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Terrence Williams News & Rumors

Rockets pass on lottery picks options, extensions; will save money for summer.
January 25
Houston Chronicle
 
"The Rockets have told each of their four lottery picks from the 2009 NBA Draft – Hasheem Thabeet, Jonny Flynn, Terrence Williams and Jordan Hill – they won't be picking up the fourth-year option on their rookie contracts, a person with knowledge of the talks said. The moves were not unexpected. Only Hill is playing. The Rockets, however, made the decision not as much because of the play of the four lottery picks, but to create room for a max contract should there be a free agent (Dwight Howard, Deron Williams lead the class), according to the person familiar with their thinking."
Now in rotation, Williams gets timing back
March 2
Houston Chronicle
 
"Rockets forward and Seattle native Terrence Williams had about 20 friends and family members at Tuesday's game against the Blazers, the Rockets' last this season in the Pacific Northwest. But there were no extra nerves for the occasion; those came last week. When Williams moved into the Rockets' regular rotation for the first time since he was traded to Houston from the Nets on Dec. 15, he went against the team that dealt him. But Williams said he was extra keyed up because he had not played in so long, an issue he said he's put behind him. "The first game I felt a little rushed, like happy to be back out there and trying to do everything at once," Williams said. "The second game, I felt I"
Williams wants to play now
February 22
Houston Chronicle
 
"Frustrated about his lack of playing time, guard/forward Terrence Williams said he hoped the upcoming trade deadline will get him off the Rockets' bench. He said he would prefer to play for the Rockets but hopes to be somewhere he can play by the end of the week. "I want to play basketball, whether it is here or somewhere else," Williams, 6-6, said. "I like the thought of being here with Aaron (Brooks) from home. But I'm here to play basketball and I'm not doing it. It's nothing against them. At the end of the day, I just want to play basketball." Williams, who has known Brooks since he played youth football for Brooks' father in Seattle, has played in only six games since being acquired"
Williams offers options at guard
January 7
Houston Chronicle
 
"After weeks waiting for his turn, Terrence Williams was relegated to playing in his dreams. But he did not complain. The dream was pretty good. "My mom said, 'Are you getting discouraged down there,'?" Williams said. "I said, 'No. I had a dream that he put me in the game and as soon as he put me in the game, I hit a 3.' I swear that's what I told her. And it happened. "After the game I told my mom that it happened. I need to have a dream about getting a triple-double." Williams hit his 3-pointer less than two minutes into his first meaningful playing time since the Dec. 15 trade to the Rockets. With point guard Aaron Brooks out, Courtney Lee moved over to play backup point, opening playing"
Adelman pleased with Williams' play
January 4
Houston Chronicle
 
"Terrence Williams was not about to celebrate playing mop-up minutes at the end of a bad loss, but they were the first minutes he has played since the Dec. 15 trade to the Rockets. "It's always good when you get to play basketball," said Williams, who played the final eight minutes in Portland on Sunday. The Rockets are 6-2 since the trade was official Dec. 17. Williams did not get an assist, but had three good passes inside that forced Portland to foul. He made one of his two shots, scoring four points. "He's a very good passer and can handle the ball," Rockets coach Rick Adelman said. "He found people, but it's hard to judge him in a 20-point game like that. I thought he did fine with the"
Duo finally teams up, only not in football
December 21
Houston Chronicle
 
"Terrence Williams had watched Aaron Brooks pass and imagined himself on the receiving end. He was younger and at a point when athletes are separated by their age, but he was long and strong and carried a growing reputation. He was 11 and had yet to start playing basketball. And if he was going to be a teammate of Brooks, it was assumed it would be in football. Williams, acquired by the Rockets last week, was a young wide receiver and safety who had seen Brooks play quarterback. Brooks was a passer who, despite his quickness, did not like to keep the ball. Williams, however, was two years younger and never hooked up with Brooks in those days in Seattle. Instead, he played for Brooks'"
Rockets finalize Williams trade
December 16
Houston Chronicle
 
