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Would Dante benefit from a month or two in the D-League?

orangello said:
And what happens if he goes to the D League and annihilates people? His defense is already better than most and he can get to the rim playing against NBA caliber speed and strength.
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Then mission accomplished imo
 
If the D-League team has good coaching (they can develop him and work on his weaknesses) then I think a month would be ideal. There's little doubt Exum would crush it in the D-League but if he can gain confidence, learn & improve it would be awesome.
 
r_u_s_t_b_u_c_k_e_t said:
Does it not matter at all how good/bad he plays this season?
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while frustrating at the moment the answer is not really. He was drafted on what he'll be in 2-3 years at the earliest. Anyone who doesn't get that is barking up the wrong tree.

He looked much more aggressive in the games east, at miami and new orleans i think ?? I thought that might have spurred him on to play with more confidence, rather frustrated as to how he's regressed lately.
 
r_u_s_t_b_u_c_k_e_t said:
Does it not matter at all how good/bad he plays this season?
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To me it doesn't matter how good/bad he plays. To me it matters in what way he plays. Right now he's not pushing himself. He's deferring and giving up the ball right after he crosses the half-court. Ingles and Hayward are the point when Dante is on the floor. He's not trying to organize the offense, he's not trying to run pick and rolls nearly as much as he should be, he's not driving. He's playing a spot-up shooter, not a PG. The only responsibility he takes right now is to shoot wide open 3s.

I was fully expecting him to struggle. I wasn't expecting him to not even try to run the offense. I would have had a lot of patience if he was trying and making mistakes and learning while doing it. I honestly have no idea what he's learning right now since he practically doesn't try anything and makes no mistakes and he has very very few TOs while trying to create offense.
 
stitches said:
To me it doesn't matter how good/bad he plays. To me it matters in what way he plays. Right now he's not pushing himself. He's deferring and giving up the ball right after he crosses the half-court. Ingles and Hayward are the point when Dante is on the floor. He's not trying to organize the offense, he's not trying to run pick and rolls nearly as much as he should be, he's not driving. He's playing a spot-up shooter, not a PG. The only responsibility he takes right now is to shoot wide open 3s.

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you don't think that's what's being asked of him to do ??
 
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