Thee Jazz Fan
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Makes sense. The jazz had Udoka #2 on their big board a few years back
Cody Williams Hype and Appreciation Thread
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Makes sense. The jazz had Udoka #2 on their big board a few years back
Man you gotta let it go. You missed this one, no big deal.
I mean, the Jazz wanted Edey to fall to them, so I doubt they would have taken Cody #1. I think that was just some post pick hype info leak.
I don't blame anyone for the Cody pick. No one thought he would be this bad. It's a weird mental thing going on with him.
I don't blame anyone for the Cody pick. No one thought he would be this bad. It's a weird mental thing going on with him.
Tremendous Upside
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That's the wrong way of looking at it.
The real question should be: Who ever thought he would be good? And why?
He was drafted at #10 not because someone thought he wouldn't be this bad, but because someone thought he would be good. And that's the type of thing that gets you fired.
I would only fire someone if they had Cody in their top 5 or something like that. At ten, the draft sucked. Yes, Buzelis was still available, but Buzelis didnt look good at all in the G-League.
Jazz took an upside swing on someone with crazy length. I'm OK with missing on that given the strength of what was available.
At some point everyone is hilariously wrong in the draft. It happens. I wouldnt fire anyone for one bad draft call unless it was egregious to the point of a number of better prospects after your pick. If anyone was fired in connection to the Cody pick, I highly doubt that was their only offense.
homeytennis
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I had some real reservations about the Cody pick based on his play in an NCAA tourney game vs. Boise State. The guy that outplayed him is currently in the GLeague coming off the bench and was undrafted. I have a feeling that some guy playing noon pick up ball at the Y could compete with Cody at the moment.
The funniest thing about Cody (when reading this thread) isnt that some people liked him pre-draft, it's that people compared him to Paul George and Grant Hill after his first Summer League.
seattlejazzfan
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The Spurs also had a pick where there was still a player that was considered valuable available (and that bet turned out to be a horrible miscalculation by the Wolves). No one was giving up anything for the 10th pick in the 2024 draft.
The smart thing the Spurs should have done is draft Edey. Edey/Wemby would have been a disgusting combo.
The smart thing the Spurs should have done is draft Edey. Edey/Wemby would have been a disgusting combo.
Tremendous Upside
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Then again, neither of those dudes is playing basketball right now and both have some real long-term physical red flags.
Wemby has played 12 games this season. The only reason that's not talked about more is that the Spurs have managed to win without him. Last season he played 46 games.
I love his skill set as much as the next guy, but let's be honest here – Wemby's longevity is NOT looking good.