Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Jimmer Fredette Sucks

Every year prior to the NBA Draft, there is a prospect that gets an inordinate amount of buzz despite the fact that they truly are not that good. Typically, this is because they do one thing really well - usually shooting the basketball. This year's overhyped player - none other than Jimmer Fredette.

First, let's look at the obvious reason as to why he will not be worth an early pick. Fredette is 6'2". He would be extremely undersized as a shooting guard, which would encompass his one skill. As such, he would need to be considered a point guard at the NBA level, which would fit about as well as Keanu Reeves would in the role of Hamlet. Fredette has minimal ball handling skills, cannot pass, and is nothing more than a spot up shooter. As a point guard, he would need to make plays and be able to distribute the basketball. That is not what he does. He simply does not fit in the NBA.

Second, all he can do is shoot a basketball. In fact, he shot a basketball so much that in his 1323 minutes played at BYU last year, he attempted 765 field goals - one every 1.7 minutes. This is a point guard? He cannot defend. He cannot pass. He cannot rebound. He is, quite simply, J.J. Redick. And we all can see that Redick is still nothing more than a five minute per game player, who might be able to hit a few threes if the team is down big.

Third, NCAA basketball scoring champions do not typically fair well in the NBA. For example, look at Adam Morrison. Morrison coming out of college had a lot of buzz like Fredette does - a guy who could shoot the ball, but had no other skills. Morrison, right now, is the twelfth man off the bench, waving the towel and being a glorified cheerleader. Yeah, he was worth that lottery pick.

Yet, despite the fact that Fredette should be nothing more than a second round draft choice based on his lack of an ability to do anything other than shoot a ball, he is being considered as a possible lottery pick. Specifically, the New York Knicks are rumored to be interested in moving up in the draft in order to select him. And people wonder why it is that the Knicks suck almost every year. Could it be personnel decisions such as this?

So, feel free to waste your pick on someone that is a draft mistake waiting to happen. At least if the Knicks get him in a game, that pick will still be better than drafting Frederic Weis.

1 comment:

  1. I know, but the Kings Mgmt. would look bad. They whold orginazatiion sucks.

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