Robbins: Orlando Magic Still Interested in Jason Williams
by Evan Dunlap on Jul 28, 2010 2:01 PM EDT
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At this morning's news conference announcing contract extensions for Orlando Magic head coach Stan Van Gundy, president of basketball operations Otis Smith, and team president Alex Martins, Smith said he expects to fill the team's need for a third-string point guard "by week's end," reports Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel. Smith may have a new title, but he's still effectively the team's general manager, so the call is still his to make. In keeping with his tune all summer long, he maintained that he'd like to have Jason Williams, last year's second-stringer and spot-starter, back this year.
Williams averaged 6 points and 3.6 assists for the Magic last year, and recorded career-best accuracy from the field (44.4%) and beyond the arc (38.0%). The Magic signed Chris Duhon to take over as Jameer Nelson's backup, however, leaving only spot minutes open at that position.
Additionally, Smith is also looking at two unspecified younger players to fill the position. Robbins believes Smith may have been referring to Travis Diener and Chris Quinn. Last week, I made a case for Quinn due to his outside shot and playmaking skill.
Alex Kennedy reported, via Twitter, last week that the Magic are also interested in Acie Law.
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keep williams
even at age 35 he is better than those guys imo
by JGutta on Jul 28, 2010 2:11 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Williams is a luxury as a 3rd stringer.
He could keep his body healthy and rested if called upon later in the season, unlike last year where he ran out of gas it seemed. I’m all for getting White Chocolate at that position if he’s willing.
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Yeah -- if Williams is willing to play third-string, I'm all for it.
We’ve seen that he can play effectively for around 800-1000 minutes. If the third-string PG plays more than that, something’s wrong anyway.
I call him LeBron Jim for short.
Williams at 3rd string would be fine with me
And it also would be hilarious if he could beat out Chris Duhon for 2nd string.
I also wouldn’t mind AJ coming back as a 3rd stringer.
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I really don't want Williams back
mostly because there is a slight cahnce he’d start for the Heat if he signed there. I feel like we’d be able to exploit that.
One Freaken Second
back-ups
we have a bench full of back-ups. We need a starter.
Illogical logic.
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Duhon started for the Knicks
Gortat could start on 16 teams
Chicago wanted JJ to start
Pietrus has been a starter in 146 NBA games
What is your point?
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by NC Magic Fan on Jul 28, 2010 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Acie Law
I still like Law. He would be a serviceable 3rd string with some potential!
Law has had a disappointing career thus far
The 11th pick of the 2007 NBA Draft, he has played with four teams in three seasons, including three teams last season, and has a career average of 3.7 PPG on 40.4% FG shooting and 1.6 assists per game.
While with the Bulls last season, in back-to-back games in March, he scored 40 combined points on 13 of 19 FG shooting and 12 of 13 FT shooting, so he did show a brief flash of his potential. His PER was also an above average 16.0 last season.
Maybe he could be a serviceable third string PG for the Magic.
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by Mike from Illinois on Jul 29, 2010 3:50 AM EDT up reply actions
He's been traded a lot because, on a rookie deal, his salary is effective trade ballast.
That said, if he were worth hanging onto, maybe teams wouldn’t deal him so quickly.
I have my doubts that he’s an NBA player. But he’s young. Maybe some consistency, like playing with one team for more than a year, will help.
I wouldn't mind Jason Williams coming back at all
One persons name who i haven’t heard who I’d like as the 3rd PG is Rafer Alston. He was solid in the playoffs in 09 and offers pretty good insurance in case somebody gets hurt.
should we train a rookie PG...
someone who would learn from our system and might be of use for the future?
I prefer a 3rd string PG with upside.
Jameer should fire. Duhon should be decent. I don’t see much of a need in an old guy riding the pine, because Jameer’s a veteran IMO, he’s the one who should be passing on tips to new guys.
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