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Rubashov said:
Think he needs to work on balance and body control while in the air, some of his landings are terrible
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I agree with this. I think it’s probably tough for him at his weight to sort of hang and glide in the air for the last couple feet, rather than just sink like a rock.
 
Wes Mantooth said:
I’m not sure. I think much of attacking a rim is habit. In other words, a player finishes in a way he has always finished, almost his entire life. Not many guys finish with both hands. And how often does a player like Jae actually attempt to attacking and finish at the rim in a game? Once or twice? So he just attempts to finish the way he usually does, which isn’t very often.

I think good coaching and reps (after practice) could help a ton. It’s basic muscle memory. Right now, there isn’t much of that to go off of because it’s just never really been a part of his game. He doesn’t attempt this much. But to me, it seems like with his first step and ability to get by guys, it definitely could be.
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Are you talking about Crowder or Exum? I assumed Exum cause it's a thread about him and you're talking about elite first step etc...
Help me understand why Exum doesn't finish... :)
 
Wes Mantooth said:
He’d be better at the rim with good coaching, and imo, losing weight. I can’t emphasize this enough. Dude does not need to be this big to be in the NBA. He’d be such a better and quicker and bouncier player if he shed about 12 pounds. He’d still be jacked as **** and one of the biggest badasses in the league.

I see a solid first step for a guy that big and an actual ability to get by guys. I just don’t see much lift or fluidity once he goes to take off. Losing weight could help that a lot. He does need to work on his actual finishing ability too though.
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infection said:
Wes talking about Crowder and everyone else talking about Exum.
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Rofl.

Yep. This.
 
Wes Mantooth said:
Rofl.

Yep. This.
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Ok.. now that I reread that and took off my rose coloured glasses - it was clear.


Mind you, I do agree with pretty much everything he said about him. He is such a solid citizen type player. He is a guy that could easily win playoff games, with or without excellent rim finishing.
 
fishonjazz said:
It better not
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Yeah, no need to gamble the future His injuries unfortunately set his assent back. He still young (22) but he has a way to go before we know he's not just a better Burks. I'd love him for the right price, but Quinn can get good enough things out of lesser paid and more established players. Build around Rudy, DM, and Ingles.
 
sahlensguy said:
Yeah, no need to gamble the future His injuries unfortunately set his assent back. He still young (22) but he has a way to go before we know he's not just a better Burks. I'd love him for the right price, but Quinn can get good enough things out of lesser paid and more established players. Build around Rudy, DM, and Ingles.
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My opinion hasn't changed because of two games in a reserve role. I want to wait and see what he can do, but more importantly I trust the Jazz to make the right call with more info than me. His skillset is really unique but it could definitely go either way. I think he'll end up being a really good player and worth an investment, but obviously you want to get him for as cheap as possible. To me the years are the essential thing. A guy like Exum needs to be on a 4 year deal if you believe in him. If not... I'd probably just move on after this season.
 
Et tu Brute said:
Ok.. now that I reread that and took off my rose coloured glasses - it was clear.


Mind you, I do agree with pretty much everything he said about him. He is such a solid citizen type player. He is a guy that could easily win playoff games, with or without excellent rim finishing.
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He being whom?
 
Quin's Murderface said:
My opinion hasn't changed because of two games in a reserve role. I want to wait and see what he can do, but more importantly I trust the Jazz to make the right call with more info than me. His skillset is really unique but it could definitely go either way. I think he'll end up being a really good player and worth an investment, but obviously you want to get him for as cheap as possible. To me the years are the essential thing. A guy like Exum needs to be on a 4 year deal if you believe in him. If not... I'd probably just move on after this season.
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I think he's worth an investment. He's still young and as long as the deal's reasonable, to me it's no-brainer. I also noticed that he looks bigger, like he's filled out some and is stronger. His first couple years he was very weak and players pushed him around like a sheet of paper.
 
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