What do you expect from Elliot Williams?

[yenniedn]

Michael Jordan minus the clutchness, sheer will to win and championships.

 

[maxiep]

In reality, I suspect he'll make as much of a splash as James "Hollywood" Robinson.

 

[jlprk]

Desmond Mason. Count on it. You can go ahead and bet on it and tell them I sent you.

 

[BBert]

In reality, I suspect he'll make as much of a splash as James "Hollywood" Robinson.

Ouch.

 

[THE HCP]

Man, who remembers Hollywood's dunk on Ewing at the Garden!!!!???

 

[3RA1N1AC]

all star dwyane wade clone, with better knees, and a hotter wife

 

[Shooter]

The Blazers drafted him #22 even knowing that he would be out his entire first season.

They did? I thought Williams got injured in the pre-season AFTER the Blazers drafted him.

 

[Draco]

They did? I thought Williams got injured in the pre-season AFTER the Blazers drafted him.

I believe it was a genetic condition and not an acute injury.

 

[STOMP]

They did? I thought Williams got injured in the pre-season AFTER the Blazers drafted him.

you're partially right. It was known he had the genetic condition that would require surgery on both knees when Portland drafted him, but he then tweeked a knee afterwords causing them to opt to get it out of the way immediately.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5765994

as others have relayed, the surgeries were corrective and not expected to affect his outstanding athleticism at all. It's also been reported that his rehab has been going great and he has been cleared by Docs to resume full basketball activities over a month ago.

I recall him being very long and athletic at Duke but didn't see him play at Memphis where he was the #1 option. I really don't know what to expect but his top shelf athleticism makes me very intrigued to see what he'll bring.

STOMP