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Is Exum The Worst Player in The NBA Who Gets Minutes?

b_line said:
So damn reasonable
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That's exactly what I said when we talked about Kobe. You said he sucked his rookie season. I said he was always aggressive, and he always played with a lot of fire, regardless of how raw he was when he entered the league. I don't remember you being so agreeable then.
 
magic said:
The reason he doesn't attack the rim is because his handles are loose as hell. This is painfully obvious as I've seen him try to drive on plenty of occasions only to prematurely back out because his initial moves are not good enough to create space. To the untrained eye, it would seem that he's not trying because his attempts get shut down so early. They get shut down so early because he doesn't have the skills to pull off a crossover, a between the leg, or a change of direction at fast speeds without losing control. He can't even get the ball across the half court without having to turn his back to the defender. Because of this, Exum's main priority right now should be to practice his ball handling skills (yes, even over his miserly shooting).
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His handle is pretty mediocre indeed, but I don't agree that it's the main culprit right now. I think the main problem is between his ears. But I agree that I'd rather him work on the handle before he works on the shot...
 
stitches said:
His handle is pretty mediocre indeed, but I don't agree that it's the main culprit right now. I think the main problem is between his ears. But I agree that I'd rather him work on the handle before he works on the shot...
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Yup
 
NAOS said:
How the **** is it changing the subject? Essentially, you're saying that you don't need to watch someone play basketball in order to evaluate how well they play basketball. You're fully living up to your avatar name.

You're a ****ing joke.
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NAOS said:
Some people use national writers AND their experiences WATCHING ****ING BASKETBALL GAMES. You seem to skip that last part and just re-heat other opinions. Badly, at that.
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Are you mad bro?
 
National writers do have inside lines to important people within organizations. Doesn't make them right all the time, but it means they often have more information than pretty much all fans.
 
I'm rooting for Exum, but with all this playing time I think he's hit the rookie wall a little harder than most...
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Siro said:
That's exactly what I said when we talked about Kobe. You said he sucked his rookie season. I said he was always aggressive, and he always played with a lot of fire, regardless of how raw he was when he entered the league. I don't remember you being so agreeable then.
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I don't remember saying dante didn't need to be more aggressive, but I do remember thinking kobe sucked his rookie season.

The two big differences at this point, a month or so later than we talked about dante v kobe last, are first that kobe really picked up his game midway through the season, while dante is basically stuck behind the great rookie wall. Second, Dante doesn't draw fouls at all. Kobe got free throws. I remember you mentioning that, but it seems to have gotten worse lately.

I am concerned about dantes development, but I think this year is not at all about normal development for him. Hopefully we see some good signs by the end of the season, and after he has an offseason of real training at p3, we will see a more confident player. I know he has the physical gifts, he just needs the confidence. But that is a big if.
 
Cy said:
National writers do have inside lines to important people within organizations. Doesn't make them right all the time, but it means they often have more information than pretty much all fans.
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The article implied Lavine and Stauskas are terrible. I strongly disagree. That's all. It's not a big deal. I'm entitled to my opinion. If NAOS or anyone wants to play the attack game over that, then I can too. This is so easily avoidable.

I can have the opinion that sports writers are often wrong, cause the truth is they are. That's not even debatable. It's a fact. Nobody is right all the time. I really see no need in believing everything that's written by popular sports writers.
 
Me when reading Hack's post about Stauskas

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