DJ White - How Good Can He Be ?

[SJackson1]

he's a very good scorer and he his a monster on the rebounds, ive been very impressed with him.

your thoughts ?

[Chef]

solid 2nd unit guy for a good team. keep him around if he stays cheap.

[frontpager]

agreed. solid role player off the bench. Can play backup 4 for a playoff team. Always hustles and can hit mid range J. Has high motor and work ethic. He should be kept as our backup 4 whenever Tyrus Thomas becomes starter.

[WAM9]

I agree with everyone here so far. He seems like a solid role player who would be great for us to have as a 7th-8th man long term.

I know lots of folks want stars, and we do need them, but you need good role players as well. Overall, you need a solid 8-9 man rotation and I think DJ White is absolutely good enough to be one of those guys in our rotation for years to come. I hope he sticks around.

[ND22]

Agreed with everyone. He's somebody you want coming off your bench.

[Chef]

Agreed with everyone. He's somebody you want coming off your bench.

worst part is this also applies to tyrus thomas who we decided to pay 8 to 9 mil per year for the next 4 years. great decision FO.

[Fred Williamson]

worst part is this also applies to tyrus thomas who we decided to pay 8 to 9 mil per year for the next 4 years. great decision FO.

He had a solid performance tonight though, 4 fouls in 12minutes. Not the usual 5 fouls under 10minutes.

[Plowright]

worst part is this also applies to tyrus thomas who we decided to pay 8 to 9 mil per year for the next 4 years. great decision FO.

Come on Chef give TT a break! Hes just come back from knee surgery, he is going to be absolutley blowing out there. We cant just throw him in to start after 6 weeks out, get real. Also its 6.5 million a year, not 8 or 9

[Chef]

Come on Chef give TT a break! Hes just come back from knee surgery, he is going to be absolutley blowing out there. We cant just throw him in to start after 6 weeks out, get real. Also its 6.5 million a year, not 8 or 9

i have been saying this when he was healthy. he is not a starter on a good team, he is an energy guy good for about 20-28 minutes per game. he is too dumb basketball iq-wise to ever be a consistently good starter. and his contract is absolutely ridiculous:
2010: 6.6
2011: 7.3
2012: 8
2013: 8.7
2014: 9.4

we made him our starter for the next 4 years despite 100% of the evidence saying he is all talent and all headcase and won't ever really get it. i am alright taking risks on players that have the talent but can't put it together while young, but you don't pay them like they have already put it together.

[SJackson1]

he's been one ofour best players since he traded, averaging over 9 points a game and more than 5 boards a game.