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For Williams, Boone, It's A Case of "Been There, Done That"

Marcus Williams and Josh Boone were the hope of the 2006 Draft for the Nets: a 6'3" point guard who had inexplicably dropped out of the lottery into the early 20's, and a 6'10" power forward who, while a question mark offensively, had a reputation as a solid defender and rebounder.  They were teammates, to boot, having won an NCAA title with UConn.

By 2010, they were out of the league and playing in China (Boone) and Russia (Williams). The two were sought out this week by ESPN (Boone) and DIME (Williams) to talk about their experiences playing overseas after four seasons in the NBA.  Boone spoke about cultural differences while Williams talked about how another point guard named Williams might be treated.

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‘Misha, where are your knees?’ He looked like a grasshopper."
Official Member of the "DO NOT TRADE DERRICK FAVORS" Movement.

by KJV on Jul 23, 2011 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

and they're ALL gone

Thorn is in Philly, Frank is in Detroit, Boone is in Yiwi, Williams is in Kazan…the team is in Newark on its way to Brooklyn. Billy King is GM, Avery Johnson is coach.

doesn’t matter one iota.

by Net Income on Jul 23, 2011 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yes it does matter.

It left us with a lack of quality Prospects, and we are feeling it now.

by nwkiddnj on Jul 24, 2011 7:15 AM EDT up reply actions  

The fact that Big Baby developed well and the Nets picks didn't, must have something to do with coaching (and teammates).

But it also proves that desire has a lot to do with it.
JWill, Brooks and Big Baby all have the desire to start with.
Boone, Favors, Swat didn’t have it.

by jerry25 on Jul 23, 2011 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

Frank got tons out of players who offered nothing.

Blows my mind that people think Frank couldn’t develop. He put his players in situations they could succeed. That’s all he can do.

by MyNetsForLife on Jul 23, 2011 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

Very true

See Mikki Moore, 2007.

D-Will > Carmela

by Gdepp94 on Jul 24, 2011 12:22 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions  

He gave Swat plenty of chances

Lets remember that every pick from the second round in 2002 till the first round in 2008 are out of the league, which means NO ONE thinks they were worth a second chance after the Nets.

That includes: Tamar Slay, Zoran Planinic, Christian Drejer (never in the league), Antoine Wright, Mile Ilic, Marcus Williams, Josh Boone, Hassan Adams and Sean Williams.

by Net Income on Jul 24, 2011 2:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

If not for his FT shooting, Boone would still be in the NBA. BTW, he was up to 51% FT shooting in China. However, Jordan Williams should exceed Josh Boone's expectations (and got him in 2nd round of bad draft).
Boone also was assigned a translator who was schooled in Canada for 5-6 years but whose culinary tastes were decidedly Chinese. The translator had a particular zest for cow penis, one of the many strange dishes that can be ordered at an authentic mainland China restaurant. (Columnist Bill Plaschke of the Los Angeles Times found the dish quite tasty when he sampled it in 2008.)

“I think I had some kind of eyeball. I’m not sure. But that was before I got wise to the fact that I don’t necessarily have to eat what they put in front of me,” Boone said.

by jerry25 on Jul 23, 2011 11:17 PM EDT reply actions  

Ech cow penis? Really? Dayum.

I hope deron likes cow penis.

by Gr8tness on Jul 23, 2011 11:19 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions  

I hear they eat fried squirrels and armadillos is louisville.

At least that’s what a HUGE NFL draft pick ate every day.

by Gr8tness on Jul 24, 2011 1:13 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions  

Try Soup #5.

That would be Bull’s balls :)

by jasperjarrod on Jul 24, 2011 11:29 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions  

I grew up on a farm in Kentucky...

But this is even a new one on me.
Cow and/or Hog brains scrambled with eggs is a common delicacy in the South…also, there is the traditional Southern dish known as “mountain oysters.” which are fried bull or boar testicles…yuk!

"The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven"

by aunt-B on Jul 25, 2011 10:24 AM EDT up reply actions  

I think the Shanghai region has the most diversified Chinese (and Western) food of all the major cities in China.

If you have someone who can read the menu for you (as I did), you can avoid the offensive foods.

I too was given Beer, when I asked for water, in a small city north of Shanghai. Seems they are proud of the Shanghai beer.
The waitress said “This IS Beer – ‘giggle’, ‘giggle’”.

by jerry25 on Jul 23, 2011 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

"you are American with big penis" - asain man

South park joke.
Probably why they served you beer. They think all Americans drink is beer lol

by Gr8tness on Jul 24, 2011 1:15 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions  

lol I just watched that episode.

"Dont blame me, I was given this world, I didn’t make it."
-Tupac Shakur

by NetsMets4Life on Jul 24, 2011 8:19 AM EDT up reply actions  

Must destroy evil power

"Dont blame me, I was given this world, I didn’t make it."
-Tupac Shakur

by NetsMets4Life on Jul 24, 2011 8:19 AM EDT up reply actions  

I ruined story:

She said "This IS Water – “gigle’, ‘giggle’”.

by jerry25 on Jul 24, 2011 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

If boone really did improve on his ft, I wouldn't mind bringing him back for min

I remember his 20 rebound game, boone is not that bad of a player. Everyone just look past him because of FT percentage.

by T o n y on Jul 23, 2011 11:21 PM EDT reply actions  

The more important news may be about the possibility of Dwight Howard going to China. I hope Dwight doesn't read this article, but rather remembers what it was like living in 4 Star Western Hotels during the Olympics.
The most high-profile player to publicly flirt with the possibility of playing in China is Dwight Howard, who said “I got something up my sleeve” when he spoke with reporters in Spain earlier this week.

