#34 Aaron Williams
Player File
This is the 10th season in the league
for the 6' 9", 240lb "A-Train." Williams came out of Xavier
in 1993 and went undrafted.
Birthday:
October 2, 1971
Birthplace:
Evanston, IL
High School:
Rolling Meadows, Rolling Meadows, IL
NBA Career:
6 games for Utah '93 - '94; 15 games for Milwaukee '94 - '95; 33 games
total for both Denver and Vancouver '96 - '97; Seattle '97 - '99; Washington
'99 - '00; acquired as a free agent by the Nets August 10, 2000.
Contract:
Signed through 2005 - 2006 season.
2002 - 2003 Regular Season Stats:
Games Played:
81
Minutes PG:
19.7
Points PG:
6.2
PCT: .453
Free Throw PCT:
.785
Rebounds PG:
4.3
Assists PG:
1.1
Blocks PG:
0.7
Steals PG:
0.33
Turnovers PG:
1.05
Nicknames:
"A-Train" is his official and well-established nickname, "Ghost
Train", "110%" and others
certainly are not.
Known For: Toughness, playing bigger than he is, fierce determination, ability to hit clutch shots, quiet demeanor.
The Real Deal: The first signing by Rod Thorn remains one of his best. Perhaps the most valuable reserve off the bench, you always know what you're gonna get from him. Good defender, but usually overmatched against the bigger centers in the NBA. Has a surprisingly effective short range jump shot. If only he would shut up once and awhile...
Joe's Take: No matter what, the man known as ATrain will always be the unsung (and unheard - Silent Bob says more than this guy) hero of the second stringers. And perhaps the heart and soul of the Nets. A Joe fave from the day he stepped on the court, he gives it his all, game in and game out, and somehow gets it done, despite often being "out-heighted" (thank you Mike O'Koren). You get the feeling that Williams straps on his jock, adjusts his helmet, and goes crashing into the brick wall of an NBA front line repeatedly because no one told him not to. With Mutombo out of the picture, look for Aaron to once again get his 20 minutes per night, as Mourning is rested often and Collins is moved around between center and forward. Or, maybe ATrain will play some power forward. Of course, all that assumes that Williams stays healthy (healthy or not, Williams has played every regular season game but 1 in the last three years). In any case, watch out for the Nets' Soul Train.
Aaron Williams stats and bio: click here.
The 2003 - 2004 Roster
Brandon Armstrong - G
Jason Collins - C/F
Lucious Harris - G
Richard Jefferson - F
Jason Kidd - G
Kerry Kittles - G
Kenyon Martin - F
Alonzo Mourning - C
Zoran Planinic - G
Rodney Rogers - F
Brian Scalabrine - F
Tamar Slay - G/F
Aaron Williams - C/F
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