From the anti-Boom, Sussman:</p> <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'></p> At the opening press conference, The Travelin’ Man, he of the vast Philly hoop roots, former Penn point guard for the one-day-in-the-future Nets Head Coach Daly, a championship Catholic high school coach, TV analyst and connoisseur of fine European dining…said that the team’s Numero Uno draft choice, for those who had not seen him play, resembled our beloved K Mart in his athletic ability…not that he was the player that Number 6 was (who, let us not forget, was the Number 1 pick in the draft)…but that he could run and jump and dunk in a fashion similar to the now Golden Nugget. Which brings us to Day 4…when those in attendance…both those sweating profusely on the floor, as well as those monitoring from the sidelines…saw glimpses of what the Father of Four was talking about in July.</p> The sequence started on the offensive end…in the closing seconds of an intense 8-minute scrimmage…a gorgeous touch pass by….The Captain ( I have no surprises for you) followed by a thunderous one-hand throw down….then on the other end…swatting a Mile layup at the top of the box (a goaltend, but what’s two points among friends) and then a clean rejection of a drive (The Sez was blocked out…from the driver, not the swatter)…but you get the point. The players lot off of Murray Hill has not seen that type of play in several years…since…that’s right…just like The Travelin’ Man said…since the player known as “Bad A.. Yellow Boy’…Sean W. is not Kenyon…but he may, at some point this year, make The Flock get out of their seats or off their couches, as only K could. And for Nets fans (and aren’t we all)…that would be sweet.</p> </div></p> Good to see him stepping up and making the plays he made in college against NBA talent, thats gotta be a good sign. But there isn't any telling signs of plays he's making by himself (rather than being recipients of JKidd passes). Still, its promising that he's getting the reputation of being the next-KMart in terms of being a fan-favorite. God knows the flock has been lacking since KMart left.</p> </p> EDIT: whoops, "courtesy"</p>
I was pretty bummed out about preseason because Marcus wasn't playing but after reading this, excitement level up again. Talent always shines in preseason.</p>
can't wait to see him in action. He's going to tear it up. He'll get lots of time in pre-season, hopefully, and I hope to see him as a dominant force off the bench by the end of the season. and by next year, he'll definitly be on the level of K-Mart, watch. he's got something to prove, and he's showing that he wants to prove it.
He's a smart guy so I think once he learns the nuances of playing defense he'll reach that level. It won't take much for him to be involved on the offense, if he can pick and roll and run the break he can get double digits easy (Hi, Josh).</p> But to achieve levels that KMart had he's got to have that drive, that tenacity. It sounds like he attacks the rim like thunder, but does he have the killer instinct? His monster blocks might provide evidence to support this, but who knows for sure. I'm just happy that his blocking ability has translated to the NBA level so far. I've regarded that as his first hurdle to avoiding being a bust.</p>
I love Sean Williams. He is a great help defender and low post defender. If he can like GMJigga said, learn more about positioning and how to play defense he can get so much better. He also can be a beast on offense, because of 2 things:</p> 1. Jason Kidd</p> 2. Jason Kidd</p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (mynetsforlife)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> You forgot #3: Rod Benson.</p> </div></p> haha, well that might not be that far from some truth. Benson would make Sean a better 360 player</p> </p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (mynetsforlife)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> You forgot #3: Rod Benson.</p> </div></p> </p> How could you forget...</p> When you already know...</p> BOOM GOT THEM THO!</p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Master Shake)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> I love Sean Williams. He is a great help defender and low post defender. If he can like GMJigga said, learn more about positioning and how to play defense he can get so much better. He also can be a beast on offense, because of 2 things:</p> 1. Jason Kidd</p> 2. Jason Kidd</p> </div></p> </p> Definitely. I sometimes get so used to JKidd in Jersey, that I completely forget that he's most likely the main guy behind the good scoring numbers of some of the Nets players last year (Mikki, Nads, RJ, Boki...).</p> He's exactly the type of player JKidd causes to thrive: He's athletic, runs good, and slams hard. There's no doubt in my mind that with his talents, and if his mindset is right, he'll become a force for the Nets sooner or later. I just hope it's sooner.</p>
It's day 4 and Sean continues to straight up OWN cats (but not the Big Cat).</p> Here are reports of training camp (thanks to NetsDaily for the links):</p> Dave D: blog.nj.com/netsblast/2007/10/meet_the_freak.html</p> Ianzzzzzzzzzzzzone: njmg.typepad.com/zzone/2007/10/one-sequence--1.html</p> Nets All-Access: www.nba.com/nets/news/AllAccess_Online_Training_Camp_Day_4.html</p>
My observations from the articles:</p> - Brian Hill played a big part in us winning Armstrong over, and beating the Mavs</p> -Benson is playing solid Nets basketball: catching looks from the guards down in the paint, and running the floor well.</p> - I REALLY wish I could have seen Sean slam the ball back in Wright's face. ouch!</p> - Same thing with Sean's tomahawk from the dotted line!</p> - Magloire sprained his ankle (light). Wtf is up with our inability to prevent injuries?</p> </p>
More and more, I'm loving the Brian Hill signing. Not only does he bring us great assistant coaching, but also a good backup point guard!</p>
Ilic looked great last summer in practices. Now we don't want him. I'll reserve my judgement till he actually does something worth noting. Yawn.</p>
Sean Williams would help the Nets so much, I don't want to see that he and Boone have a hard competitionthough.</p> Both young big men must help the Nets.</p>
