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Exum may be a scared little child, but...

str8line

str8line

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he sure is smart.


2014/15 Rookies

1. Wiggins
2. Parker (Injured)
3. Embiid (Injured)
4. Gordon (Injured)
5. Exum
6. Smart (Injured)
7. Randle (Injured)
 
His 3 point shooting has been a bonus. Looks to have better form than anyone else on the team, always looks well set when he launches. Alll good stuff for a youngster. 33% is not bad for a young rook either.
 
Yeah. 2014 was a draft worth tanking for, and only two are left standing. I for one am happy with how they're bringing him along. I think that the limited minutes will help to keep him healthy over the course of the full season. The earliest that I expect them to really move his minutes up, or insert him into the starting unit is late this season or early next season. I for one would like to see him EARN his job like Gobert has. Make him play hungry and give him time to build his body and get acclimated to the size and speed of the game.
 
Wiggins will probably win the rookie of the year. He'll keep improving through the season. Although, Exums got a shot now if things go his way.
 
Jamezz said:
That'd be awesome. Have we ever had a player win the ROY award?
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Man, how do you go about forgetting Dr. Dunkenstein, AKA the Golden Griff?
 
I think Exum is the man. Him and Gobert are going to join Hayward and Favors (plus whomever we draft this year) to lead us to a title in 4-5 years.
 
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Ellis269 said:
Yeah. 2014 was a draft worth tanking for, and only two are left standing. I for one am happy with how they're bringing him along. I think that the limited minutes will help to keep him healthy over the course of the full season. The earliest that I expect them to really move his minutes up, or insert him into the starting unit is late this season or early next season. I for one would like to see him EARN his job like Gobert has. Make him play hungry and give him time to build his body and get acclimated to the size and speed of the game.
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Did Gobert twist Favors ankle?
 
For multiple reasons I want Exum to handle the ball more when he is in the game. I want him to get that experience now, when we aren't making the playoffs either way. Hayward is running that duty when he plays with Exum, and while Hayward does a good job, I worry that Quin is asking Hayward to carry too much of the load, and I think it is already affecting him. I don't know if it is sustainable for a whole season.

I'd also like Quin to push Exum to create more. Good things tend to happen when Exum drives and distributes. Exum has the tools to be amazing. I hope he stays healthy so we can see what he is fully capable of.
 
Doublea said:
Did Gobert twist Favors ankle?
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Great response, but clearly Gobert is playing better than most expected him to this year AND he's proving that he should be out there more than he was to start the season. The guy has worked hard to EARN minutes and is making the most of it.

My point was that I want Exum to push himself to the point that his production makes it impossible to keep him out of the lineup. After the past week, I'm pretty sure that everyone expects a bigger role for Rudy moving forward - even after Favors comes back.
 
I'd like to see him to get to the ft line.

The lulzy 360 layup attempt and the finger-roll floater before that highlight his fear of contact. You can't be great in this league if you don't get to the FT line.
 
Ellis269 said:
Great response, but clearly Gobert is playing better than most expected him to this year AND he's proving that he should be out there more than he was to start the season. The guy has worked hard to EARN minutes and is making the most of it.

My point was that I want Exum to push himself to the point that his production makes it impossible to keep him out of the lineup. After the past week, I'm pretty sure that everyone expects a bigger role for Rudy moving forward - even after Favors comes back.
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I think Rudy will go back to his usual minutes once Favors gets back. Kanter has also been playing great and Booker still provides us stuff the other 3 can't..Hopefully we see more Favors/Gobert lineup experiments.
 
Cy said:
I think Rudy will go back to his usual minutes once Favors gets back. Kanter has also been playing great and Booker still provides us stuff the other 3 can't..Hopefully we see more Favors/Gobert lineup experiments.
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Maybe his increased role is less minutes based and more situational (i.e. Starting games, finishing games and/or playing with Favors.) Whatever the case is, he's not going to stay in the background any longer. Rudy Gobert is going to be a force to be reckoned with.
 
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