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Sean Williams Headed overseas

No of course we dont need him. A shot blockign big..This is utah we get charges..lmao...A player like him is exactly what we need.Guess mormons dont like to gamble but they sure do dont mind taking moeny from those who do
 
NUMBERICA said:
Big need, big upside, manageable downside. That's the argument.
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I don't know how big his downside was anyway. He had an altercation with a dude in a cell phone store in early 2009 and smashed a monitor. Red flag? Definitely. Is there a pattern of several such incidents? I simply don't see it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Williams_(basketball,_born_1986)#Personal_information

On the contrary, after the embarrassing and aggressive altercation, he took anger management counseling. Perhaps he was mandated or "encouraged" to do so, but it happened.
https://www.nj.com/nets/index.ssf/2009/03/sean_williams_case_on_hold_unt.html

And he also picked up his bootstraps and headed overseas for a month or so early this year, where he averaged a double-double, 4 BPG, and zero TOs (somehow). Oh, and he won the CBA dunk contest, FWIW. No news of subsequent incidents that I could see.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Williams_(basketball,_born_1986)#International_career

That's the type of player that a team that trusts its leadership (and coaching) should take a flyer on for their third-string big man, even if they have to pay more than the minimum.

I don't see where his salary in Israel is disclosed, but it's not the Maccabi team, so I'd reckon that it'd be less than top dollar. Looks like he's gonna play for an assistant coach whom he knows.
https://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/32398153/ns/sports-nba/
https://www.eurobasket.com/Israel/basketball.asp?NewsID=201987
 
Well, here's one more chance at Sean Williams. Certainly smells fishy that he was waived, but he's evidently still available.
https://basketball.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/69086/20100912/sean_williams_released_by_hapoel/

Something must have been up, as his replacement is 6'7" 260-pound 30-year-old Sam Clancy--far less of a talent based on basic measurements. If the point of contention was finances, or living overseas, then he's still worth considering. Given that Clancy was playing in Israel recently, it's possible that it was a salary dump by Williams' Israeli team, where they got a cheaper Clancy in return.

If it's attitude or health or getting in trouble (all possibilities), though, then probably not.

In any case, I wonder if it has any impact on the Fesenko negotiations; not sure if the Fes camp would buy the claim that there is yet another journeyman center out there that could fill Fes's shoes. Both Fes's agent and KOC can probably find out the dirt (if any) pretty easily.
 
InGameStrategy said:
Well, here's one more chance at Sean Williams. Certainly smells fishy that he was waived, but he's evidently still available.
https://basketball.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/69086/20100912/sean_williams_released_by_hapoel/

Something must have been up, as his replacement is 6'7" 260-pound 30-year-old Sam Clancy--far less of a talent based on basic measurements. If the point of contention was finances, or living overseas, then he's still worth considering. Given that Clancy was playing in Israel recently, it's possible that it was a salary dump by Williams' Israeli team, where they got a cheaper Clancy in return.

If it's attitude or health or getting in trouble (all possibilities), though, then probably not.

In any case, I wonder if it has any impact on the Fesenko negotiations; not sure if the Fes camp would buy the claim that there is yet another journeyman center out there that could fill Fes's shoes. Both Fes's agent and KOC can probably find out the dirt (if any) pretty easily.
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This actually happens overseas quite a bit because of scouting issues(mainly a lack thereof). They probably thought Williams could actually play with his back to the basket or something, and when they got a closer look at him and found out that wasn't the case, they got rid of him.

Although, certainly with Sean it could be anything.
 
Team chemistry is more important than skills imo. He would have been a negative influence on the coaches and other players, which is why no one wants him. Even if there was a possibility he could have been good, the odds are against the Jazz.
 
ncoloradojazz said:
No of course we dont need him. A shot blockign big..This is utah we get charges..lmao...A player like him is exactly what we need.Guess mormons dont like to gamble but they sure do dont mind taking moeny from those who do
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Greg Ostertag is our witness of why gambling isn't worth it, and Okur seems to be more of an example every year as well.
 
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