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Dont think a thread has been started on this guy, but the skinny on him. He plays for BC and he is a shot blocking machine. I remember last year's tournament and he was the guy that impressed me the most, even with Rice, Dudley and Smith on the floor and him getting limited minutes. He had 7 blocks tonight against Maryland, and he is averaging some very impressive numbers blocks wise this year. I think he has a good chance to make the NBA in the near future.

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His offensive game is very limited, but he has great timing and leaping ability and rebounds fairly well. His offensive game outside of three feet, the marijuana thing, and other suspensions will hurt him, but he's a first-round pick, definitely.

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If he can make himself into an effective garbage scorer, he'll be a low lottery pick. He has otherworldly timing on his blocks, and great defensive anticipation. And because he plays for Al Skinner, he's playing a pro defense, so the defensive transition to the NBA won't be an issue for him as it is for so many young players. His speed, lateral quickness, and explosiveness means that he could be a shorter Tyson Chandler. And if he could become a decent garbage scorer, he might end up the better player.

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Jonathan Watters

Somebody read the NBADraft.net scouting report, just one more example of why you shouldn't believe everything you read.

Williams is a god-awful rebounder at this point.

His offensive game is actually coming around...

ehmunro

Oh, I don't. I never bought the Orien Greene hoopla, for example.

God-awful's a little exaggerated. But his defensive rebounding is fairly poor. He doesn't establish good rebounding position and hold it. But on the defensive end he's of more use flashing out on shooters anyway. You really need to match him up with a strong post defender and rebounder. His offensive rebounding isn't god-awful, though he won't be able to get way with his basket charging rebounding style in the pros (he'll pick up a lot of loose ball fouls that way). It's tough to keep him away from the rim, offensively, because he's so athletic that he's by his man before they know what he's doing. But he's still not an offensive asset yet. He's not quite the liability that he was, but his offense is not a whole lot better than Ben Wallce's at this point.

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"I do not know what the Queensberry rules are, sir, but the Wilde rules are to shoot on sight!" Oscar Wilde to the Marquis of Queensbury after being threatened by the former pugilist.

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BC games are televised in New England. I don't think he's a bad rebounder at all. He doesn't rebound by postioning, but he can get up. Also, I don't think he'll leave BC a bad rebounder. Skinner does a good job teaching his players how to box out.

As for his offensive game, his post moves are limited and once he steps out of five feet within the basket, he's basically useless.

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Jonathan Watters

Not better than Ben Wallace's?

Give me a freaking break. The guy has been more than passable on the offensive end this year. Every nationally televised game he's played in he's shown improved offensive ability. He's still not getting double-teamed or getting consistent touches, but he is absolutely going to end up a serviceable offensive player in the NBA.

Against Michigan State and UMass he displayed very, very soft touch and the ability to score with his back to the basket. He has a hook and a fadeaway. He executes his moves fully extended, which is a formidable advantage considering the length of his arms.

He didn't score as much against Mary, but he wasn't getting many touches. He certainly showed nice awareness and touch in the garbage/relatively easy near the basket moves he did get.

This isn't speculation, this is fact. Players improve, and Sean Williams is no Ben Wallace anymore.

And he is a terrible rebounder. He had 5 freaking rebounds against Michigan State and Massachusetts combined, routinely getting beaten by his man for rebounds he should have easily corralled. It is unthinkable that a player this athletic, strong, and long could only get 2 rebounds in a game. He was listless and inactive, in both these games, only affecting the game as a shot blocker. He didn't run the floor, didn't attack the glass with enough energy to make even the least bit of difference, and was generally outhustled in loose ball situations.

He looked much, much better on the glass against Maryland, but this was by far his best all-around effort of the season. He showed poor rebounding a season ago, and that really hasn't change up to this point.

And do you really want to bring up Oriene Green?

He was completely off the radar before Givony caught wind of him, scouted him, and decided he was draft-worthy.

He actually got picked. And then he actually made it in the NBA.

How in God's green earth are you bringing this up?

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In terms of length, explosiveness, and strength, the only guy to really compare him to is a pre-injury Amare Stoudemire.

Stoudemire shows this explosiveness is on the offensive end and around the basket in garbage situations.

Williams shows it as a shot blocker.

Both these players get off the ground insanely quick, but both also have the bulk to put up a physical fight.

NJ+VC

Gets the Triple Double with 19points, 10 rebounds and 13 blocks.

Averaging 12.8ppg, 7.5rpg, 1.4apg, 1.5spg, 5.7bpg

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