I’ve been hard on Deron Williams. And it’s completely justified. If he hasn’t been mediocre ever since he’s been in Brooklyn, then Brooklyn would be more respected. Unfortunately that’s not the case as Williams has been nowhere to be seen the past two years. I’m surprised there isn’t an APB out for him.
But it doesn’t stop him talking the talk. According to ESPN.com Deron Williams says he’s healthy and is good to go.
“I’m healthy, man. When you can walk, you can run, it feels pretty good,” Williams said.
Bully for you. You can walk.
“I don’t think about last year,” Williams said. “I’m not worried about last year. Last year is behind us. This is a new year, new team, new day.“
A good part of the piece is how Deron fires back at Kobe who talked about Deron’s troubles in a Sports Illustrated article.
“Kobe was like, ‘I would go 0-for-30 before I would go 0-for-9,‘ Bryant said, according to Gotham Chopra, director of an upcoming documentary about the future Hall of Famer. “‘Zero-for-9 means you beat yourself, you psyched yourself out of the game, because Deron Williams can get more shots in the game. The only reason is because you’ve just now lost confidence in yourself.’”
Asked about what Bryant said, Williams responded, “I’m a point guard. If I’m 0-for-f—— -9, I’m not shooting 20 more shots. Not going to happen. I’m a point guard. I’m going to find somebody else. Kobe Bryant, that’s what he’s supposed to do. He’s got that mentality. That works for him, I got my mentality, it works for me.“
Whoowee. Looks like Kobe pinched a nerve.
Lets see how Williams responds in the Regular Season.
