Welcome Back, Double Nickel

I can't promise that I won't post something similar to this (or maybe the exact same post, who knows) in the weeks to come. I can promise, however, that you'll enjoy it every single time.

Ladies and gentlemen, it is with great pleasure that I join you in welcoming Jason Williams (aka Double Nickel aka White Chocolate) back to the NBA. In case you've forgotten about J-Dub, allow me to provide you with some material to jog your memory:

After retiring before the season last year, Williams realized he wanted to come back and play again, but due to league rules, he was ineligible to play until the beginning of the 2009-2010 season. This somehow slipped my mind when I was doing my NBA Preview the other day, but I was quickly reminded of what I'd been missing. While scouring box scores and updates across the League Wednesday night, I stumbled across Orlando's destruction of Philadelphia and noticed that Williams was playing as if he'd never left. No rust, no cobwebs; nothing. Just some good ol' fashioned roundball being played by Double Nickel himself. Despite the fact that he's a Florida Gator, I've always enjoyed having him in the league and look forward to seeing him play again this year, even if he's put his White Chocolate playground persona in the closet for a more grownup, steady style of playing point guard.

Hey, it won him a title in 2006 with the Heat, so I can't hate; but I sure wouldn't mind seeing some behind-the-back passes and crossover dribbles again.

~~ Lank