SomeGuy
Professor
Posts: 6413
Reg: 11-22-04
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11-19-21 10:27 AM - Post#329176
Can we take a moment to appreciate what Jelani Williams did yesterday? 5th game in 9 days. After 3 ACLs. And he played 39 minutes against a top 100 team, led the team in rebounds (in a game where we outrebounded a team with a great frontcourt including a likely NBA player), and led the team in assists. Had 3 steals too. It was unbelievable that he came back to play this year at all. But to play a game like that? It’s truly amazing.
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10Q
Professor
Posts: 23370
Loc: Suburban Philly
Reg: 11-21-04
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11-19-21 10:29 AM - Post#329177
In response to SomeGuy
Bravo
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Streamers
Professor
Posts: 8240
Loc: NW Philadelphia
Reg: 11-21-04
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11-19-21 11:14 AM - Post#329185
In response to 10Q
He’s getting better with each game.
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LyleGold
PhD Student
Posts: 1712
Reg: 11-22-04
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11-19-21 02:39 PM - Post#329229
In response to Streamers
Jelani is playing with total abandon, which is remarkable for someone who could easily be reluctant to mix it up. He dove flat out for a loose ball late in a non-competitive game against Lafayette, pulled himself up and then ran his butt off to get back on D. He then pulled up, appearing to have injured his leg, but shook it off after initially seeming to call for a substitution. SD left him in there and Jelani fought through the pain until it passed. This guy has as much grit as anyone I've seen in a Penn uniform - at lesst up there with Barry Pierce.
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Penndemonium
PhD Student
Posts: 1900
Reg: 11-29-04
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11-19-21 03:00 PM - Post#329233
In response to LyleGold
Over the years, I have gone back to watch his HS videos. Jelani seems to have fantastic strength and desire. His shot is pretty good, though perhaps not dead-eye yet. Can you imagine his game right now if he also had this level of explosiveness?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qouCycYxltQ
Unfortunately, he may be a bit like Derrick Rose. So explosive that it put too much stress on his joints.
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