SHOOT OR SIT: NBA Playoff REALITY. Shooting is a MUST skill for Isaiah Collier and Cody Williams

About this episode

David Locke discusses the shooting skills required for young players Isaiah Collier and Cody Williams to succeed in the NBA playoffs.

Utah Jazz face a future-defining question: can young talents like Cody Williams and Isaiah Collier develop the elite three-point shooting now essential for NBA playoff rotation roles? David Locke reveals that 75% of current postseason rotation players shoot at least 34% from deep, making shooting not a luxury but a baseline requirement. With neither Williams nor Collier currently near this threshold, and only 13% of playoff rotation players in their first three years, the youth movement in Utah may hit hard limits when it comes to postseason impact.

People in this episode

Host: David Locke

Topics covered

• NBA playoffs
• three-point shooting
• young talents
• Utah Jazz
• player development

Keywords

• NBA
• playoffs
• three-point shooting
• Isaiah Collier
• Cody Williams
• Utah Jazz
• player development

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Utah Jazz

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