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2013 Draft - Cody Zeller
« on: May 24, 2013, 01:05:38 AM »
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CODY ZELLER
First I am going to include a table showing Cody Zeller?s Physical Attributes, and then how those compare to the average player of his general height and weight.
Name   Height Inches no Shoes   Height Inches w/shoes   Weight   Body Fat   Hand Length   Hand Width   Wingspan Inches   Reach in Inches   No Step Vert Reach in Inches   Max Vert Reach in inches   No Step Vert   Max Vert   Bench   Agility   Sprint
Cody Zeller   83   84.25   230   4.8%   8.5   10.5   83   106    142   143.5   35.5   37.5       10.82   3.15

Now this is how those relate to other players of his general height and weight

Name   Weight > than standard (in lbs)   Body Fat < than Standard (as a % of BF)   Reach >  than standard (in inches)   Wingspan > than standard (in inches)   Vertical > than standard (in inches)   Speed > than standard (in sec)   Agility > than standard (in sec)
Cody Zeller   -10   -3.15%   -4.24   -4.16   9.53   0.12   0.84

So Cody Zeller?s weight relative to his height means he weighs 10 lbs less than an average player of his height.  His reach is 4.24? less than ?average?, his wingspan is 4.16? less than average, but his no step vertical is 9.53? greater than ?average?, he did the ? court sprint 0.12 seconds faster than ?average?, and did the agility drill 0.84 faster than average.  In short for a player of his general size Cody Zeller has poor to very poor length, but he is very good to exceptional athletically.

Here is a list of recent NBA draftees who were the most similar to Cody Zeller physically, and the degree of physical similarity.

Jason Smith   95.46%
Perry Jones   93.62%
Jon Leuer   92.81%
Joakim Noah   92.55%
Arnett Moultrie   91.83%
Blake Griffin   91.82%
Kevin Pittsnogle   91.80%
Mason Plumlee   91.46%
Andrea Bargnani   91.44%
Tyler Zeller   90.92%
Pops Mensah-Bonsu   90.78%
Thaddeus Young   90.75%
Harrison Barnes   90.72%
Miles Plumlee   90.63%
Jeff Taylor   90.61%
Chris Anstey   90.61%

When considering Cody Zeller?s physical attributes, and his Freshman season the two best seasons of total comparability are;

Cody Zeller   19   Big Ten   
Player   Season   League   Statistical Similarity
Donald Hodge   20   Atlantic 10    94.1%
Dale Davis   19   Atlantic Coast   93.7%
Dale Davis   20   Atlantic Coast   93.8%
Derrick Coleman   19   Big East   93.5%
Cherokee Parks   20   Atlantic Coast   93.4%
Lorenzen Wright   19   Conference USA   93.5%
Adam Keefe   19   Pacific 12   94.3%
Cherokee Parks   21   Atlantic Coast   94.0%
Donald Hodge   21   Atlantic 10    92.0%
Paul Davis   19   Big Ten   95.2%
Alaa Abdelnaby   21   Atlantic Coast   96.3%
Othella Harrington   19   Big East   95.0%
Terry Mills   20   Big Ten   92.7%
Matt Geiger   22   Atlantic Coast   93.8%
Lorenzen Wright   20   Conference USA   93.0%
D.J. White   19   Big Ten   93.8%
Derrick Alston   19   Atlantic 10    92.8%
Terry Mills   22   Big Ten   93.0%
Derrick Coleman   20   Big East   92.5%
Calvin Booth   19   Big Ten   89.7%

Cody Zeller   20   Big Ten   
Player   Season   League   Statistical Similarity
Donald Hodge   20   Atlantic 10    94.7%
Cherokee Parks   21   Atlantic Coast   94.8%
Dale Davis   20   Atlantic Coast   93.5%
Lorenzen Wright   19   Conference USA   94.8%
Lorenzen Wright   20   Conference USA   94.1%
Christian Laettner   20   Atlantic Coast   93.4%
Alec Kessler   22   Southeastern   93.5%
Clifford Rozier   20   Big East   94.5%
Calvin Booth   22   Big Ten   93.7%
Othella Harrington   19   Big East   96.5%
Adam Keefe   19   Pacific 12   95.4%
Anthony Avent   21   Big East   96.1%
Terry Mills   22   Big Ten   93.6%
Dale Davis   19   Atlantic Coast   92.6%
Cherokee Parks   20   Atlantic Coast   92.2%
Derrick Coleman   20   Big East   92.9%
Othella Harrington   20   Big East   95.6%
Raef LaFrentz   20   Big-12   93.3%
Derrick Coleman   19   Big East   93.2%
Donald Hodge   21   Atlantic 10    91.0%

So in short
Very Best Case Comps   -   Derrick Coleman, Christian Laettner      15%
Likely Best Case      -   Dales Davis, Raef LaFrentz         12%
Most Likely      -   Matt Geiger, Lorenzen Wright, Terry Mills   40%
Likely Worst Case   -   Cherokee Parks, Alaa Abdelnaby      18%
Absolute Worst Case   -   Donald Hodge, Derrick Alston         15%
This is the projected statistical line for his first 3 seasons;


