JonDMiller
Publisher/Founder
Here were my thoughts on White back on June 28th:
Aaron White: (19pts) I will start with him because he was my favorite player to watch of the night…that’s not to say I didn’t enjoy the 39 points and numerous dunks that his teammate Melsahn Basabe put up, or the trey’s Josh Oglesby made, or the ball handling display Anthony Hubbard showed me…
It’s just White has piqued my interest since seeing his high school highlight videos and reading about how well he performed his senior year.
Here is the word that kept coming into my mind as I watched him play: nuisance. He is a nuisance and a pest…if you are the opponent. Why? Because he rarely stops moving, even in summer league…now, there were times where he sat on the wing, but it was mostly catching his breath as the PTL world is nothing like the real world of college basketball, unless you played for Paul Westhead and Loyola-Marymount in the 1980′s.
He was continually in motion, mostly without the ball. When he got the ball, no matter where he was, his first instinct was to pivot and face the basket. There were a few back in, back to the basket attempts I saw but that was mostly due to his recognizing a smaller defender on him…there were such instances with Eric May on his hip and White didn’t back down at all.
When I watched his videos this winter and spring, I kept thinking ‘poor man’s Robbie Hummel’, mostly because he doesn’t have the outside shooting prowess Hummel showed at that age. However, Hummel is real good without the basketball, even a decent screener for someone that is such a good shooter. That’s what I see in White. I think he has a chance to be a real key contributor during his career. He can fill some minutes and needs next year, but I don’t think he will come into his own until late in his sophomore season or at the start of his junior season…he needs to add some bulk for the Big Ten game.
One more name popped into my head when I watched his constant motion; Ryan Bowen. Bowen really blossomed his junior year after being mostly an afterthought his first two seasons…White is more talented than Bowen was entering his freshman year in college, however.
Aaron White: (19pts) I will start with him because he was my favorite player to watch of the night…that’s not to say I didn’t enjoy the 39 points and numerous dunks that his teammate Melsahn Basabe put up, or the trey’s Josh Oglesby made, or the ball handling display Anthony Hubbard showed me…
It’s just White has piqued my interest since seeing his high school highlight videos and reading about how well he performed his senior year.
Here is the word that kept coming into my mind as I watched him play: nuisance. He is a nuisance and a pest…if you are the opponent. Why? Because he rarely stops moving, even in summer league…now, there were times where he sat on the wing, but it was mostly catching his breath as the PTL world is nothing like the real world of college basketball, unless you played for Paul Westhead and Loyola-Marymount in the 1980′s.
He was continually in motion, mostly without the ball. When he got the ball, no matter where he was, his first instinct was to pivot and face the basket. There were a few back in, back to the basket attempts I saw but that was mostly due to his recognizing a smaller defender on him…there were such instances with Eric May on his hip and White didn’t back down at all.
When I watched his videos this winter and spring, I kept thinking ‘poor man’s Robbie Hummel’, mostly because he doesn’t have the outside shooting prowess Hummel showed at that age. However, Hummel is real good without the basketball, even a decent screener for someone that is such a good shooter. That’s what I see in White. I think he has a chance to be a real key contributor during his career. He can fill some minutes and needs next year, but I don’t think he will come into his own until late in his sophomore season or at the start of his junior season…he needs to add some bulk for the Big Ten game.
One more name popped into my head when I watched his constant motion; Ryan Bowen. Bowen really blossomed his junior year after being mostly an afterthought his first two seasons…White is more talented than Bowen was entering his freshman year in college, however.
