The Minnesota Timberwolves have assigned assistant coach Shawn Respert to work with Derrick Williams every day after practice, both in the film room and on the court. "The young man, you can tell there's so much upside," Respert said. "This is why the scouts looked at him as a No. 2 pick. "Also, he can easily be historically a lot of the No. 2s that have come in the league if he's not careful. If he doesn't stay sharp and work like he's been working, he can easily fall back into the mix of a guy that struggles in this league. He doesn't have a true identity right now. We're working on what it is that he can contribute every single night to help a team win." Respert sees mental toughness as the primary obstacle getting in the way of Williams’ development. "The whole mental part, he's right about that," Williams said. "Just being low and last year not knowing what to expect, it was tough. Just working with him after practice and keeping my confidence up, he's been right there with me since then." Respert complimented Williams’ improved work ethic. "The biggest improvement I've seen is I like the fact that he's had some ownership now in his own development," Respert said. "We don't have to go searching for him like we used to. Now I see him searching for us." 灰狼隊指派助理教練Shawn Respert去解決DW的窘境，他會同時在錄像室與球場裡 去勘導著DW需要成長與修正的地方。 Respert：「他有著你們期待的許多有利面，球探們認為他是值得的榜眼人才 ，就正是因為如此。」 Respert：「如果他沒仔細對待自己的未來，那可能會像歷史上某些榜眼一樣 失去掉正確的步伐，如果他不能時刻保持機警注意問題並修正，那也將會如此， 他是個還沒有真實身分的球員，可以這樣可以那樣，卻並還未有個值得依賴的 鮮明技能去抱持著，因此他持續努力著加強自己要給球隊帶來更多貢獻。」 DW：「Respert真的提振了我很多，從第一年感到徬徨無助，每次在練習完後 他就會不斷提點指點我，讓我隨時保持信心面對一切困難，他真的是個很重要的存在。」 Respert：「我很高興看著他的自我技能改善，這真是很大的進展，他有著很好的 學習態度，是個能為球隊需要而做出努力改變的球員。」 --

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