"When the New Jersey Nets chose Terrence Williams with the 11th pick of the 2009 draft, Rockets general manager Daryl Morey considered it a good value and a wise choice. A little more than a season later, he made the same bet. The Rockets completed the three-team deal to acquire Williams on Wednesday, sending a lottery-protected 2012 first-round pick to New Jersey, taking the chance that Williams could overcome the issues that had stalled his career with the Nets. In the trade, Joe Smith and two second-round picks went to the Lakers, for Sasha Vujacic and a first-round pick. The Lakers get the draft rights to Sergei Lishouk from the Rockets. The rights to Lishouk were acquired from Memphis"
Nets finalize 3-team deal with Rockets, Lakers
December 15
Bergen Record
 
"The Nets today completed the three-team trade with the Rockets and Lakers that will send Terrence Williams to Houston and Joe Smith to Los Angeles. In return the Nets receive a lottery protected 2012 first-round pick from Houston, and shooting guard Sasha Vujacic and a 2011 first-rounder from the Lakers protected 1-18. The Nets also are giving the Lakers two second-round picks, Golden State's 2011 and Chicago's 2012. The Lakers also will receive the draft rights to Sergei Lishchuk from the Rockets, while the Rockets acquired guard Terrence Williams from New Jersey. "This trade benefits our team in both the short and long term," general manager Billy King said. "Sasha is a veteran NBA"
Nets trade Terrence Williams to Houston Rockets in three-way deal
December 15
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"The Nets have agreed to trade Terrence Williams to the Houston Rockets in a three-way deal that will bring Lakers guard Sasha Vujacic and two first round picks to New Jersey, according to several reports. The Nets will get a 2011 first rounder from the Lakers and a 2012 first rounder from Houston, according to Yahoo Sports, which also reported that the Nets will send veteran backup big man Joe Smith to the Lakers. The deal cannot be finalized or announced until tomorrow, because Smith was signed over the summer, and players who sign free agent contracts over the summer cannot be traded until Dec. 15. The acquisition of the two first round picks gives the Nets additional ammunition to"
Terrence Williams gets the message
December 9
Bergen Record
 columnist Al Iannazzone
"Terrence Williams returned to the Nets on Wednesday after a near two-week stint in the NBA Development League and sounded as if he understands he needs to be more professional. Williams is the Nets' most athletic and versatile player, but his repeated lateness led to his demotion to the Springfield Armor. He seems to have gotten the message Nets general manager Billy King and coach Avery Johnson sent. Better late than never. "It was an awakening," Williams said. "It woke me up a lot." It hit home when Williams' mother called him crying because she thought his NBA career was over. He also said a 12-year-old Springfield ball boy put things in perspective when he said, "Why would you blow""
Mom, kid teach Williams D-League lesson
December 9
New York Post
 
"His mother's tears and a kid's rebuke made the biggest impact on Terrence Williams during his recent exile to the D-League. Williams, who practiced with the Nets yesterday and will be in the rotation tonight against the scorching Mavericks, sounded like a totally different person than the guy demoted to Springfield after repeatedly being late with the Nets. He admitted after he heard the news of first being inactive for two games (he was told to stay away) then being shipped out to a team that practices at the YMCA, he thought he was in a "dream." Then reality hit. "I went to sleep and thought it was a dream. And that's the honest truth," Williams said. "I knew it wasn't a dream when my"
Terrence Williams will rejoin team for practice today, Derrick Favors returns home
December 8
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"Terrence Williams was recalled from the Springfield Armor of the NBA's Development League yesterday and is scheduled to meet the Nets in Dallas today, the team announced. He will practice and be in uniform for tomorrow's game against the Mavericks. "We saw a lot of what we needed to see,'' coach Avery Johnson said of Williams' three-game stint with the Armor. "I know his team went 1-2, but from an individual standpoint, we thought he played a lot of minutes, took a lot of shots and was real active. "I've watched all three games, and based on that evaluation, we feel now is a good time for him to return.'' Williams had two triple-doubles and two 30-point games for Springfield and averaged a"
Terrence Williams escapes D-League limbo
December 8
New York Post
 
"Terrence Williams' time in D-League hell is over for now. The Nets recalled their 2009 first-round pick who was sentenced to the Springfield (Mass.) Armor for three games. Williams will rejoin the team for practice in Dallas today and be in uniform for tomorrow's game with the Mavs. "We saw a lot of what we needed to see," coach Avery Johnson said. "He played a lot of minutes, took a lot of shots. He was real active. I watched all three of his games and based on that evaluation we feel now is a good time for him to return. . . . Overall, the D-League experience was a positive one." Williams was inactive for two games after constantly being late for practices, games, meetings. Johnson said"
Nets bring back Terrence Williams from D-League
December 7
Bergen Record
 
