Holiday time: Williams out with broken jaw

by Eric Schwartz

Wednesday November 25, 2009 

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Lou Williams will have plenty of time to think about his last second miss in the Sixers’ 108-107 loss to the Wizards on Tuesday night.

Unfortunately, he may have 4-to-6 weeks to think it over.

Comcast Sports Net revealed that Williams suffered a fractured jaw last night after taking an elbow in the fourth quarter. Williams was able to finish the game and nearly helped the Sixers rally back from a 15-point deficit, with a 26-point effort.

The Sixers have not released an official timetable on his return and Williams – who is second on the team averaging 17.4 ppg – is to be evaluated on Thursday.

The one bright spot for Sixers fans is that they should get an opportunity to get a good look at rookie Jru Holiday, who was the team’s first round pick. While Philadelphia still has guards Willie Green and Royal Ivey on the roster (that’s going to scare opposing defenses), neither possess the raw talent of Holiday, who has been buried on the bench for much of the season.

For the season Holiday has played in just eight games averaging 3.5 points in 8.8 minutes. Regardless of who sees the minutes tonight the Sixers don’t figure to be much of a match tonight against the Celtics, who lead the Atlantic by 3 ½ games.

We all know the Sixers aren’t going anywhere this season. Eddie Jordan should do the fans a favor and give the team a look at a player they hope becomes the answer at point guard.

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