What's new
By:

Who do you extend?

8 said:
I'd rather keep Exum than the others. Always been a Exum homer, never been an uber Hood fan. Not interested in paying Favors, he's still trying to figure out what his role on an NBA team is in his eighth season.
Click to expand...

I think he made pretty good improvements in the off season.. if anyone has potential to be a big performer on a bargain deal I think it is him... he also has the most downside as he may be broken.

Favs may get the shaft this offseason and end up being on a decent deal... A smart team should get him and play him at center and reap the benefits.
 
Exum and faves on the cheap let hood go. Dante was killing it in preseason until the shoulder.

Sent from my LG-H932 using Tapatalk
 
I think its important to keep in mind that Dante is still only 22yrs old. In his limited time hes shown the mental fortitude to deal with injury, changes in position and playing time, ability to get to the rim at will, hits his FTs, willing defender and is not scared of and comes through in big moments.

When Ive supported the case for Dante in the past its always been based on the player I think he can become when he is 25.

I really hope he makes it back this year and the Jazz letting him go would be a big mistake. It would break my heart to never see the DMX backcourt become a reality.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
I think he made pretty good improvements in the off season.. if anyone has potential to be a big performer on a bargain deal I think it is him... he also has the most downside as he may be broken.

Favs may get the shaft this offseason and end up being on a decent deal... A smart team should get him and play him at center and reap the benefits.
Click to expand...

Yeah, Favors kinda needs to grow a pair and accept that he's a 5 in today's NBA. If he hadn't gotten softer and seemingly lost his explosion he could dominate the paint.
 
Nate505 said:
Who should the Jazz have selected with the 5th pick that year?
Click to expand...

This is why I don't feel bad even if Exum busts. I don't fault franchises for taking players that are consensus BPA at the time. The best thing you can do in that situation if you disagree with consensus is to trade down. If there is an argument for how to play the 2014 draft differently, it's that.
 
Eenie-Meenie said:
Hood is more injury-prone than Dante. He gets injured from the slightest contact; Dante's injuries were the result of severe stresses and contact.
Click to expand...

His ACL injury was no contact and he didn't seem to land in a particularly awkward fashion. He also hasn't played heavy minutes for an entire NBA season, there is no evidence to suggest that Exum is durable.
 
  • Like
Reactions: MVP
I hope the Jazz are smarter this time around and do something with either Hood, Favors, Burks before they just walk. I would keep Dante and try to trade Hood for a first round pick. Isn't the coach for Sacramento a big Hood fan. I like Hood but he doesn't seem to have the it factor, too inconsistent. When he isn't hitting his shot he doesn't really do anything else. Favors needs to play center on a team because he isn't a stretch 4 in today's NBA game. Burks doesn't have a lot of value but he has talent and perhaps he can be included with Favors.

Now the hard part, I have no idea who we would trade for but hopefully, DL can figure it out. Jazz need another alpha scorer who can create his own shot and isn't afraid to take over a game.
 
Et tu Brute said:
I get this view.
But I also wonder if this view is logical or that rational.
But I am not going to reiterate the defense for Dante. For those like MVP who dismiss him as junk, or you as overrated might be right. I for one think you are wrong, and my main point is you should hope you are wrong too. Cause the Jazz are clearly a few pieces away from being a serious contender.
Click to expand...
I hear ya too, but I hope Exum proves me wrong and I would be happy to eat my words

Sent from my ASUS_Z01BDC using JazzFanz mobile app
 
Exum is my first choice.
Favors is my second choice depending on the price.
I'm not a fan of Hood anymore, and he'd be my lowest priority. He seem to be what he is, a shooter that needs others to set him up. He's streaky and can be a great 4th option or bench guy. I believe he'll get more money than he's worth to this team. Ingles is better than him, and Mitchell has far more potential while not being that far behind right now. If Mitchell continues to improve and demands minutes I see Hood as the first guy to lose his starting job to Mitchell.
 
NUMBERICA said:
His ACL injury was no contact and he didn't seem to land in a particularly awkward fashion. He also hasn't played heavy minutes for an entire NBA season, there is no evidence to suggest that Exum is durable.
Click to expand...
Exum's injuries have been fluke injuries. Hood's have been more numerous and more chronic. I'm less worried about Exum's seemingly more severe but less chronic injuries, than Hood's more numerous and less fluky type of injury.
 
