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Cody Williams Hype and Appreciation Thread

Thee Idiotic Minivan K said:
To a point, but he was never strong enough. Always lost the ball inside and got pushed around.
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Because he flopped to try and get a foul any time he was looked at. That dude was terrible. He put on weight eating junk while playing video games and lost weight being forced to earn his way overpaid paycheck. No idea why a few jazz fans thought he was so great. He had one decent peak season on a very bad team at 22 then it was all downhill and he was pretty useless on any winning team.

Cody isn't in the same conversation as him. They are so different.
 
Ron Mexico said:
Because he flopped to try and get a foul any time he was looked at. That dude was terrible. He put on weight eating junk while playing video games and lost weight being forced to earn his way overpaid paycheck. No idea why a few jazz fans thought he was so great. He had one decent peak season on a very bad team at 22 then it was all downhill and he was pretty useless on any winning team.
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That's not true. Kirilenko led a pretty forgettable Russian national team to the gold medal in Eurobasket 2007. Team Russia won that competition with rival teams being led by prime Nowitzki, Pau Gasol, Tony Parker, Okur and Turkoglu. He finished 5th in PPG, 3rd in rebounds, 1st in steals and 2nd in blocks. Four years later, in 2011, he led the Russian team to the 3rd place in Eurobasket 2011 and CSKA Moscow to the EuroLeague Finals, while he himself won the EuroLeague MVP.

Kirilenko was a unique player: very effective as the team leader but very forgettable when played as the 4th/5th option.
 
seattlejazzfan said:
that was quite a performance. he is about 4 years older than williams, to be fair. but dang.
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Cool, as I hadn’t factored the age part into the equation. I guess truthfully, at the time that I was a little disappointed as one or two mocks had Knecht coming our direction. Hopefully it works out as well as the John Stockton draft surprise!
 
Cody is passing well and defending well. He needs to build strength, tighten his handle and rep out his shot. He might be better off working out and playing in the G-league for a while. The fact that he doesn't really elevate on his jumper is a bit unusual. That might need some work.
 
He looks way different in his picture than on the court.
 

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Noticed on some drives in the Mavs game he looked good, but he goes too slow and when he goes at the speed necessary, he struggles to finish. Kind of the same issue as Keyonte when attacking the rim. Has to get more comfortable going full speed and taking contact.
 
He definitely looks slow out there. I can't tell if it's slow mental processing, poor athleticism, or that he just looks slower than he is because he's built like gumby. He should get more comfortable as time goes on. I think his touch around his basket + length combo will make him a good finisher.
 
KqWIN said:
He definitely looks slow out there. I can't tell if it's slow mental processing, poor athleticism, or that he just looks slower than he is because he's built like gumby. He should get more comfortable as time goes on. I think his touch around his basket + length combo will make him a good finisher.
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He's actually got a good first step. I just think he lacks confidence driving into traffic. He's had a few of his shots sent back.
 
I'm more concerned with his shooting actually. I had a different opinion of this last draft than most but thus far none of the rookies are really impressing a whole lot. Jamal Shead, Edey, Clingan and Missi are doing well enough I guess.
 
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