NBA bits and pieces

It's not just a happenin' Dave Clark Five song, cats and kittens, it's what's happenin' ‘round the NBA as all the minor players seek out major employment.  *** The biggest surprise of the bunch? Jason Williams, who enjoyed a 10-month stint on the retired list starting last September, possibly heading to New York to play for the Knicks. Makes no sense. Actually, the idea that the Knicks would want to try and negotiate a deal with Williams makes plenty of sense on a superficial level. He's supposed to be an open-court blur, and Mike D'Antoni's teams love to run. But the fact of the matter is that Williams has only played on three teams that were in the top 15 in possessions per game since he was traded to Memphis back in 2001. That is to say, he don't run much, a-no mo'. And the former Sacramento Kings wunderkind is way, way older than you think - 34 in November. And his defense during his last go-round with the Miami Heat in 2007-08 was about as bad as defense got; Williams has long...