Randy Moss (NFL Reciever all timer) was his high school basketball teamate. Moss was a freak highlight reel in the NFL. Incredible they played together in high school.
@@RonnieG Ok, but seeing as how he didn't play past high school. it really doesn't matter. Facts are facts. In 1995, Randy Moss was Mr. Basketball in the state of West Virginia. He had a teammate that went to the NBA. End of story.
yea watched a interview of j wil. he said randy knew he had to pick one sport for college and decided to go with football. just a all around great athlete. curious what he woulda have been like if he had decided to pursue basketball.
That’s kinda the difference between J Will and Euro guys like Rubio and even Doncic. J Will can play in LA, Chicago, Oakland, Philly, DC, etc and respect. Rubio and Doncic wouldn’t be able to handle the situation and end up getting touched. Would be too much for them and there’s no way out lol Edit: Doncic would fight to the end and end up getting respect. He’d take the long route lol and respect to him for doing so. But them boys in the street are gonna make him prove it. You prove it to those guys, you got a lifetime pass and respect
It still blows my mind that he played on the same team in high school as Randy Moss. A lot of ridiculous alley-oops between that duo (and yes, Moss was almost as good at basketball as he was football)
I grew up in Martinsburg W.V... Ask Jason and Randy about that State Championship L. DOGS! Still have NOTHING but respect and LOVE for them. LOVE Randy's HOF speech. W.V.!
That’s the gamble with guys like these, gotta be willing to accept the bad to get the good. Risky players like that ya gotta be willing to be fine with the odd turnover
To be fair to him he really didn't turn the ball over all that much. He averaged 6 assists to just 2 turnover per game for his career. His best season was 8.3 assists and 2.2 turnovers per game.
He didn't have "a lot" of turnovers. He had fewer turnovers a game than Magic, quite a few less actually. Fewer than Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Lebron James, John Stockton, James Harden, Steph Curry and so on... Yeah, Williams not only didn't have "a lot" he was actually a really safe ball handler. You might want to at least look things up before commenting.
Not for a reaction but check out the Nike commercial with Randy Moss and Jason Williams (high school basketball teammates). And yes, Jayson Williams from the Nets who, after he retired and was an analyst, went to jail after an accidental shooting of his limo driver. I think jail time was a lot for the cover-up. There was also Jayson Williams who was a top pick out of Duke but got injured in a motorcycle (?) accident and it ended his career.
The player for the New Jersey Nets spells his name JAYSON Williams. Yes, that is the one involved in the shooting. He was found guilty of "aggravated assault" and served only 2 years and 3 months in prison. He was also involved in several other incidents throughout his career... bar fights, DUI etc..
There were many great passer before Jason Williams. As one of the comments listed Ervin Magic Johnson. He was one of the few to play all positions in a game.
Amazing to me how many people watch these and think he doesn’t need to do those things and is just showing off ,,he isn’t ,he is using different angles to get passes through ,take any of those behind the back passes and do them normally and they get picked or deflected …..he knew exactly what he was doing and even passed to certain people certain ways so they received the ball with the laces ready to shoot !!
I grew up learning to pass like him and emulating his deceptiveness the best I could. This whole video I was waiting for the elbow pass. Practiced that one so much but never came organically for me in a game
Great showman on the court and a down to earth likeable guy off the court. He lives in the same neighborhood as my sister so I have gotten the privilege of talking to him when he comes over.
JWill is the epitome of two things, a point guard, who is the general of the court AND to make sure his team eats, which is why he doesn't shoot much and also street ball play. The stuff they call street ball today is TRASH compared to what they used to do back in the day. White Chocolate was a nickname he truly earned. Playing in high school with Randy Moss all the way up to his pro career, he was flashy, BUT deadly accurate and calculated. The only others that made it to the NBA from street ball was Rafer Alston aka "Skip To My Lou" and Steve Francis aka The Franchise. Both had to calm their games down for the NBA cause they got called for too many violations. JWill, just cruised on through. -Daz, you're thinking about Jayson Williams who played for the Nets and had the gun conviction of shooting a limo driver.
Y'all should watch the highlights of his best plays which features a bit of his"ankle breakers" and scoring mixed in with the passes. Saw a comment below about a high turnover rate which I don't know whether or not is true, but I do know the Heat won an NBA Championship with him.
I have a video on my channel from back when I filmed basketball games for my school where one of my buddies did one of those behind the back passes during a game. The gym went nuts when he did it, but got even louder when the other guy nailed the three. My jaw hit the floor 😂! He later told me that he noticed me and a legendary sports reporter from our state filming at the same spot in front of him and he did it for our camera, but I don't totally believe him
Some of the suits in the front office, didn't like his style of play, they thought it was too much like streetball, I say but it was exciting as hell, the fans loved it .
Steve Nash was Jason Williams if Jason Williams could do anything other then pass and handle. Check out Steve Nash highlights with the Suns dude was phenomenal and was a 2x NBA MVP.
