james white kobe good?

[coachmac87]

lmao....ya this may be crazy but...this kid has more athletic ability than kobe did comin in the league...he just needs alot and i mean alot of playin time...he does have a nice jumper to compliment his slashin ability which is so surprising

[ChumpDumper]

He's like six years older than Kobe when he entered the league.

[Vinnie_Johnson]

lmao....ya this may be crazy but...this kid has more than kobe did comin in the league...he just needs alot and i mean alot of playin time...he does have a nice jumper to compliment his slashin ability which is so surprising


Not trying to bust your balls but there have been a ton guys with more athletic ability then kobe come into the nba and leave just as fast.

[LaMarcus Bryant]

?????? Ramonce Taylor has more atheletic talents than Kobe Bryant, but you don't see his 5-10 windmill dunking ass in the nba do you

[Phil Hellmuth]

Being Athletic is everything.


regards,

Darius Miles

[mardigan]

?????? Ramonce Taylor has more atheletic talents than Kobe Bryant, but you don't see his 5-10 windmill dunking ass in the nba do you
No but you will in the NFL next year

[coachmac87]

ya but its not like kobe was dominant right away....he just got alot of playing time..and he played with a dominant big...same that white can do...white has all the potential in the world to be a great player..he wont learn....he is doing quite well for his first start without playing with any offensive player who brings attention...

[coachmac87]

Being Athletic is everything.


regards,

Darius Miles



if darius miles was ever put on the spurs he would have flourished...manu and tony need a playmaker off the wing...thats the thing the spurs have been missing since they have had dominque wilkins

[Vinnie_Johnson]

Being Athletic is everything.


regards,

Darius Miles

:lol I was thinking the same thing.

[coachmac87]

darius didnt have pop...

[Fabbs]

Most athletic player to not make the NBA candidate.
Perhaps ever?

Joey Johnson, younger brother of NBA Champion Seattle Sonic/Boton Celt Dennis Johnson.

51 inch vertical leap. It's not a made up figure. Junior College team won title. Went to Arizona State U after that. Had 18 points in one half (i know lots of players have done that I'm just showing his potential.) Track n field coach got ahold of him. Senior year he may have skipped hoop, either way did do track n field. Won high jump setting NCAA record (since broken).

From what I am told he did go to several NBA camps (no doubt Dennis helped arrange), but could never master the mid range jumper and never played a minute of NBA hoop.

Kori he is from L.A., did you ever hear of his legend?

[coachmac87]

ya yall are bringing up these players who can jump out of the roof but cant shoot...james white has a pretty solid jumper...miles didnt have a jumper from downtown..

[mardigan]

Ever heard of Harold Minor? He was pretty athletic as well

[GINNNNNNNNNNNNOBILI]

more like MJ good

[Kori Ellis]

James White's J looks good in this game and by all indicators he's improving. But it's pretty premature to say that he has a good jumper. He is an amazing athlete, but if he sticks in the league he'll have to work hard, consistently hit his J and play D.

Nevertheless, I like seeing JWhite and JButler getting some playing time.

[Next Superstar]

ya yall are bringing up these players who can jump out of the roof but cant shoot...james white has a pretty solid jumper...miles didnt have a jumper from downtown..

Wheres the evidence of this solid jumper?

[coachmac87]

ok not as much a nice jumper...but i kno when i see a solid stroke and i have seen him hit a couple of tough shots...im just sayin spurs cant let him get away not yet...he has to be back next year and he needs alot of pt in the summer and next season...consider him an offseason accusition..but maybe he will get some pt

[timvp]

White has done nothing but impress in his time on the court. Tonight his defense was superb and his offense was pretty damn good too. It looks like there's a pretty decent chance that he has an NBA future.

That said, there's still a ways to go. He needs to bulk up and prove that he can consistently knock down a jumper.

But so far, there's nothing to complain about. He's played a lot better than I suspected he would :tu

[T Park]

Hit the weight room, hit the gym with England.

You tell me how you keep him out of the rotation next year?

Hell at the very least, you gotta keep him as your 4th guard.

[Clutch20]

Hasn't White's learniing curve been a little steeper and quicker than anticipated?
Seems like he's adjusting.

[coachmac87]

if spurs win it all..bye bye finley...and maybe bye bye bowen...he can seriously get pt if he busts his ass and plays so good that it doesnt matter what veteran is on the the team u just have to put him on the floor

[SpursFanInAustin]

if spurs win it all..bye bye finley...and maybe bye bye bowen...he can seriously get pt if he busts his ass and plays so good that it doesnt matter what veteran is on the the team u just have to put him on the floor

I think Barry would go before Finley. And Bruce ain't goin nowhere. Our D would return to 2001 WCFs status if Bowen leaves and White replaces him.

[coachmac87]

bowens d has been on the decline...and plus he is not a good pick and roll defender...spurs should cut the bs and get maggette our athletic swing adventure would be over

[kskonn]

not maggette again... Besides according to Parker bowen has one more year.

[wildbill2u]

White has surprised some and made cultists of others. I see no harm in giving him more playing time if he continues to surprise--because at some time the surprise will give way to either expectation or reality.

I suppose the question will be whether he's earned more playing time this year in the playoffs or for next year. He's still a rookie with very limited game experience so Pop may be hesitant to put him into playoff games if anything is on the line.

[spurs1990]

For those of you who got to see the game, can ya'll describe the dunk White had in the memphis game - was it ferocious, acrobatic, or just a runofthemill version?

[cambrad]

Nice thread spurs fans.

I mean we don't make threads like this about our good players.