Dante Exum: How good can he be?

Big A All Day · Post #221 » by **Big A All Day** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 5:45 am

I didn't watch the game but tonight he was 2-6 for 6 pts 3 assist and 3 TO's. Anything else happen for all us who didn't catch the game?

Litany · Post #222 » by **Litany** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 5:59 am

He was playing off ball a lot which is something I was a little worried about with Burke. He also got gassed quick and it's clear he's gotta work on his conditioning.

Having said that I do like that he was patient and not forcing anything. Once Hood got on fire it was just feeding time from the teammates lol.

Shot looked good on his jumpers, but my wow play was the ankle breaker in this vid at the 1:55 mark. Defender actually fell down.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKgL7qKjpRM[/youtube]

http://youtu.be/fKgL7qKjpRM

JellosJigglin · Post #223 » by **JellosJigglin** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 6:05 am

He moves so fluidly with the ball. I can see why he wanted to play with Kobe so bad. I see a lot of similarities.

OrlandO · Post #224 » by **OrlandO** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 6:55 am

The move was good, but the defender fell because gobert clearly stuck his foot out and accidentally tripped him.

Xsy · Post #225 » by **Xsy** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 7:02 am

Big A All Day wrote:I didn't watch the game but tonight he was 2-6 for 6 pts 3 assist and 3 TO's. Anything else happen for all us who didn't catch the game?

He deferred the ball a lot. Had open lanes he didn't bother using, and tended to pass more than anything.

He doesn't have much stamina at all. You can tell he hasn't played for a year.

Kabookalu · Post #226 » by **Kabookalu** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 7:04 am

Rule of thumb for Summer League, players are never going to be judge in their entirety. People are going to select what they liked about the players while dismissing their shortcomings to a degree, because they've earned that benefit of the doubt on virtue of their age. It's only a problem if it's still a problem three years from now, and that's when the scrutiny is warranted.

Exum had a subpar game but I still saw traits that can propel him to stardom. You can just see it in his game, he has the potential to impact the court at a high level on offense. With hard work he's going to be fun to watch in a year or two.

BaunceyChillups · Post #227 » by **BaunceyChillups** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 1:40 pm

I think Exum will be very good but the hype around his performance in SL is a hilarious mismatch, he's been average at best so far.

Aunt Jemima · Post #228 » by **Aunt Jemima** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 1:49 pm

This kid can be great, in every interview i've seen with him he always mentions that hes a point guard and not a 2. I hope they play him at point and not off the ball too much

BarneyGumble · Post #229 » by **BarneyGumble** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 2:33 pm

I love his physical tools and size. The sky is the limit for him....if he's mature and a hard worker who wants to be great, he will get there if he stays healthy.

I expect this rookie season he will be an extremely high variance player. In some games he will look raw, make mistakes, and struggle with his shot and decision making. In other games he will probably drop jaws and show visions of why he was drafted #5 in a stacked lottery.

TeaM DimE · Post #230 » by **TeaM DimE** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 2:34 pm

Hood took over in the 3rd and scored 20 points. Exum didn't play in the 4th because the Jazz were up 20+. Honestly between Exum, Hood and Gobert I am getting super excites about Jazz future. In the off season thread the Jazz got a ton of votes for team with the worst future(2nd behind Detroit). If Hayward and Favors continue to get better I could see a 35-40 win season as a possibility.

Litany · Post #231 » by **Litany** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 2:47 pm

BaunceyChillups wrote:I think Exum will be very good but the hype around his performance in SL is a hilarious mismatch, he's been average at best so far.

People aren't making these projections/assessments based on stat lines.

From guys at this age and stage you want to see flashes from them and stretches where they look like the best player on the floor.

Exum has done that which is causing people to get excited about him.

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OrlChamps2030 · Post #232 » by **OrlChamps2030** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 2:59 pm

Lattimer wrote:He was playing off ball a lot which is something I was a little worried about with Burke. He also got gassed quick and it's clear he's gotta work on his conditioning.

Having said that I do like that he was patient and not forcing anything. Once Hood got on fire it was just feeding time from the teammates lol.

Shot looked good on his jumpers, but my wow play was the ankle breaker in this vid at the 1:55 mark. Defender actually fell down.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKgL7qKjpRM[/youtube]

http://youtu.be/fKgL7qKjpRM

This kid is a blur. Barbosa/Parker-esque speed and quickness

tranjSAIC · Post #233 » by **tranjSAIC** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 3:07 pm

BaunceyChillups wrote:I think Exum will be very good but the hype around his performance in SL is a hilarious mismatch, he's been average at best so far.

