Robert Williams (Merged Threads)

[Quetzalcoatl]

I really doubt it.  Marcus Camby was like the greatest fantasy basketball player of all time.  Williams isn't anywhere as near rounded

[GreenEnvy]

I really doubt it.  Marcus Camby was like the greatest fantasy basketball player of all time.  Williams isn't anywhere as near rounded

?????

I’m not sure where that’s coming from. Because he led the league in blocks? I know he was an elite rebounder, but mediocre to bad at just about everything else.

[Surferdad]

I think RW is more like Tyson Chandler, not Camby.

[Celtics4ever]

He is already a stronger build than Camby and he is not even a pro yet.

[Ogaju]

 Camby 6'11"  7'6 wingspan 220 pounds

 Williams 6'10" 7'6" wingspan 240 pounds

I'm not buying Camby's listed height at all. Davis listed at 6"3", Ainge at 6"5. Plus, look at him next to other NBA stars in that rookie photo.

It is telling that Kobe had the ball.....Unicorn.

[Quetzalcoatl]

I really doubt it.  Marcus Camby was like the greatest fantasy basketball player of all time.  Williams isn't anywhere as near rounded

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I’m not sure where that’s coming from. Because he led the league in blocks? I know he was an elite rebounder, but mediocre to bad at just about everything else.

FG%, blocks, rebounds, assists from the C position - he was a top ten fantasy player for like 8 seasons and finished overall in points in my league 2 or 3 times. 

Also after this Summer League game I am warming up to this idea after all.  Hope he's ok

[BigDogPitbull]

This kid can't even make it to practice.  My expectations are much lower.   Try Jordan Mickey.

[green_bballers13]

Admittedly, this is probably my fault, but, like, can we please stop with all of this, at least until he does something else to warrant additional ire? Yeesh .

I agree. Some Celtics fans suck. Most are good and want the team to do well. Others are miserable and enjoy talking smack about a 20 year old.

[ozgod]

Just listened to Robert Williams' interview after his first game. He's a very articulate young man. With guidance and his teammates and coaching staff holding him accountable I think he will be quite successful.

https://www.masslive.com/celtics/index.ssf/2018/07/robert_williams_injury_boston.html

[Roy H.]

Lost in all the "immaturity" concerns were reports that Williams slid in the draft in part due to concerns about his knee.  I haven't seen a lot of details about what those knee issues were, other than that they concerned at least some NBA teams.

Last night, pain in the area of preexisting knee tendinitis was mentioned as a reason that Williams' didn't return to the game.

Is this a concern going forward?  Has anybody heard any details of the knee issues Williams had?  Could simple tendinitis be enough to red flag a player leading up to the draft, or is it likely something more?

[footey]

They said he had some tendinitis that was aggravated when he banged it last night.

Hoping not serious.

[knuckleballer]

I haven't heard details of his pre-existing condition, but during the game last night, they said he banged knees with another player and had a contusion.  That doesn't sound like anything to worry about.

[tazzmaniac]

I don't recall him missing any games because of his knee at Texas A&M.  There were some times this season that he tweaked his knee during games I watched.  Most of the time he shook it off and stayed in the game.  This was the 1st I heard knee tendinitis mentioned. 

[hwangjini_1]

i dont know. how about this? let's wait and see? 

[Roy H.]

I don't recall him missing any games because of his knee at Texas A&M.  There were some times this season that he tweaked his knee during games I watched.  Most of the time he shook it off and stayed in the game.  This was the 1st I heard knee tendinitis mentioned.

Yeah, that's why I'm a bit confused.  He didn't seem to miss time, but the knee was mentioned in draft reports as a reason for the slide.  Ainge mentioned in Rozier's FaceTime call on draft night that the Celts were reviewing medical reports.

Is occasional pain ("jumper's knee") reason to pass on a draft prospect?

It's one of those things that the fans don't have all the information on, and I'm curious to know what's up.