Who Was Worse: Rookie Cody or Rookie Dante?

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Uh well that's not what I was responding to. I was responding to someone saying he looks lost and out of place.

And responding to your point, he made multiple drives into the lane this game that ended up as either buckets for him or other Jazz players. He's definitely playing passively, but I don't see someone who is "useless" with the ball in their hands.

Maybe try reading what I wrote....

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Biggest advantage Rookie Cody has over Rookie Dante is body control when attempting layups

This. I am inclined to say Cody is looking better as a rookie just because Dante looked like a baby deer on ice. Cody looks like a basketball player. I want to watch Cody for 10-20 games before making any kind of judgements on him whatsoever. He could be a guy who is very methodical and needs to process and feel comfortable. Or maybe he's Tony Snell 2.0. Either way if he doesn't become a good shooter we won't love the pick. Just send him to wherever Ryan Dunn went in between Virginia and Phoenix and see what happens.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

This. I am inclined to say Cody is looking better as a rookie just because Dante looked like a baby deer on ice. Cody looks like a basketball player. I want to watch Cody for 10-20 games before making any kind of judgements on him whatsoever. He could be a guy who is very methodical and needs to process and feel comfortable. Or maybe he's Tony Snell 2.0. Either way if he doesn't become a good shooter we won't love the pick. Just send him to wherever Ryan Dunn went in between Virginia and Phoenix and see what happens.

Dunns was a confidence thing mostly. Cody's shot just looks bad. I'm sure it's confidence too, but the shot is kind of busted.

 

[Strutter]

Maybe try reading what I wrote....

I did.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I did.

Then you dont understand what I was saying. The drives Cody got last night where off advantages against a shifted defense.

 

[Strutter]

Then you dont understand what I was saying. The drives Cody got last night where off advantages against a shifted defense.

Some were and some weren't. <shrugs>

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Some were and some weren't. <shrugs>

They all were

 

[YoungJefe]

I'd lean toward rookie Dante just because of how high my expectations were.

Chad Ford said he was the closest thing he had ever seen to Kobe.

I thought he meant Kobe Bryant but I guess it was Coby Karl

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I'd lean toward rookie Dante just because of how high my expectations were.

Chad Ford said he was the closest thing he had ever seen to Kobe.

I thought he meant Kobe Bryant but I guess it was Coby Karl

I still laugh when I think about the Red Bull thing.

 

[FalseFlagg K]

I'd lean toward rookie Dante just because of how high my expectations were.

Chad Ford said he was the closest thing he had ever seen to Kobe.

I thought he meant Kobe Bryant but I guess it was Coby Karl

the difference between what Dante looked like pre draft playing here locally and for Australian teams and how he was entering the NBA was weird. He always looked super bouncy and hyper aggressive offensively. And then rookie season, not so much shall we say

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Cody had a good game after I made this thread, but he's once again challenging Rookie Dante for being the worst Jazz lottery pick (in his rookie season) of all time.

 

[seattlejazzfan]

Here is a depressing stat comparison: interesting to note, Williams was drafted exactly 10 years after Exum - nice of the jazz to draft an exum clone on the 10 anniversary

Dante Exum through his first 15 games: 18 mpg, 4.9 ppg, 37.5 FG, 30% 3pt (on 2.6 attempts), 57.9% FT (on 1.2 FTA), 1.6 reb, 2.5 asts, .3 blk, .5 stls, .9 TO, 5.7 PER (for the entire seaon)
Cody Williams through his first 14 gms: 20 mpg, 3.5 ppg, 29.0 FG, 20% 3pt (on 2.4 attempts), 60.0% FT (on 0.7 FTA), 2.4 reb, 1.4 asts, .5 stls, .3 blk, .7 TO, 3.9 PER

I mean, those are definitely numbers. not big numbers, but they are numbers - that is not in dispute. gotta give the edge to dante.