"Terrence Williams is back in the NBA. The Nets have recalled the versatile backup guard from the NBA Developmental League today. He will join the Nets in Dallas on Wednesday and should be available for Thursday's game against the Mavericks. Williams was sent to the Springfield Armor on Nov. 26 after being de-activated for two games for "repeated violations of team policy," according to coach Avery Johnson. In three games with the Armor, Williams had two triple-doubles and 28.0 points, 11.3 rebounds, 10.7 assists, and 1.3 steals in 41.7 minutes. "We saw a lot of what we needed to see," Johnson said after the Nets' morning shootaround. "His team went 1-2 but we thought from an"
Nets recall Terrence Williams from D-League
December 7
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"Terrence Williams has been freed from the D-League and will rejoin the Nets Wednesday in Dallas, as the Nets today recalled the 6-6 guard from the Springfield Armor. "Terrence is on his way back to New Jersey and he'll be on a plane heading to Dallas tonight and he'll practice with us tomorrow,'' Nets coach Avery Johnson told reporters after the Nets' shootaround. "We saw a lot of what we needed to see,'' Johnson said. "I know his team went 1-2, but from an individual standpoint, we thought he played a lot of minutes, took a lot of shots and was real active. I've watched all three games, and based on that evaluation, we feel now is a good time for him to return.''"
Williams stays in D-league
December 2
Bergen Record
 
"Though the injury to Devin Harris created an opening on the Nets' roster, it wasn't enough to sway the team to recall Terrence Williams from the developmental league. Williams, who is scheduled to make his D-League debut tonight for the Springfield Armor, will stay put. "No, we're staying the course there," Nets coach Avery Johnson said. "He'll go down there and play a lot of minutes. We'll evaluate that as time goes on.""
Draft's Vagaries on Display at the Garden
December 1
New York Times
 
"Based on their pedigree, or draft position, we might have envisioned Terrence Williams to be a Nets starter by now and the Knicks' Landry Fields to be an apprentice in the N.B.A. Development League. But scouting reports are not the most effective indicators, given their preoccupation with vertical leap and 3-point range. Hence, the Nets hit Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night to play the reconstituted Knicks without Williams, the 11th pick of the 2009 draft, and the Knicks were wondering who blessed them with Fields, their starting off-guard, who was selected in the second round with the 39th overall pick in 2010. "Have you met him yet?" Donnie Walsh, the Knicks' president, asked a"
Nets demote Terrence Williams
November 27
New York Post
 
"Well, at least the whole Terrence Williams saga has been clarified. The Nets say he wasn't demoted to the D-League yesterday, but rather was given a great opportunity to play. The team also says he wasn't being disciplined for chronic lateness, for "repeatedly violating team policy." Finally, they say the second-season player -- the No. 11 overall pick in 2009 -- was being put on display for the Nets to evaluate him. And you were worried. The Nets sent No. 23, who loomed as the team's sixth man last month, to the D-League's Springfield Armor after making him inactive and telling him to stay away for two games. "Just mainly a great opportunity for him to get some minutes. He probably was"
Nets demote Terrence Williams to D-League
November 26
Bergen Record
 
"The Nets' punishment of Terrence Williams continues. The team is sending the backup swingman to the Nets' NBA Developmental League affiliate, the Springfield Armor, general manager Billy King announced today. Williams had been inactive and told to stay away from the team the past two games "for repeatedly violating team policy." Williams, the Nets' first-round pick last year, has been late for multiple shootarounds and practices. The Nets tried to send a message by deactivating Williams the past two games. Coach Avery Johnson said there would be more of a resolution today. It's clear with this demotion to the D-League, the Nets are trying to let Williams know they expect him to act"
Terrence Williams will soon face the music after undisciplined behavior
November 25
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"Hopefully, Terrence Williams enjoys his Thanksgiving holiday tomorrow. Friday, the Nets' second-year guard will have to deal with the ramifications of his undisciplined behavior. Nets coach Avery Johnson said last night he will announce tomorrow what the Nets intend to do with Williams, who was punished by being deactivated for the last two games because of repeated violations of team policy. "Billy (King, the Nets' GM) and I are discussing where we are there, and we've been in contact with Terrence and his representatives,'' Johnson said before the Nets took on the Celtics at TD Garden. "We have a couple of options available to us? I will have an answer for you on Friday - a definitive"
Nets weighing Williams' punishment
November 25
New York Post
 
