he was picked at #5 for his potential not how good he currently is.

Did you watch this game or any of the lead-up games anon? Exum clearly isn't ready for this level yet.

Hopefully tomorrow against a comparatively weak Korean team he can get some burn, although their speed may test his handles a little.

Realistically, Dante should play spurts at back-up SG for the remainder of the tournament with Delly and Gibbo taking care of PG.

Stupid anon. Exum has been given plenty of chances in the warm up games to show the coach he is worthy of more minutes. He hasn't taken them.

Ridiculous OP.

Exum is not ready yet at 19 years of age. He was ineffective when he was on court vs Slovenia so Lemanis went with others.

He will be a very good player, but he has a fair way to go just yet. Watch the replay.

He is raw and needs time to develop. Imo 10mins was about right he might get better as tournament progresses. I don't think he will start for the Jazz either. Drafted purely on potential

exum was no threat to score. you cannot have a player like him on the court when he is no threat to score!!

Same age as Tai Webster who played 22:00 mins for the Tall Blacks for 7points 5 rebounds 2 assists & a steal and only 3 turnovers and 2 fouls but one of the turnovers was crucial especially as he followed it with an unsportsmanlike foul on a clear path to the basket when the game was on the line.

Q: Why was Exum used so sparingly?

A: Australia has Delly, Ingles, Newley, Broekhoff and even Gibson (who played his role surprisingly well vs Slovenia) ahead of Exum in the rotation. Pretty simple really, even excluding the fact Exum wasn't even looking at the basket on offense.

Until Exum works on his shot I don't think he should be seeing too many minutes at SG. Delly is way ahead of Exum in the PG role at the moment so he is always going to take a back seat . Exum has a role to play in this team .... But it's not a 30 min per game role. Not yet anyway.

Does anyone else think we could of done with Damien Martin in this game?
Felt we really needed someone to lock down Dragic and that is Martins bread and butter.

If you watched the game anon then you should be able to answer your own question. I have no doubt that his time will come but its not quite now. Don't doubt his potential but you appear to be underestimating just how difficult it is to play at this level. He still looks a little hesitant (at this level.)

How anyone can watch that game and think Exum is the most talented on the team or underplayed is beyond me. Where he was drafted is irrelevant. It's like reading comprehension for basketball fans.

yep exum has plenty of talent but is still a kid. his best is far away and he is here to provide spurts of his ability. he doesnt have the conditioning , or strength yet. i expect they always had in mind that he will be used sparingly.

Exum isn't going to be good in this tournament. That's not surprising, he's damn young. He's there for experience

Why wasn't Goulding used at all?

Expect a better performance in Rio by then he will have 2yrs of NBA under his belt.

10 minutes was enough given his contribution. I am more surprised by Goulding becoming a DNP-CD. Goulding can offer more right now for the Boomers than Exum can.

#730 are you suggesting that Broekhoff, Delly, Newley and even Gibson deserve less minutes to make way for Exum?
Exum will/should be a star down the track but not yet.
Give minutes on ability NOW not potential later.

Whoever said it's like reading comprehension for basketball fans wins!

did exum ever look like scoring!?????

his time will come, but it will be in a few yrs.

Because he's only just 18, can't believe people seriously think he's going to be a major player right now, get realistic will you, he's an in experienced kid at this level. His time will come but not now

He wasn't aggressive enough when on the court. Had a few opportunities to take his man to the basket but either wasn't confident enough or capable of doing so. If he's not creating his own shot, or for others, we can't afford to have him playing extended minutes yet. Hopefully it clicks soon.

Another "know it all" who knows nothing!

Fact of the matter is Dante is NOT the most talented player on the team. To even say so only proves blinding ignorance. He has not played a moment of pro basketball, he has proven absolutely zero, he may or may not be a very good NBA player in the future.. but right now, he is just a kid with a contract that he is yet to justify.

Right now, I would take any of Australia's guards over Exum. He is no threat to score, the only thing he is a threat to do right now is hop around anxiously outside the arch and make the safest pass possible. The day he grows a pair and DRIVES to the basket (which is his greatest gift) then MAYBE just MAYBE he will deserve comparison to his team mates.. until then, he is a kid with a dream.

I suspect Utah knew what they were getting.

I do laugh.
So many posts that the caoching staff defiled the bed by not picking Simmons as we need to blood the youth.
Exum starts out slowly and is understandably deffering to guys he has grown up watching, and the witch hunt is on in earnest.

With the limited ball he has played in recent months, its hardly suprising. He is showing glimpes, and thats enough to keep me excited. His open floor game is going to be phenomenal. I can already picture him teaming with patty in the backcourt, where his shooting limitations will be somewhat masked.
Both of those guys in the open court will be awesome to watch.

Seriously, posters here just need to take a breath and not base opinions on a game by game basis.

I'm really looking forward to how he goes under Snyder, as he has a reputation for player development, which works for what must be one of the youngest backcourt rotations in the nba with Burk, Burkes and Hood all 23 and under.

1 Exum
2 Patty
3 Simmons or Jingles
4 Simmons or Jingles (small ball line up)
5 Baynes

Exum at the 1 with patty running off screens and spotting up with the small ball line up sounds like good times to me going forward.

Delly running the 2nd unit with all his pick n roll tricks....





Hahaha year pick myself up before replying. In what world is exum going to replace delay as a stater, and in what world will exum run point over either mills or delay, get real, he's a good few years off getting to that stage if he ever does

People are not saying "He'll never make it", they're saying that he's still young and not ready to run this team at this point. He had some great plays late in the Korea game, but nothing outside of that would be demanding more minutes from Lemanis at this stage.

I don't understand how "tall poppy" and all that comes into it right now?

Unless Exum shows he is ready in two years time which right now is a big IF then I see Dellavedova and Mills starting in Rio.