"Sometime over the last few weeks, he made up his mind that he's going to get everyone's attention by following three easy steps: Straighten up, fly right, and bend the rim every chance you get.

This didn't require a very lengthy talk with himself, Terrence Williams explained. The Nets' introspective rookie merely looked back at the first four months of his season and immediately recognized what was missing.

"I learned you have to keep your mouth shut," he said. "Honestly, that's it. Because you get further with silence than you do speaking out or acting out. The lesson taught to me was to pay attention to other guys, and learn from them. I really wasn't ready for that.""