James White Hall of Famer

mayb jason richardson after how he played tonight

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Originally Posted by SequSpur

Does anybody remember when Parker was 18 and he lit up the summer league???

Uh hello!!! This is no fluke.

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Do you remember when Beno lit up Parker when they were 17? :lol

Good to finally see him get some playing time. He definitely adds that athleticism and energy. I'm actually excited. The pumpfake, then layup. The one-handed alley-oop from Oberto. It was sweet.

Shouldn't suprise anybody to see a rookie making mistakes in their very first NBA game. If anything you want to see him get this stuff out of his system (the nervousness, the over-activity, etc). Hopefully he gets more minutes down the stretch here.

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My biggest flaw I saw is his lack of movement without the ball. Dude gets absolutely zero seperation.

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He had Pietrus on him whos a good defender, so don't hold too much of that against him.

So what's White's Grade? I'd give him a B-

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Originally Posted by Kori Ellis

Do you remember when Beno lit up Parker when they were 17? :lol

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uh no.. I must politely decline... I did not see that. Maybe Parker was afraid of the Rainbow sticker.

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Originally Posted by ManuMagic

The styles are completely different. Harris' job is to relieve Jet Terry at the point while penetrating to break down defenses. That's what he does, but from the point position. He's not going to rebound, and he's not going to dunk.

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If you think White is going to be a good rebounder you've got a lot of disappointment headed your way. That's the biggest knock against him. He has all the tools to be a great boarder, but he's never been good at it.

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Originally Posted by T Park

He had Pietrus on him whos a good defender, so don't hold too much of that against him.

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oh yeah, too early to have any strong opinions.

B+ shit first time steppn on the big leagues court

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So what's White's Grade? I'd give him a B-

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B- B+ had to have the butterflies going.


IMO, if he would've given more effort on the defensive end, he would've maybe turned heads on the bench, and made Pop think a bit.

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Originally Posted by 2centsworth

the biggest flaw I saw is his lack of movement without the ball. Dude gets absolutely zero seperation.

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He was playing with three white guys who were all looking to shoot. It's not like he got any help on screens.

Jeeze, I wonder what the reaction would have been if he stunk out there tonight.

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Originally Posted by Kori Ellis

Anyway. I think a comparison to a light, athletic small forward who can't shoot from long range would have made more sense.
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Name one who can't rebound. Seriously.

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Originally Posted by Aggie Hoopsfan

He was playing with three white guys who were all looking to shoot. It's not like he got any help on screens.

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Exactly... Beno was looking for himself.

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Originally Posted by Buddy Holly

Jeeze, I wonder what the reaction would have been if he stunk out there tonight.

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but he didnt :drunk YAY

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Originally Posted by SilverPlayer

If you think White is going to be a good rebounder you've got a lot of disappointment headed your way. That's the biggest knock against him. He has all the tools to be a great boarder, but he's never been good at it.

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White has the potential to be a decent rebounder from the SF position, but that isn't his main objective on the court. You wouldn't talk about Manu being a great rebounder, but he does a pretty good job for his position. Will White rebound like KG and Camby? Of course not. But that isn't expected of him. He's going to be asked to contribute defensively and make plays going to the rim. A better stat to look at for him is FTA

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oh yeah, too early to have any strong opinions.

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agreed.

Id love to see him vs New Orleans, and see how hed run against their youngins.

Its a shame, you get just a taste of how good this kid COULD be, but then you think what TIMVP said about him, he just uses the athleticism for dunks, and just "plays" through everything else, hes kinda right.

Hopefully he can wise up on that.

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Originally Posted by THE SIXTH MAN

I think a lot of people here are making reasonable evaluations of his debut. I think the title of this thread is just poking fun at the excitement of him playing his first NBA game. This off season sucked, and White was the only "exciting" bit of news that happened.

As for White, you cant make a solid evaluation until he's seen some quality minutes. But as for his first game, he looked solid. He didn't look lost out there like some other players have in our system. The only thing I question was his perimeter d.

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oh, I know that this thread title is just being facetious.

I was referring to that specific post where one of the posters was already saying White didn't show enough and was going to be like Devin Harris. :lol

Anyway, the one thing I like about having White is solely his youth. Other than that, yeah hopefully Spurs blowout a couple more teams for White to play.

There's been three guys Pop has inserted into the line up to see if they got something, White, Butler and Ely, and White apparently didn't seem lost--from what the other guys have been saying around here. So that sounds like a plus for once :tu.

He was pretty much what I thought he'd be, so I give him a C+. :lol

Skinny.

Headband.

He got his dunk.

He tried to go playground on that one play and couldn't get free, so he just pretty much dribbled out the clock.

He was very energetic.

He didn't close out well on the perimeter.

The big plus for me was that he didn't look lost.

I still don't think he'll be on next year's roster unless he works his ass off, but we'll see.

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Originally Posted by 2centsworth

the biggest flaw I saw is his lack of movement without the ball. Dude gets absolutely zero seperation.

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To be fair nobody was moving in the 4th qtr. Everybody stood around waiting for time to expire.

My impression of his first game was just pure energy. He didn't look lost and had some confidence. His aggressiveness (if he keeps it) will keep him around for awhile and hopefully earn him some time next year. Mistakes will happen for rookies so I wasn't too thrown by that one possession.

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Originally Posted by Aggie Hoopsfan

He was playing with three white guys who were all looking to shoot. It's not like he got any help on screens.

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push somebody.

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I still don't think he'll be on next year's roster unless he works his ass off, but we'll see.

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I disagree.

Theres too much talent there to give up on.

Especially with the way the Spurs cap situation is, and the availability of said athletic players.

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Originally Posted by SilverPlayer

Name one who can't rebound. Seriously.

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Dude what the fuck are you smoking? People are talking about his game TONIGHT! No one is making predictions about him. Your the only one who's sticking your neck out there by saying he wont be in the league that long, and some other nonsense. You can't put Whites stats up with any other 3 out there because this was his first game.

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Originally Posted by Kori Ellis

He was pretty much what I thought he'd be, so I give him a C+. :lol

Skinny.

Headband.

He got his dunk.

He tried to go playground on that one play and couldn't get free, so he just pretty much dribbled out the clock.

He was very energetic.

He didn't close out well on the perimeter.

The big plus for me was that he didn't look lost.

I still don't think he'll be on next year's roster unless he works his ass off, but we'll see.

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he's a long shot, but he has a chance. Think of the player he would be if he did improve enough to make the squad. Wow!

Silver player:

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For him to be any good, he has to work his ass off the next few years. I'd call him a really long shot to ever be a part of any teams rotation for more than a year.

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Kori:

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I still don't think he'll be on next year's roster unless he works his ass off, but we'll see.

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