White is back

[Spurs Brazil]

https://twitter.com/JMcDonald_SAEN/status/1344788420804169729

[Dejounte]

League = done

[bluebellmaniac]

We staaaaaacked!!!

[Dancelot]

Less minutes for mills? Maybe a little less gay?

[Dejounte]

"Well I mean yeah. If anything it's nice that someone even feels the need to say that"

[Joseph Kony]

Awesome. Hope he starts, but the question is whose spot is he taking and who is getting less minutes now because of it

[tonight...you]

He'll be playing catch-up.
Here's to good health and a seamless meshing.

It's going to take a bit, I think, to totally get into gear and running on all cylinders.

[spurraider21]

Awesome. Hope he starts, but the question is whose spot is he taking and who is getting less minutes now because of it
Lonnie and Vassell imo

[John B]

Less minutes for Mills. I hope it doesn’t affect Devin’s

[crc21209]

Pretty sure Patty and/or Vassells minutes will be affected. But who’s spot does white take in the starting lineup? Dejounte? Lonnie?

[Dejounte]

https://twitter.com/N_Magaro/status/1344798946653335557?s=09

[Leetonidas]

Lonnie and Vassell imo

Agree, though it should definitely be Patty. White and Murray should be starting together going forward

[8sy21vd]

Nice. Only missed 4 games. White should be starting and closing all games playing at least 30 min per game.

[Chinook]

Lonnie and Vassell imo

Pop seemed desperate to have someone run the second unit. I think White will come in for Murray and take Vassell's minutes. Walker's minutes might be reduced, but I could see Pop starting White on the bench at least with the pretext of monitoring his minutes.

[The Truth #6]

Pop seemed desperate to have someone run the second unit. I think White will come in for Murray and take Vassell's minutes. Walker's minutes might be reduced, but I could see Pop starting White on the bench at least with the pretext of monitoring his minutes.

Very possible.

[poopbox]

Going to come off the bench to start but if we in game 20 and white and murray aren't starting the old man needs to have his head examined

[phxspurfan]

Finally. Lets start to see what the team and lineups look like with all the kids healthy.

[Chinook]

If the Spurs are winning games, I don't think he'll change the rotation much. There's still a really good chance Lyles takes the starting PF job from Johnson and Keldon becomes the backup SF. That would squeeze the rotation even more.

[exstatic]

If the Spurs are winning games, I don't think he'll change the rotation much. There's still a really good chance Lyles takes the starting PF job from Johnson and Keldon becomes the backup SF. That would squeeze the rotation even more.

There would not be any fans in the arena, post COVID-19, if that happened.

[Mr. Body]

Need him badly the next four games.

[Uriel]

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[daslicer]

Spurs need White Power!

[XDT76]

Hope that DW is not pushed too much let him have some time to get back to game shape. I hope that he can start from 2nd team first but is concern that Gay and Mills go into iso mode like last year. DW should be able to make our Boys more effective in the offense. Go Spurs Go.

[tmtcsc]

Awesome. Hope he starts, but the question is whose spot is he taking and who is getting less minutes now because of it


Murray will get less. The team needs someone with a better feel for the game, can spread the ball around & make shots when needed.
Actually, they need someone to grab some boards. Maybe Murray will keep his minutes at a different position.

[John B]

https://twitter.com/N_Magaro/status/1344798946653335557?s=09
Dang that’s a great sequence. Spurs would need that

[John B]

Murray will get less. The team needs someone with a better feel for the game, can spread the ball around & make shots when needed.
Actually, they need someone to grab some boards. Maybe Murray will keep his minutes at a different position.
My sentiments before. But Murray has been proving me wrong. Murray can still lead the transition offense, while White set-up the half-court. But whatever it is, it doesn’t hurt to have another facilitator, create offense and pkay great defense. Lonnie has been playing aggressive also and hopefully he will take the challenge of scoring for the 2nd unit, and not feel like it’s a demotion. With Lonnie, Mills, Vassell and Gay, our 2nd unit has enough firepower to extend the lead. Good stuff.

