I hijacked another threat to say this, so I might as well say it here too: White is not a wing player (at least for any substantial minutes). We are far more versatile playing three true perimeter players alongside White. We get faster, more athletic, better ballhandling, and better shooting. We are fare more skilled and harder to guard. White is good run-jump athlete for a post player, he has nice perimeter skills for a post, and has nice ball-handling for a post. As a wing, White is never going to be a perimeter drive-drive threat, absent a wide-open seam to the bucket. White doesn't change directions with his dribble very well, and if there is anything Eric May has taught us, its that 18 year old kids don't suddenly learn to dribble the ball the dramatically better by age 21. His shooting is just average as well.
Defensively, he is big enough to guard most "power forwards" in the Big 10, quick enough to hedge on ball screens, heck maybe even switch straight up in the right match-ups. But as a wing, he lacks lateral quickness. He won't be able to pressure the ball, because his man will blow by him. A good ballhandler would get White so off balance in isolation situations, they could easily get separation for a jumper for get White to foul them. Can you imagine White guarding Marble? It would get ugly.
White just needs to work on defensive rebounding position, maybe develop a go-to post move, and keep refining his shooting skills. He would have a very well-rounded offensive game. Defensively he is big enough to guard most "power forwards" in the Big 10, quick enough to hedge on ball screens, heck maybe even switch straight up in the right match-ups.
My rant is over. I really just don't like White playing many minutes on the wing.
