Memphis Grizzlies head coach Taylor Jenkins praised Vince Williams Jr.’s all-around skillset following Monday’s 116-107 home win vs. the Golden State Warriors (career-high 24 points & 9 made free throws).
(via Memphis Grizzlies):
Reporter: “Based on what you’ve seen in practice from him and his limited playing time and before he entered the rotation, are you surprised at how consistent and how diverse Vince Williams’ impact has been for like six weeks now?”
Jenkins: “I’ve been really impressed. He shows us more each game. We knew last year and even coming into the summer, a guy that had potential to be a pretty good defensive player, a guy that can pick up full-court. He can guard pick-and-rolls and blow up screens, he can be a guy that can deny guys off the ball. Had a potential to be a really good rebounder as well, but then you see his length and how he uses his hands, he’s showing me more things there. We always talk about game plan discipline, his ability to go out there and execute different game plans night in and night out. Not just one coverage, but he’s getting a different assignment, different matchup game-to-game, his consistency there has been impressive. And then I always come back to the offensive stuff too, just his embracing of where he’s going to make his mark. Right now he’s having a great offense too, just given some of our injuries. But playing with force, and then just how he spaces the floor has been one of the biggest things. He’s done a lot of extra work playing off of pick-and-rolls, drive-and-kicks, him being in the right spot enables teammates to find him, and then he’s shooting it with confidence. Or if it’s not a shot, it’s a drive-and-kick and he’s trying to make an unselfish play. So things we had seen, but now that he’s doing it consistently at a pretty high level and with an aggressiveness to it, that’s the thing that really stands out to me.”
