No doubt, I was just teeing up a Deez Nuts cheapie.I meant D1
No doubt, I was just teeing up a Deez Nuts cheapie.I meant D1
Just about any 22 year old with aspirations of a career as an NBA support staff would be thrilled to have "woke up Celtics draft pick for meetings" on their resume for 32k per year.Who is representing this cat? I’m 31 and my folks would still make sure I was like 3 hours early for any flight if I let them know my itinerary ahead of time. And nobody is depending on me getting somewhere on time.
That said, dude needs to get it together ASAP.
While this is true, this point will get straightened out very quickly if he makes the team.The PR and the CHB type columns don't mean anything. But he is telegraphing to his teammates that he doesn't give a shit. That matters.
I’m sure it wasn’t your intent, but the bolded part comes off creepy as hell.Just about any 22 year old with aspirations of a career as an NBA support staff would be thrilled to have "woke up Celtics draft pick for meetings" on their resume for 32k per year.
Hell, make her a cute recently graduated sorority girl and you can meet all her friends.
Get it done Robert, you don't have to do this yourself!
Btw, I second the questions about his representation. Vinny Chase hired his fuck up friends and they still got him squared away!
Independently re-deriving the entire college recruiting process...I’m sure it wasn’t your intent, but the bolded part comes off creepy as hell.
Len Bias played more games as a Celtic than this stiff willWell at least he played a couple more minutes than Gordon did before getting hurt
Thanks for popping in sunshine.Len Bias played more games as a Celtic than this stiff will
Sources: Boston Celtics rookie Robert Williams has artery condition in his legsapparently it's the same knee that he has some tendonitis in.
there are reports that he slid in part because he has knee issues. I have not been able to find out what these issues could be.
I'm just hoping none of this is substantive.
https://www.masslive.com/celtics/index.ssf/2018/07/sources_boston_celtics_rookie.htmlLAS VEGAS -- Boston Celtics rookie Robert Williams has an artery condition in both of his legs, multiple sources tell MassLive.
A source described the condition as, "not too serious." It could, however, require a procedure if it were to degenerate down the line.
Popliteal artery entrapment syndrome (PAES), the vascular disease Williams has been dealing with, is found most often in athletes. Because of where the muscles and tendons around Williams' knee are positioned, they end up compressing the "popliteal artery," the main one behind the knee, restricting blood flow to the lower leg. It can lead to cramping and calf pain during exercise, per Johns Hopkins Medicine.
NBA teams, including the Celtics, were aware of Williams' condition at the time of the draft -- as was Texas A&M, where Williams went to college. The rookie has been playing with the condition for years, sources told MassLive. The L.A. Clippers' doctors performed his predraft physical and disseminated results to other organizations upon request, standard procedure for a prospect. The Celtics have also done their own physicals on Williams.
The team will regularly monitor his PAES. There are no signs at this time of it getting any worse than it's previously been, per multiple sources.
Surgery to relieve abnormal compression of the artery is performed in two approaches. In some types of PAES, a 4- to 6-inch incision behind the knee can provide the necessary exposure to relieve the popliteal artery. In other PAES types, a 4- to 6-inch incision along the inner side of the calf is required for complete relief ...
The vast majority of our patients recover fully from their surgery and have normal blood flow to the leg immediately. We will further assess the blood supply at four to six weeks after surgery with ultrasound imaging.
Made of glass, write him off.I don't care how "not too serious" they call it, "arterial condition" just does not sound good.
Is this guy going to see a floor anytime soon?
I’ve never seen such a complete destruction of my ability to talk myself into a rookie being a future star. Which is funny because of course he could be but this has been as anti climactic a start as I could imagine. It’s like a how to book on killing momentum and sentimentMy expectations for a Williams contribution in 2018-2019 have reached Yabuselian levels.
Yup. Hopefully none of this is remembered in a matter of months as he’s giving us 10-15 high energy mpg off the bench but right now my buzz is gone.I’ve never seen such a complete destruction of my ability to talk myself into a rookie being a future star. Which is funny because of course he could be but this has been as anti climactic a start as I could imagine. It’s like a how to book on killing momentum and sentiment
The Celtics always have the option to move MaMo, regardless of the contract Smart ends up signing. And if you're willing to essentially punt on the pick, due to the team being stacked with both stars and rotation guys, why not take a flier on a guy with tons of upside?It’s funny that you guys talked me into liking this pick (which I initially didn’t), and now y’all are having second thoughts.
