Lets look at some of the numbers White put up against other top talent big men entering the draft
Game 1 vs Kansas and Thomas Robinson(Projected top 5 pick)
White
18pts, 17 rebs, 4 asts , 2 blks, 1 stl, 50%FG in 28 mins
Robinson
11pts, 14 rebs, 2 asts , 3 blks, 0 stl 40%FG in 32 mins
Game 2 vs Kansas
White
18pts,9 rebs, 5 asts, 0 blk, 0 stl 54% FG
Robinson
13 pts, 7 rebs 0 asts , 1 blk, 1 stl 45%FG
VS Baylor
(Jones - late lottery, Acy - 2nd rd pick/ )both elite athletes
Game 1
White
14pts,5 rebs, 4asts , 7 TO 58% FG
Jones
18pts,7 rebs, 2 asts, 2 TO 61%FG
Game 2 VS Baylor
White
11pts, 11 rebs , 4 asts 3 TO 37% FG
Jones
10pts, 12 rebs, 0 asts, 0 TO 45%FG
NCAA TOURNAMENT VS UCONN in a 77-64 win
(Andre Drummond - projected top 10 pick, Oreaki- future 1st rd)
White
15pts, 13 rebs, 2 asts, 1 TO 66%FG
Drummond
2 pts ,3 rebs , 0 asts,4 blks, 0TO, 5 Fouls 25% FG
Oreaki
2pts, 3 rebs, 25% FG
vs Kentucky ( Davis projected # 1, Jones projected late lottery)
White
23 PTS, 9 rebs, 4 asts, 3 stls, 1 blk , 3 TO, 75% FG
Davis
15pts, 12 rebs, 5 asts, 0 stls, 2 blk, 3 TO, 44% FG
Jones
8 pts, 11 rebs, 3 asts, 1 stl, 2 blk, 1 TO, 33% FG
So in 6 games vs other 1 rd big men
Anthony Davis - # 1 pick
Thomas Robinson top 5 pick
Andre Drummond - top 10 pick
Terrence Jones - top 15 pick
Perry Jones - top 15-20 pick
Quincy Acy - 2nd rd pick
Jeff Whitey - 2nd rd pick
Oreaki - future 1st rd pick
White's Averages vs these 1st rd picks
16.5 PPG, 10.6 RPG, 4 APG, 57 % FG
and his team went 3-3 against teams with clearly much more talent.
Yes he had some big turn over games , but on the c's he would have hall of fame players he is playing with to teach him when to pass and when not to , plus the best assist man in the game and a former PG coaching him to give him advice.
Those are some pretty impressive numbers against other high level draft talent
I really want this kid on the C's and would even trade up to get him