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Jazz select Cody Williams at pick 10

SoberasHotRod said:
There are tons of skinny teenagers who get on NBA strength training and diets and fill out their bodies, so I would say the probability that he improves his body significantly is very high. I also think the floor is so spread out in the NBA these days that speed and skill have become more important and strength a little less important (but still very important).

The main hesitancy I have with saying Cody will be fine is that he is so far behind on weight and he's had access to NBA strength training via his brother, I would assume.
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I completely disagree. The more good weight you have the stronger and more explosive you are. Nba players get beat the **** up driving the lane. At 170 something he’s going to try avoiding contact, having the extra weight will help him absorb contact and finish better. I’m not sure a guy like Mitchell would be the same player if he played at 180lb’s.
 
What did Jalen look like his freshman year in college? He was pretty bulked up by his Jr year. It took him awhile to develop overall and needed more time in college. I hope people are going to patient with him it likely takes 3 years to really develop him into a solid winning player, but that usually the case for all rookies.
 
Thee Idiotic Minivan K said:
I completely disagree. The more good weight you have the stronger and more explosive you are. Nba players get beat the **** up driving the lane. At 170 something he’s going to try avoiding contact, having the extra weight will help him absorb contact and finish better. I’m not sure a guy like Mitchell would be the same player if he played at 180lb’s.
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You misunderstood or didn't read what I said. You were talking about AK not being able to put on weight and my only point was that it might be slightly less important in today's NBA for that to happen. My post even said that it is still very important to have strength.
 
Time, NBA nutritionists and a pro strength training program will help immensely. This was a pick with the long-term in mind. Upside is as high as any other player in the draft tbh. His biggest detriment is his size, which is fairly easy to correct.

Now, if the Jazz draft Furphy today, we know DA officially has a “type”.
 
I definitely don’t see someone historically thin for his size when I watch the highlights. Maybe it just stands out more when a skinny guy is 6’10” or whatever instead. But it doesn’t concern me a whole lot for Williams at this point. Looks like a frame that can easily add weight as well.

He certainly was never a guy I was excited about leading up to the draft. But that is completely arbitrary and random. Highlights look pretty good. I’ll get excited about this one.
 
Bawse Dawg said:
I definitely don’t see someone historically thin for his size when I watch the highlights. Maybe it just stands out more when a skinny guy is 6’10” or whatever instead. But it doesn’t concern me a whole lot for Williams at this point. Looks like a frame that can easily add weight as well.

He certainly was never a guy I was excited about leading up to the draft. But that is completely arbitrary and random. Highlights look pretty good. I’ll get excited about this one.
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Colorado listed him at 190 to start the season. Maybe something happened that caused him to lose weight. Might not eat enough during the season to maintain his mass. Or maybe he really cut pre-draft for athletic testing?
 
JimLes said:
The weight is not a concern at all. I weighed about 50 pounds more at 28 than I did at 18 and it did not require effort at all.
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Oh come on, some effort was required. The donuts didn't float to your mouth after all. TV doesn't watch itself. Etc.
 
Whatever Cody's weight is, he gets knocked around and loses his balance at all contact. Even if the scale doesn't say 178, he looks and plays like he's 178. I don't think either rookie will be able to contribute quickly, though Cody may get time just for development.
 
KqWIN said:
Whatever Cody's weight is, he gets knocked around and loses his balance at all contact. Even if the scale doesn't say 178, he looks and plays like he's 178. I don't think either rookie will be able to contribute quickly, though Cody may get time just for development.
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Another reason we should tank at least the next two years. Lol
 
Bawse Dawg said:
I definitely don’t see someone historically thin for his size when I watch the highlights. Maybe it just stands out more when a skinny guy is 6’10” or whatever instead. But it doesn’t concern me a whole lot for Williams at this point. Looks like a frame that can easily add weight as well.

He certainly was never a guy I was excited about leading up to the draft. But that is completely arbitrary and random. Highlights look pretty good. I’ll get excited about this one.
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Agreed. When I watch highlights I don't think he looks any thinner than Hendricks or McDaniels or Durant or wemby or young gobert or whatever. Most basketball players are pretty skinny

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