"Avery Johnson promises no gray area when he makes his decision regarding Terrence Williams on Black Friday. The Nets coach said last night he intends to announce tomorrow just what course of action the organization will take with Williams, who has been benched for two games, at least, for repeatedly violating team rules. "We have a couple of options available to us, and we hope to have a decision by Friday," said Johnson, who stressed he has been in discussions with general manager Billy King -- a tactic he intended to continue last night on the trip home -- about what to do with Williams. "We'll come up with pretty much a solid course of action based on what we want to do," Johnson said"
Terrence Williams punished for violating team policy
November 24
Bergen Record
 
"Terrence Williams was deactivated Tuesday and didn't travel with the team to Boston for "repeatedly violating team policy," Nets coach Avery Johnson said about 90 minutes before tip-off. "It's been something we've dealt with for the past two to three weeks or so," Johnson said. "I don't know if he clearly understands what we're trying to do." Johnson and general manager Billy King wouldn't divulge the reason for this disciplinary action. But sources said Williams has been habitually late for shootarounds and/or practices. Williams has been fined a number of times for his transgressions. Now the Nets are trying something different, hoping to get through to him. "There has been a fine or"
Terrence Williams to miss third straight game for Nets
November 14
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"Terrence Williams was sweating hard when he finally had a chance to talk to reporters after shootaround this morning about his strained abdominal muscle. His countenance was grim - which was a marked contrast from the happy go lucky mood he'd been in after practice Friday. "Yeah,'' Williams said when someone pointed out the mood change. "Yesterday, I didn't test it. When you walk around, you're like, 'Oh, I feel fine.' But when you test it, like today, it shows you exactly where you're at. I couldn't play right now.'' Williams will miss his third straight game because of the injury, which he suffered in practice on Monday. Initially, he thought he'd play Tuesday, then for sure Wednesday."
Nets notes: Terrence Willliams worried
November 14
Bergen Record
 
"Terrence Williams sounded discouraged after completing a morning workout because the abdominal strain that kept him out of his third straight game isn't improving and he feels "throbbing pain, sharp pain" when he tries to turn. This was the most work Williams did since he hurt himself in practice Monday. "I don't know what to think," the Nets' valuable sub said. "I don't know if it's my groin, my hip. It's one area, but I'm getting treatment on my hip, my groin. I don't know." The Nets, however, aren't concerned. This kind of injury takes time. They leave today for a four-game West trip, which opens Monday at the Clippers. Coach Avery Johnson said Williams would run and play a simulated"
Williams, Nets take it slow
November 14
New York Post
 
"Terrence Williams wants to play, is "dying" to play. But he knows he could make a nasty situation worse and be lost to the Nets for even longer. "It's not something I want to rush, honestly, and hurt myself again," said Williams, who missed his last night's 91-90 loss to the Magic with a lower abdominal strain suffered Monday in practice. "[I'm] dying to play basketball. Really, it seems like forever." Seems that way for the Nets, too, who have miss Williams' versatility for three games now. Coach Avery Johnson is hopeful of getting Williams back on the four-game road trip that starts tomorrow against the Clippers. Fingers are crossed and incense is burning for the Clipper game. The Nets"
Williams, Murphy sit out with injuries
November 11
New York Post
 
"The Nets came here with a losing streak. Well, at least they had their health. But actually, they didn't even have that. Terrence Williams was out a second straight game with a lower abdominal strain and Troy Murphy was back on the shelf with a sore right foot. Murphy had missed the first three games of the season with a sore lower back. Williams, who sat Tuesday's game from the injury suffered Monday in practice, had felt he would play last night. "I don't want to re-injure it," Williams said before the Nets snapped their five-game losing skid with a 95-87 victory over the Cavaliers. "It's only been a couple days, and I haven't tried anything full speed," Murphy went for X-rays before the"
Injured Nets swingman Williams sits it out
November 10
New York Post
 
