Pelicans No. 1 Williamson has long been questioned about being overweight, which has also greatly affected his attendance and actual performance. The problem was amplified further by his sluggish performance in the crucial quarter-finals of the mid-season tournament.
Barkley, a Hall of Fame veteran and a well-known ball commentator, bluntly said that Williamson was too lazy to run on the court, and he was not active enough to defend rebounds and cash in on his talent to become a better player.
He's not a kid anymore, Barkley said, citing himself as an example, When Moses Malone said I was fat and lazy, I was just a rookie. But Williamson has been playing in the league for several years. 」
The Pelicans have both Ingelen and McLaren better than him, but Williamson is the top pick in the draft and should be the best guy on the team, but apparently he's still far from it. 」
Barkley had previously advised Williamson to be good and strictly control his posture, and now he has also reiterated the old words, thinking that with Williamson's conditions, he really shouldn't play so casually, and he can't even catch 10 rebounds in a game.
My grandmother used to play me in games, and if I couldn't grab double-digit rebounds, she would kill me. Barkley said that a player of this calibre should not have less than 10 rebounds per game. He should be averaging rebounds per game, but the problem is that he's not running at all. 」
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Barkley also pointed out that the Pelicans should probably take some responsibility for letting Williamson play the role of point forward, and he should be the finisher of the offense, not the one who initiates it. 」
Williamson is averaging just 5 rebounds per game this season6. Career-low performance, 4Eight assists are a career-high, and he's grabbed 10 rebounds in just two games so far this season.
2023-24 NBA season.