The Duke star is big, fast and agile enough already. Xavier Tillman of Michigan State knows putting him on a pedestal won’t help.
By Barry Svrluga Barry Svrluga Sports columnist with beat writing experience on baseball, golf, the NFL, college basketball and college football Email Bio Follow Sports columnist March 30 at 6:56 PM To prepare for his next assignment, Xavier Tillman may want to walk down to Constitution Avenue and practice stepping in front of those double-decker, hop-on-hop-off tour buses.
“I wish he could tell me the secret, to weigh 285 and still be able to jump as high as he can and be as nimble as he is,” Tillman said Saturday. “He can change directions,” and he was off with a story of watching Williamson play, because everyone has a story of watching Williamson play.
“As a matter of fact, at a timeout you might want to laugh at yourself, like, ‘This is going to blow up,’ ” Tillman said. “So I mean, if you have that attitude, it helps you play on.” “He’s extremely intelligent [not only] book-wise — but people-wise,” Krzyzewski said. “And he’s humble. He’s really got everything. This is not a phony guy.”This is not, either, an infallible guy. Tillman knows he’s likely to be dunked on. But he also knows Williamson misses shots. In that film study will come some clues: What goes into those moments when he doesn’t embarrass defenders?
“I look at their tendencies: What do they do when the rebound goes up?” Williamson said. “When they’re playing post defense, is it better than their perimeter defense? So whether I should bring them out. And also, I look at their motor.”
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