Terrence Williams PR Department (AKA STOP TWEETING)

I do want to point out that this particular case is for a different rule, but players can still get fined for using twitter.

 

When the Rockets play NY Wednesday, that's the beginning of 7 games in 10 days.

The only time they hav consecutive days off before the end of the month is the 30th and 31st. (DPE expires on 31st)

I can't wait until he starts playing, and of course this has been a tease not getting to see him play... We all just need to remember the opportunity popped up to trade for him for a probable high NY pick. Morey had to move on it knowing it would be hard to work him in until their trade.

One would hope they're communicating with him though... Keeping him encouraged.

 

"The league sent a memo to teams on Wednesday telling them that cell phones and other communication devices can't be used from 45 minutes before game time until after players have finished their responsibilities after games. That includes halftime.
The rule applies to "coaches, players and other team basketball operations personnel." NBA spokesman Tim Frank confirmed the memo and its contents.
The memo does not specify penalties for violation of the rule, and says teams are free to create their own policies for practices and other team events.
The NBA has more than 1.4 million followers on Twitter, and many players are active on it."

http://www.nba.com/2009/news/09/30/nba.twitter.rules.ap/index.html

Morey tweets about the Rockets, so I don't see a problem with what Williams is doing. As far as I know he hasn't said anything negative about the Rockets.

 

He hasn't said anything that's detrimental to the team or league. Has he tweeted too early after a game? That's the rule that Jennings broke. They can't tweet until hey get finished speaking to the media. Doesn't seem like anything applies to Twill as of yet, so again, fine him for what?

I should clear up when I talked about complaining about a job i wasn't implying Twill could complain about whatvr he wants because we do it about our jobs. I was trying to point out how we often side with friends who do it and actually encourage the behavior, even if we don't know the whole story and the comments are harsh. However, with Twill, we do the opposite and it's not even close to being harsh.

If there's rules about tweeting and he breaks him, then it's warranted as he should know the rules, but i don't think he's come close to it.

 

The one thing I don’t like about his attitude is that he is coming off like he may think he is a finished product. Every unproven player must focus on growing while waiting for his chance to come, I just hope he is channeling his anxiety there, if he is not, we’re talking about having an undisciplined Mini-Starbury kind of player in our hands.

One thing he might already be doing is putting up as many jumpers as Ish Smith must be putting per day, he is definitely a better shooter than Ish but he still has a ways to go in that area. As for his decision-making, he would probably make more strides by just playing and learning on the fly. I just hope he knows that he is full of potential, but he still has to do major work to tap it.

 

You probably misread what I said earlier when I was talking to DD. I didn't mean to say fine him now. My response was in the event that TWill continues talking and becomes negative with the FO.

 

I think in jersey he had the talent to play, possibly start, and didnt because of the personal issues. Now he's fixed the personal issues and still is good enough to be within a rotation, but is just stuck in a very very deep backcourt...so i think he just thinks he's good enough to get consistent PT, which I can't disagree with, but there's just no room.

It's also pretty hard to improve in his case when he gets no PT. If he was a Steve Novak, then it's easier to see what your holes are and improve them, but at his talent level he needs to actual in-game conditions to improve because pretty much his only weakness is decision making/running the offense.

 

If the Rockets had a real problem with this, wouldn't they tell him to cool it? And if he was told to cool it, wouldn't he do so?

I guess its one of two things. The Rockets don't think its that big a deal. Or, they are purposely ignoring it to see if he has the maturity to grow up on his own.

 

I am in 100% lockstep agreement.

I was just saying if they promised him or told him that PT will open up after the trade deadline and nothing gets done to clear the logjam there, it could cause an issue with a guy who seems to be a bit sensitive already.

However, I guess even if nothing substantial gets done, and I don't think it is for a lack of trying on Morey's part, they still could go young, but that would be Morey forcing Adelman to sit someone like Battier...and that is a whole other can of potential worms.

DD

 

Agreed, I'm on the same page as you are but my worries still remain; I just hope he doesn't derail his career by possibly having a Starbury type inflated ego.

 

The Rockets better bring in Carlos Gonzalez Jr. stat. Williams needs more guidance.

 

I don't think him tweeting or what he has tweeted is a big problem. If he makes it past the deadline, he will get the playing time that he wants. In another year or two, Williams will be one of the top productive players in the league. I just hope they can hold on to him that long.

 

He could really improve his shooting a bit also.

 

by the numbers there's always room for improvement when it comes to shooting, but guys built like him usually have trouble being very good shooters. I'm not sure he can improve in that area without losing strength and maybe some quickness. I think he just needs to shoot more consistently and that's a mental issue that won't be fixed until he gets more PT.

 

I don't understand this thread at all. I don't see anything cocky or unsettling about what he tweets. He's saying he's anxious to play and needs to be patient. That's all good, right? He's not criticizing the team; he obviously accepts the situation because he's telling himself to be patient. There's also no reason to think he doesn't understand why he's not playing or that he might be playing after the deadline. Knowing that wouldn't make him less anxious to play. Much ado about nothing.

 

Signed,

 

Well, I agree that twitter can be grossly overused. But to me this comment seems like he is realizing the very same thing you are trying to point out here ... seems like he's saying he thought he wanted the other side, then realized the water was deeper than he thought (I.E. not as easy to get playing time as he was expecting). Don't really see any problem with this particular tweet at all.