Yesterday, after LeBron James announced he was sitting out the 2014 Worlds and 2016 Olympics, a number of articles came out postulating as to who will be chosen for those competitions. Very few of them had two-time gold medalist and three-time All-Star Deron Williams in the lineup.
That event is one of a number that have me shaking my head at Deron Williams' demise being greatly exaggerated. True, his 2012-13 season was hardly his best, and was particularly bad prior to the All-Star break, but I'm projecting him to bounce back for his best season ever in 2013-14.
In fact, I don't think it's completely out of the realm of possibility for him to lead the league in assists, start in the All-Star Game and finish in the top five in MVP voting.
Where am I getting that? Well, it's a compilation of statistical analysis, projection based on present trends and taking into account the three new guys with the Nets (forward-center Kevin Garnett, small forward Paul Pierce, and coach Jason Kidd)
Here are some key metrics for Deron Williams in his last two seasons with the Nets, as well as his last ful ...
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Brooklyn Nets: Is This Deron Williams’ Year?
July 26th, 2013 by Charles Bennett Leave a reply »
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