Favorite plays of night were the multiple times R Williams went after loose balls with flat out aggressive going to ground and a rip, not just crumples or half hearted attempts.The kind that said the game means something or his teammates playing hard so would he.
I really couldn't believe my eyes on one flat out skidding dive ala Cowens .Is this from his working on
endurance or a switched on mindset .There were three plays that may have been seen in practice but never in the limited minutes he got that we could watch.
Posters have been right his boxing out had been non committal but today he made an obvious move to put a body on closest man(not as aggressive as i was taught) but an improvement,
The attempted steal from behind with an aggressive burst from half court, along with last games jump the lane steal and a euro step finish have shown a side of Williams that has never been seen in the few minutes he got last season.
There even was an attempt of a around the back dribble in a transition drive to the hoop(he forced it) but we have never had an opportunity to see his athleticism except with blocks or dunks.He also attacked a closeout to with a wide open dribble drive to a reverse dunk.
Ederson won't like this but i did.