"Terrence Williams felt "95 percent" fit to play. But that wasn't good enough for the Nets, and he sat out last night's 93-91 loss to the Cavaliers in Newark. "If we didn't play [tonight in Cleveland], I'd play," said Williams, who suffered a lower abdominal strain Monday at practice when he tried dunking over Brook Lopez. "There's no point in playing and aggravating it and then turning around and not playing [tonight when] I'm confident I'm playing." The loss of Williams played havoc with the rotation."
Nets say Terrence Williams is a 'game-time decision'
November 9
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"Terrence Williams, who Avery Johnson said Monday had gotten banged around in that day's hard, physical practice, is a "game-time decision'' as to whether he will play because of a strained abdominal muscle, Johnson said at today's shootaround at the Prudential Center. "He did not go through shootaround,'' Johnson said of Williams. "He's still sore.'' Williams, of course, was the one who fouled LeBron James on Saturday night, and it was that foul that started all the talk of toughness that has blanketed the Nets for the past several days. But he apparently took a fall Monday that may have an effect on him now. That's one of the risks of having physical practices."
Nets' Williams fires up LeBron with hard foul
November 7
New York Post
 
"The Heat were running and dunking, having a grand old time against the Nets. So Terrence Williams took a stand and sent a message by taking out LeBron James with a hard foul. The message was meant for the Nets. The message was received by LeBron. "We play New Jersey again?" James asked, after hearing Williams felt LeBron put a little too much oomph into his fall into the first row after the third-quarter hard hit. "Just once? I'll be ready for it." Oh, goody. The Nets already were dancing in a rattlesnake pit. So they shook up a hornet's nest on their way to their fourth straight defeat, a 101-89 Heat victory that James will remember when the clubs meet again April 3 in Newark. To a man,"
Through tough love, Terrence Williams warming up to Nets head coach Avery Johnson
October 21
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"The two jabs were delivered without much subtlety from a coach to a player still adjusting. Avery Johnson had made no qualms about starting Anthony Morrow over Terrence Williams, despite the second-year guard's resurgent training camp. Which made the coach's comments Monday all the more surprising. The first, as Johnson wandered through a herd of reporters, grabbed Williams' attention. "Can I interrupt this interview to talk to the sixth man of the year?" he said. The second came as he leaned up to Williams' ear to whisper something. "I'm going to need you to stop by my office when you're finished." Throughout his first preseason as Nets coach, Johnson hasn't circumvented his"
Nets show some faith in Terrence Williams
October 20
Bergen Record
 
"The day after Terrence Williams was shown video of some of the bad things he did in the Nets' two preseason games in China, the team showed how much it valued him by picking up his $2.37 million option for next season. It was a no-brainer with the second-year swingman expected to be a major contributor on this year's team, even if it's off the bench. On Monday, coach Avery Johnson named Anthony Morrow the starting shooting guard and Travis Outlaw small forward. Johnson later interrupted an interview with Williams by saying he wanted to talk to "the Sixth Man of the Year." Williams, who is a big fan of Johnson's, said it's fine with him. "If I'm the sixth man, seventh, eighth, whatever it"
Nets exercise options on Terrence Williams, Brook Lopez, sign both through 2011-12
October 19
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"In a move that provides some stability to a team searching for it, the Nets have exercised a fourth-year option on Brook Lopez's contract and a third-year option on Terrence Williams', general manager Billy King said today. Williams option is worth $2,369,040 for the upcoming year, and Lopez's sits at $3,076,983. Lopez, the No. 10 overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft, became the only center in franchise history to start in all 82 games last year, carrying an average of 18.8 points and 8.6 rebounds."
Williams emerging for Nets
October 7
New York Post
 
"Terrence Williams stood in front of Madison Square Garden yesterday, waiting to take the first train ride of his life, from Penn Station to Newark. Going underground on the escalator, Williams left the shadow of the famous arena behind as he boarded the train -- something he's hoping the Nets also will do this season. "Our owner [Mikhail Prokhorov] said he's gonna make Knicks fans become Nets fans, so I'm riding with him until the wheels fall off," Williams said. "I kind of see us being in the shadow because they're more established, but the way we're going and how we're playing, as far as getting better and the coach we got, we'll be out of that shadow. "And then someone else may be in"
Nets' Williams willing to come off bench
September 11
New York Post
 
