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[Birdfan2018]

Will K. J. Williams be wearing a Racers Uniform in the 2022-23 season?

He set a career high again yesterday, 39 pts with 6 rebounds 1 steal and 2 blocked shots. The final score was 73-62. Nobody else scored more than 9 points. He basically carried us to that victory.

He's 6'10', 245 lbs, looks like a beast in the weight room, and he's been using his reach to wreak absolute havoc in the passing lanes. He regularly checks much smaller guys on the perimeter. I said last year he was our best player and now I don't feel it's particularly close. The only bugaboos he has are inconsistency and occasional foul trouble. He started as a guy who couldn't do much other than dunk and rebound but has improved every season in about every statistical category. He has obviously worked hard on his game, to the point he's copied the Olajuwon/Jordan baseline fall away jumper and hits it pretty regularly. I can't figure out why the NBA scouts haven't caught on to this guy. Only thing I can figure is he doesn't generate the jaw dropping highlights like Ja did. He has a game like this in the NCAA's, he won't be back next year.

Fortunately he won’t be seeing competition like Tennessee St. and the other cupcakes he gets to play against in the OVC come NCAA Tournament time. So doubtful that he will be producing stats like he did last night. Which is fine with me. I want him back with the Racer’s next season; then he can go into the 2023 NBA draft.

[Bjhracer]

Cupcakes? They are only in the OVC? True OVC has more bottom feeders but the top of the OVC this year may be just as good or better than the top of the MVC. It’s also ironic because TN St. would finish 6-8 in MVC.

[05Racer]

Will K. J. Williams be wearing a Racers Uniform in the 2022-23 season?

He set a career high again yesterday, 39 pts with 6 rebounds 1 steal and 2 blocked shots. The final score was 73-62. Nobody else scored more than 9 points. He basically carried us to that victory.

He's 6'10', 245 lbs, looks like a beast in the weight room, and he's been using his reach to wreak absolute havoc in the passing lanes. He regularly checks much smaller guys on the perimeter. I said last year he was our best player and now I don't feel it's particularly close. The only bugaboos he has are inconsistency and occasional foul trouble. He started as a guy who couldn't do much other than dunk and rebound but has improved every season in about every statistical category. He has obviously worked hard on his game, to the point he's copied the Olajuwon/Jordan baseline fall away jumper and hits it pretty regularly. I can't figure out why the NBA scouts haven't caught on to this guy. Only thing I can figure is he doesn't generate the jaw dropping highlights like Ja did. He has a game like this in the NCAA's, he won't be back next year.

Fortunately he won’t be seeing competition like Tennessee St. and the other cupcakes he gets to play against in the OVC come NCAA Tournament time. So doubtful that he will be producing stats like he did last night. Which is fine with me. I want him back with the Racer’s next season; then he can go into the 2023 NBA draft.

Granted, Tennessee St. is not the best measuring stick. That's part of the reason I mentioned the NCAA tournament. A game like that against an excellent opponent will get noticed. Also it doesn't matter who's guarding you if you can hit a baseline fadeaway jumper. It's like Kareem's sky hook. If you can actually hit the shot, there's not really a good way to defend it.

I do think there's a better chance he returns than Tevin Brown because KJ is a year younger. He played as a true freshman so the COVID year is equivalent to a redshirt year for him. If he isn't going to be taken first round, and I haven't heard or read anything to suggest he's on an NBA team's radar yet, then there's a good chance he comes back.