The Existential Crisis of Deron Williams

SAN ANTONIO Keep up with the latest news, on the court and off, with The Times's basketball blog. Go to Off the Dribble N.B.A. Live Scoreboard Teams | Player Stats Knicks Schedule/Results Roster | Player Stats Nets Schedule/Results Roster | Player Stats W.N.B.A. Live Scoreboard Teams | Player Stats Liberty Schedule/Results Roster | Player Stats In his first meaningful act as the Nets’ interim head coach, P. J. Carlesimo sat down with Deron Williams and laid out his mission, a broad outline for leading the Nets to success. “I told him exactly what I needed him to be,” Carlesimo said Tuesday. “I needed him to be Deron Williams.” This is more complicated than it...