<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Comparing his style of play to Allen Iverson, 76ers President Billy King and Assistant General Manager Tony DiLeo were quite happy that Louis Williams was available when the Sixers turn at No. 45 came around in the 2005 NBA Draft. ?He was rated, going into this season as one of the top, or the top high school player,? DiLeo said. ?We scouted him, and we feel if he went to, and he was planning on going to the University of Georgia, if he went to school for one year or two years, he would be a top first round pick.? At 6-foot-2 and 175 pounds, Williams is most comparable to Iverson in terms of his talent and potential. ?In this draft, the one thing we always said that we were going to do was to make sure we took the best player and not just worry about position,? King said. ?The potential of this kid as a young player, his great potential and great upside and that?s what we were looking for. We were striving to get as much talent and as much youth.? Originally committed to the University of Georgia, Williams was the winner of the Naismith Award, signifying the nation?s top high school player. He was also named to the 2005 McDonald?s All-America Team. As a senior, Williams averaged 27.5 points, 6.6 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game while leading South Gwinnett High School to a 28-3 record and fourth place finish in the state. The 76ers who had tried to move higher in the draft, didn?t think Williams was going to be there at No. 45. He was ?too good to pass up.?</div> Link So what do you guys think about us picking Louis? As they said, he was just too good to pass up, I see a bright future for this kid.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Bobcats:</div><div class="quote_post">Welcome to the NBDL.</div> Na, I actually think that he will be on our bench. He will be taking either Michael Bradley, Josh Smith, or Matt Barnes place.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting N4S:</div><div class="quote_post">Na, I actually think that he will be on our bench. He will be taking either Michael Bradley, Josh Davis, or Matt Barnes place.</div> It's Davis not Smith And yeah I think he's just going to be on the bench for a while as at least one of those 3 guys aren't going to be Sixer anymore. I'd like it better this way as I'm not too sold on this NBDL method yet.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Bobcats:</div><div class="quote_post">Welcome to the NBDL.</div> Why take him to the NBDL? He was out choice and the 76ers thought he was the best player available and they are going to use him in the future. Just think about it, under a couple of seasons learning from Allen Iverson and Mo Cheeks I think Lou Will is going to be ready to play sooner or later.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting B-22:</div><div class="quote_post">Why take him to the NBDL? He was out choice and the 76ers thought he was the best player available and they are going to use him in the future. Just think about it, under a couple of seasons learning from Allen Iverson and Mo Cheeks I think Lou Will is going to be ready to play sooner or later.</div> Well with the new CBA you can actually send 2 (i think it's 2?) players down to the D League so they can play instead of riding the bench. He's better off playing against the low first rounders-2nd rounders/undrafted players for atleast a portion of his rookie season. When you bring him up to the NBA, he'll be able to give solid minutes close to right away instead of riding the bench for the first half or so of the season.
Honestly, I'm not too happy with this selection. We were in need of a big man, not another guard. What happen to Dwane Jones? Did he even get drafted? Stephen A. Smith said it best, Williams is young, can't shoot and doesn't quite understand what it means to be a PG, thus he won't survive in Philly. I for one don't think he will even make the squad. But then again, King drafted him for a reason. He always seem to get a steal in the 2nd Round (Korver, Green etc.) so this guy may be decent at best, who knows? For the most part, and looking at our roster and looking at what's needed and not needed, a PG at his caliber was most def. not needed. Bring on the Free Agent pool, we might be able to get something there.
You guys could have had Andray Blatche instead. Both are high schoolers, but Blatche has a NBA-ready body and with a bit of seasoning, could be a great player. It would be wise to dispatch Williams to the NBDL, as he'd be getting action nonetheless and with a 14-man active roster, the prospect of him getting playing time is very dim. Why not have him work on his game, stay in shape in the NBDL and be ready to contribute when called up?
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting B-22:</div><div class="quote_post">Why take him to the NBDL? He was out choice and the 76ers thought he was the best player available and they are going to use him in the future. Just think about it, under a couple of seasons learning from Allen Iverson and Mo Cheeks I think Lou Will is going to be ready to play sooner or later.</div> Why not? Would rather have him get playing time and staying in shape, or letting him ride the bench? The right choice would be to send him down. BTW, he wasn't even the BAP.
