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for those that have ESPN insider. I found this to be perhaps the most sound thing John Hollinger has ever written about the Kings. Great analysis of the team.
Everyones gonna lose it for me mentioning Jimmer right away but his profile was hilarious.
JIMMER- Phenomenally bad defensive player. Lacks length, agility to defend one-on-one. Powerful legs but lacks length. Too small to guard 2s.
Fredette came in billed as a shooting specialist and shot 36.1 percent on 3s and 36.3 percent on long 2s. That's a problem.
I'd argue the bigger problem is at the other end, though. He was beyond hopeless on defense and needs to show dramatic improvement to stay in the rotation. New Orleans posted up Greivis Vasquez against him, for crying out loud, and nearly every other opponent immediately attacked Fredette as soon as he checked in. Opposing point guards had a 17.9 PER against him and Synergy rated him well below average, but even those numbers shortchange how flammable he was; he simply can't guard anybody in individual defense.
Offensively, he had some issues too. While he scored at a decent clip (16.3 points per 40 minutes), he struggled at the point, especially dribbling against pressure, and had the lowest assist ratio of any point guard. Fredette drew exceedingly few fouls (48 free throw attempts all season), primarily because he couldn't get himself into the lane. Even when he employs shot fakes, it's just one dribble in for a shorter jumper.
Finally, Fredette had the league's second-lowest rebound rate at a piddling 3.5 percent of missed shots when he played.
He'll almost certainly shoot better this season and may carve out an Eddie House-type of career as a result, but between his struggles at the point and his inability to defend anything even remotely ambulatory, this was a serious reach at No. 10 of the 2011 draft.
haha
on a positive note Thomas Robinsons profile started with - "Beastly power forward who dominates on glass. Athletic, tough-minded finisher." he went on to say "Between Robinson and DeMarcus Cousins, the Kings should absolutely destroy opponents on the glass."
Everyones gonna lose it for me mentioning Jimmer right away but his profile was hilarious.
JIMMER- Phenomenally bad defensive player. Lacks length, agility to defend one-on-one. Powerful legs but lacks length. Too small to guard 2s.
Fredette came in billed as a shooting specialist and shot 36.1 percent on 3s and 36.3 percent on long 2s. That's a problem.
I'd argue the bigger problem is at the other end, though. He was beyond hopeless on defense and needs to show dramatic improvement to stay in the rotation. New Orleans posted up Greivis Vasquez against him, for crying out loud, and nearly every other opponent immediately attacked Fredette as soon as he checked in. Opposing point guards had a 17.9 PER against him and Synergy rated him well below average, but even those numbers shortchange how flammable he was; he simply can't guard anybody in individual defense.
Offensively, he had some issues too. While he scored at a decent clip (16.3 points per 40 minutes), he struggled at the point, especially dribbling against pressure, and had the lowest assist ratio of any point guard. Fredette drew exceedingly few fouls (48 free throw attempts all season), primarily because he couldn't get himself into the lane. Even when he employs shot fakes, it's just one dribble in for a shorter jumper.
Finally, Fredette had the league's second-lowest rebound rate at a piddling 3.5 percent of missed shots when he played.
He'll almost certainly shoot better this season and may carve out an Eddie House-type of career as a result, but between his struggles at the point and his inability to defend anything even remotely ambulatory, this was a serious reach at No. 10 of the 2011 draft.
haha
on a positive note Thomas Robinsons profile started with - "Beastly power forward who dominates on glass. Athletic, tough-minded finisher." he went on to say "Between Robinson and DeMarcus Cousins, the Kings should absolutely destroy opponents on the glass."
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