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I talked to Deron Williams the other day, and he was certainly in a good mood.I asked the Jazz's incumbent point guard about first-round draft pick Eric Maynor.His response?"Should I be scared?" Williams said.It wasn't the answer I expected, so I felt compelled to follow up my original question. I asked Williams how he planned to mentor Maynor, who will likely end up battling veteran Ronnie Price this season for the job as his primary backup.Still smiling -- like he enjoyed throwing the newspaper guy a little off balance -- Williams said, "... You just talk to him. I'm sure he'll have a lot of questions for me. Hopefully, he can learn a lot by watching me, as well as Ronnie [Price]."It will be interesting to see those two battle it out. I definitely think Ronnie has the upper hand right now. He's been here and proven himself. But I like what I saw from Eric, playing pick-up. He's definitely got the tools to be a great point guard. He knows...
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