"There was a time this season -- actually, several times -- when the Nets thought about sending Terrence Williams to the D-League.

There also was a time when folks thought the Earth was flat and those new fangled computer gizmos were a fad.

Well, flat or round, fad or staple, the Bulls wish the Nets had followed through on the Williams notion, which now seems ludicrous.

"Like five years," Williams, who notched the first triple-double of his career -- the first by a Net rookie in nine years -- said of how long ago his struggles seem. "I feel like a vet, but I'm not. It feels like a long time ago. This season flew by fast.""