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DWill Anyone?

colton said:
I was there also. I didn't cheer, but I didn't boo. (And was surprised by how many did boo.)

I have no ill will towards DWill. He's been nothing but respectful towards Utah.



He certainly looked good in that game, not sure how the rest of his season has gone. If he's got gas left in the tank, why not? Like you, I'd gladly cheer him on again.
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He was decent and would be good but there are a couple things that concern me.

I'm not sure he's absolutely consumed with winning at this point. Not that he will go full AK but I think there is a lower care factor.

Im not sure he'd be into mentoring. He's matured but some guys just aren't into that and I think he might be one.

Also, he mentioned the boos after. It irked him and while that may not deter him from doing its a reminder that many view him as the Sloan killer and will likely never change their mind. There's some baggage he'd likely rather not deal with.

I doubt either party would be really excited and I highly doubt he'd come off the bench for us like some are wanting.
 
I was one of the bigger DW fans when he was in Utah and I defended him during the SLoan/DW fight. I don't think DW is as bad as people portray him but I also think he has a "dick" factor that makes it hard to defend him now. I still think he is talented. However, I think his body is broken. He has missed a lot of games and didn't play the last few playoff games due to a sports hernia.

I doubt he is the mentoring type and I think he can be divisive in the locker room. However, when he is healthy he can still put up some good numbers. Perhaps coming back where his career started would help him. The same fans that boo him would cheer him if he helped the team to get to the playoffs. I always think it is stupid to continue to boo players long after they have left. You have to care to boo. I don't really care about what happened between Sloan and him. I am sure both guys shared fault in the situation. I read somewhere that DW apologized to Jerry so as far as I am concerned that isn't an issue for me.

The biggest issues are can he stay healthy, is his attitude going to change if the Jazz lose, is he going to be a team player, how much money does he want and would he be willing to come off the bench. I doubt several of these things happening. I don't even know if the Jazz are interested or not. But it would certainly make things interesting around here if he did come back.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
Im not sure he'd be into mentoring. He's matured but some guys just aren't into that and I think he might be one.
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This is one of my biggest concerns. That, and how would he and Hayward get along? By most reports they didn't exactly hit it off last time around.
 
Dwill is going no where.
Who cares if he still has a house in Utah. He most likely owns a few homes across the country and he is playing at Home now with Dallas. Plus the way you treat players. Why would he want to come back? Dallashas a better shot at a championship then Utah. They made playoffs this season, Utah did not.
 
I wouldn't mind at all seeing him back here if he could stay healthy and would accept a mentorship kind of role. But I think it's highly, HIGHLY unlikely to happen. I don't hold what happened with Jerry against him and I'm sure he's done some growing up and realized there are things he could have done differently here. But I don't think he's coming back.
 
I have a butt feeling DL is going to pull something out of his *** this off season it may not be Dwill but I predict it will be interstanding. Maybe the Kings go all in on stupidity allowing DL to make an offer for Collison.
 
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Stifle Tower said:
So he stopped running Jerry's plays. How long would it take before he'd stop running Quin's? Actually let it happen. I would pay good money to see a confrontation between Snyder and Williams in front of the bench.
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It's about time you stop regurgitating this trash. Go back and watch the last 2 years of Jazz games with Deron. Deron ran Jerry's plays into the ****ing ground, even though defenses had our number and were two steps ahead. Jerry failed to adjust, and instead counted on Deron and big Al to just make it work as if they were John and Karl. Deron can be criticized for a lot of things, but as for breaking plays, he should have done it sooner, as our coach just wasn't seeing the obvious.

It's funny how many players butted heads with Jerry over the years, and yet fans blame Deron simply because he was the one player the FO decided to back instead of Jerry. Damn shame Jerry didn't retire a few years sooner, like he should have. Great coach at one time, but quite honestly, a shadow of his former self by the time he quit in the middle of a season.
 
Cappy_Smurf said:
It's about time you stop regurgitating this trash. Go back and watch the last 2 years of Jazz games with Deron. Deron ran Jerry's plays into the ****ing ground, even though defenses had our number and were two steps ahead. Jerry failed to adjust, and instead counted on Deron and big Al to just make it work as if they were John and Karl. Deron can be criticized for a lot of things, but as for breaking plays, he should have done it sooner, as our coach just wasn't seeing the obvious.

It's funny how many players butted heads with Jerry over the years, and yet fans blame Deron simply because he was the one player the FO decided to back instead of Jerry. Damn shame Jerry didn't retire a few years sooner, like he should have. Great coach at one time, but quite honestly, a shadow of his former self by the time he quit in the middle of a season.
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There is 0 chance that Dwill makes the WCF if Jerry retires earlier. 0
 
Its time to mend the fences. DWill should have stayed a JAZZMAN. now he can still play a role in our playoff quest.
 
Sign Deron, trade for Chandler, sign Durant, then call it an offseason.
 
cowhide said:
I also think he has a "dick" factor that makes it hard to defend him now. I still think he is talented.

I doubt he is the mentoring type and I think he can be divisive in the locker room.
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IMO we need more guys that are a little rough around the edges. even if he isn't the "mentoring" type, he would likely inspire some passion, and some pride, in some of the youth.

There was a time (not so long ago) that Utah was considered "hard-nosed", a team that would kick your *** or go down swinging. We cower far too often, and having someone besides Rudy with some grit would be a welcomed addition.
 
Deron's body is not at a point that he can grow with the team.

It's time to let Dallas have him. If he wants to come back here because he likes the area then he should approach us and offer to take at or near the minimum.
 
Was it previously posted? Dwill announced today he will opt out.

Tim MacMahon: Deron Williams intends to opt out of the second season of his contract with the Mavericks, sources told ESPN.com. – via ESPN.com
 
I get that we're developing Dante, but Deron is a better player than any of our current PGs. Bring him back, he'd be an excellent mentor to Dante
 
David Stern said:
I get that we're developing Dante, but Deron is a better player than any of our current PGs. Bring him back, he'd be an excellent mentor to Dante
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lol. He was not much better than the Melvin Shack this year. Deron is on his last legs. Sure, he is a smart vet, and can get a few wins for a vet team, but he is not a fit for this team.
 
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