Source: http://0rz.tw/8GgfD ********************************************************************* Cleveland Cavaliers' Jawad Williams happy to be back, Cavs happy to have him back Friday, April 10, 2009 / Mary Schmitt Boyer / Plain Dealer Reporter ********************************************************************* Some homecoming. After practice Thursday, as they do after every practice, the Cavaliers were taking turns trying to make high-arching jump shots. Really high. The shot has to go at least as high as the top of the shot clock perched atop the basket before falling through the net. With his teammates loudly counting every miss, it took rookie forward Jawad Williams seven tries before he managed to make the shot. As the last guy to hit one, he was forced to do a push-up for every miss. It might not have looked all warm and fuzzy, but the Cavs were thrilled to have Williams back. The Cleveland native and St. Edward product averaged 25.7 points on 45 percent shooting, 4.2 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 19 games, including 18 starts, with the Rio Grande Valley (Texas) Vipers of the NBA Development League. He was the league's player of the month for March. "It was part of the job," Williams said with a grin before leaving for tonight's game at Philadelphia. "I was trying to get back to where I belong. I went down there and played with a vengeance. I'm going to continue to do that, continue to showcase myself in any way I can to help this team." After helping North Carolina to the 2005 NCAA championship, the 6-9, 220-pound Williams was not drafted and played overseas and in the NBDL, where he was an All-Star with Anaheim during the 2006-07 season. He played with the Cavs in last year's summer league and then made the team out of training camp. The team waived him Jan. 7 and then re-signed him to two consecutive 10-day contracts before releasing him again. Now he'll finish out the regular season and be eligible for the playoffs. He never doubted things would work out. "I was always taught to be led by your dreams, not pushed by your problems," said Williams, who had four points and one steal in nine games with the Cavs this season. "My dream is to be in the NBA, so I went down there and worked as hard as I could. My confidence never went anywhere. It just gave me a chance to go out there and showcase what I've been working on all year. It worked out for me." The Cavs, who found themselves with an open spot on their roster after Eric Snow was released, think it worked out for them, too. -- Only the strong survive- Iverson ⊕ ═█┘ ⊕ ●╱ 　　　 Ｗ ● ●︵ ● ●)) ３╯ <３\ /３⊕ ／３﹚ ３ \\ />⊕ >/ ⊕ ╲> >> ========= http://www.wretch.cc/blog/AWEI3 ========= --

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