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Why doesn't this kid play more? 12 boards in 22ish minutes? Damn shop artest and bibby so the kids get more time
Why doesn't this kid play more? 12 boards in 22ish minutes? Damn shop artest and bibby so the kids get more time
.JWs problem is that he is lost on defense.
Contrary to last nights defensive performance JW has the knock that he's not a very good defender. Pretty much the scouting report on JW is as follows;
rebounder
That is all.
http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Justin-Williams-346/Williams’ biggest asset as far as the NBA is concerned lies in his game-changing shot-blocking ability. He averaged an astounding 5.4 blocks per game as a college senior, good for 2nd best in the country, and a full 1.5 more blocks per game than the third best shot-blocker in the nation. Beyond his physical gifts, Williams is blessed with amazing timing and instincts in regards to challenging and intimidating around the rim. He often doesn’t even need to jump to block a shot, just positioning himself perfectly with his arms high in the air and pinning the ball to the glass in one quick, fluid motion. His massive hands help him out a great deal in this regard. Williams gets his fair share of blocks on the ball while guarding his man, but makes most of his living on the weak-side. He rotates in the blink of an eye, anticipates his opponent’s leap to let him get in the air before he does, and then goes straight up with no hesitation at all. Even when he doesn’t come up with a block on any given possession, his mere presence in the lane is enough to make opposing guards leery about driving into the paint.
Being more than just a shot-blocker, as a team defender Williams is quite good as well. He is a pesky, physical type, always looking to scrap, never being afraid of contact, holding his ground against stronger opponents and showing tremendous hustle on this end of the floor. His work-ethic and athleticism are on full display in the way he defends the pick and roll especially; coming out to hedge the screen, showing extremely well and then recovering in the blink of an eye right back into the post to continue to get the job done. If a teammate blows his assignment, Williams is quick enough to even step out on the perimeter and contest jump-shots from opposing guards as well.
Umm, you forgot the part about defense. He was the #11 shotblocker in the NCAA his sophomore year, and #2 his junior year.
http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Justin-Williams-346/
gary said:Contrary to last nights defensive performance JW has the knock that he's not a very good defender. Pretty much the scouting report on JW is as follows;
No I didn't
Just because he blocks shots doesn't mean his defense is any good. He is constantly lost out there (w/ the exception of last night) and loses the man he's defending. He is horrible at man to man D. Or at least he was. Not sure how much work he has in this year because he hasn't had much PT.
I like the guy, but he still needs to be less one dimensional if he is to get PT over guys like Moore, and Hawes.
BTW that draft express was a writeup how he did in the Mountain West conf. It didn't translate into the NBA game which moves much faster pace, and he was constantly losing his man on the defensive end last year when given time.
On the eve of the 2006 NBA Draft this (link) was the scouting report on Justin Williams. He was viewed as a project then and nothing much as changed since. Note: "One Star" Fringe NBA player/12th Man
...their appraisal of a player's overall potential leaves a lot to be desired. Let's see what they said about the #1 most productive rookie in the NBA this year, who is playing C for the All Star rookie team...Scouting Report: A defensive stud and shot blocking extraordinaire. His offensive game however is still very raw and unpolished.
Their guesses about a lot of this year's rookies seem to have been off...NBA Draft: Sean Williams
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"...a 'work in progress' type of draft pick..."
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That covers over a third of the top 20 most productive rookies in the NBA this year, including three of the starters for the All Star rookie team.NBA Draft: Jeff Green - three stars
NBA Draft: Nick Young - two stars
NBA Draft: Jared Dudley - two stars
NBA Draft: Rodney Stuckey - two stars
NBA Draft: Jason Smith - two stars
NBA Draft: Aaron Brooks - one star
"Being more than just a shot-blocker, as a team defender Williams is quite good as well." -- nbadraft.netNo I didn't
Just because he blocks shots doesn't mean his defense is any good.
BTW that draft express was a writeup how he did in the Mountain West conf.
"Being more than just a shot-blocker, as a team defender Williams is quite good as well." -- nbadraft.net
He followed up by being the NBDL's leading shot blocker, at 3.08 per game, and the NBA's 6th best blocker per 48 minutes last year.
I'm fine with anyone having the personal opinion that he's not very good, I'm just taking issue with the idea that scouting reports have said the same, since that wasn't true of the reports I read. Those said that he needed to work on his upper body strength and his offensive game, but were otherwise quite positive.
You are mistaking him getting a lot of blocks with him being a good defender.
How he has managed to do that, despite rough edges, is something we can discuss for a long time, and probably will. But, meanwhile, +67 points sounds better to me than -113, so I'm going to go with it.
Yes, hopefully we shall sign him to a contract extension(or offer him a new one, if he is a FA this year. Not certain).