I've said this a thousand times, and I'll say it again, and this is not an attack on you. But you can't just watch one of two games and know a player. I've watched every single game BYU has played except 2. Amost all their games are broadcast on the MTN channel along with SDSU's games. If I went just by one game I might have accidently seen the early game where Fredette went off for 40 plus points, and then though my god, he can't miss. Or I might have seen a game where he scored 23 pts on 6 of 20 shooting and thought, man this guy needs a lot of shots to get his points.
My point is, I've seen games where he attacked the basket relentlessly against teams that were big inside. I made the statement that he takes what the other team gives him. Thats what smart players do. If the other team has a Bill Russell under the basket, you might want to take more jumpers away from the basket, instead of trying to prove you can drive on anyone. Because you don't, doesn't mean you can't. It just means your smart. Just so you know, the guy that was guarding Jimmer last night in that game is known for his defense. How did that go for Gonazga.
Here's what I've learned about Fredette over the last three years. If you tell him that the guy guarding him is a lock down defender, he's going to go out and light him up. In all the games I've watched this year, I haven't seen one player, that by himself, stop Fredette. When Fredette gets to the NBA, I think folks will find that he's quicker than they think. He played almost all 40 minutes of yesterdays game. In the prior 4 games he did play all 40 minutes. BYU needs him on the floor at all times, because without him, they have little or no offense. He's the reason his teammates get open shots. His own coach said in an interview that they didn't ask Fredette to play defense, because of the minutes he's asked to play, and the energy he has to put out on the offensive side of the ball. You watched the game yesterday. Tell me when he ever stopped moving on offense. Name the one or two times he actually had an open shot that he didn't have to fight for.
Look the Kings aren't going to draft Fredette. Its just that I've watched this guy for a long time now. He was one of my favorite players last year. I just want him to get his due, and its easy to criticize a player without all the information. Don't get me wrong! He has some warts, just like a lot of players in this years draft. But he's not the one deminsional player a lot of people try to describe him as.
My point is, I've seen games where he attacked the basket relentlessly against teams that were big inside. I made the statement that he takes what the other team gives him. Thats what smart players do. If the other team has a Bill Russell under the basket, you might want to take more jumpers away from the basket, instead of trying to prove you can drive on anyone. Because you don't, doesn't mean you can't. It just means your smart. Just so you know, the guy that was guarding Jimmer last night in that game is known for his defense. How did that go for Gonazga.
Here's what I've learned about Fredette over the last three years. If you tell him that the guy guarding him is a lock down defender, he's going to go out and light him up. In all the games I've watched this year, I haven't seen one player, that by himself, stop Fredette. When Fredette gets to the NBA, I think folks will find that he's quicker than they think. He played almost all 40 minutes of yesterdays game. In the prior 4 games he did play all 40 minutes. BYU needs him on the floor at all times, because without him, they have little or no offense. He's the reason his teammates get open shots. His own coach said in an interview that they didn't ask Fredette to play defense, because of the minutes he's asked to play, and the energy he has to put out on the offensive side of the ball. You watched the game yesterday. Tell me when he ever stopped moving on offense. Name the one or two times he actually had an open shot that he didn't have to fight for.
Look the Kings aren't going to draft Fredette. Its just that I've watched this guy for a long time now. He was one of my favorite players last year. I just want him to get his due, and its easy to criticize a player without all the information. Don't get me wrong! He has some warts, just like a lot of players in this years draft. But he's not the one deminsional player a lot of people try to describe him as.
I'll note though, I never described Jimmer as a one dimensional player and in fact described his passing ability in both of my posts.
Also, I am very excited to see Jimmer go up against Singleton in the next round. One of the best collegiate scorers versus one of the best collegiate defenders. Should be a very interesting matchup.