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say NO to EXUM. the biggest bust since darko.

And frankly, your narrative here suggests that Exum is mentally fragile or weak. Which might be true.
 
Wes Mantooth said:
And frankly, your narrative here suggests that Exum is mentally fragile or weak. Which might be true.
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Not really my point... I just think he was not ready physically for the demands of NBA schedule which may or may not have led to ACL injury. Just my theory. That's why I think going to college and playing less demanding schedule vs less physically intimidating players may have done him good. It worked for Sabonis. It messed up Koufos chances at being drafted high. There is no way in knowing now.
 
MVP said:
Not really my point... I just think he was not ready physically for the demands of NBA schedule which may or may not have led to ACL injury. Just my theory. That's why I think going to college and playing less demanding schedule vs less physically intimidating players may have done him good. It worked for Sabonis. It messed up Koufos chances at being drafted high. There is no way in knowing now.
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Your Sabonis and Koufos references make little to no sense.
 
Dali said:
I think comparing Dante's career path and situation to other players is probably a bit unfair because his path is potentially as unique as it gets.
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Why? What's so unique or different about Exum? I am comparing him to other international talents who shined in U-16 or U-18 World and European championships. They were the same mystery as Exum and playing in college either exposed them or reinforced the hype. I really wish Kanter had played a year in Kentuky so we could ad him to the list as well.
 
And by the way, Exum was so ill-prepared to play in the NBA as a rookie that he managed to play all 82 games, and more minutes per game than he has in any subsequent season. It seems his body was just fine then.
 
MVP said:
Why? What's so unique or different about Exum? I am comparing him to other international talents who shined in U-16 or U-18 World and European championships. They were the same mystery as Exum and playing in college either exposed them or reinforced the hype. I really wish Kanter had played a year in Kentuky so we could ad him to the list as well.
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You're asking as to what is so unique about a player that did not go through the conventional process of getting to the NBA? Matter of fact, the list of international players that have been top 5 picks, that didn't go to college, that also were injured severely on international duty so missed a great chunk of season(s) *Dante has basically missed 2 seasons*. Perhaps our very own Rubio falls into this equation, but after that the list is pretty thin.

Dante's overall situation, if you look at it and think that it is nothing out of the norm, and not abnormal in the slightest, then you need to rethink.
 
Wes Mantooth said:
And by the way, Exum was so ill-prepared to play in the NBA as a rookie that he managed to play all 82 games, and more minutes per game than he has in any subsequent season. It seems his body was just fine then.
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Fragile, but fine. An argument could be made that his injuries we partially due to his frame not being filled out and mature.
 
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There is no way you can say he would have tore his ACL playing for Australia had he gone to college instead of NBA... But I believe playing in college would have done wonders for his overall basketball growth compared to being thrown into NBA where he was not ready neither physically nor mentally. The one good thing happened from going to NBA - he got financial security, that I am not arguing about.
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I really dont see how he would develop more in college.

You would have an argument if he didnt get any minutes his rookie year, but he got plenty.

College is really a poor development place. You have limits on how much you can practice, you have to do actual school work (to some degree), you don't play many games, and the style is ugly.
 
Dali said:
You know who was mentally weak and completely immature? Trey Lyles.
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Maybe immature, but mentally weak seems like a stretch. He just came in not ready in his 2nd season, but guys struggle in their 2nd seasons, it happens to most of them.
 
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