If Baby is not on the roster I think the odds are pretty good you get both Williams and Swift. Neither can be sent down to the DL (only players with < 3 years NBA experience can)...if I have read that correctly, so both would be on the end of the bench.
Doc looks over and sees both of them sitting there, who does he wave into the game?
Williams is what he is, and it's not likely he's ever going to be more that what he is right now. He can develop a bit more, but his big'ol head is already bumping against his personal ceiling. What Williams can do, I think, is give the C's the 6 to 12 minutes of F/C they'll need night in and night out. He will score a little bit off put-backs, drop off dunks, maybe even an occasional pick and roll, hook shot, 10 foot jumper, or drive, but mostly he'll box out, rebound and play some scrappy defense...block a few shots, give some hard fouls. Williams will never be a star, like he was at Duke, but he *can* be a lunch pail type of role player off the bench who eats up minutes, doesn't make big mistakes, and gives *consistent* effort and production. He might even be okay in a substitute starter role for a few games, but at his best he'd be a flat tire on our starting five....we'd still roll along, but it would be a drag. Williams is low risk, low reward.
Swift actually looked like an OK C, when he was healthy...for the 20 (or so) games he was healthy. And yes, he might be stiff, but I don't think he is a really a *stiff*...just fragile and slow and still young. Still very, very, young! What Swift still has, that Williams doesn't, is potential to get a lot better. Now it's almost certainly not knock your socks off better, probably not even starter better, but he does have a reasonable shot at reaching backup center better. If Swift ever does reach his ceiling, he would give the C's everything Williams can give, and a lot more, but it's a long shot he makes it to his natural ceiling...injuries, attitude(?), effort(?). Swift is high risk, high reward.
So, who does Doc call? Williams now. Maybe Swift later...if he progresses, stays healthy, and achieves consistency.
Having said that, I'm not voting either way in this poll because I think it is too early to say. I think we can project what Williams would bring, but not what Swift would (eventually) bring into the game. I'd like to give both a shot (Williams for now, Swift for later), but there is no both choice.
