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Tony Jones just tweeted that he thinks the Jazz would match any offer (10 million was mentioned) but thinks the team and Exum will come together for a deal before it gets there. He says he thinks the Jazz are committed to Exum as an important long term piece. FWIW.

Nah PER is not a great stat at all. The best stats are highly targeted and used in combination with others to make specific points. PER is a catchall boxscore counting stat that needs to die.

I do think there is a ton of over the top criticism of him. Love can turn to hate and I think that him being a top 5 pick and not progressing like some would hope has made one strong emotion turn into another. There's also a lot of pride on the line from what I can tell. Some people really put a...

Multiple media guys reported this year that he understands that the game has changed and he's more of a 5 now. I can't remember exactly who said it, though. I was this year for sure.

That's actually a really good option for him. Turner is a rim protector and is really comfortable on the outside. He could get a lot of minutes in his proper role there.

I could see him replacing Rubio at some point next season. I'm not saying it's incredibly likely but for instance if Rubio comes back next year and really struggles early and Exum is playing great and is on a 4 year deal then I could definitely see a situation develop where he starts. If Rubio...

The problem is that he can't break out. He's hampered by having a better PnR player on the front line with him. He'll always be a secondary option on the Jazz. If he wants a bigger role he has to leave. He also often gets subbed out for a stretch 4. I just don't see how he's going to put up much...

Let's break this down a little bit. You are saying some really ignorant things about basketball in this thread. Shooting off the wrong foot is a standard thing for basketball players in the modern game. This is a skill that is taught to young players. Donovan does this all the time and the Jazz...

You are comparing Exum to 3 of the most highly rated prospects of the last 5 years. Like all 3 of them are on track to be HOF level players lol. You are being ridiculous.

It's pretty standard for guys coming off injury to have restricted minutes. There's no doubt that Quin doesn't have a high level of trust for Dante right now as a big minutes contributor. I'd love to see dante get 20+ minutes for a while. Take a few away from Royce. I don't think it's realistic...

Exum looked really impressive in this game. The thing that is most impressive and that fans should be excited about is his ability to create a defensive scramble almost every time he drives the ball. That is an ELITE NBA skill that only Donovan has on this team. You put Exum in PnR and he is...

Burks has been unplayable most nights. He just makes too many mental mistakes, and he seems to be playing with no confidence. I think if Royce is losing effectiveness the best bet is probably a bit more Exum for now.

I might be in the minority but I was ok with Exum's role last night. I thought he handled the ball and played PG for the most part. There was that one stretch in the second half where he played in the corner but I believe he was playing the 3 at that point with Rubio and Mitchell in the game...

It sucks that Rudy has been the most dominant defensive force in the league for 2 years now at least and will quite possibly not even get one DPOY award. There's more and more buzz about it from national media, so I think it's possible that he can still win. It's all about the narratives with...

Aspects looked promising. If you are just looking at box score stats then he didn't look great in the second game. Things that looked good were his overall athleticism and ability to get to the rim. His on ball defense was exceptional during a really important stretch. He shut down 2 possessions...

My opinion hasn't changed because of two games in a reserve role. I want to wait and see what he can do, but more importantly I trust the Jazz to make the right call with more info than me. His skillset is really unique but it could definitely go either way. I think he'll end up being a really...

yeah. Dante really didn't have a ton to do with the +-. He did have couple TO's in the first half but generally the Kings were just hitting shots on other guys. He didn't have great game today, but like Quin said we need to judge him on other things than stats for a while. His stint at the end...

Lol I just watched this play like 10 times and I'm dying at how Boler's grasp of syntax just dies live on the mic. It's just a stream of consciousness rant with nouns and exclamations.

Damn. Overwhelming evidence.

Yeah just a little slow in decision making. On a couple drives he didn't handle the ball great and so didn't beat his man as quickly as I think he will when he's all the way back. The cool thing was that on a couple of those drives he was able to use that nice spin move or just body the guy out...