Toine works on his jumper, Marcus on D

[Dark Defender]

http://www.yesnetwork.com/news/article.jsp...6318&vkey=3</p>

<span class="newsText"><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>The big aspects of (Marcus) Williams' offseason work and tutelage have been getting in better condition, showing more emotion, being a leader on the court, his decision making and his defense</div></span></p>

When does preseason start?
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[Real]

We need all we can get from those two. Especially Antoine, if there is a possibility that RJ will be traded.

 

[pegs]

hell yeah, i'm glad for marcus. i hope all goes well for the both of them.</p>

but i remember toine "working on his jumper" last season. didn't do much for him, though.</p>

 

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (peg182)</div><div class='quotemain'>

hell yeah, i'm glad for marcus. i hope all goes well for the both of them.</p>

but i remember toine "working on his jumper" last season. didn't do much for him, though.</p></div>Practice, practice, practice. It doesn't get better by itself.

 

[JCB]

Good to hear. Especially Marcus working on his D.

 

[ly_yng]

There's a big difference between "working on" and "has actually improved". I'll believe when I see it.</p>

Although everything I've heard about Antoine's work ethic is impressive. </p>

 

[cpawfan]

Wright needs to gain confidence and I'm not sure how summer practice does that for someone that has already been in the NBA 2 seasons

 

[Dumpy]

The work Antoine put in last summer DID pay off; it just took a while to show itself. He seemed to experience a big leap in confidence late in the season last year and into the playoffs. I mean, he really contributed in the playoffs, and I'll bet that carries over for him. Remeber, this was a guy who was so scared on the court that he couldn't hit a free throw as a rookie, even though he had a pretty good percentage in college. The guy hit just 50% of his free throws and 36% of his field goal attempts as a rookie. Last year, he hit 48% of his field goal attempts after the all-star break (although his FT% was terrible after showing drastic improvement during the first part of the year). He also hit 45% of his three-point attempts after the break. That's a heck of a jump. In the playoffs, he hit 9-of-10 FTs, and shot nearly 50% from the field.