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The Commercial Appeal has reported today that the Grizzlies are on the verge of signing former point guard Jason Williams — recently cut by the Orlando Magic — to a contract for the remainder of the season. It's a somewhat risky move for a team playing its best basketball of the season. And the impetus behind the move is highly questionable. How to feel about it?:
The Right Idea: The instinctual reaction of most close followers of the Grizzlies will be to kill this move. But before we go that route, let's establish a few things.
First, the Grizzlies are one of the few teams in the league that are carrying only two point guards on their roster. And given that one of those is a late-first-round-pick rookie, in Greivis Vasquez, currently sporting a 36% shooting percentage and a 7.96 player efficiency rating (15 is league average), and given that, rightly or wrongly, the team isn't willing to give O.J. Mayo spot minutes at the position, clearly this is an area of potential need.
I like Vasquez. I think he's been a viable back-up point guard for the Grizzlies this season and I think he could develop into one of the better back-up points in the league with his combination of size, court vision, and gutsy play. But the idea of adding a third point guard to the roster — as insurance and to give the coaches an alternative to a rookie providing middling production — makes plenty of sense. If that player can be an NBA veteran with playoff experience, all the better.
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