Billy King selected the best player available; I think he knows what he is doing over anybody else in this board. Jones will go back to college, and maybe it is possible we could give Jawad Williams a call, or maybe even Randolph Morris. Trust me Billy King has been doing well lately, he knows we need some size so he must have something else planned. <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Why not? Would rather have him get playing time and staying in shape, or letting him ride the bench? The right choice would be to send him down. BTW, he wasn't even the BAP.</div> Well the 76ers picked him because they thought he was the BPA their opinion is way more reliable then yours. It is not impossible for him to stay in shape while remaining with the team, keep in mind the 76ers will likely make him play against Allen Iverson in practice every day, and I think that itself will make him better. I think if people be patient this pick is going to surprise in the future.
I feel that we could have done better but I have no problem with picking Louis Williams. If we had to pick a player with potential I would have prefered Williams. But with Ryan Gomes, a proven forward sitting in your lap you have to jump on him. Believe me, Gomes could have been the missing piece to leading us to a championship because of his ability to contribute right now, not three years down the road when Iverson and Webber are far past their prime. I would actually like the Sixers to trade up and grab Gomes in the late first round and for him to be there in the second with us just looking at him amazes me. <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Stephen A. Smith said it best, Williams is young, can't shoot and doesn't quite understand what it means to be a PG, thus he won't survive in Philly. </div> I agree. I believe Williams will have no choice than to go down to the NBDL, develop some and then come up to the Sixers.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting B-22:</div><div class="quote_post">Billy King selected the best player available; I think he knows what he is doing over anybody else in this board. Jones will go back to college, and maybe it is possible we could give Jawad Williams a call, or maybe even Randolph Morris. Trust me Billy King has been doing well lately, he knows we need some size so he must have something else planned. Well the 76ers picked him because they thought he was the BPA their opinion is way more reliable then yours. It is not impossible for him to stay in shape while remaining with the team, keep in mind the 76ers will likely make him play against Allen Iverson in practice every day, and I think that itself will make him better. I think if people be patient this pick is going to surprise in the future.</div> Williams was most definitlely not the BAP. Williams was picked because he has potentiol and he might be the replacement for Iverson. Gomes, Banks, Dwayne Jones etc. Again the question, wouldn't you want Williams facing some competition and gaining experience or sitting on the bench and only playing in practice?
I'm not saying that he shouldn'tor I don't want him to play against some competetion, but I think he is ready to play or at least be on an NBA roster. The Sixers themselves thought that he was a first round pick so obviously they have done thier scouting on him. Also if Jones was the best player avalible then how come nobody else after the 76ers picked him? <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Stephen A. Smith said it best, Williams is young, can't shoot and doesn't quite understand what it means to be a PG, thus he won't survive in Philly.</div> Your actually going to take what Stephen A. Smith said to heart? Look the last time we picked a project like player I'm sure he was running his mouth then to, but the last time I checked Samuel Dalembert turned out to be alright. Just give Williams a chance to at least make the team, don't automatically call him off to the NBDL. Besides Smith is known for saying things that aren't quite the truth, remember how he was dogging Glenn Robinson for missing games with the 76ers and the whole time he was attending to his dieing mother and remember during the middle of the season he came out of know where and said Allen wanted a trade. I never liked Smith before but when I found that out I grew to not like him at all.
I'm telling you guys, we should have taken Andray Blatche. We needed a big man since Rogers is probably leaving so Blatche could have filled the immediate role and still have time to develop. I have mixed feelings about Louis Williams. I know I've probably said that we should pick him before, but after weighing everything in, I don't think he was the right choice. He's being compared to Iverson right now- dribbler, scorer, not much of a passer (although Iverson has improved). The kid can barely shoot right now for god's sake. Even though I doubt that he would ever beat at Iverson's level, do we really want another player in the mold of Iverson? He seems to be an incredibly hard player to build a team around so I'd much rather we created a solid lineup with young guys that are willing to do their roles and move the ball more. Definitely not the best player we could have taken. Gomes and Blatche both could of been better just to mention a few.
