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Cody Williams Hype and Appreciation Thread

Ferguson_Mellochill said:
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.
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Either you can shoot and dribble or you can’t bring skinny doesn’t/shouldn’t affect that much. Williams could shoot and dribble some, I don’t know about this Okpala or who he is but Cody can’t do any of that.
The Thriller said:
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.
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Just going to tell most of you I told you so. He didn’t look athletic or explosive in his college highlights. Or skilled. Most of his highlights were spot up threes or straight line drives. I didn’t see it with him. Then was saying the same things in summer league even when he was putting up points. They weren’t stylistic at all. I thought the one thing he had going for him was he could be a good 3&D player. Never saw him play at Colorado just highlights and going off #’s shooting 40% from three I thought he could shoot but that’s not seeming to be the case. He did show out as a one on one defender as he looked good at the start of the season but that’s even declined as the year went on. Maybe that’s the affects of mono, I’ve never had it so I don’t know.
The Midnight said:
Cody this season had reminded me too much of Exum’s first season.
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Exum was more skilled, more explosive and a better shooter.
 
BENTLEY said:
Given his mono diagnosis, I’m hoping that’s most of the reason for his sleepy play.
Hoping for better days…


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I was really fired up after Summer League about Cody. I thought he and Tay Henny would provide this massive one-two punch. Shows what I know.
 
The Midnight said:
Cody this season had reminded me too much of Exum’s first season.
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Exum has shown he can play when he is not broken, which sadly is most of the time. He has looked good with Dallas. Cody has not shown anything close to what Exum did when healthy.

The only hope is Jalen Williams spent more time in college and also had a very slow start in the NBA so we can hope for a similar trajectory.

I think Cody just looks too timid, but you do see a base of skills and size that will likely keep him in the league.
 
homeytennis said:
I was really fired up after Summer League about Cody. I thought he and Tay Henny would provide this massive one-two punch. Shows what I know.
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He had a couple good games in SL but I saw it as fools gold. He didn’t look particularly good doing it. He had almost no floor game and showed little skill causing separation or handles. A lot of his damage was due to poor skill around him in a chaotic SL game if that makes any sense.
TheGoldStandard said:
I think Cody just looks too timid, but you do see a base of skills and size that will likely keep him in the league.
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He looks timid because he lacks nba skill sets.
 
TheGoldStandard said:
Exum has shown he can play when he is not broken, which sadly is most of the time. He has looked good with Dallas. Cody has not shown anything close to what Exum did when healthy.

The only hope is Jalen Williams spent more time in college and also had a very slow start in the NBA so we can hope for a similar trajectory.

I think Cody just looks too timid, but you do see a base of skills and size that will likely keep him in the league.
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What's his current injury? Osteopetrosis? I was reminded of him today while cleaning some expensive glasses mum bought in Venice.
 
Thee Idiotic Minivan K said:
He had a couple good games in SL but I saw it as fools gold. He didn’t look particularly good doing it. He had almost no floor game and showed little skill causing separation or handles. A lot of his damage was due to poor skill around him in a chaotic SL game if that makes any sense.

He looks timid because he lacks nba skill sets.
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He really should have stayed in school he's clearly not ready.
 
I think Cody will pan out. His greatest assets are his family - his brother will help his game in the off-season. I have no clue what his ceiling is but he strikes me as a good guy who wants to succeed and has the physical tools needed to do so.

One bonus regarding the tank is we threw the rookies into the fire and they couldn't help but improve - it sucks Cody has mono - it makes me wonder how long he had it for. I know someone who had it undiagnosed for months and they were super ill and the dumbass hospital couldn't figure it out until someone had the sense to test for mono.
 
kabenac said:
I think Cody will pan out. His greatest assets are his family - his brother will help his game in the off-season. I have no clue what his ceiling is but he strikes me as a good guy who wants to succeed and has the physical tools needed to do so.

One bonus regarding the tank is we threw the rookies into the fire and they couldn't help but improve - it sucks Cody has mono - it makes me wonder how long he had it for. I know someone who had it undiagnosed for months and they were super ill and the dumbass hospital couldn't figure it out until someone had the sense to test for mono.
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I just wonder if he had it for awhile. It might attribute to his "lack of motor."
 
Most of us were convinced that a player was a bust at some point and they came back and surprised us.

Half this board is still convinced that Collier was a bust because he had historic turnover rates to begin the season. He looked great just 3 months later.

I am fine showing patience to Cody Williams. But it was a poor showing year 1, no doubt.
 
The Jazz Wonderbra said:
Most of us were convinced that a player was a bust at some point and they came back and surprised us.

Half this board is still convinced that Collier was a bust because he had historic turnover rates to begin the season. He looked great just 3 months later.

I am fine showing patience to Cody Williams. But it was a poor showing year 1, no doubt.
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That was more than just a bad showing. A lot worse than Exum even.
 
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