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Exum states that he absolutely feels more comfortable at the point...

stitches said:
OK, Klay Thompson can't stop Dante. Nobody can... he will blow past every defender no matter how much space they give him. Lets hope you are right. I'm still waiting to see it. Maybe we will next year. Nothing I've seen so far leads me to believe he can be a + offensive player. I still contend there is a severe lack of skill to accompany his obvious physical and athletic talents.

I put that question on the board before - give me examples of point guards that succeeded in the league with bad handles and no off the dribble mid-range and/or long-range game? I will wait.
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Why am I accepting your ground rules.
The X handles thing is way overblown. He doesn't get stripped much at all. Many posters have noted that it is when stops his dribble and looks to pass that he makes TO. Furthermore, it doesn't stop him penetrating deep.
It could be worked on obviously. Giving him a better chance at finishing and dishing.


You are changing the parameters on the run here.

You basically said, X needs to get a better shot or he is done.

I am stating that shooting is not the be all and end all.


You could argue Lebron's worst trait is shooting. And he initiates a lot of their offense.
Same with the Greek Freak. His shooting is his worst trait.
Rondo - crappy shooter.
Rubio - until recently, putrid.
John Wall??????
Ben Simmons!


I mean give me a break.

You sound like Locke. Dante can't go to his left and can't dribble with his left.
Next game: Dante makes 3 moves to his left that result in layups and dunks.


The truth seems to be that fictional narratives exist about who Dante currently is as a basketballer. (And I'm sure you think I am writing one of them now...)
 
Et tu Brute said:
Why am I accepting your ground rules.
The X handles thing is way overblown. He doesn't get stripped much at all. Many posters have noted that it is when stops his dribble and looks to pass that he makes TO. Furthermore, it doesn't stop him penetrating deep.
It could be worked on obviously. Giving him a better chance at finishing and dishing.


You are changing the parameters on the run here.

You basically said, X needs to get a better shot or he is done.

I am stating that shooting is not the be all and end all.


You could argue Lebron's worst trait is shooting. And he initiates a lot of their offense.
Same with the Greek Freak. His shooting is his worst trait.
Rondo - crappy shooter.
Rubio - until recently, putrid.
John Wall??????
Ben Simmons!


I mean give me a break.

You sound like Locke. Dante can't go to his left and can't dribble with his left.
Next game: Dante makes 3 moves to his left that result in layups and dunks.


The truth seems to be that fictional narratives exist about who Dante currently is as a basketballer. (And I'm sure you think I am writing one of them now...)
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Not really, I've been saying his handle(and general skill level) and his shot are the problem from the very start and in other threads too. This was my first post here:

stitches said:
He might feel more comfortable when he's at the point, but I'm feeling more comfortable when he isn't. His handle is just not up to par for the position. He coughs it up any time he faces pressure with the ball. This to me is the no. 1 thing he needs to work on this summer if he wants to be a PG in the league, because his current handle is not NBA PG-level.
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Every single one of those you mentioned has a MUCH better handle than Exum. They are not in the same universe when it comes to handle and skill level really.
 
Dante needs to listen to the coaching staff and humble himself a bit. They want him to be successful as much as he does. He's done nothing to show he is better than the guys that played in front of him and he needs to mentally and emotionally commit to being successful in his current role with the team.

We need to commit to that role and ride out the lows and learning moments. Our staff needs to have more patience with the guy for sure and invest in his future. He's shown some flashes... let him work through the difficult moments now.

The timing of his development was always going to be a challenge... the ACL made it so much harder. It may not work out, but both sides should try harder here.
 
fishonjazz said:
Everyone knew that harden and curry were really good.

No one knows if exum is any good.

Apples to oranges dude. X in his 4th year is nothing like curry or harden in their 4th years (plus harden and curry had stellar college careers).
Compare their stats if you disagree.


Not a good comparison.
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Yeah, he was a consensus top 5 pick because people thought he sucked. And the college comparison only hurts your point. Exum hasnt played as much pro as Curry did college. As a rookie, Curry got to play 30+ mpg on a crap team. Still, he didn't emerge as a cornerstone until years after. So he had a 6 or 7 year head start on what Exum has now. The kid has been a pro for 3 years and only played 2 seasons.

Have some patience or at least have as much as GS had with Curry despite his injuries and years in college.

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Handlogten's Heros said:
Dante needs to listen to the coaching staff and humble himself a bit. They want him to be successful as much as he does. He's done nothing to show he is better than the guys that played in front of him and he needs to mentally and emotionally commit to being successful in his current role with the team.

We need to commit to that role and ride out the lows and learning moments. Our staff needs to have more patience with the guy for sure and invest in his future. He's shown some flashes... let him work through the difficult moments now.

The timing of his development was always going to be a challenge... the ACL made it so much harder. It may not work out, but both sides should try harder here.
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Good post, but my only response is - play him. Play him a ton. The only way we contend is if Hood, Exum and/or Lyles become really good. They cant by not playing.

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LoPo said:
Yeah, he was a consensus top 5 pick because people thought he sucked. And the college comparison only hurts your point. Exum hasnt played as much pro as Curry did college. As a rookie, Curry got to play 30+ mpg on a crap team. Still, he didn't emerge as a cornerstone until years after. So he had a 6 or 7 year head start on what Exum has now. The kid has been a pro for 3 years and only played 2 seasons.

Have some patience or at least have as much as GS had with Curry despite his injuries and years in college.

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Exactly my point.
Comparing X in year four to harden and curry (even in their rookie years) is dumb.
Everyone knew that they were good.

No one knows if X is good.

I have been saying all along though that he should have got all the back up point guard minutes.
Mack and neto should have never played imo (unless they are needed due to injury).
We agree that X should have been used more.

I just think that acting like a young curry or harden is similar to X is wrong.

Completely different situations, playing time, and production.
 
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Cappy_Smurf said:
I will say this, Dante should be the backup PG next year with no question. If they bring back Mack, they may as well trade Dante, which would be dumb.
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Especially since we will still have Neto whose difference in pg production to Mack is negligible.
 
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