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Thanks for the info, these guys should be our starters for away games then
That is looking at the whole season, lets not forget he had a pretty start. Would be interested to see where he falls within the last month.
Thanks for the info, these guys should be our starters for away games then
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I suppose. Then there's Fitty Mills:
Home:
. 446 .462 .854
Road:
. 409 .322 .846
And Marco:
Home :
.436 .398 .971
Road:
.391 .372 .816
Best player in the Spurs roster:
https://www.poundingtherock.com/2019...o-spurs-future
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A backcourt rotation of White, Murray, Forbes, Mills, Marco an Lonnie is deep, versatile and very good with the potential to be excellent. DeMar is an expensive redundancy. Pop should be doing everything possible to move him for the best deal he can get that includes a legit 3 and D SF before the trade deadline. If we keep DeMar, next season will be even more problematic for the over-populated backcourt.
if Spurs avoid "relegation" to lottery, the real worry is whether those Road dropoffs predict playoff dropoffs.
Best, most reliable players produced better number in playoffs that in the season.
DeMar is the best playmaker out of all of those players, and it's not particularly close. Next year, you're likely going to have Murray and White start together, so the need for a 3 and D guy won't be quite so pronounced.
The biggest thing the team should look at is re-signing Rudy Gay. If they can't get him back, then you start looking for a guy who can play small-ball 4 that gives you some of the versatility that he brings.
Spurs have a secret weapon in that they can develop players from next to nothing.
What's important is that they maintain the structure so that these players can develop to the next level.
I wouldn't go out there shopping for expensive $20m+ contracts. We got a ton of talent in the backcourt already. We got two first round picks next year. We got Poetl and Metu as developing bigs. We got Bertans as a very good shooter. But we don't have any 3 and D SFs in development. What about Bruno Caboclo? He's only 23.
You are right. We don't necessarily need an expensive 3 and D SF. That's why I worded my suggestion as I did: "the best deal we can get that includes a legit 3 and D SF. If we can move DeMar and his contract for a package rather than a single player that's okay - as long as includes a legit 3 and D SF. I also like the idea of moving DeMar because of his history and to clear the decks for what I consider to be a potentially great, young rotation in the backcourt. In short, he represents our best trade value and he plays a position where we are stacked. Caboclo seems like a very interesting prospect, but he is also very young and needs development. Plus, I don't see what we would trade for him to get the numbers to match other than one of our top young guard prospects. So, I would rather trade DeMar's contract and also get a guy who isn't necessarily that young.
If all of our young guys pan out, we will be looking at some hard choices on who to pay and who to move in a couple of years. Another guy on a similar trajectory, with regard to both development time-line and potential salary is not optimal. With our current roster I do not believe we are legit contenders without a legit SF, especially with Rudy Gay's health concerns. Gay has shown that he is a critical piece of this current team, and that is pretty scary. Bertans is developing nicely. Beyond those guys, the cupboard is absolutely bare. I am much more interested in using this season to build for the future. If we can "winbuild" - fine. But the emphasis should be on the "build" not the "win."
Derrick White is now ranked in the NBA Top 100 player:
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/...-so-far#slide4
A first-round pick in 2017, Derrick White is finally getting an opportunity to strut his stuff as the San Antonio Spurs' starting floor general. Even if he eventually relinquishes that job to a healthy Dejounte Murray, his time spent proving himself as a defensive stalwart who can handle both scoring and distributing responsibilities on offense has ensured him a rotation role moving forward. White's ability to avoid bad-pass turnovers is particularly impressive, as he's averaging fewer than one per appearance.
Has become my Favourite spur. Thanks for sharing article.
Derricks form cannot be ignored pop. Milk the best pure pg this team has had since AJ who really wasnt as talented.
Ball skills doesnt make a player exclusively a PG. Derricks versatility & size allow him to play in a lot of lineups as a combo guard/wing.
Love Derrick & cant wait to see him & Dejounte together at last.
No but for a pure PG it would be a required skill. Defensively he s already proven he can handle other positions. Ultimately I want him as spurs floor General and initiator of the offense over Derozon.
Dejounte I can wait for. You gotta wonder would we have seen the best of derrick if dj was healthy as a starter. Highly doubt it.
Derrick is inconsistent on offense because he plays with 3 ball dominant scorers in the starting lineup (DeRozan, Aldridge, Gay). Derrick is most comfortable as the playmaker but those other 3 aren't the best players off the ball. In that regard, Derrick is doing about as much as can be expected from him. He just needs to call his number a little more and score.
This rings very true. DeRozan, Aldridge and Gay are the worse off ball players in the team. When White makes his move, he's exploiting a momentary weakness in the defense and if you aren't moving in the spot where you need to be, his move becomes non-consequential.
I mean, how many times did we see White stuck underneath the basket with nobody to pass it to?
White is like a Tom Brady, you got to know your routes if you are to be effective. Spurs should play White like a James Harden, that is, with a license to chuck the 3 when needed.
I always new he could do the PG duties but I have been impressed by his D and his 3 are money. I think he is a great set up PG which he showed during G League guys like Brimah were getting easy dunks with him setting them up. I think he pairs perfect with Poodle as he can easily set him up for easy baskets or just pull up and shoot the 3.
good problem to have tbh. crazy though to think this derrick might've never been seen in a spurs jersey if dj was our starting pg.
and he has become my fav spur, in this era, ever since that lakers game where we came back and Aldridge sat on the bench on 4th qtr.
I've been saying for a while now, White is the Spurs best player in the roster. Just look at his shooting percentages if you aren't sure.
If he chucked the ball as much as Aldridge or DeRozan, he'll be scoring much more.
his % is great from what i've seen. he's very composed and always looks for the higher % shot. dude is great imo and i can't wait to see how far up the ladder he climbs.
He has proven me wrong so far. I like him better than DJ already since he can actually handle the ball like a PG and doesn't need to learn how to shoot.
Can the Spurs offer him an extension early? With each passing game, his value keeps going up and up.
DW in my opinion can be a Joe Dumars type of player. That would be good news.
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