Chris Grenham: Brad Stevens tells @ZoandBertrand that Rob Williams won’t be a 30-minute per game player, but his minutes should increase as the season moves forward. “I love Rob. I love where he’s going.” 2 days ago – via Twitter chrisgrenham Brad Stevens, Coaching, Uncategorized Brad Stevens, Coaching, Robert Williams, Boston Celtics
Based on Stevens’ comments, the Celtics believe Williams has improved significantly since then. “We’re in a good position with him from the standpoint that I think he’s getting a lot better, I think he’s doing a lot of good things,” Stevens said. “He makes a big impact on our team. And I think as the season progresses, and this is just another thing that you try to keep in the back of your mind from my seat is like, we need him to be able to play higher minutes as the season gets later. And so right now, I guess you would call that managing (Williams’ playing time) appropriately.” 4 days ago – via Jay King @ The Athletic Brad Stevens, Uncategorized Brad Stevens, Robert Williams, Boston Celtics
Jared Weiss: Rob Williams on if he thinks he should be playing more and how his hip is holding up: “I’m all about my team winning. My hip, it has episodes where I feel it a little bit, but I don’t think it’s stopping me at all. I get the proper treatment.” 6 days ago – via Twitter JaredWeissNBA Uncategorized Robert Williams, Boston Celtics
Chris Grenham: Jayson Tatum on Robert Williams: “Rob is continuing to improve night in and night out. … He has an amazing feel for the game. … Rob is really, really good and he’s going to help us the more opportunities he gets.” 6 days ago – via Twitter chrisgrenham Uncategorized Jayson Tatum, Robert Williams, Boston Celtics
Tom Westerholm: Interesting note from Brad Stevens about Rob Williams: The team is trying to manage his minutes a bit now so that he can be available more consistently later in the season. 6 days ago – via Twitter Tom_NBA Brad Stevens, Coaching, Uncategorized Brad Stevens, Coaching, Robert Williams, Boston Celtics
Chris Grenham: Good news for the Celtics: Semi Ojeleye (knee soreness) and Robert Williams (hip soreness) are both probable tomorrow, per the team. 2 weeks ago – via Twitter chrisgrenham Injuries, Uncategorized Injuries, Robert Williams, Semi Ojeleye, Boston Celtics
Jay King: Brad Stevens said Robert Williams had nothing more than general soreness in the hip, and the team is being very cautious. But it is the same hip he had issues with last season. 2 weeks ago – via Twitter ByJayKing Injuries, Uncategorized Injuries, Robert Williams, Boston Celtics