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Milwaukee Buck's shrink calls Exum soft?

mellow

mellow

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From a NYtimes article discussing a psychologist who uses facial expression anaylis to evaluate sports players.... (The Milwaukee Bucks hired him last draft).

A vexing player at the top of the draft was Dante Exum, a point guard from Australia who was projected to be taken among the top four selections. Smith had done player personality analyses but wanted to validate them by having Hill present his player assessments first. The Bucks selected Jabari Parker with their top pick, and Exum fell to Utah at No. 5.

“Nothing against Exum, but emotional resiliency, stability and an immediate, assured presence were all key considerations in support of selecting Parker,” Hill said.

Until he sustained a severe knee injury on Dec. 15, Parker was among the leading candidates for Rookie of the Year honors, averaging 12.3 points and 5.5 rebounds. Exum is averaging 4.9 points and 2.0 assists coming off the bench for the Jazz.--https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/26/sports/nba-bucks-looking-for-an-edge-hire-expert-in-face-time.html?_r=1

So is he saying Exum is not resilient, stabile or confident?
 
mellow said:
From a NYtimes article discussing a psychologist who uses facial expression anaylis to evaluate sports players.... (The Milwaukee Bucks hired him last draft).

A vexing player at the top of the draft was Dante Exum, a point guard from Australia who was projected to be taken among the top four selections. Smith had done player personality analyses but wanted to validate them by having Hill present his player assessments first. The Bucks selected Jabari Parker with their top pick, and Exum fell to Utah at No. 5.

“Nothing against Exum, but emotional resiliency, stability and an immediate, assured presence were all key considerations in support of selecting Parker,” Hill said.

Until he sustained a severe knee injury on Dec. 15, Parker was among the leading candidates for Rookie of the Year honors, averaging 12.3 points and 5.5 rebounds. Exum is averaging 4.9 points and 2.0 assists coming off the bench for the Jazz.--https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/26/sports/nba-bucks-looking-for-an-edge-hire-expert-in-face-time.html?_r=1

So is he saying Exum is not resilient, stabile or confident?
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That's what it sounds like, especially with Exum being singled out when Parker was obviously the best player available.
 
Wouldn't call this breaking news.... He obviously is one of the least confident players in the league at this point. I can't remember a Jazz player in recent memory that was less aggressive on offense. A huge part of it could be his age and the giant step up in competition.

I'm the most arrogant, cocky, and dominate basketball player when i'm playing with my friends and players around my level. But this last week I started playing in a league that was a huge step up and my tail went between my legs, and my brain stopped working. I went from making plays and shots with ease to feeling like I didn't know how to shoot a layup or dribble. I think Exum is going through something similar. Once he gets his confidence back and realizes he is belongs in the league we will see what he can really do. I don't think it will be a gradual change either. I think he will hit a tipping point when he realizes what he can do and we will see a huge jump in his game practically over night.
 
mellow said:
From a NYtimes article discussing a psychologist who uses facial expression anaylis to evaluate sports players.... (The Milwaukee Bucks hired him last draft).

A vexing player at the top of the draft was Dante Exum, a point guard from Australia who was projected to be taken among the top four selections. Smith had done player personality analyses but wanted to validate them by having Hill present his player assessments first. The Bucks selected Jabari Parker with their top pick, and Exum fell to Utah at No. 5.

“Nothing against Exum, but emotional resiliency, stability and an immediate, assured presence were all key considerations in support of selecting Parker,” Hill said.

Until he sustained a severe knee injury on Dec. 15, Parker was among the leading candidates for Rookie of the Year honors, averaging 12.3 points and 5.5 rebounds. Exum is averaging 4.9 points and 2.0 assists coming off the bench for the Jazz.--https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/26/sports/nba-bucks-looking-for-an-edge-hire-expert-in-face-time.html?_r=1

So is he saying Exum is not resilient, stabile or confident?
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I dont know, but at least he has two in-tact ACL's.
 
homeytennis said:
The kid is 19 freaking years old. I would be willing to put my considerable talents out there to help the Bucks next year. I'm sure my non-professional opinion would be as good as this quack.
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lol. Best Homeytennis quote ever. This man speaks the truth.
 
I wouldn't call him soft. Just intelligent enough to understand he would get few broken bones if he banged bodies.

#Optimism
 
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