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The Detroit Pistons and their 2nd round pick (36th overall) Terrico White agreed to a 2 year deal yesterday. White, a 6’5 combo guard from Ole Miss, averaged 15 points and 1.5 assists per game last season for the Rebels. It has been reported that White will see time at the point guard position, a position he saw limited time in while at Ole Miss. Many NBA draft “experts” have said White has “NBA Draft Lottery” talent, but that he does have a problem creating shots for others as he ranked among the worst ball distributors of all starting guards in NCAA Division 1 last season.
White is described as a “toolsy” player who has the leaping ability, the mid-range game, etc to compete on the pro-level. Many have said his game translates most to former Piston Flip Murray. White showed some flashes during the Summer League, with his best game probably coming against the Lakers where he scored 17 points. Other positives include: he’s a solid mid range shooter, he’s an adequate on the ball defender, he does not turn the ball over (1.3 turns per game last season) he’s a solid rebounder for a guard (4.6 per game) last season, and he has a 6’9 wingspan. Some things he needs to work on is his aggressiveness taking the ball to the basket to draw fouls, and setting up teammates for scoring chances.
With the signing of Tracy McGrady, and the addition of White to the roster, the Detroit Pistons now have 15 players under contract for the 2010-2011 season. In order to make a move to acquire another player they would need to cut and/or trade the same amount of players in return to make changes to the roster. I expect White to see the majority of his playing time happen in the NBA D-League this season. Depending on how he performs (as well as current Piston combo guard Rodney Stuckey) he may have a better chance of making the NBA Pistons’ active roster next season, barring injuries and/or trades that happen this year.
He’s a young guy that has some time to develop. Having seen some of his highlights from the Summer League games, I can see him becoming a rotation player at some point down the line for this team.
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uh, he made the roster. that much information is in this very article. in fact, it’s what the article is specifically about. he won’t see playing time until next season, but he’s very much on the roster. i’m sure he’s thrilled to be here too; what a place to start a career, tenth perimeter player on the depth chart. there were no minutes for him BEFORE t-mac signed.
12 players can suit up each night but a max of 15 can be on the roster. As an example yes, Amir Johnson was on the roster of 15 but he spent most of his first 2 seasons in the D League since he was not in the 12 man active roster on a regular basis.
I will change the wording to “active” roster however, I think we all know what it meant.
Stuckey / Bynum
Hamilton / Gordon / McGrady / White
Prince / Daye / Summers
Jerebko / Villanueva / WiIcox
Wallace / Maxiell / Monroe
White is NOT a point guard.
He’s a combo guard.
It’s been reported that he will see time at the point because of his ball handling ability.
Monroe shoudn’t wear nº10!!!! that’s Rodman’s number which should be retired!
Ok Danny, so we’ll do a Stuckey on him! (sigh…)
@ John,
I don’t mind a player leaving a team for more money, it’s a business. That said, you must retire a Piston to have your jersey number retired. Also, leaving for a division rival to play alongside Jordan is an automatic removal of the privelege of having your jersey number retired.
on NBA.com it said that magic johnson is interested in buying the pistons!!
I was happy when i read this
here is the link
http://www.nba.com/2010/news/08/13/johnson.pistons/index.html?ls=iref:nbahpt2
Yea. They need to retire #10, #1, and number 3 after Stuckey gives it back (pisses me off that he took that number). If Laimbeer is in the rafters than Rodman should be too, right? But he was a Bull for a bit. You tell me.
Interested in your thoughts on White playing D-League, Danny. The last Piston to spend any real time in the D-League was Amir Johnson. The Pistons have shown an inclination to keep their rookies around the team, even if it means they wear street clothes for most of the year. So do you think Terrico White will play a bit for the Mad Ants?
y r u mad at stuckey for wearing the 3? according to some people since he went to a division rival the bulls and left the pistons the 3 wont be retired. also ben gave up the 3 when he left. stuckey picked a free number it is not like he took it from ben cuase he was not here. terrico will get some playing time and i dont think it will be in the d league. boney you are starting to lookmore like a writer now. and terrico is a pg he played pg his freshman year at ole miss, they moved him to sg last year cuase that is where they needed him as u can tell he does not turn over the ball much i think he only had 1 or 2 turn overs the whole summer league.
i know how basketball works, danny. if you’d said “active roster” in the first place, i would have left it alone.
terrico white never impressed me neither at ole miss or summer league, and now our roster is full up.
same kind of team as last year, lots of “stretch” players that can step out from the block to the perimeter and shoot, very weak on defense, a combination of small players and lanky thin ones, there’s a lack of strength and with that you have lack of foot speed, which means, you lack defense.
