Terrence Williams PR Department (AKA STOP TWEETING)

Time to trade him to the Clippers.

 

In defense of TWill, his livelihood is on the line here. Anyone whose coach refuses to play him any minutes will get upset.

Stop over-analyzing the guy.

 

Article from Hardwood Paroxysm on TWill's tweeting


Of course we have to begin with Williams’ talent. Had he not been blessed with elite-level gifts, we wouldn’t be worried about him throwing away these important years of his NBA career. He’s been labeled as a true point forward since college, but you’re just as likely to find Williams dribbling the ball for 20 seconds before heaving a 21-footer on a forced isolation play as you are seeing him make a heady pass. In a New York Times feature, Williams’ former coach Rick Pitino once paid him the ultimate compliment: “Terrence can do anything on the court.” It’s true. But while those words are flattering, they’ve done little in helping Williams find an identity for himself as an NBA player.

To be fair, Williams hasn’t found a stable home yet. In his first two years, he’s seen four different coaches with four different ideas to utilize (or not utilize) him. Williams’ first 16 games as an NBA player were promising. Coach Lawrence Frank had plenty of confidence in him, allowing him to play through his shooting woes (he shot 35.9% under Frank). Both Kiki Vandeweghe and Avery Johnson both professed admiration of Williams’ talent, but that admiration soured as he was slow to embrace his role in their newly established systems. What could’ve been a new beginning in Houston was more of the same, with Williams seemingly unable to comply with Adelman’s potent offensive system. Then, of course, frustration began to fester.

During these many years the man keeps his eyes on the gatekeeper almost uninterruptedly. He forgets all about the other gatekeepers, and this first one strikes him as the only obstacle to getting into the Law. He curses his poor luck — in the first few years loudly and relentlessly, and later on, when he grows old, he merely grumbles to himself.

Twitter.

Great way to interact with people you don’t know. Also a great way to keep yourself in the doghouse. In an almost weekly occurrence, Williams expresses (in not-s0-subtle ways) disappointment with his role on the team. The way in which he uses Twitter is nuanced. By retweeting the cries and demands of rabid fans and also using fan Q&A sessions to project his own gloom, he paints himself as a tragic figure imprisoned by circumstance. It’s a weekly facepalm for many tweeters, but it’s also hard to deny someone so adept at conveying emotion in 140 characters or less.

Over the past two years, Williams has gotten himself into trouble for passive actions against his team. At what point does this frustration culminate into something constructive? Houston is very much looking to rebuild. It seems as though the Adelman era will reach an end, even though he’s been responsible for some of the most overachieving teams in the league. Williams will have a chance to start anew once more. But talent will only take him so far before teams begin to lose faith. Until William finds himself within a system, he’ll continue to be on the outside looking in.

It may be playoff time, but there is still work to be done for those that have missed the cut. As far as we know (though it’s unlikely), this could be Williams’ last shot at turning it all around. He’ll have to work. It’ll take compromise and it’ll take courage. It’ll be a struggle to conform and to realize where his duties lie. But maybe that’s enough to set Williams aright. His career may seem like a tragedy thus far, but maybe the concepts of valor and purpose aren’t rooted in the fruit of success, but the struggle; in at least trying to struggle.

Terrence Williams won’t have the rest of his life to make his way past the gate, but hopefully he won’t need that long.

http://www.hardwoodparoxysm.com/

 

In defense of the coach, T-will was given a few minutes, but was experiencing abdominal pains during practice and couldn't perform at a high level. It would have been disastrous to play him, when his injuries were already hurting him in practice.

We have all seen how playing somebody with pain and injury can turn out worse. See Yao Ming playing on a hairline fracture in the playoffs against the Lakers, despite having foot pains. See T-mac coming back too early from previous injuries and hurting himself even more in NY. Is it any wonder that Adelman had T-Will examined by the doctors, after those incidents?

 

Hey, hate him all you want to.IDGAF

 

Great read, repped.

I agree Twitter is a dangerous outlet for passive aggressive behavior.

 

I don't hate him. I want to see him play and stop sabotaging his career on twitter.

 

Is this guy the only 12th man in the league that people actually care about?

 

He needs to be locked in Shane's basement all Summer until he grows up.

 

"TheRealTWill Terrence Williams
I wish coach Rick success we kno he's a hall of fame coach already #wordaapp"
He stayed classy, you can hate him now!

 

As soon as I saw this thread bumped, I cringed thinking he would say something inappropriate. Glad he didn't.

 

T-will knows his time is coming

 

I don't see that on his twitter

 

Wow, are you that blinded by hate? Its right at the top.

 

"he's a hall of fame coach already, his career is over with" is what he really meant :grin:

 

@NiaYork na
about 1 hour ago via Twitter for iPhone

Thats the latest tweet I see

 

Try refreshing. It's there.

 

Been refreshing, just tried on another browser (FF) and got this as the latest tweet

How you kno “@dennispkelly: @TheRealTWill any thoughts on coach not coming back???” half a minute ago via Twitter for iPhone

do i need to have a twitter account to get up to the minute tweets or something?

 

I don't think so. That's odd -- you are really delayed. He said that 45 minutes ago. He said the comment we're talking about a minute later though, so you should see it real soon.