I really don't have much of an opinion on DJ White. I know absolutely knothing about the guy. He looks the part, but, it just seems he lacks focus and drive.
As for Shav, I've always felt he could be a 10-15 mpg type of player in this league. When he 1st started out with the Sixers, in his 2nd season he was averaging 4pts/4reb in 12mpg. Nothing special, but something to build on. Then the injuries started happening. He just couldn't seem to get a foot-hold anywhere, and lost all confidence in his game.
After a couple years overseas, it seems he's regained his health, and his confidence. He'll never be anything more than a 4th big, but defintiely could be a solid contributer. I think he definitely has the ability to be an alternative to Wilcox. As I said in another thread, Shav is a very intelligent player, and, not only knows his role but embraces it.
Here's a couple of quotes from Shav after last night's game:
There's a lot of great players on this team, and my role is just to play off them, it's very simple, it's not that hard. My goal is to try to rebound everything I can get my hands on and, if I'm given an open shot, try to hit it, and when I get around the basket, try to finish opportunistically, and that's what I'm going to try to do."
(I'm) just playing with a lot of energy, trying to rebound, crash the offensive glass. Trying to take charges, still haven't quite been able to get one yet, but I feel like it's coming real soon. I feel like they're going to give me a charge here soon. But just trying to play sound defense and when I come into the game just try to make sure the energy level doesn't drop off at all.
http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/celtics/post/_/id/4703308/randolph-revels-in-his-role
Topic: after the bobcats vs celtics game randolph gets 8 rebounds white gets 0 rebounds (Read 4190 times)