<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The Jay Williams comeback tour passed through Miami on Friday. The question is whether the Heat will seek an extended engagement. Williams is working his way back from a horrific motorcycle accident suffered shortly after he completed his rookie season with the Bulls in 2003. "This is not a series of workouts to show he might be ready," business manager Kevin Bradbury said. "He is trying out for teams. We have narrowed the list to three or four teams where he would be a good fit. This is one of them." Williams has strong ties to South Florida. His paternal grandparents, Paul and Elizabeth Williams, each had Fort Lauderdale streets named in their honor for civic commitment. In 1984, as a 3-year-old, the future Duke All-American stood at his grandparents' side when the family was honored by President Reagan at the White House. He came close to a buying a home in Delray Beach this spring, but Bradbury said the 6-foot guard decided to hold off as he addressed his playing future. Despite the Heat's loss of free-agent point guard Damon Jones to the Cavaliers, Williams, who turns 24 today, would set up as more of a developmental addition, a player who might spend this season as a practice player and be retained with a team option for 2006-07. On June 19, 2003, while driving his Yamaha motorcycle without a helmet in Chicago, Williams slammed into a utility poll, severing a main nerve in his left leg, fracturing his pelvis and tearing ligaments in his left knee. After a buyout of his $7.7 million rookie contract was agreed upon with the Bulls, Williams spent the past season working as an ESPN college basketball analyst. Williams played collegiately as Jason Williams, but opted to shorten his first name after being selected with the No. 2 pick in the 2002 draft, to avoid confusion with then-Grizzlies guard Jason Williams. That Williams is now a point guard with the Heat.</div> Source
I also would like it if the Heat were to get Jay Williams. In his rookie season he was really good and if the Heat give him that chance to play again it would be great.
I would like to see him in a Heat uni, I hope he can come back to his normal form with any team, hopefully the Heat. He is a great player and would be a good signing.
Jay Williams would be a great signing for the Heat if he would be able to get back to old form. But the only problem is that he said the Bulls get the first chance to sign him and if they don?t then anyone can. This was just a verbal commitment but Jay Williams seems like a good enough person to stay true to it. If the heat would be able to sign Jay Williams it would give them a good backup point guard with starting experience from before his accident. Hopefully he can make a good comeback and contribute in a positive way to any team that he signs with. It would be funny and confusing to see both the Heat point guards with the names J. Williams.
I'm going to disagree with adding Jay Williams to the Miami Heat roster. From my memory of him, he was quite the ballhog on the Bulls and he's never had much range on his jumpshot. His skillset doesn't fit the Heat and I don't think a team trying to win a championship should take a risk on him. The last thing the Heat need are more question marks to their lineup. They would be better off adding a stable point guard, a defensive point guard, or a three-point specialist at point guard. I thought Eddie House would be the player for them, and was shocked to see the Suns managed to acquire him. With House off the market the Heat need to decide which type of PG they want. Steady PG - Best option is Steve Blake. With Blake, you know exactly what you are getting, and he's not going to lose ball games for you by folding in crunch time. Defensive PG - Best Option not named Gary Payton, Frank Williams. He's had a disappointing career in the NBA due to injuries, but Frank Williams established himself last year as a lockdown defender with the Bulls. He's a bulldog on defense and will hound his man all game long. At 6'3, 210lbs, he knows how to beat up on opponents and frustrate them on offense. When the Heat need that one defensive stop Frank Williams could be the answer for them. 3PT Specialist PG - Best Option Jannero Pargo. Not only is Pargo a lights out shooter, he has the post-season experience and work ethic the Heat would want on their ball club. He has no problem deferring his offense, and doesn't take long to get his offense going off the bench. He's improved on defense, but he still gets overpowered at times because of his size.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting shapecity:</div><div class="quote_post">The last thing the Heat need are more question marks to their lineup.</div> The only question IMO is if Van Gundy is good enough to coach the team. Van Gundy has to prove that he's worthy of coaching the team cuz when you look at the lineup he's the one personnel that sticks out as a question mark. I know Pat Riley can handle this team. He's dealt with more talent and ego in his career than this and the last time he had 2 of the NBA's Top 10 players he won championships.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Heat4Life:</div><div class="quote_post">The only question IMO is if Van Gundy is good enough to coach the team.</div> Nothing along those lines, I don't buy into the Pat Riley coaching conspiracy. The question marks I'm referring to is if Jason Williams and Antoine Walker will buy into the team concept and step up their defensive efforts. Also the question mark surrounding Jay Williams injury. The Heat cannot afford him getting injured if they plan on making him the backup PG. Also you have to wonder about his conditioning and durability especially since the Heat should go deep in the playoffs.
I think signing Williams would be nice because he will not be expected to contribute immediately...but I do think he'll be ready to contribute as soon as J-Will leaves so why not develop him and have him learn some of the tricks from J-Will and D-wade?...
