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According to Basketball Reference he's shooting 68% on shots within 3 feet (not including the OKC game and probably the Detroit game)
been really impressed with his ability to get to the rim and also finish.
Having an 8/2 assist/turnover ratio in 48 minutes against the highest rated defense in the league is pretty impressive.
According to Basketball Reference he's shooting 68% on shots within 3 feet (not including the OKC game and probably the Detroit game)
been really impressed with his ability to get to the rim and also finish.
White is Jason Kidd ceiling. This guy has the vision, can control the pace, defense, score, distribute, rebound, great basketball I.Q. He’s a general
I agree he has everything you want from your PG and to top it off he is doing great on the offense side and the defensive side he has stepped it up big time. Man I don’t know what Pop is going to do next year with White, Murray, Forbes, Mills , DEROZZ, and Belli and guards. Well that can wait till this summer we going to roll with what we have and Shock the World. Lol
Its really amazing to see people debating over such dumbass things.
"Who is going to play PG though, Derrick or Dejounte?"
" Trade Murray now, White is better."
Labeled positions DO NOT MATTER, skillsets dictate roles and both have very versatile skillsets to where both can do great things with the ball and both can do really good things off the ball. BOTH are not defensive liabilities and are elite on defense -- Murray elite guarding PGs, White elite guarding any wing.
Both can play together. Both can take turns bringing the ball up vs set D -- thats a small task anyway.
Offensive responsibilities will intertwine and change possession from possession because of their versatility. Some plays Derrick will initiate, some DJ. Both can do a lot of good things on or off the ball.
Within the halfcourt offense, and with ball movement off PnRs/DHOs/secondary playmaking/penetration off close outs, both will get their fair share of moments on/off the ball. Both will excel. Whoever is on, go to them more often as the game progresses as the initial playmaker.
Both can excel together -- their versatility alliows that. Stop the stupidity.
Last edited by MaNu4Tres; 01-11-2019 at 02:53 AM.
Please, stop the stupidity.
spurstalk is all about pat on the back, things like "I warned" and hypothetical clashes between players (where nobody usually knows what Pop did or will do)
Those two plays tell you that he's got a rare level of compe iveness. The Spurs future looks like it'll revolve around White.
Jason Kidd couldn't shoot the 3. Kidd had better passing, but White's passing is quite good. He needs to learn bounce passes that Manu and Kidd mastered.
He’ll get there. White doesn’t shy away from compe ion and willing to make big plays against best opponents, every game. And I agree that Demar hold him back some because Demar has to have the ball, which he is not bad distributing either. But the coolness in White as a ‘young’ age, granted he is already 24 but still only 2nd year in the league, is special. He will be great 3rd option especially when Gay is out. Dang I’m excited for this kid. Great, great, great pick up.
agree
every time I watch White he looks more like the glove playing
I feel like once Derrick gets his handles a little tighter and his finishing on drives gets better he can be a great third option on the team.
I don’t think you will ever see him on the bench. He is the starting pg going forward. If dejounte wants to start he better work on threes and free throws. Shooting in general. Also tighten dribble if he wants occasional pg duty. Right now his only hope is beat out Forbes at the two guard.
Just imagine when he gets recognition from the officials? So many times he got fouled going to the basket, and not to mention how he was handcuffed playing defense. Even at that, he had a good game defensively.
One of my favourite PG, wanted him to play with DRob but that never happened.
White has a very bright future ahead of him. Very smart, and also seems humble.. That duty foul to stop the 3 on 1 at 11 secs of regulation. The 3 point shot at 22 sec. The great block on grant. Whew!! Spurs got one of a player!
No. Trade Derozan. And keep White and Murray.
positions dont matter? until murray has shown he has develop a jumpshot or could spread the floor the or not, his expendable...same with walker
White and Murray can definitely play together. Would love to have those two D-ing up Steph and Klay in a 7 game playoff series.
He's already a surprisingly good finisher. Shooting 68% within 0-3 feet on 2 attempts per game according to Basketball Reference.
Labeled positions are overrated. No they dont matter skillsets do.
1. Dejounte has improved his shot. He showed that early on in pre season ( he worked his ass off).
2. If you watched the games more closely, you would understand how much he can impact the game off the ball w out needing to spot up. He's great at cutting, also great on the glass -- optimizing the opportunity for extra possessions. A lot of times, last year SA had him on the weakside dump down spot to use his height & length advantage vs other guards on the offensuve boards or to finish plays off dump downs. He made an impact off the ball and would have made an even bigger impact now that he was very confident in his shot.
Labeled positions do not matter, skillsets do and both White & Murray are extremely versatile to play on or off the ball and are elite defensively in switches, on ball, or off ball.
He has a point. Murray had some very faint flashes last year otherwise it was a pretty rough 2nd season for him. He looked like he worked his butt off in the offseason but we still haven't seen it on the floor yet so we have to wait and see. Last year Murray's defense was clearly overrated because of advanced stats. Spurs were a top defensive team and one Spur had to be picked. Is he really defensively better than LMA, KA, or DG from last year? He benefitted from the whole team having a good defensive mindset. Derrick White is clearly a better defender but I am sure he will not get a 2nd team all star nod. (Let's see, he deserves it).
Lonnie is about as raw as they come. Any notion he has crazy or elite skills right now is overblown too. (you could say elite athleticism but that's it).
Mine too.
I think it's premature to call him second best on the team, and will probably have some bad games down the road. But so far really impressive for essentially a rookie.
Clearly overrated? Lol.
Purely subjective and I couldnt disagree more.
Dejounte Murray was the 2nd best defender at his position? CLEARLY overrated.
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