freakazoid
Well-Known Member
Just went grey. Rep for turning red.
Dante has shown great control, but I wonder if he had more minutes if he would start to make mistakes. I think Quinn is doing a perfect job of building his confidence in a measured manner.
Negged for realz.
Just went grey. Rep for turning red.
Anyone still concerned about his leaping ability? I am still waiting for the one hand hammer dunk I saw on video before the Jazz drafted him. So far he has not let it loose and just used 2 hand dunks.
LolDone. Pay it forward for 2nd bar.
Another thing that is impressive about Dante is that he is making it look smooth and easy. He never looks like he is really forcing things and yet good things are happening.
wow so many ppl on this board have the jerry sloan mentatility. oh no need to rush dante's development, oh I like the slow pace that he's been brought up at, oh we can't throw him into the "wolves".
Screw that, we should be playing him a lot more. Even if that wasn't the right strategy (it is the right strategy), I would still want that to be the case for entertainment purposes. If Exum wasn't on the team I would not watch the Jazz. They are not that exciting, and Hayward, while a very good player, is not someone I'll go out of the way to turn the tv on.
I actually think he's holding back and playing conservative right now, and he's still impressive.
Just went grey. Rep for turning red.
What is the Jerry Sloan mentality? When I think of Jerry Sloan I think of an intelligent coach that led the Utah Jazz to 15 consecutive playoff appearances. Or the coach with the 3rd most wins in NBA history. But yeah your right, he's an idiot. And yeah......... Dante is still a teenager. That may be why they are trying to develop him slow. Just saying.,,,,
I was referring to one facet of his mentality, that of believing a player has to play a number of games before he gets to start or have more minutes. For example, Deron Williams didn't get to start immediately and played significantly less minutes than Chris Paul in his rookie season. The majority of coaches would have started Williams right off the bat and played him more minutes per game, but Sloan had that "you have to pay your dues" sort of belief.
In this case, Burke playing poorly and Exum playing well should warrant extra minutes. But as long as Exum is averaging 25+ minutes toward the end of the season (assuming he continues to develop and play well), I'll be content.