His numbers have been average, but what I think most fans are excited about is how he looks out there. It's kind of like Giannis last year, obviously he wasn't ready but he flashed enough crazy potential plays we can see what time of player he could develop into.

tranjSAIC · Post #234 » by **tranjSAIC** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 3:09 pm

TeaM DimE wrote:Hood took over in the 3rd and scored 20 points. Exum didn't play in the 4th because the Jazz were up 20+. Honestly between Exum, Hood and Gobert I am getting super excites about Jazz future. In the off season thread the Jazz got a ton of votes for team with the worst future(2nd behind Detroit). If Hayward and Favors continue to get better I could see a 35-40 win season as a possibility.

That's gonna be tough reaching that win total out west. I'm sure you guys could get to that total here in the east though =)

Litany · Post #235 » by **Litany** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 3:19 pm

tranjSAIC wrote:
BaunceyChillups wrote:I think Exum will be very good but the hype around his performance in SL is a hilarious mismatch, he's been average at best so far.

His numbers have been average, but what I think most fans are excited about is how he looks out there. It's kind of like Giannis last year, obviously he wasn't ready but he flashed enough crazy potential plays we can see what time of player he could develop into.

Exactly.

Speaking of Giannis, this is the first time I've seen him for an extended period. All I can say is

Jazz could have drafted him at 14 but instead got Burke who is a trade chip now :cry:

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TeaM DimE · Post #236 » by **TeaM DimE** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 3:31 pm

tranjSAIC wrote:
TeaM DimE wrote:Hood took over in the 3rd and scored 20 points. Exum didn't play in the 4th because the Jazz were up 20+. Honestly between Exum, Hood and Gobert I am getting super excites about Jazz future. In the off season thread the Jazz got a ton of votes for team with the worst future(2nd behind Detroit). If Hayward and Favors continue to get better I could see a 35-40 win season as a possibility.

That's gonna be tough reaching that win total out west. I'm sure you guys could get to that total here in the east though =)

yeah I'm obviously being very optimistic but I'm not sure if people really knew how bad of a coach Corbin was. The Fact we won 24 games with this clown running the show is a miracle in itself. Favors has been courtside for every SL game. Trey decided to play SL to get familiar with Quinn's system. Ita early but guys are buying in and seem really excited to play for Snyder.

Another year of development for all the young guys and adding Dante, Hood and Gobert(He isn't a rookie but Corbin refused to give him minutes for some reason) could add up to 10 more wins.

Litany · Post #237 » by **Litany** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 3:35 pm

TeaM DimE wrote:
tranjSAIC wrote:
TeaM DimE wrote:Hood took over in the 3rd and scored 20 points. Exum didn't play in the 4th because the Jazz were up 20+. Honestly between Exum, Hood and Gobert I am getting super excites about Jazz future. In the off season thread the Jazz got a ton of votes for team with the worst future(2nd behind Detroit). If Hayward and Favors continue to get better I could see a 35-40 win season as a possibility.

That's gonna be tough reaching that win total out west. I'm sure you guys could get to that total here in the east though =)

yeah I'm obviously being very optimistic but I'm not sure if people really knew how bad of a coach Corbin was. The Fact we won 24 games with this clown running the show is a miracle in itself. Favors has been courtside for every SL game. Trey decided to play SL to get familiar with Quinn's system. Ita early but guys are buying in and seem really excited to play for Snyder.

Another year of development for all the young guys and adding Dante, Hood and Gobert(He isn't a rookie but Corbin refused to give him minutes for some reason) could add up to 10 more wins.

Agree that wins will def go up by adding Snyder alone. Still not sure that in the west we go above 35 wins.

I think an improvement of 10 wins is reasonable given that we actually just got even younger this offseason.

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Johnlac1 · Post #238 » by **Johnlac1** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 4:28 pm

TeaM DimE wrote:Hood took over in the 3rd and scored 20 points. Exum didn't play in the 4th because the Jazz were up 20+. Honestly between Exum, Hood and Gobert I am getting super excites about Jazz future. In the off season thread the Jazz got a ton of votes for team with the worst future(2nd behind Detroit). If Hayward and Favors continue to get better I could see a 35-40 win season as a possibility.

Last season on a thread about the Jazz I mentioned that I was impressed with Gobert in some late season game. I thought, despite his limited minutes, he had looked good the time I saw him and had good potential. I was chastised by some Jazz fan who didn't think Gobert had potential.

While he's certainly not going to be great next season, the potential to be an outstanding def. player is certainly there. Here's a guy who's almost as big and long as Mark Eaton but a better athlete. Maybe he's longer than Eaton. If he has nothing else, he certainly has potential. He won't have to score pts. if he can do to other teams what he did to my Bucks last night.

Catchall · Post #239 » by **Catchall** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 5:27 pm

Exum played really well and under control on defense. His perimeter D looks like it will be quite good, though he's got to work harder to slide around screens. He pretty much shut down Nate Wolters when they were matched up. He also guarded Giannis for a stint when Giannis was playing PG.

Catchall · Post #240 » by **Catchall** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 5:27 pm

The game with the Bucks was really dominated by Rudy Gobert and Rodney Hood.