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| Jimmer Fredette wins the Naismith Award |
No way is this kid was the best player in the country! Kemba Walker straight up was the best player in America this year. How difficult is it to average 28 points per game when you don't play against a single player that's going to the league? How many point guards are going to the NBA from the Mountain West? Let's keep it real, I'm not saying that Jimmer isn't talented, he's just not as good as advertised.
If he were playing in a conference with better players we wouldn't be talking about Jimmer Fredette. If he were as good as the media has hyped him to be he wouldn't be playing at BYU. He'd be at Kentucky, Duke, Kansas ,UNC or some other powerhouse. Those coaches know who the players are by 10th grade. Nobody slept on him, he's not that good. Remember how much hype Adam Morrison got when he was at Gonzaga? We heard pure shooter, great skills etc. He's in the league and is only shooting in warm ups now.
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| "Yeah, he can shoot but can he do this?" |
I'm not saying that the man won't get drafted because he will. Sure, he can shoot, but can he shoot with someone guarding him. Everybody in the NBA can play, even the guy that is last on the bench. However, the difference between that guy and players like, Derrick Rose, Kobe, Lebron, D. Wade etc. is that they can shoot when someone's guarding them.
In my opinion Jimmer needs a ski mask because he stole the Naismith from much better players like Kemba "The Great" and Ohio State's Jarad Sulinger. Speaking of Sulinger, he's tripping talking about staying in school but that's for another day. In just a matter of eight months we'll find out just how good "The Jimmer" is. Well..you'll find out because I already know he's the guy from the "Y". He'll be sitting on some body's bench for a few years then he'll be out of the league.
Jay Graves
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Those who criticize Jimmer is just simply hating. I take my hat off to a kid who chooses to stay home and support those who supported him. I only wish that the kids from the Hoosier state would stay home and support the people who gave them an opportunity and gave them support before they were able to stand on their own. And as the critics always say when It comes to the competition, " They played who was on their schedule and in their conference". Fact is, he performed at a very high level and put up the most impressive numbers against the competition that was put in front of him. To my knowledge Jimmer didn't set the schedule. With that said, for the sake of time and character limits, there are too many to count when it comes to kids from non-powerhouse schools that make it to the NBA and become very successful. OK you forced me to do it.......can you say John Stockton, hell Danny Ainge is a Cougar. Now on the other hand how many so called superstar "can't miss" guys have utterly failed. Remember Baby Jordan Harold Miner? Whatever happened to him? My point is, the kid deserves it just as much as anyone else. Stop the hate!
ReplyDeleteYou must not have watched this kid play! He shoots it from deep, off the dribble, and in people's face. And he is not as much of a shooter than he is a scorer. Kenny Smith did an analysis of his shot chart when BYU lost to Florida, and it showed he started going to the basket when his shot was not falling. He's not quick but he is strong, but he gets in to his moves quickly and is crafty around the basket. The player of the year award is like the Heisman; it is not forward looking. It's about a player's performance that year! Charles Woodson beat out Peyton Manning for the Heisman b/c Woodson had a hell of a year. It was not a forecast on who would be better in the NFL. How great of a professional player he will be is irrelevant. You have to be a damn good player to have multiple 40 point games in D-I. He did not score his points the JJ Reddick and Steve Alford way (coming off screens and just shooting jumpers). He did it with the ball in his hand and often going to the basket. The fact he was not heavily recruited out of high school is just as irrelevant. Perhaps he was not good enough in high school to be recruited by the Kentucky's, UNC's, Dukes, and Kansas of the world, but 4 years later he is definitely good enough to win player of the year, and he was just as deserving as Kemba Walker.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree Jay. I will say Jimmer is the best pure shooter in the NCAA. I will even go as far as to say he may even be the best at creating a shoot of the dribble for himself. However, not once did I see him play slap the floor, grind it out "D" on the opposing teams best player. This was even more noticeable in the tourney (outside the Mountain West). My Naismith will rarely be the leading scorer in the NCAA, that honor always seems reserved for some set shooter form a mid major, but rather o more complete player on a great team. A team he makes better every night he laces them up. An well rounded player, an adaptive player, the guy who grabs a double double one night and the next he shuts down the other teams best player while only scoring 12 points himself. That player for me this year is JaJuan Johnson out of Purdue! Yes I am biased but who can argue?
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