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Jay Williams on the comeback trail
NBA teams, take note.

The surprise at ATTACK Athletics on Monday was former Bulls point guard Jay Williams. He held his own against two of the fastest guys in the draft, Raymond Felton and Dee Brown. His shot is better than ever. He's cutting and jumping. He went full steam for an entire hour with Felton and Brown and looked just fine.

Williams said after the workout that everything is coming back to him and he's hoping to be in an NBA training camp this fall. Grover concurred, asserting that if things go according to schedule, Williams will be ready to play next season.

That's amazing progress for a guy who's been playing basketball full-time for only six weeks.

"Right now it's more mental that physical," Williams said. "I'm still not secure in myself. The doctors have cleared me to play. Now it's about getting back the confidence I need to be a great player. When I think about it, I sometimes doubt. However, when I'm going one-on-one with Dee Brown, my basketball instincts kick in and I play just fine."

"I don't want to come back and be an average player. I know some people think that it would still be great if I did that. I know I could do that right now. But that's not what I'm trying to do. I want to be an All-Star and play at an All-Star level."

Williams said he has a handshake deal with the Bulls to give them the right of first refusal after seeing him work out. He doesn't think it's likely that they'll sign him, however, with Kirk Hinrich and Ben Gordon thriving in Chicago. If Chicago is not an option, he's hoping to land with a veteran team with title aspirations, such as the Spurs, Pacers or Timberwolves.

It remains to be seen whether he'll ever get back to his old self. But he's on the right path.

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Pacers Fan

It seems like almost every forum has one of these threads now. I wouldn't mind Williams, but if we got him, I'd really hope he wouldn't start over Tinsley.

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StephenJackson

I love Jay Wil, I hope we can pick him up. If we did, it'd be wise for us to try to trade AJ. Hopefully something can happen with this.

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There's always a possibility of playing AJ at SG and PG. He might benefit from playing at the same time as Jamaal Tinsley.

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StephenJackson

Yeah but those SG minutes behind Sjax will hopefully be taken up by Freddie.

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I was suggesting him as a 3rd stringer at both positions, but it might be best trading him. I think we're getting a little too far ahead of ourselves. There's a slight chance Williams signs with us anyway,

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PacersguyUSA

I'd take him. He'd be an improvement over Gill.

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StephenJackson

He'd also be an improvement over AJ

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clownskull

well, i'd be willing to give hime a look. however, i think you are assuming that he can hold up for a season. he can't be better than a.j. if he's hurt.

RP McMurphy

I wouldn't mind giving Jay Williams a flyer, but let's not act like he's proven that he'll actually stay in the league. I definitely don't want to trade one of the best backup point guards in the NBA, basically on a lark. Then, we could easily end up with Eddie Gill as our starting PG for half the season.

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naptownpimp

i definately dont think we would start him over tinsley, especially not just coming back, but i definately think he'd be a great addition

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LamarButler

Sorry for being oblivious, but what happened to Jay Williams?

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Motorcycle accident.

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