Let Me Say...

[Sam]

I was wrong. I think James White over the last couple games and especially tonight has really bought into the Spurs system and is playing well. I think he's finally matured some and he's making good decisions. He's showing it's not all about him.

[Mr. Body]

*raises hand*

I am proudly wrong. He may be an NBA player yet.

[ShoogarBear]

:lol Because he hit a couple of jumpers?

[td4mvp21]

It's against the Blazers. Enough said.

[Sam]

:lol Because he hit a couple of jumpers?
No, actually he's played within the scheme of things the last 3 games he's played. That in and of itself impresses me. The James White I knew was a selfish immature me first bastard and it seems like they've beaten that out of him down in SA. So we'll see. :dramaquee

[Clutch20]

No, actually he's played within the scheme of things the last 3 games he's played. That in and of itself impresses me. The James White I knew was a selfish immature me first bastard and it seems like they've beaten that out of him down in SA. So we'll see. :dramaquee
2 cents worth here, not to forget that shove and fall he took last game, I think, although he had no reason to be, he was embarrased that it happened on tv and in front of a big crowd of fans, you could see the resentment smouldering in his eyes while he made his free throws, you just never know what motivates a player to cross that line over to elevating their game to another level. But it does take time. Lucky that White comes to a team that pulls for it's younger and less experienced players, a mix of vets and seasoned playoff tested teachers of team ball.

[jaespur21]

well i always root for new spurs to do well and im excited about the possibilities with this young man...hopefully hell be a little bit of what sean elliott once was

[Big P]

How could you even draw an opinon on this guy when he just got some pt about 3 games ago for the first time?

[Clutch20]

That's the fun of it, man, it's just opinions but when one of those opinions gets proven as fact, it's a great excuse to go get another sixpack :p:

[jaespur21]

watching that jwhite thread with his top of the backboard hops does remind how sean would elivate back in the day
Yup Bartender!

[50 cent]

He has some potential.

:tu

[Clutch20]

Like it's about player potential, things that aren't quite evident yet and take a lot of studying. Who has the time? If you like those sort of things, you can tell just by body language, 5 minutes into the game, what that player is going to play like the rest of the night, Even the way the team looks and moves, same thing. There are some here that don't notice the little things and differences White or any of the other late game players have had over the past 3 games. We root for the new ones cause there's plenty of potential. Over the years we get our letdowns, players that don't fit in the system and fade away. Anyone know where Linton Johnson is, did he reach his potential, he and others went on to other teams and weren't heard from again, and we thought we were out of the media lights.

[Clutch20]

Don't get me wrong, my personal take.......that boy's hungry.
If we don't get him, LA will.
Lots of spotlights in Hollywood, he and big brother Kobe.
Shit, I wouldn't like that, especially after we've broken him in.
But that's just me, wanting another Sean, fun to watch and having the skills to rub it in like Gervin used to with that little laugh of his...........

[Sam]

How could you even draw an opinon on this guy when he just got some pt about 3 games ago for the first time?
Because I've known James for years.

[Solid D]

James played excellent positional defense and he hustled. Another good game for keeping the offense flowing with quick passes and cutting. He wasn't spectacular but he played within the system and only had one lapse by not helping from the weak side on an open layup.

[SilverPlayer]

I am happy to cheer for him. He's fun to watch.

One day when the opposing player guarding him actually knows who he is we might see how he reacts to being given space to shoot. He looks like he has the confidence though to not shy away from any aspect of the game and that's a very very good sign.

[ChumpDumper]

Don't get me wrong, my personal take.......that boy's hungry.
If we don't get him, LA will.
Lots of spotlights in Hollywood, he and big brother Kobe.
Shit, I wouldn't like that, especially after we've broken him in.I guess the Lakers will have a couple of spots open, but they might have plans for Sean Banks, who is their D-League team's best player and who has been playing the triangle for four months now.

[Buddy Holly]

One way to look at it is, why can't he become the next Bowen? A defensive specialist who scores on occasion.

[Solid D]

BTW, White still lacks consistency of the fundamentals on his shooting stroke. The 3-pointer he made, he squared-up pretty well but on his miss from the corner he failed to square his shoulders with the basket. He looks better than he used to look, however.

[ChumpDumper]

One way to look at it is, why can't he become the next Bowen? A defensive specialist who scores on occasion.I suppose we're hoping he could be more than that given his abilities.

[Buddy Holly]

I agree, I want him to be more than that, I was just offering up another way to look at his future here.

[SenorSpur]

I hope he makes the playoff roster.

[ChumpDumper]

I did look at him from a defense standpoint first; I said that was the impression I got in Austin.

[ChumpDumper]

I hope he makes the playoff roster.
:pctoss

[spurs1990]

has anyone not seen this cheap shot bs?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F256m3T-qKE

[ducks]

ofcourse we have it is in the matt barnes thread

[Clutch20]

I guess the Lakers will have a couple of spots open, but they might have plans for Sean Banks, who is their D-League team's best player and who has been playing the triangle for four months now.
Isn't Sean Banks like Tayshaun Prince, incredibly long wingspan with a real soft J?
Certainly Lakers would want that, what a pair of intimidators, Walton's reach being long too.
Hope Banks has left his Carmelo-like ties behind him, together with that no-show at Team USA practice where scouts were waiting for him.
His U of Memphis coach had tough love for him too.
He sounds like a project for PJackson, has the skills no doubt.

[spurs1990]

ofcourse we have it is in the matt barnes thread

read my post again. The word "not" is key.

[rocyaice]

Just like Spurs fans lol. Write a guy off before he gets any pt and then when he gets some minor pt against scrub teams he's all of a sudden the second coming. I'm rooting for the guy to succeed. I've been following Flight White since high school so I do know if anything his athleticism alone is intriguing. But come on. Let the guy get some games under his belt first before we annoint him the next George Gervin.

[Clutch20]

Just like Spurs fans lol. Write a guy off before he gets any pt and then when he gets some minor pt against scrub teams he's all of a sudden the second coming. I'm rooting for the guy to succeed. I've been following Flight White since high school so I do know if anything his athleticism alone is intriguing. But come on. Let the guy get some games under his belt first before we annoint him the next George Gervin.
shit, he's skinny like Ice!

[ChumpDumper]

Isn't Sean Banks like Tayshaun Prince, incredibly long wingspan with a real soft J?
Certainly Lakers would want that, what a pair of intimidators, Walton's reach being long too.
Hope Banks has left his Carmelo-like ties behind him, together with that no-show at Team USA practice where scouts were waiting for him.
His U of Memphis coach had tough love for him too.
He sounds like a project for PJackson, has the skills no doubt.I don't remember his being a Tayshaun copy, but he's got decent SF size: 6'7" with a 7'1" wingspan. I think the D-Fenders are the first team he's stuck with this long -- that says something right there. He's definitely the kind of player that makes the Lakers' owning a D-League team intriguing if not worrisome.

[Clutch20]

I don't remember his being a Tayshaun copy, but he's got decent SF size: 6'7" with a 7'1" wingspan. I think the D-Fenders are the first team he's stuck with this long -- that says something right there. He's definitely the kind of player that makes the Lakers' owning a D-League team intriguing if not worrisome.
You're right about that misrep comparison to Tayshaun, I get that he's harder, more edgier towards SJax/J.R.Rider.
If he plays as hard as his past has been, and Lakers have taken him under their wing, then we need to be on guard.