Can Lou Williams Hold Down the Point for the Sixers?

Posted by Kevin Arnovitz Andre Miller's departure from Philadelphia left a vacuum at the point guard for the Sixers. The team selected UCLA point-leaning-combo guard Jrue Holiday with its first round draft pick, and has now named 22-year-old, fifth-year guard Louis Williams as the presumptive starter at the point for the 2009-10 season. Williams isn't a natural point guard, though there are some promising numbers in his portfolio: Williams recorded a player efficiency rating of 21.3 as a point guard (in contrast to his still respectable 15.5 PER as a shooting guard). Williams' passing rating was 7.7, good for 37th in the league, which isn't bad for a guy who spent most of his minutes at the two. His turnover percentage of 13.0 wasn't bad either (as a comp, Chauncey Billups also chalked up a 13.0 turnover rate). The best news of all for Williams' prospects as the Sixers point guard won't be found on a stat sheet, but with the man pacing the side...