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Is Quin blowing it with Dante?

Handlogten's Heros said:
What if he ****s the bed... I mean he makes the nuclear turnover on the regular. I think chances for his success are like less than 25% and his chances for a huge mistake are better than 25%.
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Statistically he is better than Mack so I think he chances of continuing to be better than Mack are very high, especially when you compare their play post all-star break. Its pretty easy to put him in and if he is really struggling take him out. His defense would have been useful in game 3. I think the coaching staff has made a mistake not giving him more minutes but I was happy to see him playing in game 4.
 
str8line said:
Look at Kobe vs. Jazz during the 1997 playoffs. Granted, much different situation/player but I bet it made Kobe a better player to fail a bit like that. The occasional good play makes up for it development-wise. Impact on the game is a slightly different matter of course...
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I thought we had moved past the Exum/Kobe comps by now. Srs stahp
 
Ron Mexico said:
Statistically he is better than Mack so I think he chances of continuing to be better than Mack are very high, especially when you compare their play post all-star break. Its pretty easy to put him in and if he is really struggling take him out. His defense would have been useful in game 3. I think the coaching staff has made a mistake not giving him more minutes but I was happy to see him playing in game 4.
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post all-star break? You mean, for the stretch of games in which Mack was injured?

You Exum fanboys are nuts. I haven't given up on the kid (far from it), but acting like he obviously belongs in this series is just dumb
 
Ron Mexico said:
Statistically he is better than Mack so I think he chances of continuing to be better than Mack are very high, especially when you compare their play post all-star break. Its pretty easy to put him in and if he is really struggling take him out. His defense would have been useful in game 3. I think the coaching staff has made a mistake not giving him more minutes but I was happy to see him playing in game 4.
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It's not straight stats to me. I know Mack will eff up too, but Dante throws a pass or two that end up going the other way for layups. He does it with enough frequency that he can't be the pg or primary ball handler. If he plays good defense and is off ball on offense then sure, but I think if you need a pg... go with Mack or Neto.
 
str8line said:
Look at Kobe vs. Jazz during the 1997 playoffs. Granted, much different situation/player but I bet it made Kobe a better player to fail a bit like that. The occasional good play makes up for it development-wise. Impact on the game is a slightly different matter, of course...
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I doubt that was why he was successful or had any meaningful impact on his career at all.
 
There is the whole 2nd round dynamic in relation to Hayward's resigning.

Then there is the experience being gained by Gobert, Hayward, Favors, Hood and Ingles. To me their experience takes an immediate priority over Exum's. Exum has tons more time than the rest of them.
 
str8line said:
I think yesterday Quin put Mack in thinking we might need more scoring, but it looked like Dante was just warming up and ready to be aggressive.

It's important for Dante's development to end the season on a high note. How much should that factor, if at all?
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In the playoffs, it should be no factor whatsoever. If you want minutes in the playoffs be the best guy at your position on the team, or close to it. I'm a huge fan of Dante, I think he has a ton of potential, I think he's better than Mack in almost every way. But his development is a non factor for minutes in the playoffs. I honestly don't think Mack, Neto and Exum combined should play more than 5-8 minutes in the playoffs.
 
CALJAZZFAN said:
I would have liked to have seen him play a bit prior to last night, but I thought the minutes distribution last night was perfect and he did a solid job. I'd like to see him get 7-10 minutes a game from here on out, if possible. Playoff experience will good for him. Plus, the less Shelvin the better, IMO.
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That I can agree with. I swear at the TV every time I see Mack enter the game. It's been like that for 3 months.
 
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