The Clippers bench is what will hold them back from being a real contender.
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fgcamel
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He just missed a 1 foot dunk.
fgcamel
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But he did a very good job of getting position.
Should we give him a gold star for that?
I thought we've let go of Sims?
fgcamel
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I mean, if your analysis of somebody's game only consists of "did they or did they not get a bucket?", then you're not going to get a great read on anybody.
I think we've seen enough evidence to say that he lacks the ability to consistently finish at the rim though...
Exum is going to be so damn good. Granted, this isn't against top caliber competition, but he's very difficult to guard. As soon as he grows up a bit more and has the skills to finish, he's going to demand double teams. As long as he develops a competent mid-range jumper and continues being consistent with his 3-ptrs, he's going to have the same skill set as Harden and Westbrook, but with a higher IQ. There's a lot of work to get to that point, but I can see the player he's going to become much more clearly now. Same feeling I had when Hayward had that ridiculous 35 point game against LA his first or second year in the league.
fgcamel
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His career numbers (and just last year) are better than favors (just the first guy that came to mind) close to the rim.
Douchebag K
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So it's still early days to see how Exum stacks up against good starters, but it's blindingly clear he is going to MURDER opposing bench units. He's further along than i expected this early.
If it's at the expense of another knee injury I'd rather just have him go fast though.... he can still contribute quite a bit doing that.