I new the team would take him, because of all the hype surrounding him going into the draft by 76ers fans/ orginization I did not really want him though. He is another under sized guard who can not shoot when AI drives he has also siad he wants to develope into a shooting guard not point guard in the future. This pick leaves a lot of questions to be answered what about Willie Green will he return now? How many minutes will this guy play when he is small, can not shoot well (according to Steven A Smith), and is not a great defender? I would have rather we drafted local product Dwyane Jones, because he would address a need. However, now that he has gone undrafted chances are he will return to St. Joes for his senior season. Jawad Williams went undrafted that is surprising perhaps we should sign him or at least invite him to a work out.
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Your actually going to take what Stephen A. Smith said to heart? Look the last time we picked a project like player I'm sure he was running his mouth then to, but the last time I checked Samuel Dalembert turned out to be alright. Just give Williams a chance to at least make the team, don't automatically call him off to the NBDL. Besides Smith is known for saying things that aren't quite the truth, remember how he was dogging Glenn Robinson for missing games with the 76ers and the whole time he was attending to his dieing mother and remember during the middle of the season he came out of know where and said Allen wanted a trade. I never liked Smith before but when I found that out I grew to not like him at all.</div> I'm not taking it too heart, I'm just considering what he said. But when you look at it you can't completely disregard what Stephen A. Smith said. One of his points goes as follow? When you look at our roster almost everybody on our squad, well the important guys on our squad that is has something to offer. I.e. AI is the quickest player in the league, Iguodala is one hell of an athletic player and defensive player, Webber is still one off the best PF's around and also has amazing passing ability, Sammy D is an outstanding rebounder and shot blocker, McKie is a vet, Jackson is physical, Korver is a amazing shooter and what is Williams? He does provide anything of the norm that would be of much use to us. Maybe is he was a big PG, that could be something we could look at it, but he?s undersized and what makes matters worse is that he doesn?t play as a PG that he?s suppose to be. Philadelphia is a tough place to play and like history has shown players seem to fail before they can succeed over here. And in order to succeed you must be able to grind things out when things aren?t going your way and quite frankly I just don't think this kid has was it takes, well at least not just yet. If anything, and that?s only if he makes the squad he might show some promise till late in the season. So again, I?m not completely ruling him out, but a large portion of me just doesn?t see much out of him.
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">When you look at our roster almost everybody on our squad, well the important guys on our squad that is has something to offer. I.e. AI is the quickest player in the league, Iguodala is one hell of an athletic player and defensive player, Webber is still one off the best PF's around and also has amazing passing ability, Sammy D is an outstanding rebounder and shot blocker, McKie is a vet, Jackson is physical, Korver is a amazing shooter and what is Williams? He does provide anything of the norm that would be of much use to us. Maybe is he was a big PG, that could be something we could look at it, but he?s undersized and what makes matters worse is that he doesn?t play as a PG that he?s suppose to be. Philadelphia is a tough place to play and like history has shown players seem to fail before they can succeed over here. And in order to succeed you must be able to grind things out when things aren?t going your way and quite frankly I just don't think this kid has was it takes, well at least not just yet. If anything, and that?s only if he makes the squad he might show some promise till late in the season.</div> I don't think that is true about Louis Williams. He may not have a clear cut best intangible, but that doesn't mean he can't bring something positive to the team. Williams is a good ball handler, quick, and athletic he has a 40 inch vertical. If he learns the game the right away I think he will be a helluva player.
BK was on Daily News Live today, and he said he not sure if he will send Louis to the NBDL yet. He says they hope to develope this kid, and they know he will be a project, but to predict what the orginization will do with him now would be bad, because they ned to see what there team will look like at the end of the summer, etc.
I think this was a good pick for the Sixers, Louis is severely underrated. Coming out of highschool and being compared to AI is a huge accomplishment in my eyes, now he's got the chance to play with AI and learn from him and Mo Cheeks. I think AI and Cheeks can groom Louis Williams into a great NBA player or atleast an effecient back up. I can see Williams on the roster next year.
