I don't think anyone ever questioned Williams athleticism but rather his health has always been the concern. As a result of not playing for a few years his conditioning is now perhaps not up to par with the other members of the team. Williams makes it real easy to root for him. As with Bashir and Lovett this kid has overcome a lot and travelled a long road in order to play at this level. Wishing all 3 the very best the rest of the season.
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I don't think anyone ever questioned Williams athleticism but rather his health has always been the concern. As a result of not playing for a few years his conditioning is now perhaps not up to par with the other members of the team. Williams makes it real easy to root for him. As with Bashir and Lovett this kid has overcome a lot and travelled a long road in order to play at this level. Wishing all 3 the very best the rest of the season.
Apparently Williams really struggled in early practices. Rust and the need to get in shape were two elements of that & drove staff's decision to place him lower in pecking order initially. Give Williams a ton of credit for remaining positive as he worked hard to get his chance. He is very team first player & certainly a great story this year. Stay healthy big guy!
beast of the east
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Not sure which game - maybe the Fordham game - but Williams is really a cut up on the bench in a good way, encouraging teammates and joking and keeping everyone loose. In the aforementioned game, he didn't get much run, but still was engaged end to end, and having an appropriate level of fun. IMO, just what the college game needs. Of course, it's great that he appears to be someone who can contribute a fair share of production as well.
we are sju
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Yeah reminds me of Dominique Wilkins :huh:
Runs funny and hung himself on rim on breakaway in one of the early games. Yakwe, Owens and Amar are way more gifted physically.
I thought he was terrible.
I was wrong. Has nice soft touch, long arms and battles down low. Might be our best low post player offensively. Good for him and us.
You are all quite welcome to join the LMF Williams Fan Club. The kid has always had the tools he is now getting to put to use. Unfortunately he got derailed by injury and by the staff deciding to play other recruits in front of him.
Just to keep expectations realistic, he is not an All-BE-First-Team kind of player. But he gives this team exactly what it needs, and that he has been scoring is just the icing on the cake. This is a team sport in which everybody has to play a role - what has folks so excited is that he's filling a role that nobody was willing or able to fill until he got some PT, and it's an important one for the success of the team as a whole.
And it's always really rewarding to see kids who work hard and are great teammates find success.
Just to keep expectations realistic, he is not an All-BE-First-Team kind of player. But he gives this team exactly what it needs, and that he has been scoring is just the icing on the cake. This is a team sport in which everybody has to play a role - what has folks so excited is that he's filling a role that nobody was willing or able to fill until he got some PT, and it's an important one for the success of the team as a whole.
And it's always really rewarding to see kids who work hard and are great teammates find success.
I would add Mussini and Ponds to that. Ponds is reserved but he is a winner and Mussini was one of the first guys on the court hugging Ponds after the Butler win.
As for Williams both Monte and BOE are spot on. He knows how to play basketball and is always smiling.
I was going to post , earlier in the season he was just as good of a cheerleader on the bench as Amar. Always has a smile and never complains. He doesn't have the size of Sima, but is much better offensively.
I intentionally left Mussini out, lest I yet again be labeled biased
Not that we didn't know it already, but Matt sure does have a lot of influence over these kids:
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/st...ms-granted-release-matt-abdelmassih/25306201/
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/st...ms-granted-release-matt-abdelmassih/25306201/
Ottrando23
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I saw this brought up during the season a little bit and saw some mixed answers.
Does Williams have another year of eligibilty left? I don't remeber St. John's ever congratulating him on his senior season or anything. But, he was also referred to as a senior the whole season.
I think it would be great to get him back, not only for on the court but also off the court. It seems like he is a great team guy and also a leader as an older guy. Never complained about playing time or got into any trouble in his 2 years. Nothing you could do about injuries.
Also, on the court he has something we lack, which is a big body who can play physical in the post and also can put up some points from time to time. Unfortantly, you can probably argue he was our most skilled offensive player in the post this year. I believe a healthy Williams could definetly give us a productive 12-15 minutes per game next year.
In addition to that, the possible grad transfer market for legitimate bigs seems to be a little weak this year. So, I think that makes Williams that much more important.
Does Williams have another year of eligibilty left? I don't remeber St. John's ever congratulating him on his senior season or anything. But, he was also referred to as a senior the whole season.
I think it would be great to get him back, not only for on the court but also off the court. It seems like he is a great team guy and also a leader as an older guy. Never complained about playing time or got into any trouble in his 2 years. Nothing you could do about injuries.
Also, on the court he has something we lack, which is a big body who can play physical in the post and also can put up some points from time to time. Unfortantly, you can probably argue he was our most skilled offensive player in the post this year. I believe a healthy Williams could definetly give us a productive 12-15 minutes per game next year.
In addition to that, the possible grad transfer market for legitimate bigs seems to be a little weak this year. So, I think that makes Williams that much more important.
HowCouldUBeSoHarkless
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They did nothing for him on Senior Day I assume he will be back as a grad student.
