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Wow. That was damn impressive . I shouldnt be surprised. It's the great white.
So damn true. The guy has game and is really poised on the court. His play was one of the reasons I felt the Spurs during the draft might trade Murray. Hopefully both Murray and White play well, coexist nicely on the court and stay Spurs for the rest of their career.
Wow. That was damn impressive . I shouldnt be surprised. It's the great white.
yeah since Pop has just been beating him down the past two years....
It literally says that he watched him in person.
... Not that part.
seriously though wtf. If White turns out to be an allstar, this FO picked him out of the freaking blue. That's some legendary tbh
Didn't they already do that with Parker and Nephew? They get a lot of hate on this board, but Pop/R.C. have two of the best set of eyes for talent possibly ever.
White has the tools to be special but probably not the time. He always had a good feel for the game, and is sneaky and incredibly athletic. It's now about the skill.
Seriously. Murray and Walker were both potential lottery picks that slipped, but DW was a straight diamond in the rough.
Last edited by Dex; 08-09-2019 at 09:07 AM. Reason: Walker, not White
Did you mean Walker? Because White was never on the lottery radar. He didn't even think he'd be a first rounder, and watched the draft at home.
Derp...yeah, that's what I meant.
Need more coffee.
Off - topic, but Moore does have NBA level intangibles and defensive IQ (that was the one thing TIMVP raved about with his SL performances), but his lack of size and athleticism is his downfall. He also hasn't improved enough from out on the perimeter.
He could probably carve out a good career in Europe, but he seems like a guy that will toil in the G - League just to chase the NBA dream.
On - topic, what do people believe is Derrick's ceiling? I still feel apprehensive about saying he'll be a "star" especially with him being in his physical prime, now.
One of the Spurs blog writers compared him to Bob Sura and Brandon Roy which are two apt comparisons. I'd saying he could be a quality starter (ala Malcolm Brogdon) or an elite 6th man.
Last edited by J_Paco; 08-09-2019 at 09:38 AM.
"Media couldn’t watch the entire scrimmage between USA’s World Cup team (varsity) and select team (jv). But two people who were in the gym just told me the select team dominated in stretches, and both said one of the biggest reasons why was Derrick White."
https://clutchpoints.com/report-spur...usa-scrimmage/
Uh, if Brandon Roy is 'apt', then he can be a star. BR was a three time AS and 3 time All NBA player in basically 5 seasons.
I like White, and I'm encouraged by what we're hearing. But I don't understand why anyone would try to compare him to Brandon Roy, even a little bit. Roy was taller, heavier, stronger, and a 2 guard all the way. And he hit the NBA running as a star-caliber player. Even if White takes another big step up this season, he won't be anything like Brandon Roy. A lot of people here will scream, but DDR is a much better comparison to Roy in pretty much every way.
If you had asked me on his draft night, or even at the end of his rookie season, I would have said that White's play this past year was pretty much his ceiling, and I would have been happy with it. If he improves this year, there's no doubt about his ceiling being higher than we thought. If he can get his 3P% up closer to .400 (and take a few more), he's already there. But success also means that opposing teams will start coming after him harder, and that's when the real test starts.
But Brandon Roy? Find out who that blogger is, and we'll get to work figuring out his ST alt.
White is craftier than Roy and plays way better defense (can guard players bigger than him so Roy being bigger and heavier doesnt matter). Ill take his potential over Roy. Call me crazy.
Unfortunately Ben Moore didn’t show any NBA level skills. Guys like White, Walker, have NBA level skills (court vision/speed, and speed/athleticism, respectively).
This will be White's team in 20-21. , he might even around and make it his team this upcoming season. That's how high his ceiling is, imho.
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Roy's Knee was a ticking time bomb that unfortunately went off after only 5 seasons. Portland took an number of medical red flag gambles, and literally none of them came out OK. He was never going to have a long career.
You really underrate how good Brandon Roy was or you are overrating how good White is. Call me crazy but White making an all-star team is a big long shot while Brandon Roy was legitimate SUPER STAR / All-NBA level player for a couple of seasons. Too bad his knees gave him trouble throughout his career and eventually ended it.
You overrate how Roy was. I was a big follower of his, even laughed at people who thought Rodney Carney (bet you dont know who that is) would be better than him. Roy was not a freaking "legitimate superstar". He was an allstar, yes. I dont know what alternate universe you were from.... But thats either revisionist history or youre dreaming.
Everyone would take MOST young NBA player's potential over Roy, because as we all know Roy had bad knees. So what's your point?
You must be crazy if you are taking a white over a healthy Roy.
From an offensive perspective he was similar to ddr. But way better.
He was a deadly iso player. Such a buttery smooth jumper. I like to watch him operate.
Defensively. He was absolutely atrocious.
Derrick white has a higher ceiling than brandon roy. Basketball is played on both sides. White is a defrnsive stud in the making. Roy was trash on defense.
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