Yes, he is playing better overall. He started out quite poorly and Pope took him out pretty early. But, he played much better the rest of the way after that. And, yes, the rebounding is the one big thing he still needs to get better at.
True, but there are rebounds in his area that he doesn't go after. The same with blocks
Yep. Some people just have to have a whipping boy. This year it is Amari and Jaxson. Earlier it was Kerr.
He averages 8.5 rebounds in 20.5 minutes per game. That averages out to almost 16 per 40 minutes. That almost Oscar numbers. Can he do better, of course, but “better” is all in his head. Guys a fifth year player and won multiple Defensive POY awards in his previous conference. He’s facing stiffer competition now obviously, but are we trying to say he needs to be getting 12-13 rebounds in his typical 20 minutes of action?
Exactly. If he could do that, at his size, he would already be in the NBA. Amari is fine.
Oh, he gets the help, it's just the other team. Don't remember the last time I saw a big at UK just STAND THERE while someone comes over the back to grab a rebound that he should have.
That's about average for Florida.
Williams is the third leading rebounder in the SEC, playing half the game. Granted, his fundamentals are not the best; but he grew up in freaking England where he likely received poor coaching and got by because he was bigger than his weak competition. He has bad habits that are not easy to break at this stage of his career in the middle of a season. On the other hand, he is quick and agile, has excellent court vision and his handle and passing skills are first rate. He was a tremendous portal addition for Pope's system as late as it was in the process.
Very good post. His PER 40 numbers are pretty darn good, just as you suggest. Yes, he has flaws, but I think many have unreasonable expectations for him this season. Hopefully, he is willing and able to step up against the tougher competition that he's not used to playing against. Drexel's schedule simply did not test him anything like the SEC will this year.
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I think our 5 out offense hurts us with rebounding. Our guys need to focus on getting to a spot instead of watching the ball fly through the air, but on defense, we still show bad habits. Our guys don't body up and fight for rebounds.
Or when he goes after them, he goes with only 1 hand- need to go after rebounds with 2 hands
Watch it now, you can say 9 positive things about someone, but if you say one negative, you’ll get your ass chewed out lol
I hear Goose Givens, who I always listen to during the UK games, say the same thing multiple times- WIlliams is very talented and is a beast at times
