Its_asdf wrote:If he is able to "hang with NBA players", I think he'll be able to play quite well. Since nobody's expecting him to put up monster numbers or anything, he's also playing for a very small contract and if he does manage to play well it's a good pick up for New Jersey.
If not, he'll be a bum, but there are plenty of those with even bigger contracts.
Its_asdf wrote:They've got Eddie House, McInnis and Marcus Williams off the bench as well. You're making it sound like Jay Williams is going to be relied heavily upon and if he doesn't produce then the Nets aren't going to be successful. If he doesn't play well, fine. If he does play well, I'm not saying he's going to average a triple double or anything. My definition of being a "reward" is to be able to contribute a few points now and then and to try buy some time until Kidd comes back into the game.
If Williams can ease himself into the rotation I think that alone is a pretty big reward considering that there are uncertain expectations put up for the guy.
Fact is, he's not getting paid a lot of money, there's plenty of able-bodied (but beatable) competition, and I personally think he'll get a chance to prove himself. If not, then I'm sure that this will be a nice stepping stone and a pretty big leap for him to getting back into the NBA.
Axel wrote:I gotta agree with asdf, Jay Williams a no risk pick-up. He's still young, and has a great understanding of the game. The fact that he has worked so hard to get back to an NBA comeback is enough reason to sign him - you know he'll be willing to work.
That contrasts greatly with Marcus Williams, who was passed up by many teams, because of his attitude.
I see House getting little to no playing time, same applies for McInnis, since neither have the potential upside of Jay Williams. If either Marcus Williams or J. Kidd get hurt, Jay Williams would likely recieve decent bench minutes to showcase himself.
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