[rjolley]

Originally Posted by Ksyrup

I watched a ton of FSU and Williams was great. Keep in mind, they played 10-11 deep and no one dominated. Just the way Ham wants it. Kind of a variation on how UK used to run out 2 5-man teams. FSU just kept bringing in sub after sub, used the entire bench.

Williams was 4th on the team in minutes for a team that had 11 guys average 9 minutes or more - only Trent Forrest averaged more than 30 (30.9). The usage was by design.

Now, I don't know what kind of NBA player he'll be and maybe #4 was a stretch, but this is a classic Ham quote:

Just talked to Florida State coach Leonard Hamilton on the phone. Asked him what he'd say to those who point out Patrick Williams didn't start games: "He finished them."

— K.C. Johnson (@KCJHoop) November 19, 2020

I am totally of the school that your best lineup finishes games, so I'll take that ray of sunshine and hold onto it that this isn't another Mitch Trubisky pick.