Cody Williams Hype and Appreciation Thread
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Locke on the pod today said Cody gained weight during the season.
homeytennis
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Absolutely brutal. Time to replaced Cody with Keshawn Justice.
David Hume
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Wow. I was unaware that his VORP (560 out of 563), LEBRON (546 out of 555), and EPM (dead last, 506 out of 506) numbers were so bad.
The problem starts with the fact that he has the physical presence and strength of bok choy.
The next problem is that his ability to process the game and make decisions hasn't adapted to NBA speed. At Colorado, he could size up the defense and make a decision how he wanted to attack. Then he could just use his length advantage to get by his defender and score at or near the rim. In the NBA, there isn't time to think. Everything has to be repped out to the point that it's muscle memory and the player can just react. Cody can run a set play--for example, he can take two dribbles, drive down the lane and kick out to the corner--but he isn't able to improvise much. He has a ton of rep work to do in order for his reactions to become intuitive.
The underlying question is whether he has the competitive drive and passion for the game, or if he's just going to coast through his first contract and sip gin and juice, with his mind on his money. Guys like Cody--just like Cam Reddish, Kevin Knox and Ziaire Williams before him--get 2nd and 3rd chances, simply due to their physical tools.
The next problem is that his ability to process the game and make decisions hasn't adapted to NBA speed. At Colorado, he could size up the defense and make a decision how he wanted to attack. Then he could just use his length advantage to get by his defender and score at or near the rim. In the NBA, there isn't time to think. Everything has to be repped out to the point that it's muscle memory and the player can just react. Cody can run a set play--for example, he can take two dribbles, drive down the lane and kick out to the corner--but he isn't able to improvise much. He has a ton of rep work to do in order for his reactions to become intuitive.
The underlying question is whether he has the competitive drive and passion for the game, or if he's just going to coast through his first contract and sip gin and juice, with his mind on his money. Guys like Cody--just like Cam Reddish, Kevin Knox and Ziaire Williams before him--get 2nd and 3rd chances, simply due to their physical tools.
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Interesting video. I remember when Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and his cousin Nickeil Alexander-Walker were considered somewhat close as draft prospects coming out of school. Shai was a #11 pick, and Nickeil was a #17 pick. The differences between an elite player and a rotational NBA player can be pretty subtle sometimes.
Im sorry but that's far from the start of the problem. You dont go from being one of the worst players to a decent player just because you put on 15-20 bs.
I've seen skinny players in the NBA play well despite being skinny. Cody's problems start with his mental.
If Cody turns it around to become a rotation player, it will be an all-time turnaround.
Agree on the mental part, but it seems clearly related for Cody.
Even though Cody has been so terrible and is so far away from being an NBA player I still think his path to get there isn't that complicated. If he gets stronger he can be an above average defender. If he can shoot the 3, he can stay on the court on offense. He has had enough moments where his shot looks good that it isn't a huge leap to think he can get there.
There have also been some guys who couldn't physically compete. One of them was KZ Okpala, who is out of the league. Another one is Ziaire Williams, now in Brooklyn after moving on from Memphis. Another one is Jalen McDaniels, who is buried deep on the bench in Washington.
Those players also arent skilled at all. It's a skill issue more than it is a body issue.
Tremendous Upside
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Cody isn't a fast twitch guy at all. The added weight might just slow him down.
The Thriller
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He just might have the worst motor of anyone I’ve ever seen. He makes Greg Ostertag look like Big Ben Wallace. I think a lot of us excused his lack of a Motor due to size, youth, and injury recovery. After all, his brother is an extremely passionate and hard working player. But the sad truth is that he’s just so lazy and plays with zero sense of passion or urgency. A complete miss by Ainge.
Cody this season had reminded me too much of Exum’s first season.
homeytennis
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Every sports organization has some kind of grading system for their players. I'm sure the front office is aware of Cody's strengths and weaknesses and has that memorialized in some form of metric data. In their view is he fixable and if so into what? My concern right now is that there are a ton of GLeague players that would grade out higher at this point in time than Cody. Was this a swing and a miss by the player personnel folks or was this a one off by Cody and he goes into year 2 looking like big bro?
It took Johnny Juzang until his 3rd year to convincingly become an NBA player. I think Cody has shown enough potential to give him that type of time window to work on himself and prove he belongs. If Cody does the work, he can make it. But if he isn't doing the work and he isn't making progress, the Jazz could let him go early, like they did with Ochai.
