Williams returns in time for Clips' final stretch

[mkwest]

“With me being out, it gave guys the opportunity to get in a better rhythm and got guys some more minutes,” Williams said. “That should be helpful. It shows our depth and it showed me areas where I can come back and fit in. It’s easy for me because I’m coming off the bench. I think it’s harder if you’re the starter and you’re missing and then you’re coming back and playing heavy minutes. I’m not playing 30-something minutes anyway, so I’m not really concerned about the rhythm of the game.”

Williams said before the game that he wasn’t excited to be returning — a nine-year veteran, he has been in the league too long for that. But he was happy to be back with eight games to play before the playoffs.

Williams credited the entire training staff for the work they did on his toe, which was badly sprained in a loss at New Orleans, forcing him to hobble off the court. The trainers used laser treatment and gave the toe almost daily massages.

“It wasn’t the country-club massage, I’ll tell you that,” said Williams, who joked that he might have sweated off all the weight he had gained. “I wanted to cry.”

“Obviously the playoffs are nearing,” Williams said as he soaked his feet in a bucket of ice water. “It’s a different basketball game then. I’ve talked privately with some of the young guys that haven’t been to the playoffs, letting them know how different the playoffs are. Every possession is key. The attention to detail has to be at high alert. You’ve got to be all in. You’ve got to be all one.”

Billy Witz, Fox Sports West

[mj_shoefanatic]

Great read. We have a few vets with postseason experience on this team who can help out the young guys when the time comes plus chauncey.

[TheNewEra]

Glad to have Mo back ti close out the season time to turn it up to the next level

[playaloc916]

It's good that Mo can get a few games under his belt before for the playoffs. We need all the weapons we can get. And you know Billups will bring his wealth of experience with him.

[mkwest]

It's good that Mo can get a few games under his belt before for the playoffs. We need all the weapons we can get. And you know Billups will bring his wealth of experience with him.

I think that Chauncey is going to be hyped up more than most even though he can't play. He'll be coaching from the sidelines and trying to add anything that he can to help his teammates. He's going to see stuff from the sidelines that players in the game are not seeing and they are going to respond to him, because they trust him.

[mike3]

What i dont get is why he said he wasn't excited to be returning? He looked pretty happy in the Thunder win

[mkwest]

What i dont get is why he said he wasn't excited to be returning? He looked pretty happy in the Thunder win

That messed with me at first too. I think we both took it out of context, because of how it was worded. For him, it wasn't just that he was excited to return from injury like so many players, but more excited that the team were able to get out of their slump and make a strong playoff push. In other words, it's more about team success than anything concerning only him.

[mike3]

^Yeh cool. I get that and I hope your right. I like Mo, I have a bad feeling where gonna get rid of him and he'll be pissed at our organisation if we do cause hes been so good to our franchise. Thats why I like him, this only makes me like him more, he just wants team success.

[og15]

I fractured a finger and last year and had those "massages" twice a week while I was doing rehab. It's actually very painful, just thinking about it makes me remember the pain. Had to get my muscles out of being stuff post-cast though.