Remember Exum is guarding Harden who gets more ref calls going his way than any other player in the NBA and Exum gets more BS calls against him on the other end of the scale in calls.
Coach Snyder is well aware of the BS calls on Dante and will want to have Exum guarding Harden in the 4th quarter so O'Neale will get time on Harden too 1st and 3rd quarters.
The refs will determine whether Exum gets in front of Harden or if Harden gets the benefit of all the calls when Harden hits Exum in the chest during ISO plays .You know this will happen more than 2/3 times a game .Either Exum will be in foul trouble or Harden draws offensive charges.
I hate some of his shots, but the intangibles he brings to this team in terms of toughness was so so so needed.
Honestly I'd like to see Trevor Booker back as a 12th man for that same reason (for him a bit more energy than toughness, but both of each), even though that's not happening.
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