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What do you guys think?
I hope so....even though Im a LAKER fan 4 life....I just like James White......the best dunker in the league today and ever......do you guys think he will stay in the spurs so he can join the NBA dunk contest next year?
What do you guys think?
I think he needs to play better.
Does that mean that he might not make it in the squad????
How come nobody is making a comment?? Its just a simple question....
no
victor is better option
Yes
But he cracks the rotation when Bruce gets way too old for 35+ minutes a game.
I think he will stay because I heard alot of good things said about James White.....Even Popovich said they like him....
His ability to dunk won't keep him on the team. Committing himself to playing good defense, rebounding and playing team basketball will.
Hard to say at this point if he will get a roster spot or playing time.
Defensively sounds like he is getting better.
Offensively he does better in a ball movement offense which the Spurs only use part time.
I'm pretty sure he will get some playing time because all of last year he just stayed on the bench and just watched everything.....now this year....the coach will probably give him limited playing time...or even a good amount of playing time...and after that...he will join the dunk contest....
Heresy to even ask the question.
The problem is that the Spurs are running out of roster spots and are on a timeline for developing players (it generally takes a year to get the hang of the system). If someone looks like a better prospect (ie, Marcus Williams), then it's better to cut White and sign Williams so that he can play effectively when Barry/Finley/Bowen are gone. Additionally, there are very limited minutes available at that position - currently Manu, Finley, Barry, Bruce are ahead of him in the rotation and they play steady minutes.
I personally would like for him to stay, because I'm still hopeful that he can develop into a great role player. But the clock is ticking and it may not be feasible given the other factors. In a vacuum, I think he stays. In the real world, unless they can get rid of either or both of Barry/Beno, I think his roster spot is gone.
Damn....why do you say his Roster Spot is gone???
Also....you have to think that White has 1 year already with the team......so he must be ahead of the other players right????????
He hasn't proven anything with his one year with the Spurs.
When is the last day they can decide if they keep him for not?
Because the Spurs only have 1 open roster spot (White is currently on the roster). There are 3 players who have legit chances to be brought over/to sign with the Spurs, imo (Sanikidze, Williams, Mahinmi). I don't know if any of the 3 would see much by way of playing time (and assume that at least Mahinimi, and possibly Williams will be spending most of their time in Austin).
Mahinmi is an interesting case particularly, because it doesn't appear that he has anything else lined up, which would be a real negative. I get the sense that if he doesn't come over now, he never will - and I think the Spurs are very interested in giving him a shot.
In the other thread, there is talk about cutting White, and someone makes a very interesting point - White was an interesting find, but not a Spurs pick. The Spurs had a 6'7'' 200 lb swingman under contract, with a year of experience on the team, and they drafted a 6'7" 200 lb swingman anyway, despite limited roster spots. That is thought provoking.
Sanikidze, I don't know much about, and think they'd bring him over if they could unload Beno, so I think he has less to do with White.
I can't see them keeping both White and Williams, given Mahinmi's situation. I think they had planned to unload Beno and Barry/Finley, leaving plenty of roster openings, but now they are stuck with all 3 (presumably - still lots of offseason left), and 1 solo spot. White and Williams are essentially the same player, competing for scrap minutes - the same scrap minutes on a loaded position. I think only 1 of them makes it.
I could be totally wrong. But I think the dilemma with spots and youth as well as who the Spurs really are putting faith in is putting them in a tough spot. That's why I think they are beginning to shop Jackie around and trying to sell Scola's rights. I really don't think they necessarily anticipated having just 1 spot. Also playing a role in this is the fact that the Spurs are currently (without signing someone for the 15th spot) $2.1 million over the luxury tax, which is a dollar for dollar penalty. They have not historically liked to pay that (but they did last year). That may have some bearing. Cutting White would remove roughly $1.5 million in salary and taxes (that does presume that they didn't sign someone else, which I think unlikely).
There are more knowledgeable people out there who think White is on the bubble as well.
They have to waive him before Aug. 1 to avoid the minimum contract guarantee (of $100,000 I think).
That's basically the perfect summary of the situation. I wonder if it occurred to White before the article that he was on the bubble at all.
Your interest in James White for his dunking ability and apparantly only that is at least consisitent with your love for the Lakers of today...
I may be wrong, but I think at this point if it comes down to White or Williams, White gets the spot.
He has had a years training in how the Spurs play, and from what I gather Williams has shown very little so far in SL.
Apparently not. His defense, rotation and spacing have sucked.
It might not come down to just White or Williams though. They might be considering Ian as well or a possible player that is cut late in the summer. If nobody is traded (Butler, Beno, etc) we may not have even room for either White or Williams.
Assuming both Williams and White are developing at a reasonable pace and given they only have 1 roster spot available, I wonder if the Spurs would move either Barry or Beno to open up yet an additional roster spot. It's been reported here that they have already had talks surrounding the possible movement of Butler.
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