Utah Jazz guard Deron Williams makes the calls
Published 5/5/2008 at L.A. Times - Basketball
Despite his relative inexperience, the guard gets to choose the team's plays, as his coach defers. But his usually reliable shooting was missing Sunday against the Lakers.
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Utah Jazz point guard Deron Williams is finishing only his third year in the NBA and is in the midst of only his second postseason. Yet his coach, Jerry Sloan, finishing up his 20th season at the helm of the Jazz, defers to Williams, letting him call the shots on the court.
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