Williams top rated defender
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He's been great for the most part. Not sure what happened against WKU as he had a pretty off game there. Really poor first half but better in the second half. The good news is we have other options if he is off in a given game, either Garrison or Carr at the 5 (still want to see more of this).
I thought he was extremely loose with the ball too in the first half. Tightened it up a bit in the second half. He just had an off night overall.
Wow, that's impressive. I think those statistics kept by Evan Miyakawa are highly thought of in CBB. I know you can't have everything, as they say. But what if Williams could find some semblance of touch around the basket and maybe more at the free throw line? Then again, if that were the case maybe he isn't playing CBB this season for UK.
But I thought somebody in another thread said he wasn't as good as advertised. Whoops.
Typical over reaction. Has a off game and people throwing him under the bus.
Plays great defense and rarely fouls.
that was me..........I'll fess up
I guess I was just expecting someone to gobble up rebounds like Oscar and block shots in the same manner - maybe a modern day Olajuwon
He played pretty well against Duke, but the others I didn't think so.
Nice to see these stats. He is a load down low and makes people think before coming into the paint. He has his flaws but I love what he brings.
Remember: These kids are not robots. They are not machines. They can have an off night.
You donāt have to make them all.. you just canāt miss them all
Williams is great as long as he doesn't try and shoot the ball. It's like he throws the ball at the backboard and just expects it to bounce in. Slam it or pass it. No more rock skipping.
EvanMiya actually likes Kentuckyās defense even more than its offense. He gives us the #13 offense and #7 defense. Which is incredible.
Exactly Iām glad Pope stuck with him the other night and let him play through it.
This. Hes elite at every aspect except ball handling and scoring. Yet those two things seem to be on his mind way too often.
If he just had a respectable 12-15 foot jumper we'd be unstoppable on O.
But but he played at Drexel for 4 seasons how is he leading the nation in 2 major categories.
No wonder Pope prioritized him as our first transfer. Not only is he leading the nation in those categories but he's almost avg a double-double while leading the team in blocks and 2nd in assists.
No wonder Pope prioritized him as our first transfer. Not only is he leading the nation in those categories but he's almost avg a double-double while leading the team in blocks and 2nd in assists.
He's great defensively, but we have to be honest that his offense is not. If he cuts down on the turnovers, we can live with that, but we need Garrison and Carr to get paint points, because Williams is just not a threat to do that.
Particularly with how horrible we were defensively the last two Cal years.
great ownership man
i will say that if he were everything you were expecting then he would not be at UK, he would be in the NBA
Williamsā big issue is that he can be a bit of a black hole on offense. Against defenses with a modicum of ability, Duke and Western, he struggled. I think he presses and feels forced to make plays a bit out of his wheelhouse which leads to some turnovers and bad shots. I think he had 6 turnovers against Western.
If he can improve his decision making and reduce that turnover rate, he can take his play to an elite level.
If he can improve his decision making and reduce that turnover rate, he can take his play to an elite level.
That's somebody's son. I don't want to take his heart.
Those kids on the bench, well, they must not have parents, or feelings.
People, anslysts, opposing fans and the like keep saying UK is close to their ceiling, but I disagree.
If Williams learns how to play with his back to the basket, he becomes a massive weapon for us. That would make UK a complete team.
Somewhere between NPOY and top 15 all time NBA player. Kind of in that zone, ya know?
That's not asking much!