Exum has more potential than anyone on the roster. Elite athlete, elite measureables, already good on defense, we saw his shot improve throughout his rookie year, he can get to the rim whenever he wants. Nobody else on the roster touches his potential as an offensive AND defensive player. It just comes down to whether he reaches it or not. I'd put Gobert second on that list. Hood and Lyles on the next tier. Favors and Hayward are what they are at this point. Their potential has been reached, no significant improvements are coming.
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Exum has more potential than anyone on the roster. Elite athlete, elite measureables, already good on defense, we saw his shot improve throughout his rookie year, he can get to the rim whenever he wants. Nobody else on the roster touches his potential as an offensive AND defensive player. It just comes down to whether he reaches it or not. I'd put Gobert second on that list. Hood and Lyles on the next tier. Favors and Hayward are what they are at this point. Their potential has been reached, no significant improvements are coming.
Who the h*** made these comparisons? I legit never heard Kanter compared to Shaq one time. Or CJ compared to MJ. I've heard Burks referred to as Wade-like, but never actually compared to Wade. More importantly, what does any of that have to do with Exum? He DOES have superstar potential because he's a rare size/speed athlete that can be great on offense AND defense. And it's not just Jazz fans that think so.
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Do you want to check what CARMELO thinks about Exum?
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/carmelo/dante-exum/
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Jazz rarely make a mistakes evaluating talent when it comes to resigning rookies with all star potential after their cheap contracts are over. I think one such mistake O'Connor made and publicly admitted as his biggest was Mo Williams. Do you remember any other examples? Again, my point by year 4 Jazz will see that they missed with Exum and will let him walk. Then hopefully thelleiken will walk as well.
He peaked on draft day in 2014.
Dante's shooting and confidence in his shot improved throughout his rookie year. There is nothing that says that it won't continue to improve. His stamina will improve, jumping from high school basketball to the NBA as an 18 year old is a huge physical leap. Not sure what you mean by his explosiveness being average, he's not an above the rim player, but he has one of the most explosive first steps in basketball. Once he learns to be in attack mode, he will get to the rim whenever he wants. He's injury prone after one freak injury? Lol, ok. And that killer instinct can come in time. What did you expect from a 18 year old rookie coming from high school to the NBA?
I'm already aware of what CARMELO thinks. Not surprising that the system thinks that about him because they have such a small sample size to go by. Really means nothing. The creators of the system said themselves that it's hard for the system to judge young players with small sample sizes.
Keep grasping for conclusions with minuscule incomplete information.
And wrong about explosiveness. He has a elite acceleration/ first step. Plus you are ignoring lateral quickness.
All one can reasonably conclude about this 20 year old is a wide range of outcomes. To pretend to predict with precision is folly.
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Says the guy who was sold on Corbin.
FalseFlagg K
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you know he did play in 82 games his rookie season without injury right ???
I'm curious what it is you think you know that the whole Jazz organization from the front office, coaching staff down don't know about this guy that means he will be such a bust ? Are you at all the practices to see what he is capable of ? Weird weird rookie season but if you really think this current Jazz coaching staff / management are so wrong about their unanimous unwavering belief that's a big statement.
We all know Carmelo has no clue either btw ..
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I think both Hood and Lyles have far more potential than Gobert. I don't think he'll ever be a star. I don't think he has the offensive tools to be more than an average offensive player. I think his defense is as good as it's ever likely to get, it's really good so that's not a bad thing. I think Gobert is the most over rated Jazz player in a long while.
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You guys ignoring the fact that he is soft. He is fast yet very rarely drives in the paint and if he does he ends up knocked on the *** due to being so weak. He is mentally weak and is afraid of contact. Now coming of the major surgery he will be even more scared of contact. Even his speed is way overrated. Randy Foy had better sprint numbers than him for example. G. Hill was faster and stronger than him in combine and neither is elite athlete, so I laugh when Exum is called elite by delusional fans. Elite should be reserved to people like Westbrook, James, Ibaka, Rose ( before injury), Wall, Byombo and maybe few more. Exum is not elite athlete. Stop it.
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He did got few serious ankles sprains playing for Australia and in NBA summer league and busted his knee playing for Australia as well.
Hey, I did not say he will be a complete bust. Just not superstar or even star as some of you are imagining. Was Kanter a bust? Based that he was 3d pick and Jazz traded him for peanuts some would consider yes, even if he is a decent offensive threat of the bench. Is Shaun Livingston a bust? No, he is very good back up PG. Poor Exum was just overrated before draft and drafted to early, if he would have been taken somewhere in 15-20 range nobody would have unrealistic expectations. So he may be a bust based on his draft position but I do believe he will have a place in NBA. Just doubt Jazz will resign him after 4 years that's it.
FalseFlagg K
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So you're just regurgitating the criticism of his rookie season as if he's still going to play the same as he was half way through his first season.
And again, what is it that you know that the Jazz hierarchy who see him day in, day out at practices etc and who are completely 100% still sold on him can't see ??
And again, what is it that you know that the Jazz hierarchy who see him day in, day out at practices etc and who are completely 100% still sold on him can't see ??
He can't see an incentive to sell unbridled optimism to the fanbase