Maybe someone else who was available at 27 will become the next Draymond Green, but ex ante, the opportunity cost of whiffing on that pick seems low. Once Danny didn’t trade up, I was kind of surprised he didn’t grab a stashable European to ease the pressure on this year’s payroll (though if Smart returns on the QO, we’ll be fine).
RW looks like he needs a year of finishing school with the Red Claws. And besides, Maine is might be eligible to join the EU, which would raise medical coverage to Irish levels.It’s funny that you guys talked me into liking this pick (which I initially didn’t), and now y’all are having second thoughts.
Maybe someone else who was available at 27 will become the next Draymond Green, but ex ante, the opportunity cost of whiffing on that pick seems low. Once Danny didn’t trade up, I was kind of surprised he didn’t grab a stashable European to ease the pressure on this year’s payroll (though if Smart returns on the QO, we’ll be fine).
The difference between R-Dub and a Euro prospect we wouldn’t see until at least 2019 wouldn’t be worth prematurely losing MaMo’s services. As noted, however, it looks like that’s a non-issue.The Celtics always have the option to move MaMo, regardless of the contract Smart ends up signing. And if you're willing to essentially punt on the pick, due to the team being stacked with both stars and rotation guys, why not take a flier on a guy with tons of upside?
We'd have to consider it. Have to have Great Britain comeback so we could have BBC Portland.RW looks like he needs a year of finishing school with the Red Claws. And besides, Maine is might be eligible to join the EU, which would raise medical coverage to Irish levels.
He's 20.Every article I read about this kid makes me less and less excited.
https://weei.radio.com/blogs/alex-reimer/boston-celtics-rookie-robert-williams-lost-wallet-twice-nba-summer-league
Every overreaction to some dumb story is just going to make me stan harder for him.He's 20.
20 year olds lose shit. Especially ones who, like big time college basketball players, have spent years getting shit free.
NCAA basketball is a fucked up world. But maybe there's a reason that Tatum (Duke) and Brown (Cal) had their shit more together than the Aggie when they entered the NBA.
My 22-year old -- who didn't get shit for free -- loses a lot less shit now than she did 2 years ago.
I read or heard somewhere "Some people mature. Some just collect birthdays." I'm not ready to start shitting on a non-criminally behaving 20 year old. There'll be plenty of time for that.
Oh my god, how's he going to buy cheese fries?!!1!?!!?11!
Thank you for the permission. And I’ve stopped going into the Williams thread for exactly the same reason.
lol..love this post (and they don't write 'em like that anymore!)
Same. I have been thoroughly unimpressed with the latter. He shows glimpses of explosion on offense occasionally and sometimes a nose for rebounds. But most of the time, he looks like he just crawled off the trainer's table. The game is too fast for him.The five minutes I watched, I really liked what I saw. I liked how he moved when covering littles on switches on the perimeter, and I like how he challenged shots. Once he gets healthy and gets Stevens-ed, we're going to see some inspiring play from him in small doses in pre-season.
Or he might be a total disaster and never get on the court. However, from what I've seen from Yabu this summer, if Williams can just get with the program, he's got enough ability to beat that slug out for 14th man. And I was a Yabusele fan.
100% this. After squinting hard on Yabu for over a year, he has lost me as a fan. His $2.6M this year could have been spent better elsewhere. He's a foul machine on defense, one head fake and his momentum carries him into the opposing player. Plus he has no qualms launching 3pointers when there are better options.The five minutes I watched, I really liked what I saw. I liked how he moved when covering littles on switches on the perimeter, and I like how he challenged shots. Once he gets healthy and gets Stevens-ed, we're going to see some inspiring play from him in small doses in pre-season.
Or he might be a total disaster and never get on the court. However, from what I've seen from Yabu this summer, if Williams can just get with the program, he's got enough ability to beat that slug out for 14th man. And I was a Yabusele fan.