Should Cody spend time in the G LEAGUE

[KqWIN]

This is pretty fantastic and pretty much tells the story. To go with what you said he is one of the top FTA guys in the GLeague (under 21 years old).

Like a broken record, and nothing he will fix immediately, he needs to get much stronger.

10% of his shots coming at the rim is a wild number. Matas and Holland were closer to 40% of their shots coming at the rim last year.

He does need to get stronger, but I think his handle also needs to improve drastically. He's slow to begin with and he doesn't have any wiggle or craft with his dribble. I kinda think the most obvious problem (he's skinny) makes us overlook additional problems.

 

[SoberasHotRod]

10% of his shots coming at the rim is a wild number. Matas and Holland were closer to 40% of their shots coming at the rim last year.

He does need to get stronger, but I think his handle also needs to improve drastically. He's slow to begin with and he doesn't have any wiggle or craft with his dribble. I kinda think the most obvious problem (he's skinny) makes us overlook additional problems.

He does dribble off his feet or others' feet way too often.

I don't think his handle is terrible for his length/age, but maybe I'm seeing what I want to.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

This is Cody's shot chart. Obviously, efficiency is not great. But maybe more concerning is just how few shots he's gotten at the rim compared to floater range shots. He doesn't make it all the way to the rim. To be fair, he does get fouled quite a bit so that will lessen his true rim attempts. I still maintain that he's very good when he gets to the rim but struggles mightily to get to the rim.

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He got all the way to the rim in college. Now against NBA defenders collapsing on him, that's become rare. He is throwing up 8 - 10-ft floaters and runners, and it's not working. All his scoring is basically at the rim, or on open looks from 3. He's been extremely inefficient from mid-range.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Probably Cody's best dunk at 0:45.
Decent block on a fast break attempt at 2:04.
I wouldn't say these are 'flashes,' but they might be flickers.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXIFJtg9DzY

 

[seattlejazzfan]

6 games in, per36 minutes:

PTS - 18.8
REB - 6.3
AST - 2.1
STL - 1.1
BLK - 0.8
TOV - 2.1
PF - 3.6

Shooting: 32/23/68
EFG - 36%
TS% (corrected) - 42%

the only number that even looks decent there is the points 18.8 is decent per 36 (let's pretend this isn't the g league for a second). the problem is, if you shoot enough, you are going to get points and that's where the shooting percentages are really the elephant in the room. 19 pts per 36 is fine, but abysmal numbers such as eFG of 36% and TS% of 42% - it's scary how bad that is.

 

[SoberasHotRod]

I just checked the Gleage schedule and it looks like they play tonight then have a 15 day break??? Is that accurate? If so, why? Do the Jazz move Cody up at that time?

 

[NUMBERICA]

I just checked the Gleage schedule and it looks like they play tonight then have a 15 day break??? Is that accurate? If so, why? Do the Jazz move Cody up at that time?

Who knows. They need to get him some confidence and then focus on making him nothing but a 3&D to get a clear, achievable goal.

I’m 50/50 that he should be with the Jazz because he’ll get more open 3s with the Jazz and he’ll be able to hone his defense against actual NBA players (while also probably making the team worse while he learns).

Praying he’ll give the Jazz reason (or at least cover) to call him back up by looking good tonight.

 

[KqWIN]

I just checked the Gleage schedule and it looks like they play tonight then have a 15 day break??? Is that accurate? If so, why? Do the Jazz move Cody up at that time?

The GLeague has their own in season tournament. The schedule is not set, but each team is guaranteed to play at least two games (I assume more if they advance) at the Winter Classic Showcase which is the conclusion of the Tip-Off tournament.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Cody's 0-5 in the 1st half tonight. He's driving and ending up with running floaters, which aren't working. He has a couple of attempts closer to the rim, but one was a pretty tough reverse and the other was blocked. He as one 3PA.

He needs a pull-up jumper off the dribble instead of taking these floater things.

 

[seattlejazzfan]

Cody's 0-5 in the 1st half tonight. He's driving and ending up with running floaters, which aren't working. He has a couple of attempts closer to the rim, but one was a pretty tough reverse and the other was blocked. He as one 3PA.

He needs a pull-up jumper off the dribble instead of taking these floater things.

just an observation and i could be wrong, but the reason you never see him take pull up jumpers off the bounce is that stroke isn't really all that conducive to taking pull up jumpers off the bounce.

 

[homeytennis]

Cody and Flip were pure stinky that half. Mr. Davy Jones and Babacar played great.

 

[homeytennis]

just an observation and i could be wrong, but the reason you never see him take pull up jumpers off the bounce is that stroke isn't really all that conducive to taking pull up jumpers off the bounce.

Right now Cody reminds me of a player from yesteryear Talvin Skinner who couldn't shoot to save his life but still managed a few years in the league by playing good defense. This is not high praise.