I've watched it over and over for the last 30 minutes.
Dante Exum everybody!
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I've watched it over and over for the last 30 minutes.
I think its fair to say this kid has the X factor that none of the other Jazz kids have
Hayward, Favors, Burks, Kanter, Burke.. they are all impressive youngsters and will have long and fine NBA careers
But Dante has superstar potential
Hes the alpha dog that this team needed, but lets not forget hes only 18
Hayward, Favors, Burks, Kanter, Burke.. they are all impressive youngsters and will have long and fine NBA careers
But Dante has superstar potential
Hes the alpha dog that this team needed, but lets not forget hes only 18
Game6Conley
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Thank you very much Rob Hennigan!
I have never seen another young player remind me so much of Kobe in his body movements. I don't know if he has quite the hops of Kobe, although he seemed to be just fine in that area today. His defense improved over the game and became quite good. His BBIQ, unselfishness, and court vision are astounding for his age. He was a +9, too.
Needs to improve conditioning, strength, handle, and yes his shooting. He also needs to play with real athletes so that he can adjust his game to his teammates abilities as well, the requested oop from Gobert is an example.
Trey Burke was a selfish ballhog, who held the ball and clogged the offense. The offense felt so much better with Exum. If we could actually hit a wide-open shot, Exum would have had 8 or 9 assists, and he also was the passer before the assist as well. We'll see, but he's got his feet wet.
Needs to improve conditioning, strength, handle, and yes his shooting. He also needs to play with real athletes so that he can adjust his game to his teammates abilities as well, the requested oop from Gobert is an example.
Trey Burke was a selfish ballhog, who held the ball and clogged the offense. The offense felt so much better with Exum. If we could actually hit a wide-open shot, Exum would have had 8 or 9 assists, and he also was the passer before the assist as well. We'll see, but he's got his feet wet.
♪alt13
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So I missed the game due to a family thing and so all I have seen is this highlight vid but holy yowzers. Super impressed. I'm sure he struggled at times tonight but that looked very promising.
Litany
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This x a bajillion. Cannot believe the Magic passed on him.
Doublea
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I think he really played it safe and just played his game. He didn't force anything, but was a factor when he got the ball. It was great to see.
♪alt13
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for sure
Liked that hustle play/ Steal and Dunk (good recovery after a poor pass)
Really liked that reverse layup after he blew by his guy
I also liked Rudy tellin him to throw that up high. "I'm really tall yo. Like 4 srs"
I like Rudy more and more.
enchilada_style
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Exum and Alec are gonna be fun to watch together. I actually think he could have had a larger impact on the game if his conditioning was a little better. He's had a hectic few months with no game time so I can understand the lack of conditioning at this point.
Stifle Tower
Punch Bowl Re-Filler
A lot of players are sucking wind in the games. Parker/Wiggins was a fun battle to watch but both tired quickly.
Zulu
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The dude is fast.... Video don't do it justice.... No one could stay infront of him... Everytime he touched the ball something happened...
I went to the game cautiously optimistic, but left thinking we've got our super star...
His handle and shot need work but he 18...
His speed and court vision are amazing and he's only 18!!!
Well 19 now that the day has started a new!!!
I went to the game cautiously optimistic, but left thinking we've got our super star...
His handle and shot need work but he 18...
His speed and court vision are amazing and he's only 18!!!
Well 19 now that the day has started a new!!!
Twin Towers
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OK a lot of highlights over a course of a year are very deceiving. Showing the greatest moments that year. Which is cool to see ability but, single game highlights are more important to me. You can see what they can do in total over a course of a game to put things in proper perspective.
I doubted this guy right up to the day we drafted him. "Just another one of those athletic guards that can't shoot that end up busting". I labeled him without researching.
After studying him in depth and seeing his vision and quick first step. I was like wow. This guy could be special. But I still had my doubts because I have seen highlights like his over the course of a year with other players.
After watching last nights game highlights.........WOW All this happened in 1 game???? This guys vision is incredible.
This game is different then his other highlights. He can be blazing into the lane and hitting the open man without slowing down.
That is rare to be able to react that quickly.
Tony Parker - Has the same quick first step and speed, crossover, and aggression that he has. That play where he looked towards the top of the key and turned the other direction and crossed the guy over and blazed past him.............. That is Parker's same move! Non stop attacking the paint the way Parker does.
