Comments on: Statistical Exploration – Deron Williams

By: John Lowden

John Lowden — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:54:55 +0000

A point guard should not be expected to do it all, to run the floor, dish out assist and be the ultimate scoring machine on the floor. Thats why they call the TWO guard the SHOOTING guard and the point guard the POINT Guard. Back in the Stockton days he , even after he became the STARTING point guard, he was a great PG, yet it was like two to three years as the starter before he hardly ever broke 15 or 20 points a game, for the first few years he hardly got into double figures most games, yet he was one of the best PG’s of all time and always will be.

By: Brittin Earl

Brittin Earl — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:18:06 +0000

as i said, when the jazz are down, deron needs to burst out and make baskets happen. i agree that his job is to pass the ball and get assists, but, why have a player that can score and get the team points and not use him for that????!!!! honestly tell me

By: coco

coco — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:39:44 +0000

i saw d-will at the lake sandhollow resivor lake to be exact it was awesome got a picture with him too.

By: John Lowden

John Lowden — Fri, 29 May 2009 01:44:21 +0000

I don’t agree with you Britton Earl. A point gaurd’s job is not to score alot of points. A PG is to make everyone on the team better, dish out the assist and get everyone involved and be the floor general. If a PG gets 10 to 12 points per game and dishes out 15 to 20 assist is better than a PG scoring 25 points per game and handing out 4 or 5 assist.

By: Drew

Drew — Thu, 28 May 2009 20:22:23 +0000

Deron did the best job on Kobe Defensively in the playoffs when he was switched on him. As a point Guard he has to guard the quickest guys in the league, and doesn’t have a legitimate big man to alter shots in the middle. Rebounds have you noticed where Deron goes when the shot goes up almost to half court, The Jazz have had a very under rated fast break game. Deron’s job is to facilitate the fast break which makes it difficult to get alot of defensive boards, and it isn’t his role on the team.

By: brittin earl

brittin earl — Thu, 28 May 2009 19:37:08 +0000

d will needs to look to score more for the jazz. i can understand if he i sup above the other team in points to distribute the ball but when the jazz are down he needs to look to score or good open inside passes. DWILL is my favorit player in the nba no questions

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 19 May 2009 03:08:56 +0000

John you are wright d will always comes in the game with a game face on and not to mention derons numbers were better then pauls numbers in the playoffs

By: John Lowden

John Lowden — Tue, 19 May 2009 00:37:58 +0000

Say what you want to about D-Will, but he comes out every game with his game face on. If each and every player on the team did the same and played at the energy level as he does, the Jazz would be going to the finals this year, so all you people that disagree with me just don’t know Basketball, i have coached the game for 40 plus years, not on a professional level, but the way i able to put a team together, it is always a winner, and i can recognize GREAT talent when i see it.

John (in Virginia)

By: skinsfan

skinsfan — Mon, 18 May 2009 21:37:50 +0000

Did anyone notice when they announced the all NBA teams. Deron didn’t even finish in the top 5. Why is that? Deron’s not a good leader. The reason why the Jazz are so inconsistent. Look at the best guards in the league. They all take over in critical situations, all the time. Yeah Deron does it here and there but not every night. Look at Tony Parker, Chris Paul, Chauncey Billups, even Jason Kidd and he’s like 90 years old. These guys all play hearts out every night and lead there teams whether they want to or not. Deron not so much even though he could dominate games like a Kobe or a Lebron. Maybe he’s trying too hard to get his teammates involved. But the Jazz go as Deron does. Thus, the inconsistency. He wants to be the best he better play like the best and not disappear so much throughout a game. In my mind he’s the best gaurd out there. No one can defend him when he’s nasty but his nastiness capacity must not be very much. When Deron can step it up to the next level so will the Jazz.

By: J R Stewart

J R Stewart — Thu, 14 May 2009 01:45:03 +0000

Boozer has missed about 34% of the games.

Jazzaholic

By: John Lowden

John Lowden — Thu, 14 May 2009 00:30:38 +0000

I agree with Earnie. I don’t care what anyone says, Milsap is better than Boozer. To let Boozer go would free up alot of cash to be able to bring on a couple of hard nose veterans, or the Jazz ought to maybe do a sign and trade and/or maybe move to a higher spot in the next draft by using boozer as bait, or something in between. Injuried do happen, but over the time Boozer has been with the JAZZ, how many games has he missed due to injuries ? Probably at least 40 percent. So I think that it is time to do one of the above with Boozer, afterall he can leave and the Jazz get nothing in return except the money the save that may be used to get other players, and while at it, give Milsap a raise.

