Gobert....Exum ,starring in Fiba

[tleikheen]

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Gobert
Final statline for Gobert according to French TV Canal+Sport: 13Pts, 12Rbs, 3Bs... they chose him MVP for the game! Was 5/6 from FT which is impressive once again!

Final statline for Exum vs Ukraine:
14/3/3/1st/0to in 19 minutes of play, 6/7 shooting, 1/1 from 3, 1/1 from FT

These young guys are looking good

I know there will be a hater turning this into a trade Kanter post,not wanting the Jazz to have 3 good young Bigs under 23 years old instead

[MalonesElbows]

From his insty, Gobert showing off pretty good hops for a 7'1" dude. Look where his hand is above the box.

[tleikheen]

Exum is getting alot of playing time and will have alot of games in before pre-season.All these Fiba players play in professional mens leagues around the world and I don't see any back down in Exum.He looks to be playing with vision and control.
Gobert is playing like he is the biggest guy on the court.He keeps this up he will be a momentum changer coming in at the end of the 1st and 3rd quarters for the Jazz .Maybe making the Jazz 2nd unit one of the best this year.

[stitches]

From his insty, Gobert showing off pretty good hops for a 7'1" dude. Look where his hand is above the box.

That's pretty freaky! If I am estimating that correctly, this is about 33-35 inches vertical for a 7'1-7'2 guy! Wow! That is also considerably higher than what he measured last year at the combine(29 inches). I made a quick research about other bigs(Over 7'1) measurement at combines. Only 1(Jordan Bachynski) since there is record of such measurements at the nba-combine has anything comparable - 33 inches.

edit: it seems like I've made a mistake with my estimate. It is more like 31-32 inches, rather than 33-35.

[Tommo1986]

Looked pretty darn good Exum did last night!!!! So so quick


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[tleikheen]

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[GimmeDat]

Exum was great last night, though with the level of opposition you gotta take it with a grain of salt. Really needs to work on his left hand, defenses are going to exploit that in the NBA, especially as a PG.

[HolyToledo12]

ty for info ...good to hear

[Boomerfan]

For those interested Exum is about to play in 5 mins.... you can watch live here for free.

http://sportotv.lt/rungtynes/2719/draug ... ungtynes-6

[tleikheen]

Thanks Boomer

[AK47MVP]

So Aussies meet contender, got blown out and not much starring seen from Exum. 2-9 shooting, 5pts, 4 asts and basically being invisible.

[tleikheen]

What do you do for a living ak....boss makes you do something ...then judge you and fault you like your suppose to know everything already ...youd probably think it isnt fair to be judged for what you weren't hired for

Watching Dellarova made me think of Trey Burke ,,,the Lithuanian PG was to quick for Dellarova like most of the NBA PG's are for Burke .Dellarova made the rest of the Aussies look slow except Exum.Everytime the Aussie PG passed to Exum for a 3 pter I kept thinking why wasn't Dellarova out there taking the shot instead and let Exum go fast on fast with the Lithuanian PG.
Aussies are going to have a tough time against fast ,quick PG's while their fastest player is at the 3 pt line having to do catch and shoots when he's geared to creating for himself and others in a PG rythem.
When I saw Dellarova trailing his assignment through the lane I thought Burke and then Kanter getting the blame and Burke getting a free pass .
PG's might get pass Exum because he's young but they won't get pass him because their faster... and that's all NBA PG's.

[AK47MVP]

Stop making excuses. Exum had more than enough chances to drive and draw fouls or get to the line. He did it once in all game. And if you are about 25% 3 point shooter ( thats what Exum is), you should not be taking 6 3 pointer attempts. Make other contributions, get in the paint, run some pick and rolls, play defense. He did it somewhat acceptable job vs Finland and Ukraine but Lithuania is different animal and made him look like a boy among men. That's what he is now... at least 2-3 years away from being relevant and your delusions about him being ROY and handling starting PG duties in NBA are silly. And blaming Burke, coaches and now Dellavedova for Exum's poor play is getting old. Just face it kid is not ready mentally and especially physically. That blown layup at the end of Finland game made me cringe and reminded me of S.Livingston busting his knee. He should have gone to college for a year and get in better shape before entering NBA.

[Boomerfan]

So Aussies meet contender, got blown out and not much starring seen from Exum. 2-9 shooting, 5pts, 4 asts and basically being invisible.

I'm an Aussie, and honestly you are right. He was invisible AGAIN. He is not NBA ready yet but I thought that months ago.

I didn't watch the 2nd half against Lithuania but watched the first half and Exum missed some absolutely wide open 3 pointers and once again looked passive. He played again at SG for the majority of the first half. What worries me most is that he seems to lose confidence very easily and has his head down.

At this point the only way he will improve is if Utah decides to tank and play Exum full time at PG knowing he will lose you some games and do very well in others.

[MalonesElbows]

So Aussies meet contender, got blown out and not much starring seen from Exum. 2-9 shooting, 5pts, 4 asts and basically being invisible.

I'm an Aussie, and honestly you are right. He was invisible AGAIN. He is not NBA ready yet but I thought that months ago.

I didn't watch the 2nd half against Lithuania but watched the first half and Exum missed some absolutely wide open 3 pointers and once again looked passive. He played again at SG for the majority of the first half. What worries me most is that he seems to lose confidence very easily and has his head down.

At this point the only way he will improve is if Utah decides to tank and play Exum full time at PG knowing he will lose you some games and do very well in others.

The Jazz are not tanking next year. Exum will see spot minutes, 15-20, while he learns to shoot.

[BudTugly]

I think he'll get more than that unless he's just a total albatross. My guess is he backs up both G positions with a lot of minutes but not leaned upon too much.

If this is the case there will be a great BS debate to enjoy with some criticizing him for "disappearing" while others freak out about Snyder not featuring him enough.

[AK47MVP]

The Jazz are not tanking next year. Exum will see spot minutes, 15-20, while he learns to shoot.

I think it is unreasonable to expect more than 20 min from him. Kid is not ready for cruel NBA season, travels and physical demand of the game. He gets minor tweaks and injuries already in FIBA game. Just wait until he sees real NBA enforcers.

[stitches]

The more I watch of him the more worried I get. I don't know why, just something doesn't seem right. He's got the talent, the speed, the length and size, but he seems timid ... He seems like a boy among men. We've all heard the rumors about what his psych tests say(i.e. they are off the charts, he's super determined, super-competitive, alpha personality, etc.). I just don't see it right now in the games I've seen of him this summer. To me he seems scared, he should be attacking non-stop - penetrating, using his quickness to beat people off the dribble and collapse defenses. When he decides to do it, he looks great. But most of the time he's being passive, very little aggression, very little determination to drive, to draw fouls in the paint. I am not worried for his slender frame, training and practice, as well as age will fix that, I am worried about the very way he plays in man's basketball. If he keeps deferring to other guys, if he keeps being content with taking those 3pts, that he's obviously not good at, I don't feel like he's going to pan out as our star of the future.

And that's coming from somebody who's in awe of his speed and vision, as well as ability to pass the ball.

[BudTugly]

Exum is gonna play, and play a lot.

[DiscoLives4ever]

My gut prediction is that Dante starts off strong, but hits the rookie wall earlier than most, maybe by new years. He will slump until the all-star break before a steady rise back to strong play by season's end.