Penny Hardaway - He his about the same length as Hardaway and build. Both came in very skinny but long. Which helps him see over the defense. That pass where he hit Malcom Thomas underneath for the dunk. No way he could of seen that being 6'2.
Stockton - PATIENCE. Stockton was a master at being patient and waiting for things to develop. That pick and roll with Gobert showed he could be more methodically and wait for the big guys to get in position rather then just driving in fast all the time. Again small sample size but its great to see.
Jeremy Evans - Yes I just listed 1 hall of famer, 1 soon to be, and Hardaway who probably would of been without injuries. AND THEN JEREMY EVANS. lol
His Quick jump!! That play where he stole the ball and dunked it. I think all 3 of those guys literally were shocked at how fast that whole sequence happened. I didn't think he could dunk it in time as it seemed like the other guys were closer to the basket. Dante bounced up so fast. They didn't even have enough time to process what was happening before he sprung up for that dunk. They were in slow motion.
Not trying to over hype the guy. Just pointing out qualities that are somewhat rare. Consistency is key and being able to handle the NBA once teams start scouting your game. And being able to keep up that high energy all game.
So we have a long season to go. And like someone said in the video. There will be times where we will remember he is 19 years old.
BUT again WOW. I can't believe we have this guy. He is something special.
I doubted this guy right up to the day we drafted him. "Just another one of those athletic guards that can't shoot that end up busting". I labeled him without researching.
After studying him in depth and seeing his vision and quick first step. I was like wow. This guy could be special. But I still had my doubts because I have seen highlights like his over the course of a year with other players.
After watching last nights game highlights.........WOW All this happened in 1 game???? This guys vision is incredible.
This game is different then his other highlights. He can be blazing into the lane and hitting the open man without slowing down.
That is rare to be able to react that quickly.
Tony Parker - Has the same quick first step and speed, crossover, and aggression that he has. That play where he looked towards the top of the key and turned the other direction and crossed the guy over and blazed past him.............. That is Parker's same move! Non stop attacking the paint the way Parker does.
Penny Hardaway - He his about the same length as Hardaway and build. Both came in very skinny but long. Which helps him see over the defense. That pass where he hit Malcom Thomas underneath for the dunk. No way he could of seen that being 6'2.
Stockton - PATIENCE. Stockton was a master at being patient and waiting for things to develop. That pick and roll with Gobert showed he could be more methodically and wait for the big guys to get in position rather then just driving in fast all the time. Again small sample size but its great to see.
Jeremy Evans - Yes I just listed 1 hall of famer, 1 soon to be, and Hardaway who probably would of been without injuries. AND THEN JEREMY EVANS. lol
His Quick jump!! That play where he stole the ball and dunked it. I think all 3 of those guys literally were shocked at how fast that whole sequence happened. I didn't think he could dunk it in time as it seemed like the other guys were closer to the basket. Dante bounced up so fast. They didn't even have enough time to process what was happening before he sprung up for that dunk. They were in slow motion.
Not trying to over hype the guy. Just pointing out qualities that are somewhat rare. Consistency is key and being able to handle the NBA once teams start scouting your game. And being able to keep up that high energy all game.
So we have a long season to go. And like someone said in the video. There will be times where we will remember he is 19 years old.
BUT again WOW. I can't believe we have this guy. He is something special.
Wow what a grumpy old fart you sound like. Come on Core. It's a summer league game. This was pretty fun overall actually.
Sounds like you expected something more from a SL game you are never going to get.
ijazz
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Agreed. He looked great. I also like his personality after the game where the announcers sang him his native fight song for his Bday.
With that said, Summer ball is like church rec league, let's see how he does with the big boys.... like Hayward
LOL.. what??!! He was clearly better than Burke out there on the court. He was quicker. He was much more decisive. He passed better, made plays when nothing was on, created opportunities, etc.
The guy needs to start from day 1 IMO. That's what LeBron did and it didn't do him no harm.
jjscap
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You can see why people thought he is a top tier-1 talent in the '14 Draft along with Parker, Wiggins and Embiid.
But remember, he is the youngest of tier-1, only 18.9 years old, and the most inexperienced. How he performs against top competition has not been tested. Give him some time, lower your expectations.
But remember, he is the youngest of tier-1, only 18.9 years old, and the most inexperienced. How he performs against top competition has not been tested. Give him some time, lower your expectations.
LOL.. how long have you been on JazzFanz now???? You should know us better than that bro!!!!!