Point guard Mo Williams has been such a sensation in his first five games with the Charlotte Hornets that coach Steve Clifford is already planning how to use him in collaboration with Kemba Walker.
“We’re going to play them together,” Clifford said Monday at practice. “We need to get (Walker) back as soon as we can, and then we’ll make an adjustment on the fly to play those guys together.”
“He’s a pro player. He’s picked things up quickly,” Clifford said of Williams’ immediate impact. “He’s a good organizer and a good pick-and-roll player. He’s been through the wars, so there is nothing he hasn’t seen.”
Walker has begun running and jumping in practice but hasn’t been cleared for contact. He has an appointment Wednesday with the specialist who repaired his torn meniscus in New York when the Hornets play the Brooklyn Nets.
Williams, in his 12th NBA season, says it would be nothing new to him to be paired with another point guard.
“I’ve played that way in my career and had a lot of success with it, whether it be me and Chris (Paul) in L.A. or Eric Bledsoe,” Williams said. “And in my younger days with T.J. Ford.”
Williams isn’t giving much thought to pairing with Walker just yet. The Hornets have at least nine games to play before Walker’s return.
“Let’s cross that bridge when we get to it,” Williams said. “We’ve got some games to continue to win to stay in this (playoff) hunt before he gets back.”
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Going to be an interesting dynamic, how do you think it'll work? Is Cliff crazy enough to start them both? Will Rob be benched forever?
