James White Sent to Austin

[ChumpDumper]

Anywhere between one and two thousand so far. Tomorrow will probably be worse since Sunday afternoons have usually been so.

[picnroll]

Looking forward to some game reports.

[Darkwaters]

Will White be competing in the dunk contest this year then? Do they generally include a player that never plays on his team in the contest? A D-Leaguer? I realize it's hardly important in the grand scheme of things, but it WOULD be nice for the Spurs to have a dunk contest win!

[ChumpDumper]

Eh, if White is worth a he can be in the dunk contest nest season.

[bringBAKElie]

anyone know when the next toro's game is, i live in austin and would like to check them and white out

[ChumpDumper]

Sunday at 3.

Take a can of food or an unopened toy and get two tickets for the price of one.

[midgetonadonkey]

So he will be in Spurs uniform soon?

[Darkwaters]

I went through some of the hype about White during the draft again. I remember him having an amazing climb up the charts and flying into the late first round on many mocks. The Lakers seemed interested in taking him at 26, so a slip to 31 wasn't anything drastic. He was drafted by the Trailblazers as per the request of the Pacers who had negotiated a deal to acquire him. They sent their 2nd round pick that year (#41) as well as two future picks to get him. Honestly, I think it is incredible that he slipped into the Spurs pocket.

I think by next season White should be able to play a nice role off the bench to spell Bowen. It would be nice to have an athlete and a defender coming off the bench sometimes instead of old, slow, non-defensive guards who are forced to play out of position (Finley/Barry). Don't get me wrong, I love Barry and Finley definately has his moments, but diversity is always a good thing. White would offer this team another look off the bench that they don't really have at the moment.

All this is to say, I think that the development of White could be a missing piece to their pending bench reconstruction. With all of their contracts expiring in the next two seasons (with the exception of the big 3 and Butler) the Spurs are looking at some considerable renovations on the pine. Personally, I think White is that first piece. I hope this expedites his development and comfort.

[dg7md]

Parker/White/Butler/Mahimini are the future of this team.

[TDMVPDPOY]

Parker/White/Butler/Mahimini are the future of this team.

seems lottery bound man

[polandprzem]

That's good we've got an insider in ChumpDumper

Good to hear james will have some PT

[Mr. Body]

Parker/White/Butler/Mahimini are the future of this team.

That team is pretty awful.

[LEONARD]

What a shame...clearly a bust...

[SenorSpur]

I went through some of the hype about White during the draft again. I remember him having an amazing climb up the charts and flying into the late first round on many mocks. The Lakers seemed interested in taking him at 26, so a slip to 31 wasn't anything drastic. He was drafted by the Trailblazers as per the request of the Pacers who had negotiated a deal to acquire him. They sent their 2nd round pick that year (#41) as well as two future picks to get him. Honestly, I think it is incredible that he slipped into the Spurs pocket.

I think by next season White should be able to play a nice role off the bench to spell Bowen. It would be nice to have an athlete and a defender coming off the bench sometimes instead of old, slow, non-defensive guards who are forced to play out of position (Finley/Barry). Don't get me wrong, I love Barry and Finley definately has his moments, but diversity is always a good thing. White would offer this team another look off the bench that they don't really have at the moment.

All this is to say, I think that the development of White could be a missing piece to their pending bench reconstruction. With all of their contracts expiring in the next two seasons (with the exception of the big 3 and Butler) the Spurs are looking at some considerable renovations on the pine. Personally, I think White is that first piece. I hope this expedites his development and comfort.

Well said.

Let's hope so.

[mountainballer]

considering the fact, 2008 the Spurs will have to repleace 4 of 5 players of the current wing rotation (only Manu will still be here), there should be a slot for White, no matter how well he will develope.
if he developes great (which might be surprising, but not impossible considering his athletic tools), he might end up as a starter taking the place of Bruce.
if he developes well, but not outstanding (IMO the most likely scenario) he will end up as the first back up for SG (Manu) and/or SF (another player we don't know yet).
if he does worse than all hope, he still would have a place on the roster as a third stringer (like E. Williams right now), if he plays for min. contracts.
I don't know if this move also indicates, that the Spurs just try to open a roster spot for a FA signing, or for a 2 for 1 (or 3 for 2) trade, which is in the work right now.

[djohn14]

White had 9 points, 3 rebounds, 3 fouls, and 2 assists. He was 4-5 from the line.

[picnroll]

So game 1 White was 2 of 7, 1 of 2 from outside the 3, 4-5 on FTs for 9 points. 3 RBs, 2 AS, 1 ST, 1 BS, 2 TO in 24:45. Line is so so. Did he show anything?

[ChumpDumper]

http://spurstalk.com/forums/showpost...94&postcount=7

[Darkwaters]

I don't know if this move also indicates, that the Spurs just try to open a roster spot for a FA signing, or for a 2 for 1 (or 3 for 2) trade, which is in the work right now.

When you send a player to the D-League they still count against your total roster count of 15. To alleviate that spot he would have to either be waived or have his contract expire. They are still maxed on their roster.

[ducks]

any updates?

[koopa]

they haven't played since sunday so probably not.......their website says they have a game friday at 7.....hopefully he does good

[ChumpDumper]

I'll see him Saturday when they are back at home. We won courtside seats in the karaoke "contest" so we'll get a close look.

[yavozerb]

Was bored and found the toros website: 16 pts for white with 6 minutes left in game..Not much else in the box score though (1 rb, 2 ast, 2 3-pts)

[yavozerb]

Player Statistics
PLAYER MIN FG 3PT FT RB AS PF PT
BJ Elder 27:32 7 1 3 1 6 4 18
Kris Clack 17:20 5 3 2 4 3 5 15
Anthony Fuqua 20:12 1 0 3 0 0 4 5
Scott Merritt 16:39 0 0 3 7 1 1 3
Brock Gillespie 24:18 4 2 0 1 8 1 10
James White 23:02 7 2 4 2 2 3 20
Jamar Smith 22:32 6 0 2 11 0 5 14
Brad Buckman 12:37 2 0 3 5 0 1 7
Justin Bowen 10:39 2 0 0 2 0 2 4
Rod Benson 05:09 1 0 0 1 0 1 2
Jay Williams 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 240 35-74 8-15 20-25 34 20 27 98
Skyforce
Timeouts Taken: 4 of 6 full, 0 of 2 20-second
Player Statistics
PLAYER MIN FG 3PT FT RB AS PF PT
Vincent Grier 29:29 6 0 6 6 2 2 18
Frank Williams 25:54 4 2 2 4 6 1 12
Andre Brown 32:22 12 0 4 14 2 3 28
Jeff Varem 25:20 4 0 1 5 1 2 9
Jared Reiner 19:00 2 0 0 4 1 3 4
Antywane Robinson 21:24 3 0 0 1 0 2 6
Elton Nesbitt 15:06 7 2 2 4 7 1 18
Joe Dabbert 11:25 3 0 4 5 0 5 10
DeSean Hadley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 240 41-76 4-11 19-32 43 19 19 105

Austin played better than the spurs did at least!!

[Bruno]

White's second game :

Skyforce 106, Toros 100
http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/200.../boxscore.html

James White :
20 points (7-17 FG, 2-4 3G, 4-4 FT)
2 rebounds (2 def)
3 PF
2 Steals
5 turnovers
in 35:02 min.