Grant Williams Thread

rmal8852 · Post #181 » by **rmal8852** » Fri Mar 4, 2022 3:16 pm

Nice to see a likable, young man with a lot of character achieve at such an effective, versatile level in the NBA.

He is bright, communicative and very much a glue guy for the team off-court as well as on-court. When he first came up, there were lots of stories about his ability to navigate relationships and how affable and we’ll-liked he was with teammates, coaches and staff in general.

He got accepted to Harvard and Yale and chose Tennessee to stay home. Got his Bachelors in 3 years. Jaylens a bright guy. Grant is equally so, if not brighter.

Great to see his hard work on his body and craft pay off.

zoyathedestroya · Post #182 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Tue Mar 8, 2022 7:15 pm

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Grant is a goofball.

zoyathedestroya · Post #183 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Tue Mar 8, 2022 10:53 pm

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big-shot-ROB · Post #184 » by **big-shot-ROB** » Wed Mar 9, 2022 7:13 am

rmal8852 wrote:Nice to see a likable, young man with a lot of character achieve at such an effective, versatile level in the NBA.

He is bright, communicative and very much a glue guy for the team off-court as well as on-court. When he first came up, there were lots of stories about his ability to navigate relationships and how affable and we’ll-liked he was with teammates, coaches and staff in general.

He got accepted to Harvard and Yale and chose Tennessee to stay home. Got his Bachelors in 3 years. Jaylens a bright guy. Grant is equally so, if not brighter.

Great to see his hard work on his body and craft pay off.

I wouldn't say Jaylen is bright. He tries to look brighter than he actually is. That's not a knock on him, he's my favourite player now that Hayward's gone. But I feel Grant is really really intelligent, in most of the facets in life.

LewisnotMiller · Post #185 » by **LewisnotMiller** » Wed Mar 9, 2022 1:30 pm

zoyathedestroya wrote:

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Future career in coaching or broadcasting? I think so.

playa-hater · Post #186 » by **playa-hater** » Wed Mar 9, 2022 4:32 pm

I really really really want Grant to finish with a 40-50-90. Joining the who's who of all time shooters.

That and a lesson for all those who say "insert whatever player" can't shoot, he sucks" based on early career productions.

From Mr. 0-25 to Mr. 50-40-90 club member.

Grant Williams will be the example for future generations of Basketball players who may be in the same boat.

Hal14 · Post #187 » by **Hal14** » Wed Mar 9, 2022 5:57 pm

zoyathedestroya wrote:

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Grant is a goofball.

He always keeps things light and fun! Just an awesome guy for team chemistry/camaraderie/locker room presence.

While at the same time, doing an excellent job of accepting his role and performing his role on the court.

Fencer reregistered · Post #188 » by **Fencer reregistered** » Wed Mar 9, 2022 9:21 pm

Grant's Twitter feed is full of shout-outs. Most of the targets are obvious: Celtics players, ex-Celtic players, Tennessee basketball, fellow Player Association exec, etc. The most recent I saw is for the coach at Yale, and we know Grant almost went there. (At least, that's where his mother wanted him to go.)

Some, however, are harder to pin down. Family relationship? Pure fandom?

AFVolunteer · Post #189 » by **AFVolunteer** » Wed Mar 9, 2022 10:13 pm

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zoyathedestroya · Post #190 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Sat Mar 19, 2022 11:22 am

Even with his recent slump, Grant is one of only two NBA players shooting 48/40/90 this season. The other guy can certainly make shots but don't like getting shots so he's only played in 19 games so far.

Fencer reregistered · Post #191 » by **Fencer reregistered** » Sun Mar 20, 2022 10:07 pm

zoyathedestroya wrote:Even with his recent slump, Grant is one of only two NBA players shooting 48/40/90 this season. The other guy can certainly make shots but don't like getting shots so he's only played in 19 games so far.

He'd probably have to shoot >60% the rest of the way to finish at 50/40/90. That sounds tough.

Another way to look at it is that he's about 7 makes shy of 50%. So if he has a 14-14 stretch and shoots 50% otherwise, he's in.

zoyathedestroya · Post #192 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Mon Mar 21, 2022 5:01 am

I love this team.

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Mr_Mojo_Risin · Post #193 » by **Mr_Mojo_Risin** » Mon Mar 21, 2022 5:12 am

zoyathedestroya wrote:I love this team.

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You're a little slow here JT :lol:

zoyathedestroya · Post #194 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Tue Mar 22, 2022 3:38 am

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KG won't have none of this nonsense if he was still on the team lol. KG was all about food metaphors though haha.

Ill News · Post #195 » by **Ill News** » Tue Mar 22, 2022 6:05 am

zoyathedestroya wrote:

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KG won't have none of this nonsense if he was still on the team lol. KG was all about food metaphors though haha.

Love Grant but I don't agree with some of his comparisons though. Smart should be Wolverine, while Pritchard is Hawkeye. And what's his basis for comparing himself to Spiderman??? :crazy:

I agree that Al as Captain America, Jaylen as Black Panther, and Rob as Thor (for bringing the thunder with his dunks) are simply perfect. Not sure about Tatum as Vision though, but it fits.

All in all, Grant's a big geek lol

zoyathedestroya · Post #196 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Tue Mar 22, 2022 11:23 am

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sam_I_am · Post #197 » by **sam_I_am** » Tue Mar 22, 2022 11:55 am

I hate this superhero stuff right now. Going 4-0 on a road tip is awesome but it’s not like winning a title. Coach needs to dial it down immediately.

jmr07019 · Post #198 » by **jmr07019** » Tue Mar 22, 2022 11:58 am

Ill News wrote:
zoyathedestroya wrote:

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KG won't have none of this nonsense if he was still on the team lol. KG was all about food metaphors though haha.

Love Grant but I don't agree with some of his comparisons though. Smart should be Wolverine, while Pritchard is Hawkeye. And what's his basis for comparing himself to Spiderman???

I agree that Al as Captain America, Jaylen as Black Panther, and Rob as Thor (for bringing the thunder with his dunks) are simply perfect. Not sure about Tatum as Vision though, but it fits.

All in all, Grant's a big geek lol

Ya I'm not a fan of vision can we give Tatum Iron Man instead. Iron Man is way cooler and it is fitting considering how much Tatum plays.

Anyways big props to Grant from going from cant williams to batman. Big upgrade :lol:

watsonthedragon · Post #199 » by **watsonthedragon** » Tue Mar 22, 2022 1:16 pm

sam_I_am wrote:I hate this superhero stuff right now. Going 4-0 on a road tip is awesome but it’s not like winning a title. Coach needs to dial it down immediately.

You must be fun at parties. Batman was a play on words after defending Jokic, not implying they're playing like superheroes. C'mon...

Post #200 » by **Feed Your Head** » Tue Mar 22, 2022 1:31 pm

sam_I_am wrote:I hate this superhero stuff right now. Going 4-0 on a road tip is awesome but it’s not like winning a title. Coach needs to dial it down immediately.