The Mo Show is No Mo
Since Mo Williams (P-Nut) is gone from Milwaukee, and here in Cleveland... that means that the
Mo Williams Show is no Mo!!!
Okay, so I stole the headline (the thread's name was used on a Buck's Blog), but since Mo Williams is now with the Cavaliers, and since Cavs fans are dying for
any information to keep them occupied until the season starts, I thought that now would be a good time for everyone to get to know Mo about Mo!
And what better way to know Mo, than to ask him, and who better to ask him but ...him? :chuckles:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6Aq0adeo5I&feature=related
2006-07 season: While Rome burned around him, Williams established himself as one of the league's best young point guards. Taking over the position vacated by the trade of T.J. Ford, Williams showed the wisdom of that decision by setting career-bests in every important category, with the lone exception of 3-point percentage.
Williams continued to be more of a scorer than a passer, however. His assist ratio ranked only 49th at the position, and his turnover ratio wasn't great shakes either (32nd). He made up for it by creating so many shots for himself, helping him average 19.0 points per 40 minutes, albeit at a fairly low true shooting percentage for a star player.
One area Williams really could help himself in is improving his 3-point shot. Williams hit only 34.7 percent last season and is at 34.8 percent for his career. He also attempted the shot at a fairly low rate. The low rate of both attempts and successes was one of two big reasons his TS% was lower than you might expect; I'll talk about the other below.
Scouting report: Defensively, Williams has some work to do. Though he has decent size and athleticism for the position, it appears his lateral movement might be lacking -- he gets beat off the dribble a lot. Then again, it might just be a symptom of the general lack of effort the Bucks show at that end of the floor.
Offensively, Williams has an odd tendency to avoid drawing fouls, which if corrected would make him an even more potent scorer. For a point guard, he takes a huge number of shots in the paint -- 46.7 percent of his attempts last season were from close range. He converted those shots at a respectable clip for a little guy (49.5 percent), but compared to his peers he didn't get nearly enough free-throw attempts from his forays.
Williams averaged only .177 free-throw attempts per field-goal attempt, ranking him only 54th among the league's 67 point guards. That seems almost absurdly low given his quick first step -- the thing that allowed him to get to the rim so much in the first place -- and how often he went to the rim. It's also the biggest reason his TS% was so average (51.9 percent, 31st among point guards) for a player whose field-goal and free-throw marks were both in the top 15 at his position.
Some stuff from NBA.COM
PRO CAREER
2005-06: Appeared in 58 games (12 starts), averaging a career-high 12.1 points (4th on the team) and 4.0 assists (2nd on the team) ... scored a career-high 35 points on 12/2 in Washington, including a game-winning three-pointer as time expired (105-102 final) ... also hit the game winning shot against Indiana on 11/12, another three-pointer at the buzzer (103-102) ... scored 30 points on 12/30 against New York ... had 28 points on 12/20 against San Antonio ... averaged 10.9 points as a reserve and 16.9 as a starter ... shot a career-best 38.2% from the three-point line, en route to making a career-high 73 threes on a career-high 191 attempts ... scored in double-figures 36 times, including 7 games of 20+ scoring ... notched his lone double-double on 12/3 against the Magic (12 points, 11 assists) ... missed 23 games due to injury/illness, including one game with a right thigh contusion (12/14), 3 games with plantar fasciitis, left foot (1/10 - 1/13), 10 games with a sprained left ankle (1/29 - 2/15), 3 games with a stomach virus (3/8 - 3/11) and 6 games with a left ankle sprain (3/18 - 3/26, 4/17). ... 2004-05: Played in and started a career-high 80 games … ranked 13th in the NBA with a career-high 6.1 assists per game and finished 3rd in assists per 48 minutes with 10.3 … set career highs in every category including: points per game (10.2), rebounds per game (3.1), assists per game (6.1), steals per game (0.9), minutes per game (28.2), field goal percentage (43.8) three-point field goal percentage (32.3) and free throw percentage (85.0) … registered a career-high 22 points on three occasions (1/5 at Toronto, 3/1 against Philadelphia and 3/8 against Atlanta) … posted a career-high 14 assists at Charlotte on 2/22 … grabbed a career-high nine rebounds against Dallas on 3/11 … matched the Bucks season-high and set a career-high with four steals on 3/20 at Denver … finished third on the Bucks with eight double-doubles, including the first of his career on 11/6 against Cleveland (10 points, 11 assists) … had the top three assist games for the Bucks this season with 14, 13 and 11 (three times) … led Milwaukee in assists 53 times, points three times and steals 18 times (tied for season team lead) … posted three games of 20+ points/10+ assists ... 2003-04: Played in 57 of Utah’s 82 games, missing 20 games due to coaches decisions and five games due to a left ankle injury … averaged 5.0 points, 1.3 assists and 1.3 rebounds in 13.5 minutes per game … scored in double-figures 10 times, including a career-high 20 points vs. Denver on 1/20 in a career-best 32 minutes … also added 19 points at Sacramento on 2/27 and netted 17 points at Dallas on April 8 …recorded his best all around game at Los Angeles against the Lakers on 12/7, scoring 16 points, with a career-high 6 assists to go along with 5 rebounds … matched his career-high with 6 assists at Dallas on 11/1, pulled down a career-high 6 rebounds vs. Houston on 11/26 and registered a career-high 3 steals at Seattle on March 24 … for the season, connected on .380 from the field (115-303), including 10-39 from three point range (.256) and .786 from the line (44-56).
PLAYOFF HISTORY
(5 games, 0 starts) ... 2006: Came off the bench in all 5 contest against Detroit averaging 7.2 points and 2.0 assist in 15.0 minutes a game…set single-game playoff highs in scoring with 20 points and in FG percentage by shooting 90 percent in Game 3 on (4/29).
COLLEGE
Earned Third Team All-Southeastern Conference honors from the Associated Press in his two seasons at Alabama ... named the Sporting News National Freshman of the Year in 2001-02 ... Started all 64 games he played in during his two-year career ... averaged 13.1 points and 3.9 assists and 1.5 steals ... connected on .847 from the free throw line, hitting 182-215 attempts in his two seasons ... was a unanimous selection for SEC Freshman of the Year in 2001-02 and was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team by the league's coaches.
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