but I don't see any specific skill that Exum has that makes him a potential PG that LaVine does not have. Someone suggested his character, but I think it's too early to suggest that for either one of them.

I do think that Utah will provide more opportunities for Exum to play PG than LaVine will get in Minnesota due to Rubio being there. However, if Russell Westbrook can play "PG", so can LaVine.
 
AlaskanAssassin said:
I'm not exactly sure how this is "proof," but I don't see any specific skill that Exum has that makes him a potential PG that LaVine does not have. Someone suggested his character, but I think it's too early to suggest that for either one of them.

I do think that Utah will provide more opportunities for Exum to play PG than LaVine will get in Minnesota due to Rubio being there. However, if Russell Westbrook can play "PG", so can LaVine.
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Exum's passing ability is WAY better than Lavine's, imo.
 
AlaskanAssassin said:
I'm not exactly sure how this is "proof," but I don't see any specific skill that Exum has that makes him a potential PG that LaVine does not have. Someone suggested his character, but I think it's too early to suggest that for either one of them.

I do think that Utah will provide more opportunities for Exum to play PG than LaVine will get in Minnesota due to Rubio being there. However, if Russell Westbrook can play "PG", so can LaVine.
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I would LOVE to see empirical proof of Lavine having any leader qualities (for an NBA team) or PG type instincts. They're not there. He's much like Burks. Could.. but no.
 
PKM said:
I would LOVE to see empirical proof of Lavine having any leader qualities (for an NBA team) or PG type instincts. They're not there. He's much like Burks. Could.. but no.
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I'm going to change my name to PointGod_ZachLaVine.
 
White Chocolate said:
Exum's passing ability is WAY better than Lavine's, imo.
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I don't understand how you could come to that conclusion from watching some YouTube clips of Exum playing HS ball in Australia and a few Summer League games. If you are suggesting that because scouts and ESPN analysts are saying it, fine, but I don't see how you have determined that based off of our limited video on these guys.

I'm not suggesting LaVine is the 2nd coming of Steve Nash, rather that he could possibly play PG similar to the way John Wall or Westbrook play.
 
AlaskanAssassin said:
I don't understand how you could come to that conclusion from watching some YouTube clips of Exum playing HS ball in Australia and a few Summer League games. If you are suggesting that because scouts and ESPN analysts are saying it, fine, but I don't see how you have determined that based off of our limited video on these guys.

I'm not suggesting LaVine is the 2nd coming of Steve Nash, rather that he could possibly play PG similar to the way John Wall or Westbrook play.
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I'm hoping that you realize that John Wall is a phenomenal PG and creator.

Westbrook is good, no doubt, but he's not half the shot-creator (for others) that Wall is.

Moronic comparison.

If you're going to compare LaVine to a PG, the more applicable player would be Burks, and Burks is a better PG (and he's not a very good PG).
 
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