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I don’t think enough is being made of the fact that he gets paid more than Murray. That is huge for setting the pecking order on the team. We want White to make more than Murray, tbh.
Ok. Now is that “toe” injury going away so he can get on the court and help out?
I don’t think enough is being made of the fact that he gets paid more than Murray. That is huge for setting the pecking order on the team. We want White to make more than Murray, tbh.
Who cares?
Wasn't Tony paid more than Manu for years, yet ST swears that Manu was much, much better?
I understand that it is just out of habit for ST to pit players against each other - on a message board that none of them frequent or know exists - yet the team needs multiple players to overachieve.
We need a franchise changing talent (hopefully at the 4 & in the upcoming draft) and multiple quality pieces surrounding them. Derrick and DeJounte could easily be two of those pieces and wanting both to excel is key.
Unless ST prefers to be reminiscing about a bygone era for 10 - 20 years & looking at the lottery for that same amount of time.
Last edited by J_Paco; 12-21-2020 at 10:19 PM.
Glad to see it, and congratulations to him. He was definitely owed more than Murray. Now I just hope he gets and stays healthy. It’s definitely a concern.
Why was he "owed" more? His representation negotiated a more lucrative deal.
Nothing more or less about it.
I am mildly concerned that he won’t live up to it due to injuries but that’s just a terrible pessimistic take. The man is young and has had minutes carefully managed and he still gets nags and injuries. Still better to pay him, who is a quality player who has Spurs character than some unknown that may turn out to be overhyped and fit doubtful. I am glad he got paid and congratulations to him and the team. Now let me light candles at church that his body holds up. lol
White is the Spurs' best player.18.5M a year...No wonder we suck when u have to pay role players that much.
Derrick took 5 charges against the Kings in the bubble. He’s the glue to the team, IMO. The team goes as he goes.
Manu needs to have a talk with him about saving his body
I mean, considering you don't give credit for the things Masai does, giving him credit for things he doesn't seems like a balancing act, tbhSo now they get credit him his representation/him being foolish and acceping lower than what they should have?
Also, why's the assumption that OG is foolish and accepted a lower amount? The same could be said for White - the same way White has injury concerns, OG hasn't been more than a roleplayer and not a large spot on the team offensively. Very well could've netted a lesser contract next season if he hadn't secured the bag, especially considering it's his first big deal. But oh well, no credit to be found where it's due from you.
I think if he’s not playing those minutes it’s an injury management, minutes management thing. I would expect him to be unleashed fully when back healthy. I am looking forward to seeing the team with him healthy as well.Maybe Pop will actually play him more than 30mpg now. Expect a lot of "that's what he gets paid to do" answers from Pop to the media this year
Not a crazy take! He’s definitely up there...........
Man, some of these new contracts are nasty. Grant and Turner don't deserve that kind of money, Vanvleet doesn't either IMO but that championship pedigree was gonna get him paid for sure. The Fultz $50M extension he signed today also really surprised me, too high for what he's shown on the court thus far. I'm loving this White contract more and more.
Now where's the FO haters saying they were gonna lose White or fail to extend him?
Ok, lets get it
I hope Murray is gone. Decent guy but pretty useless in this system as it turned out / given the personnel around him. If Bradley Beal / Klay Thompson or some was here, or if DeMar suddenly decided to capably shoot 4 threes a game, then Murray has way more value (if he learns to dribble lower and more protected). But if he stays the same, he's not a good fit on this team since he would need to play PG and there is a lack of shooters, play makers, and now plenty of defenders.
not bad but mofo better be starting from day one like he should be
Yes sir
This is a temporary system tailor made for developing a primary. Spurs should wait for that player to be drafted or developed before deciding who is useless. In the words of Brian Wright. just stack talent on top of talent.
I hope we make a run at Collins next year. He is just wasting away in Atlanta
Hopefully he can get back to 2019 playoffs form. He was so good.
My only concern about White is his durability. He always seems to be playing through an injury or coming back from one. People rightly want Pop to give him more minutes but can his body handle it? Sort of Splitter-esque. Really good when he's in and healthy, but nagging injuries diminish him for long stretches.
Nice!! Now can we get some upgrades at the center and power forward spots in 2021!?!?!
No. We need Derrick White to be the starting point guard and Dejounte Murray to realize that. It’s not about the fans. I agree that fans should want all the players to do well, sure, but for Dejounte to understand his best role, which he is struggling to do so far, he needs to understand that point guard isn’t it. I didn’t think this was controversial.
Who cares when you have Pat Bev as a point guard .Who knows who the point is between lowry and vanvleet, lonzo and bledsoe, harden and wall. Stevens and Pop have said that they don't classify players 1-5 anymore there are only guards, wings and big man. White can have all the usage he can handle when LA and Demar leave, does it matter who gets the label?.
Fans are too obsessed with the label. You would think they weren't rooting for a team who had Manu come off the bench for most of his career. Destroying the 2nd team is one of the main elements that made the Spurs successful in the past. If White gets a lot of minutes and also closes the game out, what does it matter if he starts?
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