I’m beginning to think that Kobe and Dwight are waiting to hear the reaction from FIBA about DWill going to Turkey.
If it is only DWill at this time, maybe there is more of a chance for a favorable FIBA decision.

by jerry25 on Jul 23, 2011 11:29 PM EDT reply actions  

He never played in Israel.

he got a better offer with the Texas Legends.

He played well in China.

by Net Income on Jul 24, 2011 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

Swat was headed to Isreal, but I read that he didn't make the team which he blamed on an ankle injury.

http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/09/01/sean-williams-the-nbas-favorite-son-is-headed-to-israel/

No one mentioned at the time that he preferred to play in the CBA.

Sean put up good numbers in China, but why didn’t he want to go back? Was he invited.
I couldn’t see him enjoying his time in China, with no one understanding him.

by jerry25 on Jul 24, 2011 7:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

I liked Boone and Jason

Imma blame Frank for those guys, he treated them like trash. He had no balls to say anything to R.J , Kidd so he picked on the new guys.

 Boone you could see was uncomfortable , often missing easy lay-ups. Who made him feel otherwise?

 As for Jason Williams , Frank to mindpoked the kid. J would dribble up the court and wait for Frank to tell him what to do. Frank micro manages when he not affraid of you.
  
  There damaged goods now, hope they fight through it and give it another go.

   Warriors didn’t give up that pick for no reason but by the time they got Williams , it was too late.

by Zartan on Jul 24, 2011 12:00 AM EDT via mobile reply actions  

its not franks fault that marcus williams couldnt stay in shape and boone couldnt hit 40% of his free throws

but you have a valid point of him not holding his vets accountable for their play. he couldnt say no to kidd or make VC even attempt to play D. on the other hand Frank was working with historically bad rosters towards the end and its easy to blame him.

deron williams is better than kyrie irving

by William_H_HOLLA on Jul 24, 2011 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions  

i'm glad those days are over

how bad lopez would be scrutinized here his still got potantial be top 5c in the league and dont get hurt

by Aidar Berlinbayev on Jul 24, 2011 1:10 AM EDT reply actions  

Boone is way better than Petro

Why even waste $10M on a bum like Petro when you could have had Boone for the vets minimum? SMH. Boone crashes the boards and focus on rebounding, he knows his limitations, Petro doesn’t and plays like a SG.

by Andres B on Jul 24, 2011 6:59 AM EDT reply actions  

C'mon now

Petro is a better player than Boone

by JerseysFinest. on Jul 24, 2011 12:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

here comes the obvious question

why is Petro in the NBA then?

Don’t say because of Avery, there are other teams in the league that could use him

by JerseysFinest. on Jul 24, 2011 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

Who else was said to have wanted Petro last year?

And more important, WHO was willing to pay him such a ridiculous contract? Please, tell me.

No one wants Petro. Nobody. During the Carmelo talks, Detroit asked us for a pick in order to take this stiff our hands, even when we were eating Rip’s bloated deal.

Graham is in the league. So what. I don’t think he is better than Hassell or Hayes.

by Andres B on Jul 24, 2011 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

No one was said to have wanted him

But there are teams that would’ve taken the risk on him. Maybe not with that contract, but they definitely would’ve given him a chance. There are tons of teams that need reserve bigs. Houston, Orlando, and New York to name a few.

by JerseysFinest. on Jul 25, 2011 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions  

He's only 25

There is always room for improvement

by JerseysFinest. on Jul 25, 2011 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah I don't think he is

"We're not there yet, but we're going somewhere," Johnson said. "And we're going to Brooklyn. We're not going to contract. We're going to Brooklyn."

by Atronic on Jul 24, 2011 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

the market says he is not.

Boone could not get a guaranteed deal anywhere in the NBA.

by Net Income on Jul 24, 2011 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

Boone is but a distant memory now.

Air ball free throws are a thing of the past.

"Dont blame me, I was given this world, I didn’t make it."
-Tupac Shakur

by NetsMets4Life on Jul 24, 2011 8:22 AM EDT reply actions  

If Boone was so decent he would be in the Nba. Petro has stuck around for a reason. Nobody needs a 6’10 weirdo that has depression issues, and freaks out at the FT line. This dude Boone would miss a layup and beat himself up for the rest of the game. He needed a psychiatrist.

by power_njerz on Jul 24, 2011 8:57 AM EDT via mobile reply actions  

I think the 12 wins...

has a lot to do with why Boone is no longer in the NBA….Hayes too.

by Pawley on Jul 24, 2011 12:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

@Pawley

Agreed. Like Dooling said, that horrible season really hurt some decent enough players.

by Andres B on Jul 24, 2011 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

I liked Boone

decent rebounder, that’s about it

Williams was fat and a thief

by MrDollarBills on Jul 24, 2011 9:40 AM EDT reply actions  

Funny the Nets put a lot of players out the league

Hassan Adams, Williams, Boone, Hassel, Simmons, Hayes, Sean Williams….. Wasn’t just the Nets fault but damn lol.

"We're not there yet, but we're going somewhere," Johnson said. "And we're going to Brooklyn. We're not going to contract. We're going to Brooklyn."

by Atronic on Jul 24, 2011 1:26 PM EDT reply actions  

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