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BallerBlogger.com — ... Jeff Caplan of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram:  “Soft-spoken, cheerful and courteous since arriving in a trade for Eddie Jones on Oct. 10, the 6-foot-9, 225-pounder relates a sympathetic tale of a hard adolescence while being raised by his grandparents in inner-city Memphis. ‘I guess I was so cute,’ Williams said, laughing, ‘that my grandma wanted to raise me.’ His hardships don’t excuse his transgressions, but they might offer some understanding for them. His mother, he said, was around; his father was mostly gone. His only sibling and best friend, older brother Ramone, got ...

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Mavs Moneyball — ... bit, turnovers, a couple defensive mistakes. But he established over the first seven games some real consistency in those areas. So I don't look at those things as super-negatives." Super-negative is a cool phrase which I'm going to steal.  Carlisle says he doesn't know if Green will be in the rotation against Houston, but I'd be pretty shocked if watches the entire game from the bench. ------------------- Jeff Caplan writes about Shawne Williams problems off the court and his positive outlook moving ...