The only real change is monroe, he’s going to be a heck of a player, but he’s shorter than his listed height and weak for a power forward, which sort of fits into whatever the hell kind of team we are supposed to be right now.
I’ll enjoy watching this team. I have some favorite players, Ben Wallace always been a fan, Jerebko I love his work ethic, and stuckey, he’s like detroit’s secret, nobody else knows just how good he is and even some in detroit still doubt him. I like Bynum, but not as a starter, I like how he comes off the bench and sometimes is ridiculous. Rip and Prince goes without saying love watching their game, love rip moving without the ball, best in the NBA doing that, and I like watching Prince’s high basketball IQ.
Ben Gordon, Charlie V, T-Mac, Terrico, Daye, everyone else, you have to prove to me that I want to root for you when you step out on the court. Not a fan.
Here’s a hint: If you play great defense this year, I’ll be a fan no matter what shooting percentage you put up.
I think we’ll be able to beat Miami or the Celtics, this year, not consistently, just once or twice, to warm theheart, but making the playoffs seems questionable. We got all these shooters, some times you got to get lucky with all the 3′s going down. I have yet to see a Ben Gordon buzzer beater for the pistons. Surely he will do better, because he can’t do any worse than last year.
Now when we see our roster it’s on Joe D to find a way to get us some center who can score and defend a bit, via trade.
Prince + Wilcox (expiring contracts, sorry for Prince though, but it’s all just business)…
Stuck / Bynum / White
Rip / BG / Daye
Jonas / T-Mac / Daye / Summers
CV / J-Max / Monroe
Ben / ??? / Monroe
1st team = power (Ben) + scoring (CV)
1 st team = run (Stuck) + gun ( Hamilton)
2nd team = power (J-Max) + scoring (mystery man)
2nd team = run (Bynum) + gun (Gordon, McGrady)
In case of injuries minutes to Daye & Monroe, White / Summes to D-League if neccesary…
Sacramento’s Jason Thompson is my pick.
They have their frontcourt packed with an addition of that beast Cousins… (sighs…)
& Carl Landry, while on the SF they have only Casspi…
Don’t mind me and my fantasy trade…
I’ve been craving Thompson too N1ck, cuz it’s not likely to get a better big, but i like him a lot, I’ve been pushing this trade for some time now
http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=28ngmns
Ha ha Zkranc, great minds think alike…
But honestly, this is actually pretty logical. Joe D’s number anyone?
Back to White, he’s got game but his passing abiltiy is abysmal, sounds like we’re only trying to make a PG out of him cause we’re limited at that position…
Will Bynum seems pretty confident:
http://detnews.com/article/20100813/SPORTS0102/8130431/1127/rss13
Edt hit the nail on the head. No matter how many scorers we have, if we can’t stop the other team from putting the ball in the basket, we are not going to be able to outscore them.
sounds like Bynum is making a guaranwill
love the confidence, we will make the playoffs this year!!
joe d must have had a dozen chances to add a big man this year, at a good price, the last big trade was the one on the 11th, Pacers got: Darren Collison, James Posey (from Hornets), nets received Troy Murphy (From Pacers), Rockets got Courtney Lee (from Nets) and the Hornets receive: Trevor Ariza (from Rockets) and Joe D didn’t seem to want any piece of that.
Joe D has shown NO interest in adding a big man. Obviously he is happy with the team. Let’s try to get used to it and cheer on the team. The thing about this team is that no matter how the players play, I really like them all, Ben Gordon is humble, Charlie V seems to be sensitive, Monroe another nice guy. Win or lose, it’s more fun than when AI was here and it became a giant blame go round.
I really hope T-Mac doesn’t spoil the chemistry. It’s one thing to lose and another to lose badly.
I am puzzled, Edt. Why do you think Joe D has no interest in adding a big man? Just because he has not actually completed a deal yet, how do you know he isn’t working the phone lines to get such a deal done? I haven’t heard the Pistons mentioned in any specific rumours, but I have heard that Dumars has been busy. The price has apparently been too much for the Pistons to pay in Joe’s eyes.
Joe D has to be trying very hard…
T-Mac addition is a clue that obviously tells you he’s trying to move one of our wing players…
But Joe D is a hard negotiator… And that is a good thing, I think…
Jonas Jerebko – want to come to my house? You will like to play basketball at my house. This is going to be the world championship and whoever makes the most shots wins. If you come to my house you will see a basketball hoop. And I have a basketball. You will not believe how I dunk it. You will see the hoop knock over!
