Question for people who watched Terrence Williams in Louisville

Looked to me liked he dogged it too. After a rockets missed layup he just watched the ball.

 

Tru,

I seem to recall at Louisville that he had the ball in his hands all the time...I think he is still learning the off the ball game.

DD

 

Think it just the pace he plays at.

Really I don't see it as bad I mean he can clearly create shots for himself but whether it is a mid range Jumper that he bricks or a layup he can't finish. I see something in him i just don't know what it is.

He's going to need more PT though.

 

RA's System is an offball system. Not to many teams have that. Most teams in the league do alot of dribble drive and isolations. He is learning! Give him time!

 

Ya I noticed too huge difference between his first real plating time and now idk why

First playing time: outta control(wasn't surprised just prob waiting to get out on the court)

This game: looks like he just went through the motions only tried when he had an opportunity to score

He needs to change that soon or RA will never play him.

 

FIFY.

 

1st time he played he was more aggressive but some people said he was out of control.

Since that game he's slowed it down. He's trying to play more in control. Now he has no motor and his pace is low.

He's gonna need PT. Can't really judge him off games where he only plays 5 minutes.

 

If T-Will is all that then what is JoHi?

 

Can guys whose strength is the dribble-drive game and having the ball in their hands figure out how to play in Adelman's system? Jermaine Taylor and Von Wafer are other athletic wings in a similar mold as Williams, though Williams is supposedly MUCH more talented, and they couldn't do it. Even McGrady frequently looked lost when the offense went away from him.

The good thing is, he's got some time to figure things out.

 

I think Brooks is the prime example of a guy who needs the ball in his hands to thrive. But he's come a long way since his first year w/ Houston in terms of off-ball movement/awareness. And Williams is best friends with the guy. Give him some time I'm sure he'll figure it out.

 

Brooks also has a good jumper and a streaky but deadly 3-point shot. He was already an offensive threat before learning to become one of the team's primary ball handlers. Williams seems to have a different skill set, but as you said, he needs time to figure things out.

 

I'm not sure if this is a mis-type but Brooks has always had the ability to be a primary ball handler (imo). What he's gotten better at, and what I was getting at, is his ability to get himself open off the ball (mostly in situations where Lowry is also in the game). But I agree Brooks jumpshot opens things up for him in a way that Williams won't experience until he developes something similar, along with the awareness it takes to get open off the ball.

 

All you guys are over analyzing small bits of gametime.

 

No argument here, but although Brooks had the ballhandling skills from his rookie year, it took him a few seasons to learn to be the primary ball handler. Early on, he spent a lot of time as off-guard next to Alston and Bobby Jackson while learning the PG role IIRC. Adelman was able to do this because Brooks was a legitimate shooting threat, IMO.

Now that I think of it, those early experiences may also be why Brooks came to have such great chemistry with Lowry later on as a hybrid PG/SG.

 

you can obviously tell the guy is talented, but he seems to force up his shots. i think he is just anxious to get out there and feels the need to make the most of his playing time by taking shots and trying to impress. hopefully he'll feel more comfortable out there as he gets consistent minutes and doesn't feel the need to force a play on every possession.

on the bright side his defense right makes up for some of the offensive mistakes he makes and his ability to play PG, SG or SF is very valuable.

 

Wow that's a really good point, I hadn't thought about it like that before but you're probably onto something there.