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Found December 18, 2012 on Sports-Glory: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Deron Williams,  Brook Lopez,  Joe Johnson,  Kris Humphries
TEAMS: Brooklyn Nets
Brookyn Nets guard Deron Williams' average points per game and assists per game are down this season from last, which he says has to do with injuries and the Nets system. Williams is averaging 17 points and 8.3 assists this season down from averaging 21 points and 8.7 assists last season.  He is shooting a career low 38.8 percent from the field and 29.9 percent from 3-point range. "I was injured the first year (and needed season-ending right wrist surgery)," Williams said Monday via ESPN, a day before the Nets host the Jazz at Barclays Center. "I've really had injuries while I've been with (the Nets) the whole time. And didn't have the talent around me that I did (with the Jazz). "And that system (in Utah) was a great system for my style of play. I'm a system player, and I loved Coach (Jerry) Sloan's system. I loved the offense there. We could've been a really good team. We just weren't that good defensively as a group." Willi...
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