Spoiler Alert!!! The Reggie Williams Thread

Post #41 » by **BigSlam** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 1:09 am

I have to say (again) I am pleasantly shocked at the length and amount of Reggie's contract! I was really expecting him to get close to the MLE with the way people have been talking him up and the number of teams that were said to be interested in him.

hhvo · Post #42 » by **hhvo** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 1:22 am

Just did a quick youtube of Williams... He's a two time NCAA scoring champ?! Only player to do it back to back. Impressive.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ug-7JGDKTCo[/youtube]

dmutombo321 · Post #43 » by **dmutombo321** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 1:29 am

You've got to think a team like LAC wouldve loved to have added this guy, especially now that theyve gutted their roster for paul and lack a SG.

I have my doubts defensively about a 6'5 205 guy playing SF though. It seems like he's more of a SG.

Post #44 » by **Diop** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 1:30 am

BigSlam wrote:I have to say (again) I am pleasantly shocked at the length and amount of Reggie's contract! I was really expecting him to get close to the MLE with the way people have been talking him up and the number of teams that were said to be interested in him.

That's the best part. We got an interesting piece without going nuts.

Post #45 » by **BigSlam** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 1:36 am

dmutombo321 wrote:I have my doubts defensively about a 6'5 205 guy playing SF though. It seems like he's more of a SG.

He looks pretty nuggety with super long arms though so maybe holding down the SF spot might not be too much of a stretch for him?

If he can he will compliment Hendo pretty well for stretches.

_tijo_ · Post #46 » by **_tijo_** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 1:54 am

I have a feeling our 2 spot is going to be more fluid than anything. Hendo will start at the 2, but will get minutes at the 3, opening up the 2 for Reggie and Carroll (whoever is hitting the shot that night). I also suspect you will see the all-under-6-ft-tall backcourt of DJ and Kemba some.

I suspect given our roster, you will see Hendo at the 3 a bunch actually. This is I think who will actually get minutes at these positions:

PG: DJ/Kemba
SG: Hendo/Reggie/Carroll/Kemba
SF: Maggette/Hendo
PF: TT/Diaw
C: Diaw/Bismack/Ely/Diop (because each of them only gets 6 fouls)

Wow... the cats are not going to win very much. It's alright, when we are 9-32 at the trade deadline, we can trade Reggie to a contender for an expiring and draft pick... maybe even have them take Diop.

Post #47 » by **Walt Cronkite** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 4:10 am

I've been a Reggie Williams fan for a while, this is a solid, no risk move by our cats.

coldgrip1 · Post #48 » by **coldgrip1** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 7:51 am

Joe Hollywood wrote:Warriors fan here..Excellent move from a tank perspective..RW's talent level = D League All Star

Warriors fan here. Don't listen to this chump. Reggie is a great scorer in a variety of ways. This is a steal.

Post #49 » by **floppymoose** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 9:22 am

(current) Reggie >> (current) Carroll

I think you will like Reggie, given his price point and your team needs. He can't defend at all but he has a very well rounded offensive game. Can pass, shoot, drive, finish contested shots. Team oriented.

BobsBuddy · Post #50 » by **BobsBuddy** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 3:00 pm

WOW HOT DANG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

After looking at that you tube Video of RW, I'm Excited. Our second team may be better than first.
Kemba- FAST/Real Fast at dishing and scoring
Reggie--Lighting it up from both outside and driving to the rim
UPS---Fastand going to the rim/DEFENSE
White---Rebounding both ends
BB--Swating/Rebounding/Banging.....DEFENSE

It would be neat to bring all 5 of them together off the bench to charge the team up towards end of first quarter. If they are on leave them together on the floor for 15-20 minutesthen bring starters back with 5 minutes left in 2nd quarter. In second have sub them individually at will based on whose on and whose not with the starters. :wink:

