Willie has mailed it in for the year, what a sad sorry display. I understand not having a plethora of talent around to help you succeed, this has nothing to do with that.
Edmond's point is spot on, it is almost as if Willie is trying to prove a point or something. Unfortunately for him, scouts are taking notice, pundits (i.e. Seth Davis) are already stating he needs another year in school. Don't care what any of the NBA followers say about his skills, there are a hundreds of guys across the nation who are quick with their first step and need a volume of shots to get their points, most of which are considerably taller than Willie which hurts his stock.
Willie is an explosive player with the ball in his hand, but yesterday he looked slow, stagnant and uninterested in performing at all. It is really disappointing when the only time he tries to show a glimpse of his talent is on a "Willie Possession"...one in which he takes the ball from approximately 30 ft out, dribbles around for 10 seconds then attacks the hole. Unless WW has decided that this particular possession is a "WP", he is just going to chill for 35 seconds.
I've seen it 100 times in the various locker rooms I have been in, the player goes along with the game plan and shuts down his own effort because he feel slighted some way. Sure, Capel may have put on the white board yesterday something along the lines of ball-movement or getting other players involved, but do you honestly believe that if Willie broke a play because he found a hole and took it hard to the cup that Capel would be upset? Absolutely not. I used to think he was feeling sorry for himself, but am starting to believe he just doesn't care.
Reviewing all the publicized events over the past few years (move to Oak Hill, Lebron incident, this year) Willie just isn't a team player period. In all honesty, I believe the best thing for Willie is to go pro this year regardless of his draft stock so he can learn how to fit amongst a team. I think one things is for certain is that Willie can never be a "franchise" PG based on his mental approach to games, or how he displays his body language on the court.
I really do hope the best for Willie, it's difficult to watch a player with so much talent cast it away because of the organ in-between his ears. He literally is an improved attitude and consistent jump shot away from being a long-time impact NBA player.....hope he somehow realizes that at some point.
