Name: Jimmer Fredette
Position: PG
Age: 22
Hgt: 6'2"
Wgt: 196
College/Country: BYU
Class: Senior
10-11 Stats: 35.8min 28.9pts (.452 .396 .894) 3.4reb 4.3ast 1.3stl 0.0blk 3.5TO
Projected Draft Position: #15-#19
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Kingfans Scouting Report #1:
Jimmer Fredette: 6'2", 196 pound, PG. I've probably seen Jimmer play as much or more as any player in the draft over the last two years. Outstanding college offensive player, and 3 point shooter surpreme. He has effortless range on his shot, sometimes taking shots from 10 to 15 feet behind the college three point line. And making them. Why you ask, would he shoot from there? Well Jimmer is usually guarded by the best defender on the other team, regardless of position. As he approaches the 3 point line with the ball, he's usually doubled. So once he gets to where a halfcourt set would start, it becomes much more difficult to get an open three. So if his defender drops off of him 12 feet or so before getting to the line, he takes advantage of the open shot, long though it may be.
I've watched Jimmer shoot a lot, and I think he actually shoots better from about 3 feet behind the college line than he does just behind it. Or in other words, from where he would shoot the NBA three. Don't know the reason for it, but he just seems to have a better feel from there. He's also very good at penetrating and getting to the basket. Something he's prone to do when his shot isn't dropping. He's not one of these guys that will just stand out there and ride the 3 pt shot hoping it will show up. He has a wicked crossover dribble and has no problem creating his own shot when guarded one on one. He's not a great finisher at the basket, but he's more than adequate, and it will be interesting to see how he fares in the NBA when all the attention isn't on him. He handles the ball very well, and can finish with either hand.
He's also very creative around the basket, making shots sometimes out of thin air. I've seen him spit a double down the middle, hesitate the center into the air, and then do a little flip shot over the centers head into the basket. When you first see the move, you think there's absolutely nothing there, but he pulls it off. He's also a very good passer with good court vision. He spent at least half of every game trying to get his teammates involved. Unfortunately he just didn't have much around him that scared anyone. He would have easily doubled his assist total on a good team. My point being, he's not a selfish player. I could easily see him developing into a very good point guard down the road. As one commentator said at the combine. Steve Nash was a very similar player when he came into the league, and he turned himself into what he is today.
Where Fredette takes the most criticism is on the defensive side of the ball. Impossible to defend what you might have seen on the court. He seldom played defense, and the team played mostly zone in order to hide him as much as possible. However, in an interview, his head coach said that keeping Fredette on the floor was the priority, and since he played the entire 40 minutes in at least half the games, an averaged over 38 minutes a game for the season, he told Fredette not to play defense. He wanted him to save all his energy for offense, and he couldn't afford for him to get into foul trouble. Fredette was the offense. When he left the game, BYU struggled to score. His mere presence on the floor, made it easier for his teammates to get open shots. Whether they could make them or not.
With his showing at the combine, doing very well in the lateral agility drillls finishing 2nd in one and 3rd in another, and being rated the 12th best athlete at the combine, for what thats worth, it would appear that he has the athletic ability to become a good defender at the next level. Doesn't mean he will, but at least the risk seems less. I like Fredette a lot, and I think he's going to surprise a lot of people. He's a hard worker, and a tough hardnosed type of player whose not afraid of banging into bigger bodies. It may take him a couple of years, but a lot of people are gong to regret passing on him.
-- Courtesy of KF Scout bajaden
Position: PG
Age: 22
Hgt: 6'2"
Wgt: 196
College/Country: BYU
Class: Senior
10-11 Stats: 35.8min 28.9pts (.452 .396 .894) 3.4reb 4.3ast 1.3stl 0.0blk 3.5TO
Projected Draft Position: #15-#19
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Kingfans Scouting Report #1:
Jimmer Fredette: 6'2", 196 pound, PG. I've probably seen Jimmer play as much or more as any player in the draft over the last two years. Outstanding college offensive player, and 3 point shooter surpreme. He has effortless range on his shot, sometimes taking shots from 10 to 15 feet behind the college three point line. And making them. Why you ask, would he shoot from there? Well Jimmer is usually guarded by the best defender on the other team, regardless of position. As he approaches the 3 point line with the ball, he's usually doubled. So once he gets to where a halfcourt set would start, it becomes much more difficult to get an open three. So if his defender drops off of him 12 feet or so before getting to the line, he takes advantage of the open shot, long though it may be.
I've watched Jimmer shoot a lot, and I think he actually shoots better from about 3 feet behind the college line than he does just behind it. Or in other words, from where he would shoot the NBA three. Don't know the reason for it, but he just seems to have a better feel from there. He's also very good at penetrating and getting to the basket. Something he's prone to do when his shot isn't dropping. He's not one of these guys that will just stand out there and ride the 3 pt shot hoping it will show up. He has a wicked crossover dribble and has no problem creating his own shot when guarded one on one. He's not a great finisher at the basket, but he's more than adequate, and it will be interesting to see how he fares in the NBA when all the attention isn't on him. He handles the ball very well, and can finish with either hand.
He's also very creative around the basket, making shots sometimes out of thin air. I've seen him spit a double down the middle, hesitate the center into the air, and then do a little flip shot over the centers head into the basket. When you first see the move, you think there's absolutely nothing there, but he pulls it off. He's also a very good passer with good court vision. He spent at least half of every game trying to get his teammates involved. Unfortunately he just didn't have much around him that scared anyone. He would have easily doubled his assist total on a good team. My point being, he's not a selfish player. I could easily see him developing into a very good point guard down the road. As one commentator said at the combine. Steve Nash was a very similar player when he came into the league, and he turned himself into what he is today.
Where Fredette takes the most criticism is on the defensive side of the ball. Impossible to defend what you might have seen on the court. He seldom played defense, and the team played mostly zone in order to hide him as much as possible. However, in an interview, his head coach said that keeping Fredette on the floor was the priority, and since he played the entire 40 minutes in at least half the games, an averaged over 38 minutes a game for the season, he told Fredette not to play defense. He wanted him to save all his energy for offense, and he couldn't afford for him to get into foul trouble. Fredette was the offense. When he left the game, BYU struggled to score. His mere presence on the floor, made it easier for his teammates to get open shots. Whether they could make them or not.
With his showing at the combine, doing very well in the lateral agility drillls finishing 2nd in one and 3rd in another, and being rated the 12th best athlete at the combine, for what thats worth, it would appear that he has the athletic ability to become a good defender at the next level. Doesn't mean he will, but at least the risk seems less. I like Fredette a lot, and I think he's going to surprise a lot of people. He's a hard worker, and a tough hardnosed type of player whose not afraid of banging into bigger bodies. It may take him a couple of years, but a lot of people are gong to regret passing on him.
-- Courtesy of KF Scout bajaden
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