Jay Will
He came, he made news, he tried, he's gone.
So ends the story of Jay Williams, the #2 pick in the NBA draft by Chicago in 2004 who was nearly killed in a motorcycle crash but was determined to come back from horrible injuries.
When no one would sign him to a guaranteed deal, he took a non-guaranteed deal with the hometown Nets and set on making a story of success by hard work. Though he was smarter for the ordeal, and probably a better shooter, it was a lack of lateral movement and footspeed that did him in.
Not sure what to make of this latest turn of events, as Marcus Williams is still sidelined and there is no other pure PG on the roster. I guess we'll see more of Vince Carter manning the point in the interim if not the longer term future, which isn't exactly the way it should be.
IF Marcus stays healthy, he should be good for 10 - 15 minutes per game. Jason Kidd needs to be held to 35 or fewer, so it may just work out. IF everyone stays healthy.
With Kidd heading towards 34, and rookies known to hit a wall or two in their first seasons, this isn't the best situation the Nets could find themselves in. And with Jacque Vaughn unwanted and skipping town for the Spurs, and no real roster space anyway thanks to another PG who is persona non-grata, well, it is what it is.
Let's hope the PG's stay relatively healthy.
As for Jay Will, well, obviously everyone wishes him luck. But we're moving on.
So ends the story of Jay Williams, the #2 pick in the NBA draft by Chicago in 2004 who was nearly killed in a motorcycle crash but was determined to come back from horrible injuries.
When no one would sign him to a guaranteed deal, he took a non-guaranteed deal with the hometown Nets and set on making a story of success by hard work. Though he was smarter for the ordeal, and probably a better shooter, it was a lack of lateral movement and footspeed that did him in.
Not sure what to make of this latest turn of events, as Marcus Williams is still sidelined and there is no other pure PG on the roster. I guess we'll see more of Vince Carter manning the point in the interim if not the longer term future, which isn't exactly the way it should be.
IF Marcus stays healthy, he should be good for 10 - 15 minutes per game. Jason Kidd needs to be held to 35 or fewer, so it may just work out. IF everyone stays healthy.
With Kidd heading towards 34, and rookies known to hit a wall or two in their first seasons, this isn't the best situation the Nets could find themselves in. And with Jacque Vaughn unwanted and skipping town for the Spurs, and no real roster space anyway thanks to another PG who is persona non-grata, well, it is what it is.
Let's hope the PG's stay relatively healthy.
As for Jay Will, well, obviously everyone wishes him luck. But we're moving on.
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