Now if we could only trade Diaw and Carroll for Starting Veteran expiring contract Center to start.
How about DJ, Diaw, to OKC for Maynor, Aldrich, and Nazr plus a filler?

bobcats3wallace · Post #51 » by **bobcats3wallace** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 3:17 pm

Kemba, Williams, and White should combine to add scoring off the bench. That's for sure. I would expect to see WIlliams get minutes at the 3 as well. Biggest thing is that with the addition of Williams it gives us even more flexibility to trade DJ. Now we have a capable back-up at the 2, and therefore don't have to count on DJ and Kemba together like we might had before. But don't trade assets now. Wait until the trade deadline, that is when you can get the most for your buck. By then contenders will know who they are and teams will know the injury situation. Going forward we could either keep Williams or trade him, either way, for the contract he signed, it is a good deal. Dj is a must trade, unless Kemba proves to be a complete flop early on.

LamarMatic7 · Post #52 » by **LamarMatic7** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 3:54 pm

Forget about defense for a second, for 5 million this is an incredible signing. He might actually be the second best scorer on our team.

RichBoy923 · Post #53 » by **RichBoy923** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 4:04 pm

BigSlam wrote:Not sure I see what more he brings that Hammer doesn't already bring?

Score/create off the dribble...

Post #54 » by **BigSlam** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 4:08 pm

LamarMatic7 wrote:Forget about defense for a second, for 5 million this is an incredible signing. He might actually be the second best scorer on our team.

That might say more about our team than it does Reggie though!!

Post #55 » by **BigSlam** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 4:08 pm

RichBoy923 wrote:
BigSlam wrote:Not sure I see what more he brings that Hammer doesn't already bring?

Score/create off the dribble...

That's fair enough. Hammer is more a catch and shoot guy I guess. If Reggie can create his own offense then it would be a plus.

SWedd523 · Post #56 » by **SWedd523** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 4:09 pm

BigSlam wrote:
LamarMatic7 wrote:Forget about defense for a second, for 5 million this is an incredible signing. He might actually be the second best scorer on our team.

That might say more about our team than it does Reggie though!!

So if we signed a big man who could score 20 a night for the first time in team history, you wouldn't be excited because "it says more about our team than X!!" :wink:

RichBoy923 · Post #57 » by **RichBoy923** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 4:11 pm

BigSlam wrote:
RichBoy923 wrote:
BigSlam wrote:Not sure I see what more he brings that Hammer doesn't already bring?

Score/create off the dribble...

That's fair enough. Hammer is more a catch and shoot guy I guess. If Reggie can create his own offense then it would be a plus.

Yeah, it just takes more to get Carroll involved. With Reggie, he's much more of a threat with the ball in his hands.

Post #58 » by **BigSlam** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 4:13 pm

SWEDD523 wrote:
BigSlam wrote:
LamarMatic7 wrote:Forget about defense for a second, for 5 million this is an incredible signing. He might actually be the second best scorer on our team.

That might say more about our team than it does Reggie though!!

So if we signed a big man who could score 20 a night for the first time in team history, you wouldn't be excited because "it says more about our team than X!!"

If we had a big who could score 20 a night efficiently I would probably be too gob smacked to say anything at all!

LamarMatic7 · Post #59 » by **LamarMatic7** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 8:31 pm

fatlever wrote:the updated list of the golden charlotte warcats

Imagine how good tankers we would become if these two franchises joined forces to win an NBA title (read: tank for the number one draft pick).

LamarMatic7 · Post #60 » by **LamarMatic7** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 8:34 pm

BigSlam wrote:
LamarMatic7 wrote:Forget about defense for a second, for 5 million this is an incredible signing. He might actually be the second best scorer on our team.

That might say more about our team than it does Reggie though!!

Unfortunately, that's the situation we're in. And actually I'd say the 2011-12 Bobcats aren't the only ones for which this would apply. The same thing goes for the 05 and 06 Cats, so it ain't anything surprising.