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Better than the guy that just got shipped off. Still raw and needs to learn when to shoot, but I'd say he's ahead of schedule as far as progress.
hey guys i'm new to the board...i'm a memphian...huge fan of the tigers but i grew up a fan of the spurs with having family down there and no local pro team...the spurs were the team i supported and still do...but grizz my number 1 team now...
...anyways...i'm huge a u of memphis tiger fan and i'm just wondering how you guys feel w/ D-wash as the next project(i'm assuming) to hopefully be a solid back up PG to TP?
Thanks guys...great game tonight
Better than the guy that just got shipped off. Still raw and needs to learn when to shoot, but I'd say he's ahead of schedule as far as progress.
Today i had the same feeling as beerisgood, He needs to learn when is the right time to shoot. Besides that, i really like his at ude at the court.
Darius reminds me of Malik Rose if Malik was a point guard. Huge heart, great hustle... maybe not the smartest or most talented guy on the floor, but he makes up for it in effort and he's going to get a lot better once the jitters are gone.
Also, he and his father look like twin brothers.
With time, I think he will progress into a solid backup behind TP. The kid plays pretty good defense and has good range for a point guard. A little turnover prone, but so was Tony at 21. Can make the nice pass on occassion. I like him.
He reminds me more of A.J., equipped with a 3-point shot. I like that possibility. Imagine A.J. in his prime, backing up a Tony Parker just emerging into his own prime. That would be pretty freakin' sweet. I wonder if Darius and Elson can work on that Pick n' Roll /Alley-Oop Avery and David used to work in every now and then.
DW has an NBA body, as they say. He's quick, athletic, handles the ball pretty well and, most important, seems to be fearless.
NBA points have to be like NFL cornerbacks, plenty of athletic ability and no memory. When he makes a mistake he doesn't go into a s or pull in the reins. He just keeps playing agressively. Pop may claim he doesn't like that but I think a big part of him does -- that's why he tells Barry to keep shooting no matter what.
That's a weird comment ....... but also true
Probably all the pump fake passes.
Reggie Geary? J/K
He's probably better.
he wants to do lot of stuff and ended up missing a lot & completing only few stuff..
He picked up 1 foul unnecessarily within 10 seconds of his debut. I did not understand why he was overly aggressive.
The guy entered the draft early and didn't get picked. So he joined a team in camp and got cut right before the season. So, he swallowed his pride and went to Greece for the year only to return and enter the NBA champs' camp. And against all odds, he made the team. So finally, after all that, he is on an NBA court for the first time in a meaningful game. And not just a meaningful game, but in meaningful minutes...backing up the Finals MVP from last year.
Can you blame the guy for being overly zealous and intense? This is his dream and he finally made it! He calmed down, but that quick foul was hardly anything to even take note of. In fact, I almost am happy he made that foul because it was an obvious indication of him knowing how fortunate he is.
Malik, not Nazr. Although mistaking our scrub posts is an understandable error.
He will be as good as they come.. i see him taking over the back up PG over Vaugh by March... come playoff time.. POP will go back to Jacque though...
nice find.
For his sake, I hope expectations don't get too unrealistic. On the other hand, his play is encouraging this, so it could be a win/win for everyone.
It's impossible not to like the guy, even if he wasn't Beno's replacement.
All I know is that it's great that we're injecting a little youth in the team with D Wash and Mahinmi. Hopefully they can pick up the game along the way and learn from the vets (which they will have no problem doing).
By next year I think the Spurs will inject more youth while continuing to be a le contender. Depending on how the year pans out, Finley, Barry or Horry might be gone.
See Elson, Expectations Following 2006 Season Opener for Francisco.
He is very raw but I'd much rather have a guy who is too aggressive than too tentative. It seems easier to coach a guy to bring that down a notch to help the team than to try to force a guy to be more aggressive. That should be helped considerably just by giving this guy some time to get his emotions under control. The dude's been on a of a rollercoaster ride in the last few weeks.
I think you are 100% correct on that. A player may adapt, but people are more or less who they are by age 19-22 or so.
It'll be great if Splitter comes over but they're really going to need some new perimeter shooters if those 3 decide to retire.
I figured out who this guy reminds me of, for better or worse . . .
Antonio Daniels.
Same physical specimen, same athletic movement, same flashes of brilliance and, ultimately, same mistakes. Hopefully, DW will get over the mistakes better than AD did.
I don't think he is anywhere near AD's takent level. He needs some work just to become a quality backup point guard in the league.
Hopefully he works on his game enough to do that. I think he will, he has probably stopped believing the hype that he was being feed and had figured out that an nba roster spot isn't his birthright because he was a NYC point guard with a rep.
he looks pretty good
but he needs to shave the beard
My take on Washington is that he doesn't yet understand "how to play" (which, given his age and experience, is not surprising) and he over dribbles. Everything else about his athleticism and game are promising. In the end, he could be become an above average back up or excellent third point. What I like most about him is that he fits into the Spurs' overall objectives (as I assume them) between now and the end of the Duncan era. I know it's far too early to speculate on these things, but I'm extremely interested to see who the Spurs target next offseason--Washington's development could save them money that they otherwise would have spent on his position. I think it will prove the most important offseason of the last decade and Washington's serviceable play could allow the Spurs to spend more on a quality SG or SF than originally planned.
I like his intensity and defense.. he is very active... he's off to a good start
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