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My faith in Exum has been broken

Jazz guard Dante Exum has been diagnosed with left patellar tendinitis and will be sidelined for at least a week, when he will be re-evaluated, the team announced. Exum, the fifth overall pick in the 2014 draft, missed last season after undergoing surgery to repair the ACL in his left knee.
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Saint Cy of JFC said:
Yes, everybody who has played basketball for an extended period of time has knee tendonitis to some degree.
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At his age it's a little troubling... but it is quite common.
 
Individual lineup data is tough to measure hill against Exum. Since hill has only played a few games with Hayward. Exum is 80th out of 85th in RPM which measures his contributions with the others on the floor and the plus minus stuff... it's more complex than that but it's not a good sign at all.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
Maybe, but he is recovering from knee surgery. It might just be precautionary. Who knows. I like that they actually gave a timetable though.
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Agree with all of this.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
He was *** last year.
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I've never seen a guy who opponents make more shots over than him. He's in good position most of the time but something about how he plays defense does not affect the shot at all. It's like he's not even there... he's not big obviously but it's not like he's JJ barea
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
I've never seen a guy who opponents make more shots over than him. He's in good position most of the time but something about how he plays defense does not affect the shot at all. It's like he's not even there... he's not big obviously but it's not like he's JJ barea
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He isn't quick laterally for his size. He is like a Trey Burke level athlete, but he tries harder on D. And he likes to reach, but doesnt have the length or speed to recover on most players.
 
stitches said:
I think watching Frank Ntilikina last couple of days broke my confidence in Exum. He's everything I wanted Exum to be + more. And the more I watched him the more I realized he has things that Exum never had and never will and those things are much more important in the league than marginal advantage in speed.

Exum was a great youth player and I was super high on him and I've been one of his biggest defenders on this board, but his handle and his shot were never good(and I expected he will improve but he has not progressed at all in those areas). He relied on quickness to beat people off the dribble and draw fouls and we've seen this just doesn't cut it in the league - you cannot live in the league on quickness when even when you beat your man, you don't have the touch to finish in the paint or the shot to pull up from midrange. I'd trade a bit of Exum's quickness for a lot more skill and shooting. With his shooting mechanic(his shot is a set shot), I don't EVER see him being able to shoot off the dribble consistently. Frank Ntilikina pulls up without a problem or hesitation, step backs... crossover into pullups... His handle is still shaky in traffic like Exum's, but I think I trust his skill and handle and shooting RIGHT NOW much more than I trust Exum's ... ever.

I think my faith in Exum has been broken... believe me, I'd love nothing more than for him to prove me wrong. A couple of years ago I got my first ever NBA jersey and was an Exum one, I really believed in him, but for various of reasons(the injury being the main one) it seems like he's not anywhere close to where we expected he'd be at this point. Of course, I'm open to be proven wrong, but at this point I'd say - I will believe it when I see it... Does that make me a bad fan?
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Yes it makes you a bad fan.

Patience is required for some young guys, and you've turned on him after 20 games following an ACL injury.

Knee tendinitis is an absolute killer to deal with if your not getting any rest. He will be fine once his knee injury completely heals.
 
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