UtahJazz32 said:
Exam sadly is overrated and mediocre at best, most jazz fans judge him with our hearts but if we did so with our brain we would know we made a mistake in the draft selecting him so high.
Click to expand...

Stupid post.

Had Mitchell been drafted a year earlier, he'd have his *** glued to the bench just like Dante did. Quin wouldn't have the luxury of letting a rookie turn the ball over 5 times in order to let him get into any kind of rhythm. Mitchell would have had a rough rookie year if he got yanked and benched every time he made a mistake. Dante has never had the opportunity to play through mistakes like DM has this year.

Mitchell has had a year of college and then found the perfect opportunity in the NBA on a team desperate for offensive production and also willing to put up with all the rookie mistakes. Dante came into the league with a very defined role on offense which was stand in the corner and try not to **** up. Then his 2nd year was half a year trying to get his body back to normal and the other half playing behind Milt Palacio, er I mean Shelvin Mack so that we could court Haywood.

Only the board's biggest mental midgets are taking Dante's first 2 years and trying to come to a conclusion.

Oh, and then there's the coward who hated the pick from the beginning. The gutless wonder who hid in the shadows while Dante was playing, and now dances and struts around just as soon as he got injured, because he knows Dante can't prove what a dumbass he is until he gets healthy again. No need to name him, as that coward knows all too well who he is.
 
Cappy_Smurf said:
Stupid post.

Had Mitchell been drafted a year earlier, he'd have his *** glued to the bench just like Dante did. Quin wouldn't have the luxury of letting a rookie turn the ball over 5 times in order to let him get into any kind of rhythm. Mitchell would have had a rough rookie year if he got yanked and benched every time he made a mistake. Dante has never had the opportunity to play through mistakes like DM has this year.

Mitchell has had a year of college and then found the perfect opportunity in the NBA on a team desperate for offensive production and also willing to put up with all the rookie mistakes. Dante came into the league with a very defined role on offense which was stand in the corner and try not to **** up. Then his 2nd year was half a year trying to get his body back to normal and the other half playing behind Milt Palacio, er I mean Shelvin Mack so that we could court Haywood.

Only the board's biggest mental midgets are taking Dante's first 2 years and trying to come to a conclusion.

Oh, and then there's the coward who hated the pick from the beginning. The gutless wonder who hid in the shadows while Dante was playing, and now dances and struts around just as soon as he got injured, because he knows Dante can't prove what a dumbass he is until he gets healthy again. No need to name him, as that coward knows all too well who he is.
Click to expand...


Truth...
 
Cappy_Smurf said:
Stupid post.

Had Mitchell been drafted a year earlier, he'd have his *** glued to the bench just like Dante did. Quin wouldn't have the luxury of letting a rookie turn the ball over 5 times in order to let him get into any kind of rhythm. Mitchell would have had a rough rookie year if he got yanked and benched every time he made a mistake. Dante has never had the opportunity to play through mistakes like DM has this year.

Mitchell has had a year of college and then found the perfect opportunity in the NBA on a team desperate for offensive production and also willing to put up with all the rookie mistakes. Dante came into the league with a very defined role on offense which was stand in the corner and try not to **** up. Then his 2nd year was half a year trying to get his body back to normal and the other half playing behind Milt Palacio, er I mean Shelvin Mack so that we could court Haywood.

Only the board's biggest mental midgets are taking Dante's first 2 years and trying to come to a conclusion.

Oh, and then there's the coward who hated the pick from the beginning. The gutless wonder who hid in the shadows while Dante was playing, and now dances and struts around just as soon as he got injured, because he knows Dante can't prove what a dumbass he is until he gets healthy again. No need to name him, as that coward knows all too well who he is.
Click to expand...
In a way I think you proved my point about reacting with your heart by taking offense, usually people who insult by one post aren't familiar with my previous views about the matter, so yeah I wanted the best for Dante and believed the hype, yep he has some bad Injuries but hasn't proved critics wrong by underachieving and being so timid on offense. There is something called being real versus drinking too much kool aid

Sent from my ASUS_Z01BDC using JazzFanz mobile app
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Share this page
Back
Top