Tag: ATLANTA
Shooter Williams looks to bring out passing side for Sixers..
by admin on Aug.20, 2009, under NBA News
ATLANTA — On the substantial chance that there were no 76ers fans in the gym last week when starting point guard in waiting Lou Williams was working on his post game in a pro-am game in Atlanta, the Philly faithful might like to know that he scored 45 points..
That may be a big deal considering the 6-foot-2 Williams recently said that coach Eddie Jordan’s , motion offense sometimes uses guards as big men. But did we mention that his primary antagonist that day was a well-traveled 5-foot-9 European pro guard name Herman Favors.?
OK, so Philly fans might not be so impressed.
Williams’ outburst the other night doesn’t suggest that the fifth-year pro can slide seamlessly into the starting point guard spot in Philly vacated by Andre Miller, who split for Portland in free agency. There is little denying that Williams is a score-first, pass-second player (12.8 points, three assists a game last season). And Philadelphia, of course, has been down the road before with scoring-happy point guards. Allen Iverson played the part for years..
