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White dangling his big in this forum
Honestly, I hear the overpay thing more from Boston people like that homer Bill Simmons.White will lead the Celtics to a championship, and some people on SpursTalk will still say that Boston overpaid for him
White dangling his big in this forum
I hope he has 3 more games like this in him. Maybe two years in a row Spurs trade a player and the receiving team gets a chip.
Well….
Warms my heart to see Derrick White shining at the brightest of stages. He was my pick for the first homegrown all star since nephew left and somehow injuries and a shooting slump did not help. But he was so good on other aspects of his game that he was always a net positive. I dont begrudge the trade. The Spurs need to build through the draft and rebuilding is painful. But good for White. He landed in a team oriented system that minimised his flaws and he has come through.
Great job fivehead, it was a 100% certainty that he is a championship caliber role player. the Warriors.
Always nice to see former spurs ing over the Warriors and their fans
Well man go ahead and shove it in your mouth.
I was upset with Derrick because I knew he was better than what he was showing. His first playoffs with the Spurs, as probably most here, I thought he showed great flashes. At times, I thought he was better than Demar in that Denver series. It's his shooting that went down at some point, and I'm guessing he lost some confidence. I thought he was a good shooter his first few years with the Spurs. I wonder if his foot injuries messed up his shot and then he lost confidence because of it. He was a pretty decent shooter IMO. maybe not great shooter, but very decent. It looks like it's coming back as he's had some good shooting games in the playoffs.
Hopefully he can regain his shooting form because if he does, he'll be an amazing 3rd or 4th option for the Celtics going forward. I knew he did all the other stuff (moving the ball, penetrating, passing to the open man, taking charges, playing defense), it's just his shot that was holding him back. It really was a great trade for Boston as those other qualities of his can still help a team if he's anywhere from the 3rd to 4th option, whereas on the Spurs, if he was having a bad shooting night, it was tougher to deal with due to the lack of scorers we have. I also like what Josh Richardson did for the Spurs, so I don't believe we got fleeced in the trade. Boston definitely didn't overpay, as even if he's not shooting well, he's been a very cohesive player for them and helps a great deal with team unity (I'm sure his teammates would really like him as a person too). Boston made amazing trades this season. Gotta give them credit for it.
Last edited by Ice009; 06-02-2022 at 11:40 PM.
DWhite was always one of my favorite players I miss him on my spurs but glad he’s having success at a high level. Both teams won that trade imo spurs got draft capital and the Celtics got an elite role player
We got the 25th pick in a weak draft. That was the centerpiece of that deal from our end. I hardly consider that fair compensation for Derrick White.
Sure, if the pick swap ends up yielding a lottery pick or something, then that would be completely different. But at this stage, that pick swap seems so far away, and it’s not even guaranteed we’ll even use it.
nah
j rich by himself
was worth the trade!
good trade for white
good trade for celts
good trade for spurs
Happy to see a homegrown player giving it to the Warriors and fans. I hope he continues to have great games.
So satisfying to see Dwhite burying GSW. May this continue all series!
As soon as White gets any defensive attention or respect from GS, he'll fold. That's what he does and thats what he did in SA. I have no problem with the trade. I picked Boston in 6 & never gave him a thought to be a contributor A flash game from him is a bonus. Its time to move on from the other inconsistent Spurs like LWalker IV. Get some compe ive dawgs on the roster. Players who care.
Man I’ll gladly eat crow on D-White if he keeps playing like this. Best game of his career as a Celtic. Hit huge, timely shots during that comeback (and before to keep his team in the game) and played great defense for the most part. Love Derrick and will always root for his success. Really hope Boston win this series. Let’s see if he can do keep playing well.
Again, congrats to Derrick who once again made a difference. Younger players sometimes flame out at some point in the playoffs as the intensity increases with each round. Glad to see Derricks game translated into the Finals in his first long playoff run of his career! Go Celtics!
if dw played like this every game, he still be a spurm player...but too bad he had teh opportunity but fail...same could be said about current chimps on the roster
Do you not think Derrick was pretty good for the Spurs his first couple of seasons when he got major court time (I thought he was)? I think his foot injuries put him off the trajectory he was on. He was shooting decent before them, so maybe he is just now regaining both his confidence and form. Let's see how he goes before completely writing him off. He was big in the last 3 games of the Miami series and big again last night. I am pretty sure at one point when he was still with the Spurs, his confidence was shot. It looks like he's slowly regaining it. I'm also wondering if the foot injuries have changed his shot and if he's still sort of trying to get back to being a more consistent shooter.
This thread is hilarious with the roller coaster of negative/positive takes every time DWhite has a great or horrible game.
DWhite is who he has always been; a plus player because of everything he does on defense and passing, and an extremely inconsistent shooter who has more bad shooting nights than good ones.
When he shoots well he's one of the best players in any game he enters. When he doesn't he is still a solid role player. Most of the time he is the latter.
I loved DWhite as a Spur, and I think he was a bad fit on a bad team with not enough shooting.
I'm rooting for him to win a chip and eat some baked beans or whatever they do in Boston.
J Rich fits our roster needs better, and he and the 25th pick might be useful assets.
There's an argument to be made that the Spurs pick and develop better later in the draft than they do in the late lottery, so don't sleep on the 25th pick if we use it.
DWhite was the 29th pick in 2017
This thread is hilarious with the roller coaster of negative/positive takes every time DWhite has a great or horrible game.
DWhite is who he has always been; a plus player because of everything he does on defense and passing, and an extremely inconsistent shooter who has more bad shooting nights than good ones.
When he shoots well he's one of the best players in any game he enters. When he doesn't he is still a solid role player. Most of the time he is the latter.
I loved DWhite as a Spur, and I think he was a bad fit on a bad team with not enough shooting.
I'm rooting for him to win a chip and eat some baked beans or whatever they do in Boston.
J Rich fits our roster needs better, and he and the 25th pick might be useful assets.
There's an argument to be made that the Spurs pick and develop better later in the draft than they do in the late lottery, so don't sleep on the 25th pick if we use it.
DWhite was the 29th pick in 2017
How many Finals MVPs are we going to trade away for nothing
Simmons is the ultimate casual…
Didn’t watch the game but just saw the highlights on YouTube just now. Very happy for dwhite!
i always loved him and for him to show off his talents on the biggest stage in basketball is awesome! Based on the highlights, not only did he contribute but seemed to be one of the main reasons they won.
i hope white has 3 more of those games in him!
Some people in here…………. It was a good trade for both teams
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