I have a feeling E. Will will get decent minutes at the end of the season

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Looking at the kid on court and his confidence; this kid will earn playing time. Not saying he is gonna be the next Jordan or something; but the kid just has confidence.

I really think he's gonna get better this season to force Nate to play some minutes with him. It's a little hard since Crawford, Batum and Matthews will be playing some significant minutes at 2, but maybe 5-10 minutes a game at 2 and 3.

Am I just seeing things or are you guys seeing the same thing?
 
been there and done that, it may happen earlier than you think as I believe he will get more of Nolan's minutes and play guard with Jamal
 
Blazinaway said:
been there and done that, it may happen earlier than you think as I believe he will get more of Nolan's minutes and play guard with Jamal
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Ahhh okay I get it. So crossover plays point, while he plays 2?
 
I expect it will depend on the situation. If the team they are playing looks weak or we have a nice lead (15 pts), Nate will give him some burn. I think Nate will need to see how well he does under pressure at some point though.
 
I'd like to see a bit (more?) of everyone before making presumptions. Remember, last year after the preseason Armon Johnson was going to get 15 mpg as a lockdown defending power PG. Now... :dunno:

That said, I'm optimistic about e-mail.
 
The only thing I would be concerned about is Felton and Crawford playing for their next contract. My gut tells me that minus injuries or major fatigue, guard minutes are mostly going to be split three ways between Felton, Wesley and Jamal.
 
Nikolokolus said:
The only thing I would be concerned about is Felton and Crawford playing for their next contract. My gut tells me that minus injuries or major fatigue, guard minutes are mostly going to be split three ways between Felton, Wesley and Jamal.
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I agree with this. I look at our team and just don't see too much space available for us to see a true sample size of E. Will. Hopefully we are just good enough to blow the shit out of teams so he gets some good burn on the floor.
 
magnifier661 said:
I agree with this. I look at our team and just don't see too much space available for us to see a true sample size of E. Will. Hopefully we are just good enough to blow the shit out of teams so he gets some good burn on the floor.
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keep in mind the grueling schedule and fatigue and injuries. Having young fresh legs coming in who are "competent" could help win some important games. If Ewill is competent he'll get his chance I believe.
 
magnifier661 said:
I agree with this. I look at our team and just don't see too much space available for us to see a true sample size of E. Will. Hopefully we are just good enough to blow the shit out of teams so he gets some good burn on the floor.
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This is part of the reason I was mostly ambivalent about the Crawford signing. It's nice that he's a known quantity and you'll get some guaranteed offensive production out of him (at the cost of almost zero defense) but there's an opportunity cost for guys like Williams and not getting to see if you actually have anything in him, further delaying development and putting off until next year what could be learned this year.
 
Nikolokolus said:
This is part of the reason I was mostly ambivalent about the Crawford signing. It's nice that he's a known quantity and you'll get some guaranteed offensive production out of him (at the cost of almost zero defense) but there's an opportunity cost for guys like Williams and not getting to see if you actually have anything in him, further delaying development and putting off until next year what could be learned this year.
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then again Crawford may be a very good guy from which Ewill can learn a lot - especially on offense. Defense will be covered by Nate with his no D no play policy for the young guys. Might work out better than U think.
 
Blazinaway said:
Having young fresh legs coming in who are "competent" could help win some important games. If Ewill is competent he'll get his chance I believe.
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I have a feeling Smith > Ewill in overall "competency," but then again you shouldn't trust your feelings.
 
magnifier661 said:
Babbit better not get any minutes unless we are up by 20 points. I absolutely hate his game.
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Without injuries there is barely enough minutes for Batum at the 3 and Craig Smith at the 4. I would not worry too much about Luke.

As for EWill it will be tough for him if he does not get consistent minutes. I think Crawford's versatility will allow for either Williams or Nolan to play along side him with the second unit. Obviously not in the same game. I think both will get a shot and what ever formula works best will end up getting the most minutes later in the season. Either way it will be fun to see how they progress.
 
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Pinwheel1 said:
Without injuries there is barely enough minutes for Batum at the 3 and Craig Smith at the 4. I would not worry too much about Luke.

As for EWill it will be tough for him if he does not get consistent minutes. I think Crawford's versatility will allow for either Williams or Nolan to play along side him with the second unit. Obviously not in the same game. I think both will get a shot and what ever formula works best will end up getting the most minutes later in the season. Either way it will be fun to see how they progress.
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yep, I would love for both Nolan and Ewill to do well, would be very good for the future
 
If he does, it will mean that we've been eliminated from the playoffs...

That might be a little unfair, but I'm getting very much of a "gunner" vibe from Williams. Bayless got a fairly long leash, but I don't think he had the competition that Williams does. I think Nate's first instinct will be to keep the guard rotation pretty much Felton-Matthews-Crawford and possibly even some Batum in there before he'll give any of the young 'uns minutes. And of the young'uns, it'll be Nolan first just because he's slightly less out-of-control. Williams is going to have to wait for the inevitable injuries of such a compressed season.

(If Patty was here, I think he would be ahead of all but the big three, just because he can bring the ball up the court fairly reliably.)
 
:dunno: Sorry, but I still see Bayless 2.0. If Nate couldn't figure out how to utilize Bayless consistently (or develop him into a more well-rounded player), why would he suddenly figure it out now?
 
magnifier661 said:
That was Harold miners nickname
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I know and he sucked. So this is Baby Jordan part deux.




I was just kidding about the baby jordan thing. Stupid. No one will ever live up to Jordan and if they do they will have their own nickname.
 
oldmangrouch said:
:dunno: Sorry, but I still see Bayless 2.0. If Nate couldn't figure out how to utilize Bayless consistently (or develop him into a more well-rounded player), why would he suddenly figure it out now?
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In one quarter of play you are comparing EWill to Bayless? I don't see any similarities.
 
Pinwheel1 said:
In one quarter of play you are comparing EWill to Bayless? I don't see any similarities.
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Bayless was not a true PG (even though he spent some time there in college), he worked hard on D, attacked the hoop strong, and was inconsistent from the outside. What part of that doesn't sound like Williams in college? (which is the only real evidence we have to go on)
 
oldmangrouch said:
Bayless was not a true PG (even though he spent some time there in college), he worked hard on D, attacked the hoop strong, and was inconsistent from the outside. What part of that doesn't sound like Williams in college? (which is the only real evidence we have to go on)
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Bayless is SG in a PG's body. EWill is a SG in a SG's body. No need to force him to play out of position in the NBA. They may try it just to see how he does, but the end result will be EW as a SG.
 
Watching Bayless today he looks EXACTLY the same as he did in Portland.

His move that he used 90% of his touches: Put head down, close eyes, drive lane, hope for something.
 
As I've said from his first summer camp, when everyone praised him for dominating the whole camp--

Bayless really, really sucks. He's just an out of control ball hog.

I'll predict that 2011-12 will be his last season in the NBA. We were lucky to get Babbitt for him.
 
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