   Season   Shooting Statistics Totals
       FG   FGA   FG%   2P   2PA   2P%   3P   3PA   3P%   FT   FTA   FT%   TS%   eFG%
Cody Zeller   1   268   560   48.0%   264   546   48.5%   4   13   30.0%   165   232   70.9%   52.8%   48.4%
Cody Zeller   2   270   562   48.2%   263   539   48.9%   7   23   29.5%   161   222   72.6%   53.2%   48.8%
Cody Zeller   3   314   653   48.2%   307   623   49.2%   8   29   26.2%   209   277   75.5%   54.0%   48.8%
3 Year Average       285   594   48.1%   279   571   48.9%   6   22   28.5%   179   245   73.1%   53.4%   48.7%
    Season   Accumulation Stats Totals
       ORB   DRB   TRB   AST   STL   BLK   TOV   A/TO   PF   PTS
Cody Zeller   1   163   250   406   73   47   56   109   0.67   183   705
Cody Zeller   2   175   304   474   91   45   71   108   0.85   208   708
Cody Zeller   3   176   305   473   107   48   77   120   0.89   213   845
3 Year Average       172   288   452   91   47   68   113   0.81   202   756
    Season   Shooting Statistics per 36 Minutes
       FG   FGA   FG%   2P   2PA   2P%   3P   3PA   3P%   FT   FTA   FT%   TS%   eFG%
Cody Zeller   1   5.86   12.20   48.0%   5.77   11.91   48.5%   0.09   0.29   29.7%   3.58   5.05   70.9%   52.8%   48.4%
Cody Zeller   2   5.51   11.45   48.2%   5.38   10.98   49.0%   0.14   0.46   30.0%   3.28   4.51   72.6%   53.2%   48.8%
Cody Zeller   3   6.02   12.50   48.2%   5.87   11.94   49.2%   0.15   0.56   26.2%   4.00   5.30   75.5%   54.0%   48.8%
3 Year Average       5.8   12.1   48.1%   5.7   11.6   48.9%   0.1   0.4   28.6%   3.6   5.0   73.1%   53.4%   48.7%
    Season   Accumulation Stats per 36 Minutes
       ORB   DRB   TRB   AST   STL   BLK   TOV   A/TO   PF   PTS
Cody Zeller   1   3.56   5.43   8.83   1.60   1.02   1.22   2.37   0.67   4.00   15.39
Cody Zeller   2   3.58   6.19   9.66   1.86   0.92   1.44   2.20   0.85   4.26   14.44
Cody Zeller   3   3.37   5.84   9.06   2.05   0.93   1.47   2.29   0.89   4.08   16.19
3 Year Average       3.5   5.8   9.2   1.8   1.0   1.4   2.3   0.81   4.1   15.4
    Season   Usage Stats
       ORB%   DRB%   TRB%   AST%   STL%   BLK%   TOV%   USG%
Cody Zeller   1   10.8%   16.8%   13.5%   6.4%   1.4%   2.1%   14.5%   18.2%
Cody Zeller   2   10.2%   17.3%   13.5%   7.7%   1.4%   2.6%   14.0%   18.0%
Cody Zeller   3   10.6%   18.0%   14.1%   8.4%   1.3%   2.7%   13.6%   19.6%
3 Year Average       10.5%   17.4%   13.7%   7.5%   1.4%   2.5%   14.0%   18.6%
    Season   Advanced Measurements
       PER   ORtg   DRtg   OWS   DWS   WS   WS/48
Cody Zeller   1   14.20   110.5   112.2   1.13   1.62   2.95   0.083
Cody Zeller   2   14.77   112.0   111.5   1.70   1.59   3.42   0.088
Cody Zeller   3   16.43   114.3   109.5   2.54   2.24   4.95   0.117
3 Year Average       15.18   112.3   111.0   5.4   5.4   11.32   0.097

Overall Cody Zeller will be a league about a league average player for his first 3 NBA seasons.  He will be a highly efficient offensive player (112.3 Points per 100 possessions, 15.4 points per 36 minutes, 53.4% true shooting %), but a very poor defensive player (allow 111 points per 100 possessions).  He will be a slightly below average rebounding big man, but will have a reasonable number of blocks, and will not be overly foul prone.
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Re: 2013 Draft - Cody Zeller
« Reply #1 on: May 24, 2013, 05:59:33 PM »
Since I can't get this to format very well here, you can go to Blazers Edge and see essentially the same thing.

Cody Zeller
http://www.blazersedge.com/2013/5/24/4362908/cody-zeller-comparable-analysis


Here is also one for Steven Adams
http://www.blazersedge.com/2013/5/24/4363692/steven-adams-comparable-analysis



Here is also one for Ben McLemore
http://www.blazersedge.com/2013/5/24/4363848/ben-mclemore-comparable-analysis
« Last Edit: May 24, 2013, 06:02:01 PM by ziggy »
A third-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the majority. A second-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the minority. A first-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking.

A quotation is a handy thing to have about, saving one the trouble of thinking for oneself.

AA Mil