Former Hawk: Marvin Williams retiring after 15 NBA seasons

Post #1 » by **HMFFL** » Wed Sep 9, 2020 2:24 am

Marvin retiring at 34 years old.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/dknation.draftkings.com/platform/amp/nba/2020/9/8/21428408/marvin-williams-retires-nba-career-stats-news-bucks-vs-heat-series-playoffs

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Post #2 » by **Jamaaliver** » Wed Sep 9, 2020 5:05 am

Read on Twitter

personanongrata · Post #3 » by **personanongrata** » Wed Sep 9, 2020 5:14 am

He is very well liked throughout the NBA. For me, the Williams/CP3 thing is water under the bridge. But for the life of me, I dont understand why people thought a guy with no handle and no creativity to his game was going to be a big time scorer

jayu70 · Post #4 » by **jayu70** » Wed Sep 9, 2020 12:23 pm

Marvin's claim to fame for Hawks fans was he wasn't Chris Paul. Hawks needed a PG. GM Billy Knight wanted a team of 6'-6"+ switchable players.
Marvy Marv was the ultimate pro, but he didn't love nor was he passionate about basketball...it was strictly a job. The pressure of being a #2 pick didn't get to him though and he carved out a 15 year NBA career. He always had the respect of his peers. Good Luck going forward!

DirtybirdGA · Post #5 » by **DirtybirdGA** » Wed Sep 9, 2020 12:35 pm

I at least was rooting for him and Korver to make the Finals... oh well.

Post #6 » by **HMFFL** » Wed Sep 9, 2020 3:09 pm

personanongrata wrote:He is very well liked throughout the NBA. For me, the Williams/CP3 thing is water under the bridge. But for the life of me, I dont understand why people thought a guy with no handle and no creativity to his game was going to be a big time scorer

Same.
I read last night he was ranked 11th in the country out of high school talent. I thought it was ranked higher.

I will admit, I ranked Deron Williams #1, and he topped my draft board. However, Chris Paul wanted to be a Hawk, unless he only said that so he could be the #2 pick, because Bogut was a sure thing at #1.

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