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Sports InsiderDeron Williams Stands Tall as the Jazz Overcome the Spurs.
May 27th 2007 12:32
San Antonio may have shot off to a quick 2-0 lead in the Western Conference Finals, but the signs were there that Utah wouldn’t be finished off quite so easily when they mounted fight backs in both games. Today the Jazz finally got the job done when they annihilated the Spurs, 109-83.
In the first three games of this series the one consistent has been the outstanding play of Deron Williams who is fast establishing himself as one of the premier point guards of the league with a wonderful 31 point and eight assist effort. In fact Deron is in such sparkling form that Bruce Bowen, the dirty defender for the Spurs put his hand up in trying to stop Williams which have proven fruitless to date. The young one man for the Jazz welcomes the physical play of Bowen and has taken him to school doing whatever the hell he wants on the basketball court.
It wasn’t all Deron though with Carlos Boozer also stepping it up with a very nice 27 point and 12 rebound performance. Utah also got help from a wide range of players too which helped
negate San Antonio’s effectiveness in trying to win this game as the final scoreline so adequately demonstrates.
But let’s face it – this was all about Deron today.
The kid from the University of Illinois was always destined to be good, but the surprise is at how fast he has made progress in the pros. Last year in trying to figure out how to play for such a hard taskmaster such as Coach Jerry Sloan, the rookie looked lost at some stages during the season and his frustration was palpable.
This year has been a different story with the playoff series against the Spurs proving to be the coming out party of Deron Williams who has hit shots and dished off dimes at will. The leadership qualities that have been on display from Williams have also been a revelation as he refuses to believe the naysayers that his Jazz team just aren’t capable of downing the Spurs.
With the help of Carlos ‘The Jackal’ you’d figure that the Boozer/Williams combination is this generation’s Stockton and Malone tandem which will dominate the NBA in the subsequent years.
Williams has been so good that his fellow teammates are not only praising his play, but also bestowed him the title of their leader. There is no doubting who makes the Utah engine purr.
Mehmet Okur should also have love heaped on him because it was his effective defensive stops on Tim Duncan which made life much easier without the Big Fundamental inflicting all sorts of hurt on the Jazz.
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again – the Jazz are making sweet music and a win in this series is still a distinct possibility.
The proof is in the video at how good Deron Williams is. Check it!
In the first three games of this series the one consistent has been the outstanding play of Deron Williams who is fast establishing himself as one of the premier point guards of the league with a wonderful 31 point and eight assist effort. In fact Deron is in such sparkling form that Bruce Bowen, the dirty defender for the Spurs put his hand up in trying to stop Williams which have proven fruitless to date. The young one man for the Jazz welcomes the physical play of Bowen and has taken him to school doing whatever the hell he wants on the basketball court.
It wasn’t all Deron though with Carlos Boozer also stepping it up with a very nice 27 point and 12 rebound performance. Utah also got help from a wide range of players too which helped
Deron Williams is the best. Chuck out the rest! (AP Photo/Steve C. Wilson)
But let’s face it – this was all about Deron today.
The kid from the University of Illinois was always destined to be good, but the surprise is at how fast he has made progress in the pros. Last year in trying to figure out how to play for such a hard taskmaster such as Coach Jerry Sloan, the rookie looked lost at some stages during the season and his frustration was palpable.
This year has been a different story with the playoff series against the Spurs proving to be the coming out party of Deron Williams who has hit shots and dished off dimes at will. The leadership qualities that have been on display from Williams have also been a revelation as he refuses to believe the naysayers that his Jazz team just aren’t capable of downing the Spurs.
With the help of Carlos ‘The Jackal’ you’d figure that the Boozer/Williams combination is this generation’s Stockton and Malone tandem which will dominate the NBA in the subsequent years.
Williams has been so good that his fellow teammates are not only praising his play, but also bestowed him the title of their leader. There is no doubting who makes the Utah engine purr.
Mehmet Okur should also have love heaped on him because it was his effective defensive stops on Tim Duncan which made life much easier without the Big Fundamental inflicting all sorts of hurt on the Jazz.
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again – the Jazz are making sweet music and a win in this series is still a distinct possibility.
The proof is in the video at how good Deron Williams is. Check it!
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