John (in VA)

By: Ernie

Ernie — Wed, 13 May 2009 04:10:13 +0000

lOl i hate to say it but boozer has to go. Okay i understand you have a center that could stretch the defense and shoot 3s. So why have a undersized pf come on -_-

By: John Lowden

John Lowden — Wed, 13 May 2009 03:30:43 +0000

I think you have to look at the entire team. Deron is a great point gaurd. In games where the entire team plays great as a team, then Deron shines. It is a team game and the entire team needs to get focused and play as a team and play good ball on both ends of the court. When this happens Deron is the best PG in the league. This season in the second half of the one game against Denver the Jazz were bing kicked in the first half and came back and won the game in the second half, Deron was a better player than Chauncy Billips in that game, also late in the season when the JAZZ defeated Dallas, Deron was much better than Jason Kid. So point blank, when the entire team plays better Deron will shine like the true superstar that he really is. He can’t win the game alone.

John (in Virginia)

By: JayD

JayD — Wed, 13 May 2009 03:23:46 +0000

I love D-Will but he does have some things that he needs to work on . He needs to be more effort in his 3 point defense as well as everone else . It always made me mad when he gave up on the perimeter defense . I think that he needs to be a more vocal leader . And I hope that he works on his shooting , it seemed that he was out of sorts in our in our end of season slump ..
I know that he is defenatley a future Hall Of famer . I am glad that we have him instead of CP3 . He fits in our system better .
Thats my thoughts .

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 12 May 2009 23:12:29 +0000

Deron is a good defender but he doesnt have the same shot blockers in the paint as other teams have which causes D not to be as good but all good defenders have low post defense and good shot blockers and d will doesnt have that like chris paul who has chandler

By: TY

TY — Tue, 12 May 2009 22:09:17 +0000

Agreed. Let boozer walk, sign and trade.. whatever it takes. Get rid of him! MILLSAP 100% Rid of boozer, rid of boozer, rid of boozer, rid of boozer, rid of boozer.

By: howard

howard — Tue, 12 May 2009 22:06:53 +0000

Just Make sure PAUL MILLSAP STAYS WITH THE JAZZ!!!! i dont care about anything else. I doubt most jazz fans want boozer back. Your foolish if you do. DWILL will take care of turnovers in time.. people forget he is still young.

By: Mal

Mal — Tue, 12 May 2009 21:15:34 +0000

Way to go Andy! Spitting the truth is the best way to go! I love Deron too, but there are a few things he could work on to set himself apart as one of the elite players of the game. Nice work Andy.

By: mike

mike — Tue, 12 May 2009 20:45:18 +0000

I think deron is a great defender when motivated. He was pretty effective against Kobe and especially paul. With that said, cant really compare d-will with cp3. as we can see if d will has to carry the team every night he can easily average 24-28 ppg. Its just utah has a better supporting cast.

Thats right faster point guards get steals but in doing so paul has to sag away from his man more to get into the passing lanes which is why his man scores on him more often no to mention the bigger guards like deron who will take advantage and post him up and overpower him to the basket. but he does make up for it with 3 steals and his turn over rate is low. Deron on the other hand is a strong point guard so he is better than paul in taking bumps and finishing also a much better one on one defender. but non the less his size makes him a bit slower as evidence when he has to play a smaller guard who usually cuts the corner pretty fast he often gets beat.

As for defense I agree Defense measures effort, but in this case it isn’t the individual who’s at fault its the team. In team defense everyone needs to read each other and know when to switch, close out and when to help. If just one person fails at his job in this team defense the whole team suffers. If someone is beat and the help defender fails to show up than the system is beaten. This whole team defense revolves around chemistry and solid communication. Take the laker series for example did anyone noticed how well they communicated to each other. That’s why our offense sucked ass when it was a half court set and we weren’t pushing the ball up the court this allowed the lakers to communicate and work their defense efficiently, something we should be doing.

Last thing is rebounding, YOU CAN NOT RELY ON TWO INDIVIDUAL REBOUNDING THE BALL. REBOUNDS ARE A TEAM EFFORT EVERYONE REBOUNDS. The only time when you don’t rebound is when your man is streaking down the court. Deron can be solid 6-8 rebound guy. Example Jason Kid. Yes you can rely on paul and boozer but hey its a big court and they cant be everywhere at the same time.

By: Boondock Saint

Boondock Saint — Tue, 12 May 2009 19:31:10 +0000

Yep…defense measures effort. Period.