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The dude has grit. His journey to where he is now is impressive. I love the pick.
“This chip is going to stay on my shoulder,” White proclaimed. “If I lose it, I’m going to be out of the league quickly. I got plenty of work to do. I’m going to get back in the gym. I gotta get better.”
http://www.denverpost.com/2017/06/22/derrick-white-nba-draft-spurs/
The dude has grit. His journey to where he is now is impressive. I love the pick.
It didn't seem to hurt Simmons much.Dumb mother er. Same with Simmons a few years back. These dumbasses trying to make it to the league should restrain themselves from posting anything bad about any NBA team.
That instinct and timing is god given... paired with a great standing vertical, and his technique polished by the Spurs defensive system, seems like his shot blocking will carry over. Intelligence also helps on both sides of the ball. And he has also shown fron his career path, to be someone who overcomes odds, and will give everything he has to succeed. That sort of at ude is contagious and needed for championship teams.
I think Murray needs to be surrounded by those sorts of energies or he could easily get waylaid fron his promise.
I'm not sure, but also a part of Danny Green being jettisoned has been his inconsistent work ethic. I know where he gets his haircut, and that barber shop also has a lot questionable going ons about it.
This pick shows many layers, and gives interesting insight.
Derrick White stats: 68.1% at the rim, 16.7% assisted at the rim, 40% on 3's, 61.4% assisted 3's.
That rim % is phenomenal.
i don't get it, either. why does a player who hasn't played for the spurs before have to had been a spurs fan prior to coming here?
KA and Derrick's first photo op will probably look something like this:
you beat me.
The more I see, the more I like.
29th pick so who knows.
But the shooting, passing, PNR potential with his size....
Allows you to play him with Mills (if he stays) or Forbes,
Or you can in the future have a fun 6-5-6-7 line up of Him, Murray, Simmons and KL...
I try not ot get too excited about draft picks- especially late first rounders...
They can definitely play some together. White can play off the ball on offense and both have the height/length to defend most SG's, though they need to get stronger obviously.
After I got over the initial confusion and surprise (thought they'd go big), I was thinking this might be related to Green too. Could be that he was just the player they liked most available, of course. But I'd imagine they'll pursue a veteran starting PG and if successful, will be completely overloaded in the back court.
Maybe they just don't want to pay Green his worth on his next contract, especially considering half, if not more, will probably be for his decline years. If they can't land Paul, they'll continue to lack a dynamic guard, in which case they might try to make up for it by committee.
Spurs are trying to move in a direction where guys have multiple skills to play in multiple spots such that there are no positions, only players. In a hypo, Murray and White play together, but neither is a PG or a SG strictly. They are just players.
I don't think the Spurs can go wrong with him...for a 29th pick in the draft. White scored an above-average 1.07 points per possession, and was the seventh-most-efficient scorer out of all high-major conferences.
meh
KA and Derrick's first photo op will probably look something like this:
I thought we couldn't do worst than Slow .. new low
You guys undervalue grit. Grit is what made Jimmy Butler. A player that some of you bring up frequently because Spurs passed on him. Jimmy doesn't even look as good on paper as White.
Yup. It's what those Marquette players had for awhile... but yeah he's got a better all around game. He's very close to a complete player.
It ain't a beauty contest, folks.KA and Derrick's first photo op will probably look something like this:
Not a bad pick the more I look at it. Hard to do much with the tail end of the first round, easy to piss it away. Hopefully we get to see him put some reps in since he's already 23.
Yeah Id be surprised if we kept danny at this point especially with the qo on jsimms
Oh my, the alien invasion is real.
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