Biz Gilwalker wrote:At this point I have no idea what Cody is. We all want him to be Aldridge-lite, but that is really looking like a major stretch right now. If Cody bulks up (and he really needs to if he wants to be anything at all in the NBA) he could become a David Lee-type player, but better on defense and less offensively.
Watching David Lee and the Warriors, I really have to wonder how Cody would look on that team. Certainly he'd be much better there than on this team, and the main reason is the outside shooting. I can't stress enough how badly we need three-point shooters. Steph and Klay spread the floor so much that even David Lee can look like an All-Star. On the Bobcats, Lee's shooting percentage would plummet because teams would collapse on him, just like they already do to Jefferson. We won't win another 14 games all season until we get shooters.
I think that problem hurts Jefferson way more than Cody. He gets plenty of single coverage and wide open looks. He just can't finish like Lee can. Even in college Lee had a more well rounded game than Zeller. Lee, although he may not test like it, looked like a more athletic guy why playing in college as well. Cody looks like a fish out of water when he is outside of 5 feet and he has to play out there. Hopefully in time he can completely rework his entire game and become serviceable, but to blame it on anything but his current lack of skills for his position is wrong.
