Welcome Back, T-Will!

Kudos to the Sacramento Kings for signing Terrence Williams, to a 10-day contract. Simply put, this is a massive post-trade deadline splash in the NBA.

When we last saw Terrence (sorry, we zone out sometimes), he was starring in a YouTube video, eloquently taking us through the public transit commute from New York City to Newark in the hopes of coercing fans to check out a Nets game. His performance is flawless and it's one of the best movies of all time. (Take that, Citizen Kane.)

On the court, the Kings can expect dynamism from this athletic forward. Williams averaged 4.5 ppg (.351 FG%, .421 3PT%, .500 FT%), 2.3 rpg, 0.8 apg and 15.1 mpg in his 12 appearances for the Houston Rockets this season before their GM made a horrendous decision, cutting the still-budding superstar. For his career, T-Will has lit it up for 7.4 points a night—which probably equates to a very impressive per-36-minute average. (We're not going to waste our time to checking on this, because you have access to Basketball-Reference.com also, ya know?)

Maybe we didn't know you were gone, but the point is we missed you, Terrence. Don't ever leave us again. 

HOUSTON WE HAVE A DOG

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News broke late last night that Terrence Williams would be packing his bags and leaving Newark for Houston in a minor three team trade between the Nets, Rockets, and Lakers. It should be understood that the above title is not a dig at Terrence, nor a reference to his general resemblance to a canine. It's simply the catchphrase to my favorite Tracy Morgan sketch, that also happens to demonstrate the way I feel about the Nets right now. How many young, promising players can I watch my favorite team strap rockets to and send off into orbit?

No Regard Daily Preview: 21 Minutes Out of Your Day

One Game We Will Definitely Watch Tonight: Atlanta Hawks vs. New Jersey Nets

Terrence, you don't need to tell us: Most of the No Regard staffers will be on a train by 6:00 pm tonight and at the Prudential Center by 6:19 pm, sans donuts. It's a field trip, kids, and permission slips have been collected.

With Prokhorov in attendance, expect a strong effort from the Nets against this reeling Hawks team. (When the boss walks by your cubicle, don't you give a little more effort?) Not a game the Nets should win, necessarily, but close to it. Points of emphasis:

• If Horford and Favors match up at any point, consider it a dissertation in rebounding. Favors is more athletic, but Horford's positioning skills are supreme.
• Lopez has been harangued recently, by coach and media alike, for being too soft. Any interaction with the always-testy Zaza Pachulia should inject him with a bit of much needed vigor, as Pachulia seems to piss off pretty much anyone he's ever matched up against.
• Devin Harris is going to be handful for either Mike Bibby or young Jeff Teague; he's too fast for the former, too crafty for the latter. Now replace "Mike Bibby" with "Anthony Morrow" and "Jeff Teague" with "Terrence Williams"; that's the situation the Nets will face in Joe Johnson.
• Our drinking game for the Hawks-Mavs game from this past weekend can easily be adapted here. Most of the rules were about the Hawks anyway. Updating the one about Mark Cuban for this game is just too perfect. Drink up!

One Game We Probably Won't Watch Tonight: Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Indiana Pacers

I promise we'll watch the Pacers one day soon, and it would make sense to start paying attention to them after their rout of the Miami Heat in South Beach last night. But this screams let-down game to me. And anyway, after we get back home from the game tonight, we're not going to have this on our DVRs—we're going to be watching judge shows.

Top 3 Player Tweets of the Week - In Pictures!

From Skillanueva's half-time tweets to Gil's fateful outburst, we're keeping tabs on this whole Twitter thing.  Each week we wade through the rants, shout outs and sheer insanity to bring you the best micro-blogging the NBA has to offer.

3. Shower power yessur #wordaapp
-Terrence Williams

2. I luv definitions
-Da'Sean Butler

1. Me and Elvis share the same birthday, so it's only right that I order my jackets from LanskyBros.
-Chris Douglas Roberts