Exum’s Positive Impact

I mention this in another thread, but I’ll play devil’s advocate…

The last 10 games Dante is shooting 31% and scoring 5 points a game.  Exum not taking any shots is smart, but what team can afford a player shooting that poorly while playing 28 minutes per contest?  The worse part about that is, Trey Burke is their other option.    Over the last 10 games Burke is shooting 35%, but taking a number of shots to average 12 points.  It’s more like addition by subtraction.

The Jazz backcourt is piss poor…  Utah have to wait until one of their 1st round picks of the last 2 drafts play like he belong in this league for the long haul.  Exum has stepped up defensively and I do agree that he’s timid offensively, but this the NBA.  He has to produce more than his current output.  He’s lucky because Trey Burke is struggling too.

The more I look at their games and look at these stats, I’m not sure why Hayward doesn’t take more shots.  Even more than he’s currently taking the last 10 games (especially sense he’s considered a "star").   

Side bar: Derrick Favors jumper improved, but he REALLY need to get in the gym and perfect that shot.  He’s getting a lot of 15-18 footers that he should be able to hit by now.  

I mention this in another thread, but I’ll play devil’s advocate…

The last 10 games Dante is shooting 31% and scoring 5 points a game.  Exum not taking any shots is smart, but what team can afford a player shooting that poorly while playing 28 minutes per contest?  The worse part about that is, Trey Burke is their other option.    Over the last 10 games Burke is shooting 35%, but taking a number of shots to average 12 points.  It’s more like addition by subtraction.

The Jazz backcourt is piss poor…  Utah have to wait until one of their 1st round picks of the last 2 drafts play like he belong in this league for the long haul.  Exum has stepped up defensively and I do agree that he’s timid offensively, but this the NBA.  He has to produce more than his current output.  He’s lucky because Trey Burke is struggling too.

The more I look at their games and look at these stats, I’m not sure why Hayward doesn’t take more shots.  Even more than he’s currently taking the last 10 games (especially sense he’s considered a "star").   

Side bar: Derrick Favors jumper improved, but he REALLY need to get in the gym and perfect that shot.  He’s getting a lot of 15-18 footers that he should be able to hit by now.  

Gobert is the real deal too. A defensive stud. He is so freakin’ fluid for a guy 7’2′ and has good basketball instincts with his passing & manageable FT%.

Utah has quickly turned into my favorite rebuild. When Exum canned 5 threes a couple weeks ago I was really surprised. If he can shoot & turns the corner with his confidence like Wiggins has he’ll be a tremendous player.

Hayward has been excellent lately, and is closing the gap between himself and the best SF’s in the game. Favor’s is nice too.. I like Utah a lot.

Gobert is the real deal too. A defensive stud. He is so freakin’ fluid for a guy 7’2′ and has good basketball instincts with his passing & manageable FT%.

Utah has quickly turned into my favorite rebuild. When Exum canned 5 threes a couple weeks ago I was really surprised. If he can shoot & turns the corner with his confidence like Wiggins has he’ll be a tremendous player.

Hayward has been excellent lately, and is closing the gap between himself and the best SF’s in the game. Favor’s is nice too.. I like Utah a lot.

I love Dante Exum, and think that the Jazz have a lot of good young talent. My only concern for them is who is going to be the franchise player?

Hayward is a good player that has taken another step forward this year, but he isn’t the type of guy that you want to be your best player. Gobert is an exciting prospect, but he doesn’t have superstar potential either. Favors is in the same boat.

Really Exum is their only player that COULD develop into a superstar someday, but he his pretty far away from that. 

The Jazz have been drafting well over the last 5 years or so, but they are a good example of an organization whose rebuild has talken too long. Their prospects start getting to their second contracts, before they found their star. That is always the risk. Once the second contracts start coming, rebuilding becomes a lot harder because the roster becomes more expensive.

I love Dante Exum, and think that the Jazz have a lot of good young talent. My only concern for them is who is going to be the franchise player?

Hayward is a good player that has taken another step forward this year, but he isn’t the type of guy that you want to be your best player. Gobert is an exciting prospect, but he doesn’t have superstar potential either. Favors is in the same boat.

Really Exum is their only player that COULD develop into a superstar someday, but he his pretty far away from that. 

The Jazz have been drafting well over the last 5 years or so, but they are a good example of an organization whose rebuild has talken too long. Their prospects start getting to their second contracts, before they found their star. That is always the risk. Once the second contracts start coming, rebuilding becomes a lot harder because the roster becomes more expensive.

 I don’t think the Jazz’s recent play is condusive to Exum, and more so on the fact that Gordon Hayward is averaging 24/6/5 on 50% shooting over his last 10 games. Same could be said for Kanter who’s been going off lately with 15/10 in his last 10 games. 

I think you’re over analyzing it a little too much. Exum is too timid to really be getting solid minutes right now, and his shot is just not falling. The Jazz have Hayward to help facilitate the offense when he starts, and the Jazz also play a lot of inside out, so it’s rare to see Exum actually create for the offense. I guess this is why he’s a better starter than Trey though, because he’s not jacking up horrible shots every game and it allows the other talented players on the Jazz to have a go.

I think moving Trey to the bench is whats really helped the Jazz out as well, because it did give them a solid scorer off the bench. Trey is averaging 12.7 ppg since going to the bench, and it’s helped the fluidity of the Jazz substitutions. 

Exum is just lucky the Jazz don’t have any good PG’s or he would be glued to the bench this year. But that was expected 

 I don’t think the Jazz’s recent play is condusive to Exum, and more so on the fact that Gordon Hayward is averaging 24/6/5 on 50% shooting over his last 10 games. Same could be said for Kanter who’s been going off lately with 15/10 in his last 10 games. 

I think you’re over analyzing it a little too much. Exum is too timid to really be getting solid minutes right now, and his shot is just not falling. The Jazz have Hayward to help facilitate the offense when he starts, and the Jazz also play a lot of inside out, so it’s rare to see Exum actually create for the offense. I guess this is why he’s a better starter than Trey though, because he’s not jacking up horrible shots every game and it allows the other talented players on the Jazz to have a go.

I think moving Trey to the bench is whats really helped the Jazz out as well, because it did give them a solid scorer off the bench. Trey is averaging 12.7 ppg since going to the bench, and it’s helped the fluidity of the Jazz substitutions. 

Exum is just lucky the Jazz don’t have any good PG’s or he would be glued to the bench this year. But that was expected