They feel eerily similar. They basically cant do anything on the court so they are relegated to shooting spot up 3pt shots, which they also arent good at.
Who Was Worse: Rookie Cody or Rookie Dante?
- Thread starter Saint Cy of JFC
- Start date
Isaiah 1:13
Well-Known Member
Dante was never really “that” terrible imo. He was made of glass (maybe still and I’ll always root for him). So far Cody does not appear to be made of glass. To my eye, he’s starting to fill out, and if he continues and stays healthy, that should make all the difference in his career arc I believe.
He was pretty bad
Cody's been pretty good on D too with less defensive talent around his.
Isaiah 1:13
Well-Known Member
Sure, but to be fair, asked to fill a bigger role (Floor General) than Cody has to this point.
He was not asked to be a floor general...
Only 6 games, but hard to be as bad as Cody has been so I’ll just speak to how I’m feeling about them as prospects.
I’m a huge Dante stan so take words with a grain of salt, but I thought Exum still demonstrated more potential through his struggles. Physically, Exum needed some development but he had some elite tools. His size+speed combo was unique but was severely limited by his handle. Cody, on the other hand, is more behind physically. Despite being taller he came into the league like 20 lbs lighter. With Exum I felt like he just needed a summer to get bigger and improve his handle, promise was around the corner and it was easier to imagine something good coming. With Cody, it’s probably going to take a lot longer. Besides his length his physical tools are not exceptional. As of right now, is not particularly great either.
I’m a huge Dante stan so take words with a grain of salt, but I thought Exum still demonstrated more potential through his struggles. Physically, Exum needed some development but he had some elite tools. His size+speed combo was unique but was severely limited by his handle. Cody, on the other hand, is more behind physically. Despite being taller he came into the league like 20 lbs lighter. With Exum I felt like he just needed a summer to get bigger and improve his handle, promise was around the corner and it was easier to imagine something good coming. With Cody, it’s probably going to take a lot longer. Besides his length his physical tools are not exceptional. As of right now, is not particularly great either.
sahlensguy
Well-Known Member
Dante was sucking wind but still had a better motor. He could put pressure on the primary ball handler on a pretty historic D. The one guy who didn't need to funnel everything into Rudy. What could have been, if not for being catastrophic at the rim. Cody would have been interesting in that role.
It’s been 4 games.. smh
Thee Jazz Fan
Well-Known Member
Exum played all 82 games his rookie year. Cody missed games last year to a couple injuries. So how do you know Cody isn’t made of glass he’s played 5 games. Lol. I’m not saying he is made of glass but how do you know he’s not.