Dude was a highlight reel passer, but otherwise middling. Only 5.9 assists per game for his career. Never made an all-star team. Don't get me wrong, I love the highlight reel.
He was good but he was more known for turning it over trying to make a fancy pass and throwing it out of bounds in close games instead of making an efficient sure play
Aiden watching REAL basketball for the time, something not from the last 5 years. Lets geauxxx! Now you'll see why long time fans complain (legitimately).
Probably no other player has a bigger discrepancy between their highlights package and their actual career. He was nothing special as a player and no, not even close to being "the Steph Curry of passing" lol. There are other guys from his own era that are way better. No hate to Jason.
You guys aren’t wrong about ticket sales. That kings team he played on was all around a good passing Team Vladdy, Peja, Webb all those guys were amazing passers and their team identity was everyone touches the ball. You could just look up 2000 sac kings best passes and you’ll get a ton. Also yea when the kings where good tickets were expensive. Even now they’ve sucked for so long now that they are good again tickets are expensive asf. They have the most loudest fanbase in all of the NBA. Shame they sucked for the past decade and half.
Everybody just shoots 3's now so theres no need for great passers. Nobody plays under the basket or even goes near it. Theyre only using 1/3 of the court
I grew up in the area Jason Williams played high school ball. Jay Will played with Randy Moss at Dupont High. My family was involved with that school in that era, proud to have witnessed some greats at a very young age.
16:44 Jason did a segment with The Professor a few years back teaching The Prof how to do that incredible "elbow pass." The dude is retired but he's still got it.
"White Chocolate" Jason Williams!! You guys did a vid about nba streetball players a while back, Jason Williams should and would definitely be one. I loved watching him play with the Kings, they were real contenders if it wasn't for the Kobe-Shaq lakers. Being from Memphis, I was really excited when he played for Memphis.
The countries that don't know about American sport history should. From front to back. Jason was nice but, wasn't the first or only one so he is classed as one of the greatest showman.
Good reaction, guys. And btw, there were THREE players named Jason (or Jayson) Williams playing around the same time. This Jason Williams who played for Sarcramento....the Jason Williams who played for the NJ Nets (and who was involved in the accidental shooting of the chauffeur)....and Jason Williams who played for the Chicago Bulls, and was a rookie of the year candidate, but seriously tore up his knee in a motorcycle accident in the Summer after his rookie year. That JWilliams (Chicago Bulls) is currently an on-air NBA analysts with ESPN etc. Also, many players were just as electric passers as Jason Williams (Sacramento Kings). There was 'Pistol' Pete Maravich (1970s)....Magic Johnson....Larry Bird...Rajon Rando etc.
There were 3 Jason Williams. 1 spelled it Jayson. J Williams was out of Duke and went to the Bulls but had his career ended by a bad motorcycle accident. Hes an analyst for the NBA now. You see him on ESPN. The other one was a F for the Nets.
@@gregorywilliams1308he also admitted that he contemplated committing suicide after getting destroyed by Larry bird so it was known that he wasn't a stable person
That Kings team was made up of some great ball-handlers, passers, and floor runners. Not many people realize what a great play maker Divac was as a big man...and Weber too! They all just clicked so well together!
*Hey guys be made out look so easy because he literally practiced those passes for HUNDREDS of hours.Ever since he was a kid he practiced those passes against a wall over & Over & OVER again.He was AMAZING!!!*
Fellas this era of kings basketball was so amazing.. I think it was maybe early 2000s but they had so many playoff battles with the Kobe Shaq lakers that in my opinion were some of the best series ever.. Divac, Peja, Chris Webber, Mike Bibby, Doug Christie, turkiglu. If the lakers weren’t so good they could have had multiple championships.
Try "Jason Williams streetball moves" to see the complete package. They said he used to spend hours in the gym by himself and never take a shot. He'd tape an X on the wall as a target and practice crazy passes and make up new dribble moves.
Jayson Williams did play for the Nets. He had a party at his house and was drunk and he shot and killed his limo driver. He didnt mean to kill the guy but he was being an idiot and pointing his rifle at people.
The Most Exciting Voice In Sports History: Gus Johnson's Greats Calls by RS Highlights is a great video that shows some of the best college plays in history. I highly recommend it
That's why he was not a cornerstone player as flashy as his passes were he would pass up shots or not put up as many shots due to him trying to get assist. As you see he bounced from team to team a lot.
@@abducteeofearth1703 You're thinking of it as playing for the same franchise, I'm thinking of it as playing with a new team (teammates) so technically it does count as a different team. • Sacramento Kings (1998-2001) • Memphis Grizzlies (2001-2005) • Miami Heat (2005-2008 • Orlando Magic (2009-2011) • Return to Memphis (2011) To me that's a new team, so I'm not sure what your debate is.
