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Re: Robert Williams (Merged Threads)
« Reply #1410 on: November 24, 2018, 07:54:43 PM »

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This kid is a human pogo stick. He gets so high, so fast and it seems effortless for him. Amazing to watch.


Seems to have Rodman-like pogo skills.  Does he have The Worms instincts?  Remember -- Rodman's rookie season he had 6 ppg, 4 rpg in 15 mpg.   Oh, and Rodman was 25.

Re: Robert Williams (Merged Threads)
« Reply #1411 on: November 24, 2018, 08:04:22 PM »

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Apparently all of Robert Williams's shots this season have been dunks  :o
Yup, per basketball reference — 4 dunks, 75% assisted.   ;)

Re: Robert Williams (Merged Threads)
« Reply #1412 on: November 25, 2018, 08:43:55 PM »

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Apparently all of Robert Williams's shots this season have been dunks  :o
Yup, per basketball reference — 4 dunks, 75% assisted.   ;)

Talk about knowing your limitations.
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Re: Robert Williams (Merged Threads)
« Reply #1413 on: November 30, 2018, 10:08:27 AM »

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All this talk about RW's hops is incomplete without a picture:



https://twitter.com/celtics/status/1068296832621731840


Re: Robert Williams (Merged Threads)
« Reply #1414 on: November 30, 2018, 10:10:25 AM »

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A conversation with RW on Celtics Talk, starts at 12:33

https://art19.com/shows/celtics-talk/episodes/9a30fb41-e405-452a-b0fd-df1216a576d7

Re: Robert Williams (Merged Threads)
« Reply #1415 on: November 30, 2018, 10:11:42 AM »

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All this talk about RW's hops is incomplete without a picture:



https://twitter.com/celtics/status/1068296832621731840

Crazy how casual he looks frozen in the air right there.

Re: Robert Williams (Merged Threads)
« Reply #1416 on: November 30, 2018, 10:38:12 AM »

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Very mesmerizing player in terms of dunks

Wonder if he would destroy the Dunk contest

Williamson vs Williams will be every dunk contest . Zion is more a power dunker but still

Re: Robert Williams (Merged Threads)
« Reply #1417 on: November 30, 2018, 12:30:28 PM »

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A conversation with RW on Celtics Talk, starts at 12:33

https://art19.com/shows/celtics-talk/episodes/9a30fb41-e405-452a-b0fd-df1216a576d7

Interview was dreadful. Basically poked fun at him for his initial tardiness. Such an old story. Wanted to find out about how he sees himself fitting in, observations about the team and other teams. Expected more from Forsberg. Kyle too.

Re: More Robert Williams please....
« Reply #1418 on: December 01, 2018, 07:53:09 AM »

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Williams is not ready for major minutes now, but it would be invaluable if he was at least an every night role player by the playoffs.

There are going to be opponents where for 10-20 minutes a guy like Williams can mess up their offense (like Semi on Giannis) or exploit a matchup (like a young Al Jefferson back in the day). Teams are playing centers who would have been "tweener" power forwards 10 years ago, and it's an asset if you can sometimes go against the grain and exploit the matchup. Williams has the potential to overwhelm small ball centers on the boards and still defend them out to the 3pt line.

Given all of that and with Theis out and Yabusele not offering much, I think he deserves a look for ~10 minutes a night right now. Yeah, he's not Bill Russell, but he's also a lottery talent who could have easily ended up on a lottery team playing right away.
I'm giving this thread a well-deserved bump.  I still believe he is not ready for rotation minutes, but his garbage minutes last night were pretty impressive once again.  He has a positive influence on both ends of the court.

The above bolded text would be a great change-of-pace strategy for Brad to use.  Height still matters in the NBA, but he's not a statue out there, always moving and fighting for position.

Here's what Marcus Morris had to say about the kid:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MRbY2EaiH0
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Re: More Robert Williams please....
« Reply #1419 on: December 01, 2018, 09:36:31 AM »

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Williams is not ready for major minutes now, but it would be invaluable if he was at least an every night role player by the playoffs.

There are going to be opponents where for 10-20 minutes a guy like Williams can mess up their offense (like Semi on Giannis) or exploit a matchup (like a young Al Jefferson back in the day). Teams are playing centers who would have been "tweener" power forwards 10 years ago, and it's an asset if you can sometimes go against the grain and exploit the matchup. Williams has the potential to overwhelm small ball centers on the boards and still defend them out to the 3pt line.

Given all of that and with Theis out and Yabusele not offering much, I think he deserves a look for ~10 minutes a night right now. Yeah, he's not Bill Russell, but he's also a lottery talent who could have easily ended up on a lottery team playing right away.
I'm giving this thread a well-deserved bump.  I still believe he is not ready for rotation minutes, but his garbage minutes last night were pretty impressive once again.  He has a positive influence on both ends of the court.

The above bolded text would be a great change-of-pace strategy for Brad to use.  Height still matters in the NBA, but he's not a statue out there, always moving and fighting for position.

Here's what Marcus Morris had to say about the kid:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MRbY2EaiH0
What more does he have to do to at least get an opportunity for rotation minutes?  It would be awfully nice to have someone with his skillset able to contribute in the playoffs.  Maybe he shows he's not ready if he gets some rotation minutes but he certainly won't be ready if all he gets is garbage minutes. 

Re: More Robert Williams please....
« Reply #1420 on: December 01, 2018, 09:48:39 AM »

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We should have given him some more minutes last night, in my opinion.

Re: More Robert Williams please....
« Reply #1421 on: December 01, 2018, 10:28:09 AM »

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He actually looks like a little off last night, pick up some fouls and a step slow, yet he still produce

Re: More Robert Williams please....
« Reply #1422 on: December 01, 2018, 10:30:16 AM »

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Timing is not great. Baynes and Theis have both been really great lately.
"Gimme the ball, gimme the ball". Freddy Quimby, 1994.

Re: More Robert Williams please....
« Reply #1423 on: December 01, 2018, 11:14:45 AM »

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I'm sure Steven's has his reasons for not allowing the kid to see such little playing time and all I can go by is the eye test.

But a few things are apparent. Besides being a "human basket eraser" near the rim, he moves so well, with little effort. He's able to challenge out to the 3 point line and then get back to his defensive assignment with ease. Many rim protectors can't do that because they're slow.

He functions well with the offense, he's not a turn over waiting to happen.

He gives the Celtics a wrinkle they don't have, and he's a hell of a lot of fun to watch.

Re: Robert Williams (Merged Threads)
« Reply #1424 on: December 01, 2018, 03:18:19 PM »

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Williams set the best screen I ever saw him set last night. It was really solid and he also had a great pass to Wannamaker under the basket but Wannamaker didn't expect it and couldn't do anything with it. Williams has some skills. He needs to get at least a few minutes a game. I'm hoping for more blow outs so he can get more court time.