Williams sizes up his understudies
I talked to Deron Williams the other day, and he was certainly in a good mood.
I asked the Jazz's incumbent point guard about first-round draft pick Eric Maynor.
His response?
"Should I be scared?" Williams said.
It wasn't the answer I expected, so I felt compelled to follow up my original question. I asked Williams how he planned to mentor Maynor, who will likely end up battling veteran Ronnie Price this season for the job as his primary backup.
Still smiling -- like he enjoyed throwing the newspaper guy a little off balance -- Williams said, "... You just talk to him. I'm sure he'll have a lot of questions for me. Hopefully, he can learn a lot by watching me, as well as Ronnie [Price].
"It will be interesting to see those two battle it out. I definitely think Ronnie has the upper hand right now. He's been here and proven himself. But I like what I saw from Eric, playing pick-up. He's definitely got the tools to be a great point guard. He knows how to run a team already. ... He takes his time and has a great feel for the game."
I replied, "So, you are scared?"
"A little bit," Williams said.
Williams, by the way, says he has gained about 10 pounds of muscle since last season.
“... I'm still four percent body fat,” he said, "[and] I feel stronger. Hopefully, that will help me throughout the season."
-- Steve Luhm
I asked the Jazz's incumbent point guard about first-round draft pick Eric Maynor.
His response?
"Should I be scared?" Williams said.
It wasn't the answer I expected, so I felt compelled to follow up my original question. I asked Williams how he planned to mentor Maynor, who will likely end up battling veteran Ronnie Price this season for the job as his primary backup.
Still smiling -- like he enjoyed throwing the newspaper guy a little off balance -- Williams said, "... You just talk to him. I'm sure he'll have a lot of questions for me. Hopefully, he can learn a lot by watching me, as well as Ronnie [Price].
"It will be interesting to see those two battle it out. I definitely think Ronnie has the upper hand right now. He's been here and proven himself. But I like what I saw from Eric, playing pick-up. He's definitely got the tools to be a great point guard. He knows how to run a team already. ... He takes his time and has a great feel for the game."
I replied, "So, you are scared?"
"A little bit," Williams said.
Williams, by the way, says he has gained about 10 pounds of muscle since last season.
“... I'm still four percent body fat,” he said, "[and] I feel stronger. Hopefully, that will help me throughout the season."
-- Steve Luhm
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