"You Gotta Love It Baby" Official Jazz thread

[MarkGrace]

I repeat!

In 3 years Dante Exum will be as old as Rodney Hood is now.

[smokymountainrain]

You only have to worry about SMR. He'll be calling the kid a bust after his first turnover in summer league.

I called him a bust before the draft! The only thing that might change is I'll call him a superstar the first time he scores in double figures against Casper Ware.

[Sizzle]

7.0 points, 4 boards and 1.5 assists in 18 MPG at 18 years old.
7.6 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 15 MPG at 18 years old.
6.8 points, 2.1 boards and 1.6 assists in 18 MPG at 20 years old.
7.0 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists in 27 MPG at 19 years old.
6.8 points, 1.5 boards, 3.3 assists in 19 MPG at 19 years old.

That's T-Mac, Kobe, Monta Ellis, Shaun Livingston and Sebastian Telfair rookie numbers. That's a wide spectrum of talent from great (Kobe) to awful (Telfair) that all live in a pretty similar realm in terms of what they averaged as a rookie. I'm most interested in seeing where he's at in year 2 and 3. The good ones take a leap by their second or third year. The rest didn't.

[Jacob]

7.0 points, 4 boards and 1.5 assists in 18 MPG at 18 years old.
7.6 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 15 MPG at 18 years old.
6.8 points, 2.1 boards and 1.6 assists in 18 MPG at 20 years old.
7.0 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists in 27 MPG at 19 years old.
6.8 points, 1.5 boards, 3.3 assists in 19 MPG at 19 years old.

That's T-Mac, Kobe, Monta Ellis, Shaun Livingston and Sebastian Telfair rookie numbers. That's a wide spectrum of talent from great (Kobe) to awful (Telfair) that all live in a pretty similar realm in terms of what they averaged as a rookie. I'm most interested in seeing where he's at in year 2 and 3. The good ones take a leap by their second or third year. The rest didn't.

And I repeat. Exum will not be good this year. And if the Jazz miraculously make the playoffs, I hope Exum gets lots of playing time, but that Del Harris doesn't have him jacking up game-losing air balls against the Jazz. Oh wait, that was Kobe.

[Commando]

In 3 years Dante Exum will be as old as Rodney Hood is now.

Maybe I'm just cynical, but I wasn't stoked about another CJ Miles all-promise-no-return deals.

[MarkGrace]

Maybe I'm just cynical, but I wasn't stoked about another CJ Miles all-promise-no-return deals.

CJ Miles is good for a return. Oh, wait, are you talking about the CJ Miles that played for the Jazz?

[woot]

7.0 points, 4 boards and 1.5 assists in 18 MPG at 18 years old.
7.6 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 15 MPG at 18 years old.
6.8 points, 2.1 boards and 1.6 assists in 18 MPG at 20 years old.
7.0 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists in 27 MPG at 19 years old.
6.8 points, 1.5 boards, 3.3 assists in 19 MPG at 19 years old.

That's T-Mac, Kobe, Monta Ellis, Shaun Livingston and Sebastian Telfair rookie numbers. That's a wide spectrum of talent from great (Kobe) to awful (Telfair) that all live in a pretty similar realm in terms of what they averaged as a rookie. I'm most interested in seeing where he's at in year 2 and 3. The good ones take a leap by their second or third year. The rest didn't.

I still recall Kobe jacking up airball after airball against the Jazz in the playoffs his rookie year. Or at least that's how I remember it.

[TripletDaddy]

I still recall Kobe jacking up airball after airball against the Jazz in the playoffs his rookie year. Or at least that's how I remember it.

3 in a row,

Turned out to be a fateful number!

[smokymountainrain]

Not that there was really ever any question, but, per Woj, the Jazz have informed the Hornets the G-time offer has been matched.

https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/stat...74251962830848

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

Not that there was really ever any question, but, per Woj, the Jazz have informed the Hornets the G-time offer has been matched.

https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/stat...74251962830848

He's coming home, coming home, tell the world that he's coming home!

[ewth8tr]

He's coming home, coming home, tell the world that he's coming home!

[MarkGrace]

Gobert having a great game from the line.

[smokymountainrain]

Exum looking solid - better than Burke. Looks to be 90% PG to me as well.

[smokymountainrain]

Brandon Davies struggling in the first half. 5 fouls.

[LiveCoug]

Exum is a speedy little bugger.