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Re: If I was Philly, I would consider taking Cedric Coward at 3 

Post#101 » by QMemphis » Thu Oct 23, 2025 2:23 pm

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You saying because he doesn’t dunk a lot he isn’t athletic? It sounds like you are not accounting for his late growth spurt in high school. How he plays the game which was initially a post player leading him to be a crazy efficient post wing. Lastly how his game seems destined to age well given he doesn’t rely on his athleticism to be extremely efficient l.


Dunks are good indicator of overall athleticism and star potential; it has very little to do with the Dunks themselves. Most superstar players in the NBA are great athletes especially at age 18-22, there are a few outliers for sure like Jokic, Steph etc... but for someone like Coward who projects as a 3D wing- his lack of explosive athleticism hard caps his upside from likely becoming this2 way superstar wing ala Kawhi, PG13, Tatum esq...

That is all. He can still be a good role player, who plays smart and can be impactful defender like a DFS or Josh Hart type of player.

Coward had 3 or 4 dunks last night. The NBA is a completely different game.


Dude was just talking he didn’t know what he was talking about lol.
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Re: If I was Philly, I would consider taking Cedric Coward at 3 

Post#102 » by JMAC3 » Thu Oct 23, 2025 3:22 pm

QMemphis wrote:
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Dunks are good indicator of overall athleticism and star potential; it has very little to do with the Dunks themselves. Most superstar players in the NBA are great athletes especially at age 18-22, there are a few outliers for sure like Jokic, Steph etc... but for someone like Coward who projects as a 3D wing- his lack of explosive athleticism hard caps his upside from likely becoming this2 way superstar wing ala Kawhi, PG13, Tatum esq...

That is all. He can still be a good role player, who plays smart and can be impactful defender like a DFS or Josh Hart type of player.

Coward had 3 or 4 dunks last night. The NBA is a completely different game.


Dude was just talking he didn’t know what he was talking about lol.


Yep and 1 game is enough to dispel any concerns, lmao.
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Re: If I was Philly, I would consider taking Cedric Coward at 3 

Post#103 » by QMemphis » Thu Oct 23, 2025 4:43 pm

JMAC3 wrote:
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King Ken wrote:Coward had 3 or 4 dunks last night. The NBA is a completely different game.


Dude was just talking he didn’t know what he was talking about lol.


Yep and 1 game is enough to dispel any concerns, lmao.



If you watched the young man play, listened to him talk basketball and looked at his physical tools you could bank on his success. Suggesting that his best comparison is DFS or Josh Hart is a bad take. So yeah I don’t think you know what you are talking about regarding Cedric.
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Re: If I was Philly, I would consider taking Cedric Coward at 3 

Post#104 » by JMAC3 » Thu Oct 23, 2025 4:53 pm

QMemphis wrote:
JMAC3 wrote:
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Dude was just talking he didn’t know what he was talking about lol.


Yep and 1 game is enough to dispel any concerns, lmao.



If you watched the young man play, listened to him talk basketball and looked at his physical tools you could bank on his success. Suggesting that his best comparison is DFS or Josh Hart is a bad take. So yeah I don’t think you know what you are talking about regarding Cedric.


We will see, but I promise it will take longer than 1 game or hearing him speak in an interview before either side of the convo is proven to be right.
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Re: If I was Philly, I would consider taking Cedric Coward at 3 

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Re: If I was Philly, I would consider taking Cedric Coward at 3 

Post#106 » by BAMAFREAK » Yesterday 4:42 am

That’s a beautiful stroke
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His offensive game bears a strong resemblance to Kawhi Leonard's. Methodical and moves with intent.
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Re: If I was Philly, I would consider taking Cedric Coward at 3 

Post#108 » by Chuck Everett » Yesterday 10:39 am

He was destroying third year Jarace Walker last night.
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Re: If I was Philly, I would consider taking Cedric Coward at 3 

Post#109 » by Negrodamus » Yesterday 1:46 pm

Negrodamus wrote:No thanks!

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While I was somewhat dismissive, and I’d still prefer to have Edgecombe, it appears you have a hit on your hands.

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