dj white and dante cunningham - what do we know?

Post #31 » by **fatlever** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 2:10 am

thanks slick

Post #32 » by **BigSlam** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 2:11 am

Thanks Slick.

hhvo · Post #33 » by **hhvo** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 2:16 am

I watched Cunningham alot during his days at Villanova. He was a hustle player and really like watching him. I compared him to Taj Gibson when they came into the NBA. They kinda look alike too.

dream_catcher_9 · Post #34 » by **dream_catcher_9** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 4:22 am

agree with slick. At worst he can be a decent rotation PF. He has a nice jumper, doesn't make many mistakes and is a decent rebounder. Last year he was a pretty terrible defender, but this year he really surprised us with his solid post D. and he is a excellent character guy on top of that.

Clangus · Post #35 » by **Clangus** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 6:28 am

I hope White can get some good mins for you guys. He can play. The few times he got minutes he showed that he can score. Decent Midrange and sets decent screens with glimpses of being able to play PnR/PnP with some development. I was hoping we'd find minutes for him because he always showed something when given mins. His D was even pretty solid this year. Good pickup and I wont be surprised to see him earn a good chunk of mins for you guys.

I am hoping Nazr is good for us - in both a mentoring role and as Second String C.
(good trade for both teams IMO)

JustBlaze52 · Post #36 » by **JustBlaze52** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 7:11 am

Dante is a good young player, and I will definitely miss him being on our team. I wouldn't say he has "star" potential, but he is already a solid NBA player and I could seem him improving a lot. He rarely, if ever makes mistakes on the court. He's very fundamentally sound. In the East he might actually be able to play some PF. He isn't a great rebounder but he definitely battles, and is quite strong.

His mid-range jumper is almost automatic. Seriously, he makes them like 80% of the time. He needs to extend his range and keep working on putting the ball on the floor, maybe add a few pounds but I hope to see him have a lot of success in this league. I believe his Dad was a military officer and raised him to have a tremendous work ethic and attitude. Very solid dude. Good luck to him and you guys just the same!

captaincrunk · Post #37 » by **captaincrunk** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 7:14 am

We need to trade Sean Marks for DJ Mbenga so we can have all the DJ's.

Stun704 · Post #38 » by **Stun704** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 8:05 am

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Stun704 · Post #39 » by **Stun704** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 9:08 am

if we buy out Przy I think we should look into giving this guy a 10 day

http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Mar ... 337/stats/

Post #40 » by **Diop** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 9:17 am

so with Diaw and TT coming back in a couple of weeks, where are we going to find minutes for our new forwards?

Mexicat has been pretty dependable and I can see Silas still wanting to play him.

I do like that we have some young blood. I guess Diaw might be playing center.

truthbtold21 · Post #41 » by **truthbtold21** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 1:00 pm

i wonder if cunningham can play some sf

Tupik · Post #42 » by **Tupik** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 2:23 pm

Sounds encouraging.

SamBone · Post #43 » by **SamBone** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 4:14 pm

Donte would have been a Bickerstaff type of player. He basically is a defensive PF in a SF body. I think he would struggle against SF's because of lack of quickness, but is a solid rebounder and man defender. Taj is a great person to compaire him to, but I think Taj is a little more offensive then donte. I actually think he is like Nejera alot. Nice solid player to have on your team!

DJ White, I don't get at all. He could not get any minutes for a few years now on a team that really really needs BIGS. I do not have much hope for him, hope I am off

Post #44 » by **BigSlam** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 5:24 pm

SamBone wrote: Taj is a great person to compaire him to, but I think Taj is a little more offensive then donte. I actually think he is like Nejera alot. Nice solid player to have on your team!

Really? I think they are totally oppostites. Taj is a defensive, shot blocking PF and Cunningham is an offensive mid range shooting PF.

DJ White, I don't get at all. He could not get any minutes for a few years now on a team that really really needs BIGS. I do not have much hope for him, hope I am off

Hasn't he missed time bacause of his injuries? Either way, it would be hard for him to get burn in front of Green and Ibaka.

captaincrunk · Post #45 » by **captaincrunk** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 5:32 pm

SamBone wrote:Donte would have been a Bickerstaff type of player. He basically is a defensive PF in a SF body. I think he would struggle against SF's because of lack of quickness, but is a solid rebounder and man defender. Taj is a great person to compaire him to, but I think Taj is a little more offensive then donte. I actually think he is like Nejera alot. Nice solid player to have on your team!

DJ White, I don't get at all. He could not get any minutes for a few years now on a team that really really needs BIGS. I do not have much hope for him, hope I am off

Considering Bickerstaff is on staff at Portland, I think it's safe to say he IS a Bickerstaff player! :lol:

captaincrunk · Post #46 » by **captaincrunk** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 5:36 pm

BigSlam wrote:
SamBone wrote: Taj is a great person to compaire him to, but I think Taj is a little more offensive then donte. I actually think he is like Nejera alot. Nice solid player to have on your team!

Really? I think they are totally oppostites. Taj is a defensive, shot blocking PF and Cunningham is an offensive mid range shooting PF.

He's been described (by you i think) as an unathletic Tyrus Thomas. Taj Gibson is an unathletic Tyrus Thomas by that description. But yeah I prefer defense in the starting lineup and offense on the bench, which bodes well for Cunningham in my book. We'll see.

Post #47 » by **BigSlam** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 5:40 pm

captaincrunk wrote:
BigSlam wrote:
SamBone wrote: Taj is a great person to compaire him to, but I think Taj is a little more offensive then donte. I actually think he is like Nejera alot. Nice solid player to have on your team!

Really? I think they are totally oppostites. Taj is a defensive, shot blocking PF and Cunningham is an offensive mid range shooting PF.

He's been described (by you i think) as an unathletic Tyrus Thomas. Taj Gibson is an unathletic Tyrus Thomas by that description. But yeah I prefer defense in the starting lineup and offense on the bench, which bodes well for Cunningham in my book. We'll see.

I discribed him as that because Cunningman has that sweet mid range J like Tyrus. The unathletic part is that Dante doesn't rebound, block shots or explode in the same way Tyrus does.

Marino · Post #48 » by **Marino** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 5:55 pm

Something just tells me that one of these players is going to be special for us. I don't know who, and I don't know why I think that, but I just think one of them is going to be great for us.

captaincrunk · Post #49 » by **captaincrunk** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 5:59 pm

BigSlam wrote:I discribed him as that because Cunningman has that sweet mid range J like Tyrus. The unathletic part is that Dante doesn't rebound, block shots or explode in the same way Tyrus does.

This brings me great sadness.

Post #50 » by **DaVoiceMaster** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 6:18 pm

I wouldn't say Dante is unathletic. His biggest problem, which has already been stated, is his height. If the guy had another 2-3 inches, he'd be a total stud. What I love watching most is when he boxes out an opposing player for a rebound. It's oldschool textbook boxing out. I don't know that I see Dante playing SF at all. His size is ideal, we've just never seen him play that position in Portland. Quickness could present a problem. It just depends on the opposing SF I guess. I'd love to see Charlotte waive the guy since they have 5,000 PF's and the Blazers resign him, but I doubt that happens. Good luck to the Bobcats and thank you for terrifc early Christmas present (Wallace).