The Clippers added some White Chocolate to their diet and backcourt yesterday by signing veteran guard Jason Williams to a one-year contract. Here's what they're saying out in the ether about the deal ...

Clips Nation: "We know that Jason Williams can play. He'll be a good enough backup who is a great ballhandler and he can hit shots. His spectacular days are behind him, and he's now an experienced, journeyman PG who can hit some shots and move the ball around, a full cut above Brevin Knight and Dan Dickau. With Davis, Camby, Kaman and Mobley all liable to get banged up here and there or worse, the Clips have made a concerted effort to fill out the roster with guys who have been starters and scorers and have shown that they can fill in if one of the rotation players goes down. Maybe Dunleavy is just challenging Hollinger to come up with new reasons for criticizing the Clippers bench and overall roster."

ClipperBlog.com: "Not sure what this means, other than the Clippers have determined after years of Brunson, Parker, et al, that you can never have too many point guards. Williams hasn't been effective for a few seasons now. Last year with Miami, he shot below 40% from the field, and hasn't averaged more than two FTA/G since his second year in the league. He's an awful defender, and one of the worst rebounders in the game. But as sentient beings go, he's a better option than Smush Parker — his turover and assist rates confirm that."

Hardwood Paroxysm: "... the move is a solid one by the Clips. Williams doesn't have what it takes to be a starting point guard anymore in my book, but he tends to get a lot of unwarranted hate. All in all, he's really not that bad of a player, and picking him up as a backup PG for the veteran's minimum (not confirmed, but come on) is a sound move. The Clips are slowly amassing a short-term veteran army: Baron, Camby, Kaman, Mobley, Ricky Davis, Williams, Brian Skinner, Tim Thomas. And by the time 2010 rolls around? Baron and Kaman. Elgin may have done some dumb things in the past, but the Clippers are doing their best to hit a home run and stay competitive in the meantime."

Ira Winderman, South Florida Sun-Sentinel: "And then there were two. The Heat's dramatic overhaul from its 2006 NBA championship team continued Thursday, with point guard Jason Williams signing with the Clippers as a free agent. The move leaves only guard Dwyane Wade and forward Udonis Haslem under contract from the team that delivered the franchise's lone title."

Ziller, FanHouse: "White Chocolate will turn 33 before Thanksgiving, and I assume he's signed up for the veteran's minimum (less than $1.5 million, with the league pitching in half the amount). It's not a bad get — swear to blog, J-Wil's still better than [Jason] Hart. Not a ringing endorsement. Not a breathing endorsement, actually. (I'm sorry, Jason H. Big love. Kind-of.) J-Wil's problem is his loss of quickness — he's turned into a pull-up/spot-up three-ball shooter, because he can't convert more than 45% of his twos. The fellow who got to the rim at will died a long time ago."

Dime: "Back in 2000, if you had put Baron Davis and Jason Williams on the same NBA squad, it would have been like one of those Jason Kidd/Steve Nash or Mark Price/Kevin Johnson deals: Both guys would be too good to share the PG duties, so one would eventually have to be traded. Eight years later, it’s not that kind of party. Baron is clearly the superstar and White Chocolate is clearly the backup. Plus both are players who you hope to get maybe 65 games out of before the injuries start coming …"

Lonnie White, LA Times: "By signing Williams, the Clippers basically eliminated themselves from re-signing point guard Shaun Livingston, who still has not been cleared for basketball as he recovers from a knee injury suffered in February 2007. Livingston, who did not receive a qualifying offer from the Clippers after the season, recently turned down a reported one-year guaranteed deal from the team. 'At this point and time, we had to move on,' Baylor said about re-signing Livingston. 'Shaun is not ready to make a commitment.'"

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