WHAT DID I SAY? dante exum cant even break down the korean defense.

[My2Cents]

This is going to be a great bump thread in a couple of years.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

The only thing I ask of Exum is to take it to the ****ing rim strong.

 

[r_u_s_t_b_u_c_k_e_t]

Kanter and Exum both made the mistake of not playing basketball for a year before coming to the NBA. THat kind of puts you behind the curve.

... and got them picked third and fourth overall in the draft. That sure was a lucrative "mistake" they made by not playing.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

... and got them picked third and fourth overall in the draft. That sure was a lucrative "mistake" they made by not playing.

I understand why they did it, and give major props to their agents. As far as being able to perform at basketball though, I think it was a mistake.

Would Tim Duncan's career be different if he took a year off of HS and came to the NBA afterwards? Who knows? Lower leagues are better places to learn base fundamentals though, such as being able to make passes that aren't dribble handoffs (in Kanter's case) or being able to play 5 minutes in a row without getting winded (Exum's case).

 

[dong2ha]

hope lack of playing time pisses him off.


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[Saint Cy of JFC]

hope lack of playing time pisses him off.


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Kind of hard to be pissed when you clearly don't deserve any playing time.

 

[Ellipse]

I understand why they did it, and give major props to their agents. As far as being able to perform at basketball though, I think it was a mistake.

Would Tim Duncan's career be different if he took a year off of HS and came to the NBA afterwards? Who knows? Lower leagues are better places to learn base fundamentals though, such as being able to make passes that aren't dribble handoffs (in Kanter's case) or being able to play 5 minutes in a row without getting winded (Exum's case).

David Robinson took two years off to go Navy.

 

[Jazz4ever]

hope lack of playing time pisses him off.


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At the minimum he won't have any problem backing up Burke now. This was a humbling experience for him. There shouldn't be any training camp drama to worry about.

 

[Jazz Spazz]

pretty disappointed in exum, he's not doing what I want him to do all the time.
should have traded the pick for assets.

good teams always have assets.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

David Robinson took two years off to go Navy.

Kind of (actually way way) different because he played 4 years of college basketball. His fundamentals were already down when he took time off.

 

[Fishsticks]

pretty disappointed in exum, he's not doing what I want him to do all the time.
should have traded the pick for assets.

good teams always have assets.

OMG.

 

[franklin]

What's the elevation in North Korea though? Isn't it higher than high altitude Utah? Who wouldn't expect a kid who's been out of structured ball for what 11 months now to struggle at not only Utah altitude but in North Korea altitude???


Give him a few days, kids.

 

[Fabtrey]

let's all admit here. exum just doesn't look the part yet. i just don't think we are getting lil penny. hope i'm wrong

 

[yamers]

dude gets like 4-6minutes of playing time per game now.

 

[The Fresh Prince]

dude gets like 4-6minutes of playing time per game now.

Well aren't you just special?

 

[Revolution 9]

this is what happens when you draft someone on potential

he hasnt played like a number 5 pick yet against real men in competition.

the book is still out on him, but as of now its all hoping he pans out. this pick was very risky, high reward.
right now its not looking great to be honest, because he is so raw. but we will just have to watch how he develops.
i think he has a good chance under someone like Quin to maximize his potential. the odds are against him though that
he'll actually like up to the hype.

 

[fishonjazz]

let's all admit here. exum just doesn't look the part yet. i just don't think we are getting lil penny. hope i'm wrong

this is what happens when you draft someone on potential

he hasnt played like a number 5 pick yet against real men in competition.

the book is still out on him, but as of now its all hoping he pans out. this pick was very risky, high reward.
right now its not looking great to be honest, because he is so raw. but we will just have to watch how he develops.
i think he has a good chance under someone like Quin to maximize his potential. the odds are against him though that
he'll actually like up to the hype.

These are how I feel.

I have not given up on dante by any means but when we drafted him I was not thrilled about it (though I felt it was the right pick due to "experts having him ranked in the top 3 and sometimes as high as #1) and had lots of doubt about him.

Then I saw him at the scrimmage and his first game in SL and I proclaimed that he would be a top 5 pg in the league in a few years.

Now I'm just hoping he can be a quality starter someday.

I think we will still be searching for that ever elusive superstar.

 

[fufo]

He looks smooth when he dribbles.


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This guy seems to be an extremely advanced pnr player for his age. Couple that with his speed and length and he could be special

 

[Fishsticks]

This guy seems to be an extremely advanced pnr player for his age. Couple that with his speed and length and he could be special

You didn't hear? The word is out that he is terrible and we have seen enough.