"Starter or super sub? Either role with the Nets this season is fine with Terrence Williams. "Honestly, I'm in my second year and I don't have a [defined] position in the NBA yet. I haven't shown I can play 30 minutes and produce consistently yet like veterans," Williams said after the Nets' voluntary workouts yesterday. "For me, if it's sixth man, seventh man or starter, I'll go into every situation willing and capable of doing what I need to do." Training camp still is several weeks away, but it doesn't take Nostradamus to predict most starters: Devin Harris, Travis Outlaw, Troy Murphy, Brook Lopez. After the trade of Courtney Lee, the two guard job is open. It could go to Anthony Morrow."
Nets rookie Terrence Williams came on strong at end of season
April 17
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"The question was put to him Monday night, in the aftermath of the Nets' final home game, by someone who felt the time was right to test Terrence Williams' memory. Did he ever think that these last few weeks were possible when he was running the steps at Chicago's United Center on Dec. 8 as punishment for sleeping through the bus for shootaround? "At that point, what was going through my mind was, 'Don't fall,' " the Nets rookie wing said, reaching more for humor than metaphor. "But I saw with the NBA, especially with the regular season, it's up and down. If you continue to play and keep your head up - and I definitely did - it all works out fine.""
Nets rookie Terrence Williams gets lesson, boost from Bucks veteran Jerry Stackhouse
April 11
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"It was in the aftermath of the massacre last Wednesday night that Jerry Stackhouse considered what he had just done to a rookie's ego and came to an interesting conclusion: "I know one thing about this kid," the Bucks' veteran said after destroying Terrence Williams at Bradley Center, "I'd hate to play him in his next game." It occurred to Williams later that perhaps Stackhouse knew something about him that he didn't know himself. They had communicated through Nets assistant coach Doug Overton on occasion ("We're going to try to work out together this summer," Williams said), and he knew the veteran had taken an interest. But when a two-time All-Star predicts that you're going to return"
Nets' Williams thrills in double-overtime win
April 10
New York Post
 
"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.""
Nets rookie Terrence Williams defying labels, winning raves
April 5
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"The best part about him is that even now, 72 games into his career, he still defies description. This is a good thing for Terrence Williams, because it not only emphasizes his versatility, it puts the element of surprise on his side. Case in point: The Hornets' scouting report Saturday night noted that the Nets' rookie drives right 80 percent of the time. That's what James Posey thought in the second quarter, anyway, when he shaded Williams toward the middle on an isolation along the left wing. As defenders go, Posey is a pro, but Williams cranked him: He jab-stepped right to put the Hornet back on his heels, then drove left – launching himself toward the cup two dribbles later and"
Terrence Williams says Kentucky's John Wall should make leap to NBA
April 5
New York Daily News
 
"Even though Terrence Williams stayed at Louisville for four seasons before going pro, he thinks John Wall should get out of Kentucky as quickly as possible. "My advice to John Wall is to leave school," the rookie swingman said before scoring 15 points in the Nets' 109-99 loss to the Wizards Sunday night. It seems certain that Wall will declare for the NBA draft and be selected first - a pick the Nets (11-66) could end up with if they win the lottery. Wall's coach, John Calipari, said last month that Wall "wants to stay" at Kentucky, but he later said he was kidding. Wall has given no indication he is considering staying in school."
Terrence Williams now in walking boot, left game with sprained left ankle
March 23
Bergen Record
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"Rookie Terrence Williams seemed to be on his way to his first triple-double when he sprained his left ankle and foot after coming down on Jermaine O'Neal's foot in the third quarter. X-rays were negative, but Williams left in a walking boot. "I'm trying to honestly be back by Wednesday," said Williams, who finished with nine points, eight rebounds and seven assists."
Terrence Williams finds being 'a grown-up' has helped his game
March 16
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"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.""
Nets rook Williams watching, learning
March 16
New York Post
 
"If rookie Terrence Williams knew then what he knows now, he'd be a better basketball player, a wiser basketball player. And a wealthier basketball player. Williams' admittedly "rocky" first season contained virtually every pitfall possible. There was the "Twitter" incident (he was fined) where he wondered -- or tweeted -- publicly what life would have been like if he were drafted elsewhere. There was the missed bus (he was fined). There were late arrivals (he was fined, fined, fined). There was the temptation by management to send him to the D-League (at least he wasn't fined for that). But know what? "Definitely, it has been worth it because I learned a lot in my first year," said"
Terrence Williams growing up
March 12
Bergen Record
 