Man that is so awesome benny. I bet you can dunk it pretty nice!!! I would like to come to your house if i had more time. We are really busy right now practicing and stuff like that. You keep practicing on your shot and i bet that you will be able to beat anyone. Be careful on those great dunks, you dont want to break your hoop!! Keep up the hard work, and we will too. I hope we can make it to the world championship together, and win it for you!! Thanks for writing me.
well written jonas, benny you sound pretty good!! maybe some day you could be a piston.
The last thing the Pistons need is another PG that doesnt pass the ball.
@ Andreas
+1
face facts. There is only one move Joe D made that was tmac. Only Indian and new orleans have done less in the offseason. Joe D has consistently overvalued Rip & Tay. so he has decided to keep them. That’s all there is to it.
Joe D feels that instead of an inferior big he will have a better team with rip & tay.
Here at need4, most people feel that we are so loaded at the 2 & 3 that an inferior big would go a long way to helping the team.
This is the team you will see step on the court this fall:
pg: stuck / bynum
sg: rip / gordon / tmac
sf: prince / jerebko / daye / summers
pf: monroe / maxiell / wilcox
c: wallace
I’d rather start jerebko, but prince will be starting until he gets injured. it will be a catfight at the sg for playing time, each player getting 16 minutes.
I think we’ll do ok . . . as long as Wallace stays healthy all season (knock wood).
I’d argue that Indiana has done the most of any team that didn’t acquire one of the marquee free agents.
Acquiring Darren Collison for Troy Murphy’s expiring contract is a big deal
As far as the SG “cat fight” with each guy getting 16 minutes well, we know that won’t happen. TMac is best suited to play the 3 now, due to his injuries taking a toll on his speed.
Here’s how I see Coach K running the team out there this year:
PG – Stuckey 30mpg/Bynum 18mpg
SG – Rip 28mpg/BG 18mpg/Daye 2mpg
SF – Tay 28mpg/TMac 18mpg/Daye 2mpg
PF – Jerebko 25mpg/CV 23mpg
C – Wallace 20mpg/Maxiell 20mpg/Monroe 8mpg
Obviously I don’t believe the mpg totals to be exactly those I listed above but, based on previous history with this team and how they handle the rookies it’s safe to assume that TMac has jumped Daye unless a move is made and Daye is put in as the starter with TMac there just to be insurance in case Daye doesn’t pan out.
SG position will not play 16mpg. The only position where we may see our starter play only 16mpg is center, and that’s so the season doesn’t take a toll on Wallace.
oops forgot to put charlie v in for pf and white as another sg
I stand corrected. The only team that has done less in the post season than the pistons in the NBA is new orleans.
I don’t agree with anything you have there Danny. for instance Stuckey played 35 minutes a game last season. You can’t take 5 minutes away from him! Jerebko is out of position at power forward, monroe needs to play alongside Wallace to get the most out of wallace, who has good scoring ability on the block.
But at least we both seem to agree we aren’t going to see rip or tay traded before the season starts.
I’m not saying take time from anyone. It was an even breakdown across the board, as you can see. The averages will obviously be +/- 3 or 4 minutes either way. Remember, Will Bynum was hurt a lot last season and other portions of the season Stuckey would play the 2 while Bynum played PG.
I’ve always said Jerebko is out of position at the 4, but he did start there last season and I can see Coach K starting him there again. I agree Monroe should play with Wallace but I don’t see Monroe playing that much.
Unless of course in year 2 Coach K decides to go against how he and previous Piston coaches decide to play the rookies.
and yes, the Hornets may have gotten out of Posey’s bad contract but they didn’t really get a fantastic return for trading Collison away.
So now they lack depth at the PG position should Chris Paul get hurt, and they have yet another SF/SG type of player. Sounds familiar…
stuckey is our best player. enough said.
Great article about Tracy McGrady’s early days with the Raptors and differences with then head coach and now assistant coach for the Piston’s Darrell Walker.
ESPN The Magazine: T Time
by Chris Palmer
“The kid they call Pumpkinhead has this little half-skip he does right before he crouches down and explodes like all hell toward the hole.
…That’s the move Tracy McGrady used to shed Sam Cassell at the three-point line in Game 3 of last season’s Magic-Bucks playoff series.
….. T-Mac’s numbers read like the product of some scorekeeper’s imagination: 33.8 points, 8.3 assists and 6.5 rebounds per game..