@@LukaDonesnitch My debate is that the Memphis Grizzlies and the Memphis Grizzlies are the same team. Also, playing for 4 teams in 12 years is not in any way “bouncing from team to team.” He likes to set his teammates up for good shots as all point guards should do. What’s better? A floater by the pg or a dunk by the pf or c? Pgs are supposed to pass up on good shots for them to get great shots for their teammates.
Allen iverson is my favorite player of all time. White chocolate opened my eyes to some crazy unselfishness. I don’t think he made passes harder than needed. I think he just had such a free flow to his game that whatever was given to him, he’d take. You play up on him in the mid range off a pick and roll, he’s finding a cutter. You go under the screen, he won’t be afraid to hit the mid range. The behind the back off the elbow pass is iconic and it didn’t even go in.
Jayson Williams is the one that played for the Nets. He was giving a tour of his house when he pointed a shotgun at his limo driver(he was just probably messing around but when you mix alcohol and guns…) and killed him. Then he tried to cover it up.
Taken straight from Wikipedia about the incident with *Jayson Williams* Assault conviction On February 14, 2002, 55-year-old limousine driver Costas "Gus" Christofi was shot and killed at Williams's estate in Alexandria Township, New Jersey.[12] Christofi had been hired to drive Williams's NBA charity team from a Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, event to his mansion, about 30 miles (48 km) northwest of Trenton, New Jersey. Members of Williams's NBA charity basketball team were present at the scene. The New York Post reported that Williams was aiming a shotgun at Gus, while giving a tour of his 30,000-square-foot (2,800 m2) home when he fired the weapon, killing Christofi. In April 2004, Williams was acquitted of the more serious charges against him, but the court's jury deadlocked on a charge of reckless manslaughter. He was convicted on four counts of trying to cover up the shooting.[13] On April 21, 2006, a Hunterdon County appeals court ruled that Williams could be retried on a reckless manslaughter charge stemming from the shooting death of Christofi.[14][15] The court repeatedly delayed the retrial for a series of reasons, such as the State's 2008 appeal of a ruling relating to prosecutorial misconduct at the first trial.[16] On January 11, 2010, Williams pleaded guilty to aggravated assault.[17] On February 23, 2010, he was finally sentenced to 5 years in prison with possible parole after 18 months.[18] Williams was subsequently moved on April 19, 2011,[19] to Rikers Island to serve an additional 1-year sentence for a DWI,[20] of which he served 8 months and was released from custody on April 13, 2012.[20][21] On the entire experience, Williams said in a 2012 interview with ESPN: "…I truly don't want to see anybody cause any more pain to anybody. And I don't want to see anybody in a cage, man. Everybody thinks they're so tough and they can go to jail. I've never seen a newbie go to jail and not cry the first two months every night, scream and have to get suicide prevention in front of his cell." Relating specifically to the shooting incident, Williams went on to say "I struggle with the loss of lives. The loss of Mr. Christofi and the loss of my father. An hour doesn't go by that I don't think about [the accident], think about how can I replay this as to bring back Mr. Christofi. And not one person died that night, two people died. My dad had never been in the hospital in 70 years. That's the ripple effect."[22]
Jason Williams was an amazing passer and is a good man. His nickname is White Chocolate. That should be a hint for anyone that doesn't know that black people have been doing this for years. I'm sure you've heard of And 1. It's called street ball and it's not very excepted in the NBA.... I wonder why Jason White (cough cough) I mean Jason Williams got away with it
You have to react to PISTOL PETE. One of the greatest BALL PLAYERS of all time. PISTOL PASSES were some of the best. IT'S THE ERA WHERE IF YOU WERE WHITE PASSING LIKE THAT WAS LOOKED DOWN UPON. In peoples eyes you were trying to be black and dog just ain't gonna HUNT in those days.❤
Jayson Williams aka white chocolate. Jason Williams (Nets- gun incident) Jason Williams- survived motorcycle crash which ended his career. Jason Williams aka The Junkyard Dog.
Jason Williams is a good, classy guy. In the NBA, he was like the Kyrie Irving of his day: one of the best passing slashers with great handles and a solid jump shot who couldn't really do anything else well and cost his team games as often than he helped win them. Which is a shame, because, like Irving, he was really fun to watch (on offense). He was more reliable and much less toxic than Irving is and Irving is more clutch than JWill was, but otherwise they are practically the same player, but in different eras.
Anyone like him? See "Pistol" Pete Maravich--Jason clearly watched some of the Pistol's highlights. The videos of his practice routines are also eye opening. The Pistol averaged 44 points/game while in college at LSU!
Non-flashy efficiency beats flashy every single time. John Stockton has almost 4000 more assists than 2nd all time Jason Kidd. Jason Williams isn't in the top 25.
Pistol Pete maravich invented everything your seeing from LSU to NBA these are pistol Pete passes the greatest..I love williams he bought pistol Pete back to NBA
