James White Waived Today

[MrChug]

That's what happens when you wear a stupid hat to the Celebration

That too...

[mullet]

gotdamn Houston mole is corrupting RC

[SenorSpur]

That's what happens when you wear a stupid hat to the Celebration

Hey, I thought that the hat was a nice touch.

[Borosai]

Fook it.

[Marcus Bryant]

Exactly.

The cheap big will likely be Mahinmi. Going with 14 players, the Spurs can avoid the Lux Tax Monster.

[saporvida]

i wanted to see more of white in the silver&black... it.

[BigBeezie]

I watched White play...and Beno was better as a rookie. The organization obviously saw this.

[Darkwaters]

I'm sorry I missed all five pages. Who do you guys have for the next savior for the Spurs? I mean according to you guys this guy was going to be a major contributor off the bench and win the next dunk contest while probably going for the sixth man award. For the ignorant that was sarcasm.

If they do in fact sign Ian do we really need to hear all year long how he will be the next great thing off the Spurs bench.....you know when he FULLY develops and gets past the SJax plan.

I guess you're right. White and Mahinmi are garbage.

My money is on Splitter. Savior of the Spurs!

[DisciplinaryOffice]

For those looking for a little more wistful goodbye than Ludden offered, I thought this might help:

James White Needs a New Launching Pad

Matt Watson
Posted Jul 24th 2007 4:15PM by Matt Watson
Filed under: Spurs, Western, James White

On paper, there's nothing all that impressive about James White -- he's a 24-year-old, 6-foot-7 swing man who got into just six games for the Spurs this season. But of course, the game isn't played on paper, it's played in my computer monitor, and through the power of video I've seen James White do extraordinary things. Such as this, and this, and, of course, this.

So, months after White rode the pine en route to an NBA Championship ring, I was sad to learn that the Spurs waived White on Monday. I can't say the team didn't give him a fair shake -- they gave him one last look at the Las Vegas Summer league and apparently didn't like what they saw.

To be honest, I'm not all that sure his skills can translate to the team game, but he's clearly one of the most athletic players out there, and for what it's worth he was considered a solid defender coming out of college. The fact that he can't hold down a roster spot for the World Champion Spurs does not preclude him from latching on elsewhere, hopefully with a younger team that plays at a more up-tempo pace so that we can enjoy seeing what he does best -- and that is, "create highlight reels" -- on a semi-regular basis.

http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/2007/...launching-pad/

[urunobili]

I guess you're right. White and Mahinmi are garbage.

My money is on Splitter. Savior of the Spurs!

i agree... Mahimni and White r a lie... Splitter is good... but always remeber he was Scola's sub...

[Darkwaters]

i agree... Mahimni and White r a lie... Splitter is good... but always remeber he was Scola's sub...

That was sarcasm...

[AFBlue]

Back from a 5-day vacation and this is what I find out. Not that the Spurs have signed someone relevant or redeemed themselves with a semi-decent trade. Nope, just more cost-cutting moves....rediculous.

Not that I didn't see this one coming. Every article that mentioned his name was talking about the Spurs' disappointment in him.

But still....you probably couldn't get much cheaper than him for a roster spot that will most assuredly spend their time in Austin (if eligible) or in street clothes. Maybe the Spurs are banking on a guy they liked this year not making the cut on another team so they can swoop in and grab him....

Bottom Line: Unless this is part of a bigger plan (Udoka signing or other rookie), it's yet another disappointment for this off-season.

[Mr. Body]

The big plan was signing the Pep Boys. They needed three roster spots.