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  • #27338
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    delfam
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     When I look at a guy like Andre Iguodala, he didn’t have a defined role before Doug Collins and really didn’t play as good as he could, he thought he had to be the go to scorer. With Doug Collins he knows he’s a defense stopper and distrubitor.

     

    When look at Derrick Williams, I could see him struggling at first since he might be unsure what position he is. He has skills to play both to an extent, but until a coach tells him what they want, he can’t really focus his skillset on becoming either a SF or PF.

    Anyone else think he might struggle his first couple years to find his role in the NBA and it’ll take a good coach to actually tell him his role so he can soley focus on that?

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  • #514037
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    Williams forces his perimeter skills. He just turned the ball over trying to pump fake then drive from the triple threat position. He also almost dribbled the ball out of bounds earlier in the game on a wing like move. Williams has the skills to be a wing, but not the fundimentals. A team like lets say the Toronto Raptors could very well draft him for the SF position, but his potential at SF will never be the same as his potential at his natural PF position.

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  • #514041
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    delfam
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     ^ the thing is Williams might want to be a SF, maybe we doesn’t want to be a PF. That’s what I’m saying, it might have to take a strong willed coach to put him in his place and tell him he’s a PF so he can then focus his skills on being a good PF and not a SF. That’s why I think it might take him a couple years to actually figure out who he is.

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  • #514053
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    SwatLakeCity
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     It depends on which team he goes too. He’s willing to listen to whatever coach he has. He is a coach’s dream and always rises above the opposition. I think if he goes to a team like Cleveland with Byron Scott at the helm, he’d be a good coach for him. And depending on who they pick with their second lottery pick, he could play SF.

    With the right coaching Derrick Williams can be a beast just like he is in college.

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  • #514054
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    BKKnicksfan
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    If he plays SF, I think he’s gonna struggle. I feel PF is best for him

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  • #514093
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    blink3ebfan
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    You got the right team but the wrong player to compare him to. I’d say he’s going to have a similar learning curve to what Thaddeus Young is going through right now. I think they are very comparable in the way they play with Williams offensive game being a little bit more well refined coming into the league. Young plays better at the Pf position but he has the skills to play the SF and that versatility has really helped the Sixers this year. If used properly and not forced to be a number one option, both of these players have the potential to be all stars down the line. Hopefully the sixers are smart enough to realize this and hang on to Young this summer…

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  • #514155
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    iguapops420
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     Just saw that Williams considers himself to be an nba 3.

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  • #514171
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    Dale Worthington
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    Oh totally broham he forces his perimeter skills.

    60% from beyond the arc…totally forces it brohemorrhage.

    Maybe the greatest 3-point shooter in college basketball history statistically…

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  • #514189
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    llperez

    its funny ohcanada keeps knocking dwills skills from tonights game. He was the most impressive player in the game and arizona was an entirely different team with him in the game.

    As for williams struggles due to position, they will mostly come at the defensive end. Offensively, he will get buckets.

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  • #514191
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    OhCanada-
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    Ive gone on the record saying hes the best player in this draft how am I knocking his skills. He forced shots at the ned of the game, and is not a small forward. When he got the ball in the post or down low in the block he was alot more effective then from the perimeter and that is a fact. He dunked on like 2 Huskies in the paint and had plenty of nice post moves. Im sure he is saying he considers himself a SF to improve his draft stock. He can play SF, needs to learn some of the fundimentals of an SF, and he probally will play alot of SF, but I still believe he is alot more productive at PF.

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  • #514195
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    llperez

    i agree he is a pf. I really dont think he forced anyithing from the perimiter today other then maybe the last 3 pointer, but even then it was with about 7 seconds left and not much space to go to the hole. Every othjer play from the perimiter was within the flow of the game and things he has been doing since november. He just missed some shots today. When i mention his perimiter skills as a strength, i mean they are a strength as a pf taking pf’s outside. I do not think he will thrive as a sf. But with all that said, here is a guy who was lightly recruited out of highschool. His freshman year, he did not look like he was close to being a lotto pick. His improvement has been phenomanl in such a short period of time. Maybe he can improve those perimiter skills to a sf level sooner then we think.

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  • #514255
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    Dale Worthington
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    OhCanada, you’re saying he’s not a SF and he forces his perimeter skills based on one game. Very inane.

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