Would you guys call Louis Williams a bust?

[Apollo Creed]

He was a 45th overall pick and based off of that alone has overachieved...so how could he be a bust....especially after coming off an award winning season and a game he dropped 44

The thread isn't saying he is, the thread is only asking, more relating to how do you feel he panned out. Maybe his hype was limited to ATL or something for cats saying he overachieved.

 

[O.iatlhawksfan]

A bust? He was the 45th overall pick in 2005 (still in the league a decade later) and has a Sixth Man of the Year award on his resume.

Yea but coming out of high school he got crazy hype was consider the next A.I with hops. If yu look at it from that standpoint he's a disappointment. If yu look at it from where he was drafted he's a steal

 

[ImmaGetJoeClarkArrested]

The thread isn't saying he is, the thread is only asking, more relating to how do you feel he panned out. Maybe his hype was limited to ATL or something for cats saying he overachieved.

Well contrary to popular belief there are such things as stupid questions and to ask if someone thinks he's a bust my dear sir is a stupid fukkin question

 

[The Villain]

He's a 6'1" chuck that can't distribute. He's doing well for himself really.

 

[HHR]

It's impossible for a 45th overall pick to be a bust.

 

[HoopLife]

Well contrary to popular belief there are such things as stupid questions and to ask if someone thinks he's a bust my dear sir is a stupid fukkin question

OP is suffering from nostalgia

 

[Apollo Creed]

Yea but coming out of high school he got crazy hype was consider the next A.I with hops. If yu look at it from that standpoint he's a disappointment. If yu look at it from where he was drafted he's a steal

I`m interested to know how many people knew of Lou pre NBA. Dudes hype in the metro was nuts.

 

[Supercoolmayo]

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Hoe is he a bust? He is a second rounder who has a sixty moty award?

 

[The ADD]

I`m interested to know how many people knew of Lou pre NBA. Dudes hype in the metro was nuts.

I guess I'm older but he never had a true position so I never thought he has destined to smash the NBA.

I've been here long enough to see a gang of guys come through with that hype.

 

[Trill Bellamy]

Hes survived the stench of Bow Wow and Meek, and has a decade long career in the NBA, that's a W in my book

 

[O.iatlhawksfan]

I`m interested to know how many people knew of Lou pre NBA. Dudes hype in the metro was nuts.

I remember that time period there was so much talent coming out of Georgia particularly the Atlanta area. Couple of years before there was Dwight, Josh Smith, Randolph Morris all were top 20 players. Than Lou Will and Mike Mercer were getting a lot of love. That was time period was like a golden era in Atlanta. I think that played a part in him getting so much hype.

 

[keepemup]

True, but i guess consistency is the thing. And as an ATL native i guess my view of Lou differs than you guys, Lou was low key mythical status when it came to HS b ball in metro Ga so while 6 man is honerable we expected dude to be more than that.

I remember watching his AAU team and I was damn near certain Billy Humphrey would turn out to be better than he was. Boy was I wrong.

 

[Rawster]

I understand the OP. Lou Will was the most celebrated ATL high school bball player I can remember. Lou was a 40 point scoring, AI-lite type of PG in high school. 4 times all states, Naismith National Player of the year his senior year, #2 all time scorer in GA state history. Ranked top 5 in his high school class. He looked like a future all star. His game last night is what we all expected regularly.

People using him being picked 45th is kind of useless because he as part of the last prep-to pros class and doing that as a PG is extremely difficult. 



There have only been 4 high school PG’s to go straight to the NBA

Shaun Livingston
Sebastian Telfair
Monta Ellis
Louis Williams

I would say Lou is #2 behind Monta amongst PGs that skipped college and I think a year of college ball would have helped him and Bassy tremendously. Lou never really developed NBA PG skills and that’s why he has been a career 6th man.

 

[O.iatlhawksfan]

I understand the OP. Lou Will was the most celebrated ATL high school bball player I can remember. Lou was a 40 point scoring, AI-lite type of PG in high school. 4 times all states, Naismith National Player of the year his senior year, #2 all time scorer in GA state history. Ranked top 5 in his high school class. He looked like a future all star. His game last night is what we all expected regularly.

People using him being picked 45th is kind of useless because he as part of the last prep-to pros class and doing that as a PG is extremely difficult. 



There have only been 4 high school PG’s to go straight to the NBA

Shaun Livingston
Sebastian Telfair
Monta Ellis
Louis Williams

I would say Lou is #2 behind Monta amongst PGs that skipped college and I think a year of college ball would have helped him and Bassy tremendously. Lou never really developed NBA PG skills and that’s why he has been a career 6th man.

Bruh when they put up his stay for that game that was my thought exactly.

 

[The_Third_Man]

Lou Williams was the 45th pick of the draft as a 6'1 shooting guard. The fact he's still in the league alone proves he's not a bust.