[PhantomDashCam]

Spurs need White Power!

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[Rummpd]

Makes a terrible team a little better but nothing more.

[Dhbsr555]

If the Spurs are winning games, I don't think he'll change the rotation much. There's still a really good chance Lyles takes the starting PF job from Johnson and Keldon becomes the backup SF. That would squeeze the rotation even more.
There is 0 chance of lyles starting spurs are going to play small ball hell lyles didn’t even get 3rd string minutes last night

[daslicer]

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For the spurs White is Right!

[Ice009]

Man, the Chapelle show was incredible while it was running before Dave took off/cancelled it. So many people watched it and usually talked about it the next day at work. Even people you wouldn't expect watch it seemed to really like it/love it. I haven't followed/watched any of his stuff in years. Is Chapelle still just as good as the old days?

[tim_duncan_fan]

Derrick, please come in and shoot the ball. No hesistation. Green lights says go.

[PhantomDashCam]

Man, the Chapelle show was incredible while it was running before Dave took off/cancelled it. So many people watched it and usually talked about it the next day at work. Even people you wouldn't expect watch it seemed to really like it/love it. I haven't followed/watched any of his stuff in years. Is Chapelle still just as good as the old days?

He’s done about 5 or so specials on Netflix and while they all had their moments, the last 2 - ‘The Bird Equanimity’ and ‘Sticks and Stones’, IMHO was some of the best material I’ve seen him perform. Truly worth taking out a months sub to watch. Let me know if you get around to watching it, love to know what you think.

[Ice009]

Thanks. I will try and watch them in the upcoming weeks when I have some time. Still busy at work right now, but hopefully mid/late January, I should have more time to try and watch them. If you're saying he's better than ever, then definitely worth me diving back into some of his new material.

[duncan2k5]

He’s done about 5 or so specials on Netflix and while they all had their moments, the last 2 - ‘The Bird Equanimity’ and ‘Sticks and Stones’, IMHO was some of the best material I’ve seen him perform. Truly worth taking out a months sub to watch. Let me know if you get around to watching it, love to know what you think.

Sticks and Stones had me in TEARS! Chapelle is the goat...he strikes a great balance between comedy and social commentary

[The Truth #6]

My sentiments before. But Murray has been proving me wrong. Murray can still lead the transition offense, while White set-up the half-court. But whatever it is, it doesn’t hurt to have another facilitator, create offense and pkay great defense. Lonnie has been playing aggressive also and hopefully he will take the challenge of scoring for the 2nd unit, and not feel like it’s a demotion. With Lonnie, Mills, Vassell and Gay, our 2nd unit has enough firepower to extend the lead. Good stuff.

I think these are good ideas, and it will be interesting to see how it all mixes together. I think my challenge with there being a plan is that because our young players are still developing so much it isn't clear what they are capable of and what role serves them best. The first four games has opened my eyes to Murray. For offense, he is showing me skills I didn't think he could pull off. And for the others, it will be interesting to see how they move forward, specifically Keldon and IV. In short, I think it's going to be chaotic out there but a learning process for much of the team to see what everyone is capable of.

[EasyMoney]

People here thinking murray will get a minutes deduction despite averaging career high averages thus far. Lol

[r0drig0lac]

People here thinking murray will get a minutes deduction despite averaging career high averages thus far. Lol

19/7/7 in 55%

[B1gduff]

White coming of the bench is the best fit at the moment.

No way Dejounte gets his Mins cuts when he been easily our 2nd best player.

Lamo Y'all were complaing about Lonnie not starting last year and now that he is, you want to cut him. Dude is giving us 14ppg, while being the our best 3 pt shooter. He a starter.

