It's a reoccurring theme, which makes it so concerning.
“Everyone was looking at it as the money, the money,” Robert Williams Jr. said yesterday after his son’s introductory news conference. “Well, the money wasn’t the most important thing. The most important thing was growth and maturity. That’s the reason for that — we didn’t care about the money.”
He had to grow up, and showed why at the start of his sophomore year.
Williams and two other Aggies were suspended for what was described as a violation of team rules. Though Admon Gilder and D.J. Hogg were benched for an exhibition game, Williams’ penalty was stiffer. He was suspended for the first two regular-season games.
“Just being a kid, not wanting to listen was basically what it boiled down to. That was it,” said the elder Williams.
“It wasn’t so much working on his game. It was his maturity level,” said Robert Williams Jr. “He wasn’t mature enough and I felt like he needed another year to grow and become a better young man. Decision-making was a priority, and I couldn’t be there every day. It was important that I had him go back for another year to mature, and it worked out."