Trish Posted October 22, 2016 Posted October 22, 2016 Troy - I sincerely apologize to you. I'm one that suggested you have your passport ready because I could not fathom you'd ever make an NBA roster. Congratulations and hope you have lots of success in a very long NBA career. In six preseason games for the Grizzlies, Williams averaged 13.2 points, four rebounds and 1.7 steals in 25.4 minutes per game. He shot 52.1 percent from the field and 42.1 percent from behind the 3-point line. After playing with Phoenix in the NBA Summer League, Williams signed a guaranteed deal for $150,000 with Memphis to come to training camp. Entering camp, Williams was expected to end up with the D-League affiliate for Memphis, the Iowa Energy.Yep yep me too.Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app ALASKA HOOSIER, Class of '66 Old Fart and IUsafety 3 Quote
WayneFleekHoosier Posted October 22, 2016 Posted October 22, 2016 I will say [emoji6] that I was one of few that felt he had a good chance on athleticism alone and that his game was probably better for the NBA than college. 24 second shot clock and the up and down nature. The KEY was him showing he can hit the 3. That was always the factor that was limiting his potential. Well that and TOs but the NBA style better fits that aspect. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners Quote
WayneFleekHoosier Posted October 22, 2016 Posted October 22, 2016 His shot mechanics on his 3 greatly improved from freshman to sophomore year. As someone else said, his shot selection was poor this past season, but it's possible that his desire to impress NBA scouts led him to take more of these bad shots. He's a respectable 3 point shooter, shot over 36% his final two years in college. Don't really get the hate. Saying he has zero NBA skill is pretty harsh. A lot of hate directed towards him because of his mother, but the kid made a decision that he thought was best for himself and the people he cares about. No need to rip on him. Sort of a bitter-ex move to continue to do so...Went back to see my involvement in this thread. Pat on back. I was pretty quiet early in this thread. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners Walking Boot of Doom 1 Quote
Walking Boot of Doom Posted October 22, 2016 Posted October 22, 2016 Really great for Troy. Hope he keeps up his production coming off the bench with limited minutes. Will be cool to see what new dunks he learns playing with Vince CarterSent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app WayneFleekHoosier 1 Quote
ALASKA HOOSIER Posted October 22, 2016 Posted October 22, 2016 I do apologize TSent from my SM-G920V using BtownBanners mobile app IUsafety 1 Quote
OliviaPope40 Posted October 22, 2016 Posted October 22, 2016 Well Memphis gets good/bad Troy. Stuhoo 1 Quote
Crimson and Cream Posted October 22, 2016 Posted October 22, 2016 I hated on him at times and loved him at others (as many did), and I'll admit I didn't think he was NBA material. Well, you have proven me wrong Troy, and I could not be any happier to be wrong. Quote
Popular Post Class of '66 Old Fart Posted October 22, 2016 Author Popular Post Posted October 22, 2016 From Albers: Just spoke with Troy Williams’ agent. Confirmed he has made Grizzlies roster. He is guaranteed to make $543K this year, even if sent down. Also from Albers: To keep Troy Williams, Memphis had to cut Jordan Adams and his guaranteed $1.465M contract. That’s how much they like him. Earlier tweet from somebody else: The Grizzlies bet on Troy Williams & he bet on himself. He signed a 2 year deal. Partial guarantee this year. Fully non-gtd next year. Boo Williams on Troy Williams’ preseason: “If he would have played like that when he was at Indiana, we’d make the Final Four.” LockdownD, HoosierAloha, WayneFleekHoosier and 12 others 15 Quote
8bucks Posted October 23, 2016 Posted October 23, 2016 From Albers: Just spoke with Troy Williams’ agent. Confirmed he has made Grizzlies roster. He is guaranteed to make $543K this year, even if sent down. Also from Albers: To keep Troy Williams, Memphis had to cut Jordan Adams and his guaranteed $1.465M contract. That’s how much they like him. Earlier tweet from somebody else: The Grizzlies bet on Troy Williams & he bet on himself. He signed a 2 year deal. Partial guarantee this year. Fully non-gtd next year. Boo Williams on Troy Williams’ preseason: “If he would have played like that when he was at Indiana, we’d make the Final Four.”Like how he said "we" Napleshoosier and BtownBanner6 2 Quote
Walking Boot of Doom Posted October 23, 2016 Posted October 23, 2016 What changed for Troy?Maybe his focus. $550K is a solid motivator Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app Alford Bailey, HoosierTrav, ccgeneral and 3 others 6 Quote
Alford Bailey Posted October 23, 2016 Posted October 23, 2016 Great job Troy! Really seems like he focused only taking full advantage of this opportunity. Quote
HoosierAloha Posted October 23, 2016 Posted October 23, 2016 From Albers: Just spoke with Troy Williams’ agent. Confirmed he has made Grizzlies roster. He is guaranteed to make $543K this year, even if sent down. Also from Albers: To keep Troy Williams, Memphis had to cut Jordan Adams and his guaranteed $1.465M contract. That’s how much they like him. Earlier tweet from somebody else: The Grizzlies bet on Troy Williams & he bet on himself. He signed a 2 year deal. Partial guarantee this year. Fully non-gtd next year. Boo Williams on Troy Williams’ preseason: “If he would have played like that when he was at Indiana, we’d make the Final Four.”Like how he said "we"Interesting how he said "we." Recruiting is all about relationships. I feel pretty good we'll see more Boo Williams related recruits in the future. But the main focus here is Troy making an NBA roster, achieving a goal of his. Hopefully this is just the beginning for Troy and he sticks in the NBA for a long time. Congrats Troy! hsrtxp and Napleshoosier 2 Quote
HoosiersLoveBanners Posted October 23, 2016 Posted October 23, 2016 Troy sure proved a lot of Hoosier fans wrong; including me. I'm happy to eat crow on this one. IUsafety, HoosierAloha, ThompsonHoosier and 4 others 7 Quote
Stuhoo Posted October 24, 2016 Posted October 24, 2016 @TomCrean tearing up about @troywilliams_ melts my heart Troy Williams @troywilliams_ Forever be my guy/father figure/and even more. He helped me so much. Super great conversation with him today. https://twitter.com/caitthom/status/789980185273720833 … LockdownD, ALASKA HOOSIER, HoosierAloha and 4 others 7 Quote
IUfan_Charlie Posted October 26, 2016 Posted October 26, 2016 With Chandler Parsons being out for tomorrow's game, Troy may see some minutes behind Vince Carter. ALASKA HOOSIER 1 Quote
Class of '66 Old Fart Posted October 30, 2016 Author Posted October 30, 2016 Injuries already for the Grizzlies could mean more minutes for Troy tonight. HoosierAloha, LockdownD, Crimson and Cream and 4 others 7 Quote
Class of '66 Old Fart Posted October 31, 2016 Author Posted October 31, 2016 That last poster (me) didn't have a clue what he was talking about!! Troy got a whopping 1 minute in last night's game. IUsafety 1 Quote
LockdownD Posted October 31, 2016 Posted October 31, 2016 Disappointed for Troy in his lack of playing time. Got to believe he will get an opportunity. He needs to be ready and make the most of the game opportunity. Quote
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