If White shows the same aggression he had last year in the bubble, it wouldn't matter if he was starting or not, he'll score. Plus him in the 2nd unit, makes that whole unit better. He becomes the primary ball handler, allow the other guys do there stuff.

[cd021]

There is 0 chance of lyles starting spurs are going to play small ball hell lyles didn’t even get 3rd string minutes last night
I would hope not. I still think its going to be Murray, White, Johnson, DDR, & LMA once White gets fully get integrated. I don't think Lyles is going to play more than spot minutes here and there.

[Dejounte]

I would hope not. I still think its going to be Murray, White, Johnson, DDR, & LMA once White gets fully get integrated. I don't think Lyles is going to play more than spot minutes here and there.
Chinook doing his best impression of Pop--stuck in old ways and can't move forward

[cd021]

White coming of the bench is the best fit at the moment.

No way Dejounte gets his Mins cuts when he been easily our 2nd best player.

Lamo Y'all were complaing about Lonnie not starting last year and now that he is, you want to cut him. Dude is giving us 14ppg, while being the our best 3 pt shooter. He a starter.

If White shows the same aggression he had last year in the bubble, it wouldn't matter if he was starting or not, he'll score. Plus him in the 2nd unit, makes that whole unit better. He becomes the primary ball handler, allow the other guys do there stuff.

The Spurs are paying Murray and White like their going to be staring backcourt of the future. They should both start once White gets fully integrated. I think Johnson will continue to start with Walker getting a chance to create with the second unit.

[The Truth #6]

The Spurs are paying Murray and White like their going to be staring backcourt of the future. They should both start once White gets fully integrated. I think Johnson will continue to start with Walker getting a chance to create with the second unit.

I'm ok with IV starting or being part of the second unit. I just don't want his minutes to go down. He needs to be out there to get experience, bottom line.

[Dejounte]

Lonnie will get his minutes. He's been clanking his pull up mid range Js but once he gets those down-- WATCH OUT

[EasyMoney]

White
Murray
Walker
Derozan
Aldridge

Mills
Johnson
Vassell
Gay
Poeltl

[B1gduff]

We also Have to allow the development of the younger players and see where they fit. Even tho, he's only 26, Derek can be considered one of the Veterans on the team.

Its time to See if Dejounte can run an offense and see what he has, like i posted in the Dejounte post, even tho it's been 4 games, Dejounte is playing at an eltie game, 19 pts, 7 Rebs/Ast. Even if he only averages, 15-16 pgs, with 7 rebs and 5 Ast that still solid, right under All-start production.

Lonnie easily has the highest upside, and as the ability to be a go to score, let him start and develop into that go to score. He's Averaging 14 pts pers on 12 shots, while shooting over 40 % from 3 and averaging 6 shots, if he increase his shoots per game to 16-16 he can easily score 18-20 pts per game.

keldon has hit a small road block, but the upside is still there, he needs to make a few adjustments and plus he got good size guard 3s

[buttsR4rebounding]

I would hope not. I still think its going to be Murray, White, Johnson, DDR, & LMA once White gets fully get integrated. I don't think Lyles is going to play more than spot minutes here and there.


Chinook doing his best impression of Pop--stuck in old ways and can't move forward

Lol. Old ways? It was literally 12 games ago that lineup started for the 1st time.

[Dejounte]

Lol. Old ways? It was literally 12 games ago that lineup started for the 1st time.

Not the line-up per say, but the idea of relying on certain players who clearly are not good anymore

-I meant to say last year's Pop* in the original post

[KobesAchilles]

White needs to start seeing as he is the only one who looks like he can get LMA engaged. But also Mills and Gay are just gunners off the bench and jacking up shots galore. White doesn’t fit as well with them as people think. I think Lonnie should come off the bench, even though I like how he is playing. But you just don’t pay White that kinda money for him to come off the bench. This isn’t a Manu/Tony thing. Neither player is as good as those 2 and our starters need better defense than they’ve been playing.

