[Tongue-Out-Like-23Participant]

It’s always nice to have people show you the bad reasons why a player is in his situation.
I always thought Sean Williams would make a nice pro, very athletic, long arms, and a very very good shot blocker. Some of his games were nicknamed Sean Williams Block Party. Now why is it that he’s a free agent and possibly the best free agent out there?

Some feedback?

[HueBoND 2001Participant]

Apparently Sean Williams had a big attitude problem. In my thinking the nets did not develop him well case in point Lawrence Frank, he did not pan out quick enough (WHICH IS RIDICULOUS WITH HIS ATHLETIC ABILITY) they draft a big man and he’s done.

Sean Williams should be in the league but again if you go to the wrong situation you are stuck. There is no reason why he cant be a Tyson chandler type player yet the Denver Nuggets refuse to look at players like this. They need another big….I’ll throw out another name that in the right situation couldve been great this year Stromile Swift. Laugh if you want but this guy was a great great defensive player but with raw offensive post moves. He didnt play well with yao meng and signed with the wrong team but got paid. These guys need a good situation and its a shame more teams arent at least giving them a try OKC

Gerald Green is another and I dont know what the hell the bulls are thinking I am sorry I just dont get the logic. THROW THEM IN THERE what do you have to lose (except your coaching job) ….

Run a simple motion offense, or a 6 to 7 play set and they will get it forget all these schemes not many zones being played in the league.

[BothTeamsPlayedHardParticipant]

Teams don’t want to use a roster spot on a marginal talent who has shown to lack the maturity and professionalism necessary to get better. I hope he enjoys his time with Fujian SBS XunXin, because unless that light goes off and he realizes he is a world away from the NBA he’ll never get back there.

[Tongue-Out-Like-23Participant]

Thanks for the feedback guys. I wasn’t aware of his poor work ethic and attitude problem.

[NashyMingParticipant]

Apparently, he got really bad reputation back in his college days. Got suspended a few times over his time at Boston College for various drug-related issues (while he was the “best” player on the team, so you can tell how serious his issue was there). That’s why so many teams avoided him even though his talent is probably top 10 level.

He was drafted by the Nets and signed a 4 years rookie contract with 2 years locked up. Without accomplished anything as a Nets, he asked the Nets to opt out of the 3rd year team option so that he can become a free agent to get more money “earlier”. This demand was completely ignored by the Nets who exercised his 3rd year option. Sean Williams publicly voiced his displeasure against the Nets for keeping him in rookie scale for 3rd year (you have never heard of anyone really complained about the rookie scale like this). His career went down hill from that point on. Nets did not pick up his 4th year option and just let him go (I think they wished they didn’t waste the 3rd year rookie money on him.)

This guy is in basketball for money ONLY. Nobody in the right mind would touch this guy in the NBA. He wouldn’t even get paid in Europe and that’s why he’s playing in China now, but if he kept his attitude, he may be done in China too.

[NashyMingParticipant]

Frankly, he got so much talent that I can’t figure out why there is no NBA team that would give him a minimum contract and try to get this kid back on track.

According to a recent comment from Mark Cuban, Gerald Green has very low BB IQ and that’s why he didn’t keep Green on the Mavs even at minimum.

I think it would do him some good to play in Europe for a few years, get his act together, learn a few tricks, and improve his maturity. He can return to the NBA similar ways as Anthony Parker, who is a very solid player starting on a champion contender (although Parker’s prime years were spent in Israel).

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