To be that proficient at shooting that turnaround requires exceptional footwork. Try it. It's not as easy as he made it look. I honestly thought LA's footwork and touch were the two things that made him an exceptional player.
Timelord Was a Steep Price for Celtics’ Holiday Bonanza https://heavy.com/sports/boston-celtics/robert-williams-jrue-holiday-blazers-trade/ “Yeah, that’s a tough one,” said another league source. “If Williams can stay on the floor, he’s a monster. They pay big men twice and maybe three times as much as he’s getting for what he can do. But he’s got to be out there. “I respect Brad [Stevens, the Celtics’ head of basketball operations] for pushing his chips in, but he gave up a lot. [Malcolm] Brogdon gave them a good year, and Williams made them a different team when he was on the floor.
The one game I DO want to see a lot of DA/Williams in: San Antonio. I think having two bigs on the floor is going to make it difficult on Wemby. Ant/Shae/Grant/DA/Williams, I think has enough shooting to spread the floor and size to bully Wemby on both sides of the court.
I want to shut down Chet more than Wemby, at least this season. OKC is hoping to make a jump into the playoffs.
"Sources tell Heavy Sports that including Williams was the only way to get the deal done with the Trail Blazers alone, leaving us to wonder whether the bidding for Holiday didn’t leave enough time to find a third team to complete the transaction without him."
I saw a comment on Williams on another forum that was a good point. “Williams will get less and less injury-prone the more he knows his body and limitations”. There are ways he can prolong his career if Chauncey teaches him to change a few habits. Minute restrictions should be a given. He can also learn to break the habit of being less jumpy. He is still so use to relying on his wingspan and athleticism to jump and take gambles. Despite being a great defender, he still has a chance to not only be more disciplined in that part of his game and also prolong his career because of it. If he’s ever going to try to learn to shoot a 3, it might as well be now when we aren’t expected to win games. Shooting 3’s sooner is going to take more stress off his knees. I like that he doesn’t slam and land like how Oden/Shaq use to. I want him healthy for ‘24-‘26.
All great points that should be followed by the Trail Blazers. Boston may have figured out something last season at the end, because he played in all 20 playoff games. Your suggestions could really help make him more available for regular season games.
but couldn't that be said of every injury prone player? especially big men? he's 26 years old (10 days); he's played 265 NBA game and over 5200 minutes. And he played 61 games and 1600 minutes in college. Maybe he does have some 'dangerous' on-floor habits, but the way he plays is what gives him his value. It's going to be hard to remodel his playing style
https://nesn.com/2023/10/robert-williams-iii-already-facing-injury-scare-with-trail-blazers/amp/ Robert Williams III Already Faces Injury Scare With Trail Blazers Williams III was involved in a 'nasty collision' Robert Williams III routinely shined for the Celticswhen he was healthy, but his time in Boston was mired by a struggle to stay on the court. Could that change now that he’s with the Portland Trail Blazers? It doesn’t look like it. Williams missed the Trail Blazers’ preseason loss to the Phoenix Suns on Thursday due to a knee injury, according to Portland reporter Sean Highkin. The ex-Celtics big was reportedly involved in a “nasty collision” with teammate Jerami Grant that caused him to experience soreness in his knee. Williams’ absence Thursday was said to be out of caution. It was not made clear which knee Williams collided with Grant, but he did undergo an arthroscopic knee procedure on his left knee prior to the start of the 2022-23 season. The 25-year-old missed the front half of last season recovering from the injury, allowing him to appear in just 35 regular-season games. He’s yet to play more than 61 games in any single season in his career. The C’s traded Williams to the Blazers alongside Malcolm Brogdon and draft picks for Jrue Holiday, who arrived in Portland via the Milwaukee Bucks’ acquisition of Damian Lillard. The decision to part ways with Williams was “hard” for the Celtics, but one that ultimately improved their roster.
