Jay Williams signed

[pjcolpitts?]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>The New Jersey Nets will announce today the signing of guard Jay Williams to a non-guaranteed contract, improving his chances of resuming his career in his home state. Williams, whose career was derailed after a serious motorcycle crash in 2003, will join the Nets for training camp and the preseason, although a final spot on the roster is far from guaranteed. Williams, a former star at St. Joseph-Metuchen High School who played just his rookie season with Chicago before his crash, worked out with many NBA teams over the summer in the hopes of getting a guaranteed offer. But there has been skepticism about his decreased lateral movement.</div>Link

 

[BALLAHOLLIC]

I will wait until I see him play to decide if this was a good pick up or not. Although, If the contract isn't guaranteed then it cant hurt.If he can play anything like he did in 2003 then this was a solid signing, The Nets are really improving there bench. Mile Ilic, Eddie House, Marcus Williams, Josh Boone, Mikki Moore.

 

[Rok]

It would be great to see him get a guaranteed contract but it seems like he'll have to fight for a spot on the Nets. Tis a shame he won't be the same player he once was.

 

[CelticBalla32]

Yes! I'm just happy to see him back. It's not guarenteed, but I will be rooting for him to succeed/make the team 100%. I think he still has the chance to be a good player, how old is he now? 24-25? He isn't going to get much playing time behind Jason Kidd and Marcus Williams (if he makes the roster, which I think he will) but I'm just happy to see him back in the league.

 

[Something-To-Say]

yeah, http://www.nba.com/nets/news/jwilliams_signed.htmlWe'll see how he does.

 

[CB4allstar]

He will hardly get any minutes behing Jason Kidd, Marcus Williams, and possible Eddie House. Im guessing he will be on the IR, if he even makes the team. But it's a good thing that he finally got a contract. I'm rooting for him.

 

[KCX]

I bet hes lost most of his great athleticism.

 

[bballinyao06]

I think it's great to see him get back into it but he'll need to step up his game big time because the Nets already have a pretty good guards. Even though the contract is not guaranteed, I hope he stays with the Nets for a while and gets some playing time under his belt.

 

[Illosophee]

I hope that if he does get signed, he doesn't become IR, even though that seems more likely to happen.

 

[BrewCityBuck]

He won't play much at all, but it's good to see him get his foot in the door a little bit.

 

[ace_o_spades]

It's not a guaranteed contract so if hes physically not even close to what the Nets want then he won't get signed for the regular season. Simple as that, low risk high reward