[TD 21]

If they're going to continue to start small, then Johnson remaining a starter is a must since he's the only one whose remotely capable of defending big wings/fours.

Who knows if it'll happen right away (depends on whether White is on a minutes limit/restriction), but eventually Walker more than likely moves to the bench by default.

[Blackhaus]

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love this

[tmtcsc]

There is 0 chance of lyles starting spurs are going to play small ball hell lyles didn’t even get 3rd string minutes last night

Lyles looked awful when he's been in there. Timid, out of shape & poor shooting.

[John B]

Lyles looked awful when he's been in there. Timid, out of shape & poor shooting.
But Pop needs to consider playing Lyles against other PF and let Keldon defend a Harden, Kawhi or Doncic, to have better chance of beating.

[pookenstein]

White
Murray
Walker
Derozan
Aldridge

Mills
Johnson
Vassell
Gay
Poeltl

Why would you want to bench Keldon? I don't see it.

[EasyMoney]

Why would you want to bench Keldon? I don't see it.


I only assume pop would to this because of "seniority". But I would definitely start keldon.

[John B]

I only assume pop would to this because of "seniority". But I would definitely start keldon.
There’s new seniority in basketball, or Timmy would’ve never been ROY because Spurs had to play Will Purdue :lol

[Robz4000]

Welp, apparently he's hurt again.

[Dex]

Welp, apparently he's hurt again.

Honestly, he shouldn't have played if he can't make it more than one game with a minutes restriction.

[NASpurs]

Hopefully there's an incentive in his contract on him playing more than 20 games a year.

[Ice009]

Hurt again? Why, what is the injury?

[tmtcsc]

White's hurt with the toe bullshit again. He's had a history of weird-ass injuries that is real concerning. He's no good to the team if he's not playing and contributing on the court. What a shame. He's easily one of, if not the best all-around player on this team (Keldon's not far behind) but sometimes guys are just injury prone. He seems to be one of them.

[John B]

White's hurt with the toe bullshit again. He's had a history of weird-ass injuries that is real concerning. He's no good to the team if he's not playing and contributing on the court. What a shame. He's easily one of, if not the best all-around player on this team (Keldon's not far behind) but sometimes guys are just injury prone. He seems to be one of them.
What the.. White is hurt again? Where’s the link?

[Dex]

What the.. White is hurt again? Where’s the link?

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[Mr. Body]

Goddamn.

[J_Paco]

Is that the same foot he had off-season surgery on?

Fuck, I was hoping the team could start getting it's NBA bubble - mojo back. Well, gonna see a lot more of DeJounte, Patty and DeMar running the show.

Get well soon, DW.

[XDT76]

Is that the same foot he had off-season surgery on?

Fuck, I was hoping the team could start getting it's NBA bubble - mojo back. Well, gonna see a lot more of DeJounte, Patty and DeMar running the show.

Get well soon, DW.

Yap the same one

[rjv]

I'm a little unsure here. Did he reinjure the toe or is this additional rest, a response to some inflammation? Wish there was some more info.

[R. DeMurre]

Derrick needs to find some serious orthopedic shoes.

[Dejounte]

I'm a little unsure here. Did he reinjure the toe or is this additional rest, a response to some inflammation? Wish there was some more info.

We'll likely hear about it pre-game. Unfortunately, I don't think it's just rest since Westbrook was allowed to use "rest" when he took a game off recently. He probably re-injured it during practice.

[Dex]

1354576595449741316

[EasyMoney]

Wow that was quick. Felt like it was new years day just yesterday

[Chinook]

Better be back for real. Feel like's he's come back quickly multiple times, and that hasn't helped him stay healthy.

[Dejounte]

Woooooo

[ace3g]

This is what they should do to White's foot every game from now on.


https://archive.sltrib.com/images/2013/1116/page2_claymatthews_111713~0.jpg

[Ice009]

Alright. If he's healed this quickly, then I am down with this.