Cody Williams Hype and Appreciation Thread

[FalseFlagg K]

bump I said i wouldn't judge anything until year 3 Let's see what happens

 

[Flc]

Good-ish game for him. Good game, if we’re speaking relatively.

I’m still not convinced he actually loves basketball.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Think of him as being a rookie this season, since that's about where his body is at...


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[Udidthizz]

Finally my profile pic makes a little sense!

 

[NUMBERICA]

There is something there deep beneath the surface.

He has NBA athleticism and size, and can move his feet defensively. He has enough of that to be a threat in transition. He just has to learn how to shoot and/or be more confident/forceful in his drives.

He has the potential to be our best wing defender. If I had to give minutes to him or Taylor, I would probably opt for Cody as I see his defensive potential being so much higher

His defensive floor is higher, his defensive potential (ceiling) is lower.

 

[NUMBERICA]

Think of him as being a rookie this season

No thanks.

 

[NUMBERICA]

Good-ish game for him. Good game, if we’re speaking relatively.

I’m still not convinced he actually loves basketball.

I’m not convinced he likes basketball.

 

[NUMBERICA]

Glad Cody had a really good game. Let’s see how much we can replicate the scenario that existed for the Clippers game!

 

[Tremendous Upside]

I’m not convinced he likes basketball.

I'm pretty sure he can barely tolerate basketball.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

His defensive floor is higher, his defensive potential (ceiling) is lower.

Im not sure that's true. Neither Taylor or Cody have good instincts, but at least Cody can move his feet.

 

[str8line]

I’m not convinced he likes basketball.

The mental aspect is so critical. Must be a tough adjustment for some of these "kids", not just on the basketball front but in general.

 

[Qman]

Im not sure that's true. Neither Taylor or Cody have good instincts, but at least Cody can move his feet.

I wonder how much of Taylor’s lead feet is just conditioning. He seems athletic for about the 1st 2 minutes he plays.

 

[jazznik]

I’m not convinced he likes basketball.

I would guess that most NBA players do not like basketball. They probably liked it as kids - when they were clear stars and could do everything they wanted and it came out great. In the NBA the same wunderkind kids are role players used in a very specific way and often for limited minutes. The fans of their team often relentlessly pick on them (like they are treating Svi, Anderson and Cody on this site). Most of the players change teams frequently and, even more frequently, are a subject of trade rumors, threatening to uproot their live at zero notice. All of them travel a lot...

The NBA basketball at its heart is just a well-paid, but grueling and demotivating job.