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Cody Williams Hype and Appreciation Thread

TheGoldStandard said:
It could be many things, but as a former D1 shooting coach I can tell you a lot of it is in game confusion. What I mean by that is when we correct form, it is easier to use a modified form when shooting lots of reps in practice, but in game shots often revert to the old form or something in between, and those are often really bad until the player makes the new shot instinctual. And some never do, which is why we don't often fully reform a shooters shot just make tweaks.

It is easier to learn good form when young, but unfortunately most systems I see encourage 3 pt shots at too early an age which encourages poor form as kids aren't generally strong enough to get these shots off with proper form.
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That last sentence is so true. With the kids at the elementary school I'm always telling them to get closer to the hoop and attempt shots that they are more likely to make (and that they have good form on) but they just want to chuck airballs from half court in the hopes that 1 in 30 chucks goes in and they can gloat and brag about it.
So dumb. They all seem to really hate layups.

One other note. I love it that the best shooter in the school last year was a 3rd grade girl. It cracked me up watching the boys get all butthurt that she is a better shooter than them. She can also throw and catch a football better than many of the boys. And she isn't a tomboy either. She is a girly girl but just happens to be really coordinated. Its awesome. I told her parents they should put her in rec basketball and they didn't even know she knew how to play basketball.
 
He looks better but I think Andy Larsen put it well when he said he scores out of close outs and rotating weakside defense. He’s not a good pnr player nor is he a good one on one guy. Right now he’s a role player but it looks like he might be a viable one if he continues to improve and add weight.
 
fishonjazz said:
That last sentence is so true. With the kids at the elementary school I'm always telling them to get closer to the hoop and attempt shots that they are more likely to make (and that they have good form on) but they just want to chuck airballs from half court in the hopes that 1 in 30 chucks goes in and they can gloat and brag about it.
So dumb. They all seem to really hate layups.

One other note. I love it that the best shooter in the school last year was a 3rd grade girl. It cracked me up watching the boys get all butthurt that she is a better shooter than them. She can also throw and catch a football better than many of the boys. And she isn't a tomboy either. She is a girly girl but just happens to be really coordinated. Its awesome. I told her parents they should put her in rec basketball and they didn't even know she knew how to play basketball.
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The Curry effect is a double edged sword. Kids focus more on shooting, but want to shoot 3s too fast. It is rare I see kid level coaches stopping it. And often they encourage it.
 
fishonjazz said:
I was so close to getting to shoot 15 threes on the jazz court during a playoff game with sellout crowd once. I ended up getting ****ed though and im still pissed about it. I told Eliza the story at the summer league game we attended.
They said they never had the time to get me out there due to the timeouts being the short variety and then the end of the quarter coming up and they had an act that needed their court time. I think they didn't let me out there cause they didn't want to pay me a ton of money (it was $200 per made shot) and they had seen me warming up with the jazz dancers in the tunnel and saw the skill and confidence oozing from my pores. lol ;)
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I am sure something was oozing from your orifices.
 
If you just pretend that this is Cody's rookie year then I think you would be pretty happy right now. He's the only guy playing right now that is playing both good man defense and help defense, as he continues to get stronger he will be a good defender, I'm pretty confident. His shot looks improved and workable.

He obviously still has a long ways to go, but I'm more encouraged than discouraged right now.
 
SoberasHotRod said:
If you just pretend that this is Cody's rookie year then I think you would be pretty happy right now. He's the only guy playing right now that is playing both good man defense and help defense, as he continues to get stronger he will be a good defender, I'm pretty confident. His shot looks improved and workable.

He obviously still has a long ways to go, but I'm more encouraged than discouraged right now.
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That's pretty much where I land too. The defense seems there, and he's had some good one dribble moves to cut to the basket. Still a bit worried about the finishing/shooting and inconsistency, but the fact that he worked hard to add strength and weight makes me a lot more confident that he's got the mentality to keep improving.
 
SoberasHotRod said:
If you just pretend that this is Cody's rookie year then I think you would be pretty happy right now. He's the only guy playing right now that is playing both good man defense and help defense, as he continues to get stronger he will be a good defender, I'm pretty confident. His shot looks improved and workable.

He obviously still has a long ways to go, but I'm more encouraged than discouraged right now.
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We’re generally positive about some guys that do well on offense, but are terrible on defense. So why indeed not be positive about a player like Cody who does well on one end an not the other.
 
Udidthizz said:
We’re generally positive about some guys that do well on offense, but are terrible on defense. So why indeed not be positive about a player like Cody who does well on one end an not the other.
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And he’s getting serviceable on the offensive end, while our other players aren’t even serviceable on the defensive end. He’s actually going to be a long term rotation player in the NBA if he stays on this trajectory, which is probably more than most of us could have hoped for after his rookie season from hades.
 
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