TWill Gets Shut Out in All-Rookie Voting
Terrence Williams was rookie of the month in April and averaged 14, 7 and 5 over the last quarter of the season, but that didn't impress NBA coaches who vote for the All-Rookie Team.
No one expected Williams to make the first or second team but what's surprising is that he didn't receive a single vote. Beyond the ten players who made the first or second team, another 10 rookies received votes, but not TWill. Toney Douglas of the Knicks, who played a minor role for New York until the next few weeks of the season, received a vote.
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We can all enjoy watching him tear it up next all-star weekend in the Rookie-Sophomore game and Dunk Contest. He’s gonna get plenty of love next season.
And even if none of the coaches voted for him, he did get noticed. I recall that Popovich gave TWill some serious praise after the NETS beat the Spurs in March.
by GeoffreySchmits on Apr 30, 2010 6:05 PM EDT reply actions
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Given his growth towards the end of this past season, it’s safe to assume T-Will be in the running next year.
As an admitted, T-Will detractor at various points during the year, I hope he’s working on his stroke – ‘cause he’s got the potential to be a to be a top-50 player next year.
And who knows after that?
by Delacratic on Apr 30, 2010 6:09 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Please excuse the typos. iPhone.
by Delacratic on Apr 30, 2010 6:11 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I don't think he does have that potential for next season.
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by ben_gleicher on Apr 30, 2010 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions
T-Will potential
Perhaps you’re right, maybe I am thrusting too much on him — maybe not. Certainly, it would be a large leap for him, but if Brandon Jennings can surprise us, why not T-Will? It’s all predicated on him developing a stroke.
At the very least, he could be an honorable mention on Bill Simmons’s Top 40 Annual Trade Value List (given his age, contract and ability).
Well Brandon Jennings was a top point prospect in a draft LOADED with them. All the point guards were supposed to be really good.
Jennings surprised us because he was so good so soon. He turned 20 right before the season. He was supposed to need a year or two of development first.
Terrence was a college senior and was supposed to be mature and come ready to play. He didn’t start playing well until March. College seniors very rarely surprise anyone. You usually know what you’re getting.
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by ben_gleicher on Apr 30, 2010 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions
I should have clarified a bit:
You’ve made some good points to rebuke my somewhat foggy analogy.
My intended point was that while Jennings was indeed a top prospect, I don’t think anybody expected any of this — especially coming off of mediocre European campaign. That’s why his stock dropped and a guy like Jonny Flynn was taken ahead of him. Milwaukee, coming off of Ramon Sessions and Charlie Bell could afford to take a flyer, hence the surprise.
While it’s rare for seniors to make a leap, we have seen it even in recent years — think David Lee, Danny Granger even Darren Collison.
It’s not a huge stretch. Just sayin’.
Well those guys all had really solid rookie seasons.
What I meant is that it’s rare that a senior shows vast improvement improvement after a sub-par first season.
Everyone had the point guards ranked differently… Flynn wasn’t the consensus point guard after Rubio… Jrue Holiday even could’ve gone 5th.
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by ben_gleicher on May 1, 2010 12:37 AM EDT up reply actions
If you had seen Jennings
in the Jordan Classic (played at the Garden) before he went to Europe, you could have seen the potential. The European game was difficult to master for a playground player.
Last year’s draft was extraordinary for guards and point guards in particular. The question was order…and some teams blew it badly.
Second year players rarely win the award
The media usually sees improvement from one’s rookie year as a natural occurrence.
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As I've said before, the only poll that is meaningful is :
If the draft was going to be held again, where should TWil be drafted, knowing what we know today about injuries and potential.
I’m sure TWill would be well in the top 10. I wouldn’t trade him for hardly anyone.
If Nets got the #4 pick, I might consider trading him for the opportunity to get the #2 pick (if Evan Turner).
I wouldn’t. Terrence is LeBron without scoring. Turner and Wall, although high expections in the NBA, have to yet to prove they can excel at the next level, whcih TWill has. Lets hope the balls bounce our way!
If Terrence is Lebron without scoring
I am Prokhorov without money
by ispartan on Apr 30, 2010 10:00 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 2 recs
One good month doesn't make him a top 10 rookie, let alone the next Lebron.
Why should anyone give him a vote? Just because a Knicks homer gave Toney Douglas one?
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But finishing the season strong makes people ahead of the Nets, like the Knicks, wish they had drafted TWill.
Imagine all the National hype if TWill was playing for the Knicks?
He would have been in the dunk contest if playing for the Knicks.
The Knicks wished they took Jennings...then Holiday/Lawson. After all the problems the Knicks have had with bad character guys, I don't think they regret passing up Williams in the least.
The Knicks have NO national hype whatsoever now. I doubt anyone would’ve made noise for them this year. David Lee had a phenomenal season and barely made the All-Star team.
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by ben_gleicher on May 1, 2010 12:42 AM EDT up reply actions
If finishing the season strong is what you're basing it on, Curry should be ROY
But fact is, Tyreke is the ROY since Curry’s late season surge can’t erase the fact that Tyreke had been playing well all season long. Same way with TWill. I don’t care if he finished the season really strong, one month’s performance cannot erase his absence the other 4 months or the accomplishments of other rookies during that time. He played well one month, the other guys were doing their thing all season long
by muwu on May 1, 2010 2:20 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Come on the votes doesn't matter..
Twill is going shine next season..
we don't light the stars, we simply fade with them..
Him not getting any votes is the best thing for his career. He will go all summer with a chip on his shoulder and look to prove everyone wrong next season.
And I promise you the opposing players took notice of him. I remember Lebron making comments after TWill had a great game against the Cavs. Twill is going to be a great player in the league. His strength is his versatility…..he may never be a great shooter but his game is predicated upon finding passing lanes, breaking down defenders and rebounding/defending. Few guys in the nba have as diverse a skill set.
In the scheme of things you think it really matters if some writer in Minnesota didn’t vote for him. Guaranteed there are GMs who picked in top 10 who wish they drafted him.
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