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31to6 wrote:Fencer is one of the better and longest-tenured posters on this board. I realize he won't likely see this, but look forward to his return.

truth18 wrote:

31to6 wrote:Fencer is one of the better and longest-tenured posters on this board. I realize he won't likely see this, but look forward to his return.

Also look forward to his return so I can at least exchange numbers with him lol.

Lord knows I've bought some horrible jerseys over the years but I'm thinking I may grab a Rob Will just cause he's an aggie lol.

cloverleaf wrote:One of the questions asked of Time Lord was whether he sees himself getting to that All-Defensive level, similar to teammate Marcus Smart.

"Yeah, for sure. I definitely look at me and Smart as kind of the anchors of our defense as far as like quarterbacks who see everything and try to talk (to teammates) about it, "Williams said. "I feel I have (All-Defensive) player potential, but there's a lot of work I've got to do."

Does Williams see Boston as a place where he'd like to grow as a player and be part of the core?

Williams noted "I feel like we've got something good going in Boston." He also mentioned how a lot of the guys are friends on and off the floor and spend time with each other away from court, before adding, "It's a great organization. So I could definitely see that."

https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/celtics/celtics-talk-exclusive-interview-cs-center-robert-williams

Hal14 wrote:

cloverleaf wrote:One of the questions asked of Time Lord was whether he sees himself getting to that All-Defensive level, similar to teammate Marcus Smart.

"Yeah, for sure. I definitely look at me and Smart as kind of the anchors of our defense as far as like quarterbacks who see everything and try to talk (to teammates) about it, "Williams said. "I feel I have (All-Defensive) player potential, but there's a lot of work I've got to do."

Does Williams see Boston as a place where he'd like to grow as a player and be part of the core?

Williams noted "I feel like we've got something good going in Boston." He also mentioned how a lot of the guys are friends on and off the floor and spend time with each other away from court, before adding, "It's a great organization. So I could definitely see that."

https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/celtics/celtics-talk-exclusive-interview-cs-center-robert-williams

Really seems like a nice, quiet, humble guy, based on what I've seen in interviews.

Him and Smart are our 2 best defenders IMO, without question. He absolutely can be an all-defense type guy if he can a) stay healthy / show he can handle more minutes and b) clean up the occasional miscues like sometimes being out of position defensively, fouling a jump shooter, etc.

nic4747 wrote:Anyone heard anything on his injury?

playa-hater wrote:I love Timelord as much or more than anyone. but I want him to get one more year to prove he can stay healthy. If not, then even I will admit it's time to move on..

Flip side is, if he again struggles to stay healthy, he may be much easier to resign. So who knows.

Flip side again. If by some minor miracle he does stay healthy, he may be out of our $$$ league.

moonie_mcgee wrote:

playa-hater wrote:I love Timelord as much or more than anyone. but I want him to get one more year to prove he can stay healthy. If not, then even I will admit it's time to move on..

Flip side is, if he again struggles to stay healthy, he may be much easier to resign. So who knows.

Flip side again. If by some minor miracle he does stay healthy, he may be out of our $$$ league.

That's a good plan Playa but I'd still seek out a new starting center. Keep Rob as you say but we desperately need a frontline center. Personally I'd like to add 2 7 footers to the front court. 1 as a starter and another solid backup. If Rob is healthy then all the better. We'll have 3.

darylbe wrote:Someone mentioned to me here how embiid missed the first 2 years of his nba career. Valid point. But it was all about the foot and surgery. Rw3, I really want to root for him, but it's like, pimple on his ass, stubbed toe, my knees, my ankle, hip, blah blah blah. Start doing yoga or something, it sucks.