Bulls forward Patrick Williams practiced in full on Thursday and is on track to play approximately 20-to-24 minutes on Friday, head coach Billy Donovan told K.C. Johnson of Chicago Sports Network and other media members (Twitter link). Williams has been sidelined since Nov. 18 due to a foot injury.
The Bulls held guard Josh Giddey (back tightness) out of practice, but there’s optimism he’ll play on Friday against Charlotte.
We have more on the Central Division:
- The Pacers practiced on Tuesday and Thursday due to a gap in their schedule. After losing five of their last six, the team was happy to get some time to try to fix its issues, according to Dustin Dopirak of the Indianapolis Star. “We certainly would have loved to have been a part of the quarterfinals like we did last year at the in-season tournament,” veteran backup point guard T.J. McConnell said. “But we’ve gotta look at it a different way. It’s a different season. Guys are working their way back so it can be very beneficial to work on getting them back and stuff that we need to improve on.”
- Following a very slow start, the Bucks are above .500 and headed to Las Vegas for the NBA Cup semifinals after defeating Orlando. Coach Doc Rivers said that the NBA Cup has provided some extra incentive. “You set a goal and you try to reach it, right?” Rivers said, per ESPN’s Jamal Collier. “Our goal is not just to get to Vegas, we want to win this thing.”
- Damian Lillard has adjusted his game to fit the Bucks’ style and personnel. He’s driving into the paint more, though it doesn’t necessarily mean he’ll take the shot. It often turn into a “hockey assist” or a direct assist to a teammate, Jim Owczarski of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel writes. “It’s like completely changing your game and for someone that’s been the best at what he does his whole career, who’s going down as one of the greatest of all time, that’s such a wild ask,” center Brook Lopez said. “But for him to still be as good as he is and our team to be successful and winning right now, it’s a testament to the player he is. It shows he is one of the greatest of all time.”
Patrick Williams is one of the worst players in the nba, new Deandre Ayton, talented but does he even know he plays basketball?
Well that’s a pretty rude thing to say.
But is he wrong though? Polio Pat has done nothing and contributed nothing for this team. His new contract was justified by AKME bc they whiffed on him at 4.
I mean objectively yes, he’s wrong. There are plenty of players in the NBA that are worse than him. Sensing a lot of attitude.
Overreaction, sure, but the sentiment is telling w Polio Pat
Since he’s been playing the wrong position since he got here it’s not fair to say he stinks. He stinks as a 4. The Bears can play Deandre Swift at RG but if he stinks at it is it his fault? I say it makes Donovan the worst coach in the NBA more than Williams the worst player in the NBA. I don’t know if he stinks elsewhere or not because I haven’t seen it. Is Williams injured all the time the same way Caruso was because he’s playing against guys he has no business matching up with? Food for thought.
That’s not entirely true. They blamed DeRozan for Polio Pat playing the 4 and promised us to play him at the 3 this year, so far he has not. We keep finding excuses for a guy who was the fourth overall pick in a loaded draft top 10 wise. This is how franchises are run into the ground. He was projected as a 20-25 pick guy before he worked his voodoo magic on AKME at draft tryouts.
Williams has had injury issues. Ayton thinks he is Kevin Durant. They are not a good comparison.
Oh Pat Williams. Such a reach in the draft at number four and we all knew it at the time…except the bulls. Such a bulls move.
Bucks starting to wake up ….. plenty of time yet.
13-11 and sixth seed. Getting straight.