Coby White’s rookie season was nothing short of a roller coaster — up and down, topsy turvy, at times disorienting, but overall exhilarating. An experience that, if cut short by the NBA’s current COVID-19 induced hiatus, will have left many wanting more.
To be clear: Statistics don’t do White or any NBA player’s path full justice. Excluded from figures on a spreadsheet or dots on a line graph are the hours of film study and concentrated training put in behind the scenes, away from the prying eyes of reporters and the expectant eyes of fans.
By all accounts, White has put that time in, and after months of inconsistent production that bordered on discouraging, he launched into a historic breakout after the All-Star break.