…McGrady’s performance wasn’t lost on the rest of the league. This wasn’t the high school kid Toronto GM Isiah Thomas had tried to trade to Philadelphia as a rookie. Nor the player “Darrell Walker”, his first coach, declared would be out of the league in three seasons.
No, this was the player Michael had in mind when he made Kwame Brown the first pick in the June draft. MJ simply couldn’t chance missing the next Tracy McGrady.”
http://espn.go.com/magazine/vol4no23mcgrady.html
but still, stuckey is our best player. enough said.
Actually – Tayshaun, Rip and Stuckey are all about equal.
Without Ben Wallace last season, the team would’ve been even more pathetic on defense than they were… I’m not saying Wallace is the best player but, I’m saying the team is greater as a combination than they are individually.
Stuckey is not an efficient enough scorer or a good enough distributor to be the team’s best player.
BTW we officialy signed t-mac today
When you are paying a guy 10 million dollars a season to play 18 minutes a game, you have a problem. Hence the reason a trade needs to be made. Think about it, we are paying Jerebko a million dollars a year to play 25 minutes, and paying McGrady the veteran’s minimum to play 18 minutes. I know your table is only estimates, Danny, but it still reveals the glaring log jam problem we have.
Jonas Jerebeko is going to have a great year!
Everyone relax. When you really break it down, we have one of the deepest rosters in the league right now. I know we need a 7′ 5″ monster center who can control the paint, but, if everyone stays healthy, this team is at least a 45 win team this year. You can take that to the bank.
I think it’s pretty odd that I can’t have my kid post something on this blog – he get’s really excited and thinks Jonas Jerebko is going to read it. If some of the morons that post here regularly can post their asinine drivel whats wrong with a kid posting on a site with cartoon piston characters? You know what – don’t worry about it. I’ve been spending more time over at Detroit Bad Boys anyway. I’ll just do my shopping there.
What are you talking about? Your comments are always up
One more thing – if you post here and think you are an “expert” think again. If you were you would be either coaching or writing for the Freep or Detnews. This site used to be for the fans – to be fans – and now we have to contend with these arrogant armchair Archie Bunkers. Hate to break it to you cats – you’re just fans – it’s a good thing but unfortunately it means that your opinion holds as much weight as any other fan. Sorry. It’s like the little league coaches that need to win – just totally take the fun out of the game. D-bags fo shizzle.
Thanks to whoever for reconsidering. He will be a happy camper tomorrow.
That is too cool! A letter from JJ. Eating crow bigtime. Thanks guys.
your welcome DOIGENES you ARE welcome. i hope hes happy. im sad u are not.
diogenes*
@ diogenes y are you so mad saying your kid cant post here? i thought it was cool that jonas wrote back, i hope your boy is happy. thats what we try to do here make kids happy. i think its great that your kid is interested in basketball at 5. just dont let him read some of the things on here that some idiots say. hope you stay a need4sheeder i like hearing your opinions. becuase you are right we are not coaches or even sports writers. its just he said she said and opinions. nothing more. talk to you later.
Hey Nat,
Can you please put up the TMAC news conference?
Thanks
Danny Bohnlein I hope you see what the problem is. You’re being a dick. Natalie is super nice and everyone likes her. You present yourself as an arrogant dick that defends his side to the death.
If you want to mesh better with this site, you’re gonna have to learn how to be polite. Say things like “You could be right about that, thanks!” Instead of saying “You’re wrong and I’m right and here’s why.”
I love being confrontational and getting it on with a big argument but it’s not the theme of this blog. Natalie has set the tone, so you need to shape up if you want to fit in. Part of being a professional writer is being able to tailor your message to your audience and the theme of the publication you are working for.
I don’t think there is any issue with your insights on the pistons, nobody doubts that it’s all about your aggressive tone. You want to be aggressive going to the hole, but not in a blog, in a blog you want to be polite, especially if you are the mod.
I don’t know about everyone else… but i’m ready for some.
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edt
I apologize if your reading comprehension isn’t up to par with others. I don’t think you understand that I’m not being a dick, I’m simply responding and interacting. I e never said I was an expert. I never took down comments that Diogenes says were taken down, etc.
When you say that “Detroit has had a poor offseason like Indian” not only is there a typo but it’s flat out wrong.
I’ve never attacked people like I’ve been attacked. I’ve asked for input and replied accordingly. I’ve never talked down to anyone.
But that’s fine, edt and everyone, I don’t need to comment.
take a look at this trade
http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=27qzcvq
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