"Terrence Williams had just completed a double-double impressive for any rookie, not to mention one who is 6-foot-6, when he was asked if he feels like he's playing the way he did in college. The Louisville product's answer was surprising. "I think [I'm playing] a lot better here than in college," Williams said after an 18-point, 13-rebound game in the Nets' 96-87 loss at Dallas on Wednesday. "Definitely because of the competition but in college more so, everything was on me for us to win the game. Now I get to move at my pace and just try what I can do to try to help us win." Last week, Williams used the word "rocky" to describe his rookie season with the Nets, who play the Thunder"
Big East memories are hard to forget
March 8
New York Post
 
"Terrence Williams figured no championship ever would be as easy. Last March he and the rest of the Louisville Cardinals thought they would have an exhausted Syracuse team to kick around. The Orange had played the epic six-overtime game with Connecticut, then went into OT with West Virginia to advance into the final against Louisville. This was going to be easier than reciting the ABC's. With the Big East tourney starting tomorrow, Williams, now with the Nets, has one memory of the 2009 Big East title game. "How hard Syracuse played. They played that six-overtime game -- I watched that game. It finished like 2:30 in the morning. Then I was actually talking to Johnny [Flynn] throughout the"
NJ Nets rookie Terrence Williams realizes 'it's about time to buy into the team concept'
January 24
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"Sometime last weekend, Terrence Williams says he heard what he needed to hear, and he insists that it was so direct and illuminating, he'd be a fool to deviate from its message. The message came from Nets president Rod Thorn, who essentially told the rookie to get his act together - immediately - before he wastes perhaps the most valuable learning portion of his career. No, The Boss didn't make it sound negotiable. And perhaps it is no coincidence that while nothing has really gone right for the Nets on this road trip, Williams has used its first three games to get his game - and attitude - where it belongs. "When you sit down with the president of the team, and the"
Nets' Williams gets the point -- just in time
January 24
New York Post
 
"To say it has been a rough rookie season for the Nets' Terrence Williams would be a major understatement, like saying it has been a rough season for the Nets, period. Williams was awarded playing time early, but eventually lost both time and favor with ill-timed, ill-conceived actions. He was late for meetings, missed a team bus, slept in through a shootaround. They were disastrous maneuvers for any player, but especially for a rookie trying to earn his place. Plus, Williams' play raised eyebrows. Too many jumpers, too much playing for Terrence Williams and not for the Nets. So team president Rod Thorn plus interim coach and general manager Kiki Vandeweghe sat Williams down. It was time to"
Rod Thorn likes what he's seen from Terrence Williams
January 23
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"Given his athleticism, court vision, skill set, and inherent toughness, Terrence Williams should probably be one of the Nets' best players by now. But for nearly a month, the rookie had strung together performances that were marked by impatience, indifference, frustration, and - most curious of all - selfishness. In some small ways, however, this road trip could be a sign that Williams is turning the corner, because there was no apathy in his performances at L.A. and Phoenix. At least his employer thinks so. "The last two games, he's played winning basketball," Nets president Rod Thorn said. "He played in a way that, if he continues to progress, he's going to get minutes - and he's going"
Williams fights bad rookie rep
December 27
New York Post
 
"Terrence Williams just wants to help. The Nets rookie knows he can do more, especially as a point forward, which is one role the team envisions for him. But playing diminished minutes again after he was late for a team meeting, Williams said he fears he might be getting a bad rap. "I don't want to be the cancer, the bad person," Williams said before the Nets' 98-93 loss to the Rockets last night. "I've never been labeled that in my whole life." But he's not being called that here. What he is being called is a rookie who's learning. "Terrence has been very good. He's been working very hard -- extra shooting, extra time. Those are positives. In games, he has really tried to do the things"
Nets rookie much better after benching
December 19
New York Post
 
"Terrence Williams is proof good things can come from a bad situation. Williams has picked it up -- really in every category -- after he was banished to the Nets' bench for two games. The rookie sat for a variety of reasons: bad shot selection, missing a team bus, casual defense and bad posts on Twitter. Now removed from the controversy, Williams can see the positives that came from it."Sitting out those two games and actually watching basketball and working out with Doug [Overton, assistant coach,] helped me a lot because when you get to the NBA, you tend to watch games on the TV more," Williams said before the Nets faced the defensively challenged Raptors last night. "Before, when I was"