Tre White’s Peach Jam Takeaways
Peach Jam has been a tale of two Tre Whites. Wednesday and Thursday saw the Mac Irvin Fire guard jockey with a fistful of struggles — the most awry stat being a lack of scoring (a diminutive mountain to climb…
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Continue ReadingPeach Jam has been a tale of two Tre Whites.
Wednesday and Thursday saw the Mac Irvin Fire guard jockey with a fistful of struggles — the most awry stat being a lack of scoring (a diminutive mountain to climb for a 29 point per game scorer). “I came into the tournament with the wrong mindset,” White said of his first two games. “The people in my circle like my coach and my dad steered my head on straight and broke it down for me so I can go be myself.”
But if there was a silver lining to his struggles on in his first two games, it’s that we saw a re-tooled, fresher prospect on Friday and Saturday. White averaged 20 points per game in his last two games, his typical, aggressive style of basketball blooming on the court.
Maybe the most prevalent item in his toolbox was his interior game. A physical, 6-foot-6 guard, White looked like a man amongst boys in a paint rife with big man talent. There was tenacity in the way he played down low, as the guard threw down a few dunks in spite of bigger players in the trenches. His shot blocking, too, loomed large in his performance.
But what’s a Tre White article without a salute to his offensive game. In his final two games, White was piping hot on offense alongside another massive flame in Amari Bailey. White — who by now had been playing more with the ball in his hands — began playmaking for himself and his teammates. In that guard role, he was more apt to use his handle and different moves to create open jump shots. His rebounding opened the floodgates for more of a transition offense, too, which was much more potent as they notched their first win over Georgia Stars on Friday.
White had a similar, all-around recap to his performance, as he told me, “I’m a leader for my team during the ups and downs and will do anything for my team…guarding the best player, rebounding and facilitating, scoring at PG, SG, big man….anything.”
“I proved I can do anything on the court,” said White following his final game Friday. “The only person that can stop me is me”
Overall, White proved that he is one of the nation’s top sophomores, regardless of the talent-level standing across from him. His campaign for the top ranking in the 2022 class not only continued this week but took another step in the right direction.