Why Jimmer Fredette has been such a big bust in the NBA (Yahoo Sports)

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The Spurs are the latest team to part ways with the former BYU star. Coaches who have worked with him say he won't adjust his game.

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[Letsgokings13]

Trash player. Trash attitude.


"Jimmer thinks everybody is stupid," said an NBA assistant who worked with Fredette. "He thinks everybody needs to come and just turn over their offense and let him shoot it anytime he wants. That's not how the league works."

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Fredette was also unwilling – or unable – to assume playmaking responsibilities for a team that desperately needed help at point guard after Jrue Holiday sustained a serious leg injury.

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"He won't adjust his game for it," he said. "He'll tell you, 'This is what I did at BYU.' Well, BYU, that's a long time ago."
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[funkykingston]

I was very against drafting Fredette and was even more upset that the Kings traded down just to get back John Salmons. I remember hoping Valunciunas would slip with Kawhi Leonard being next on my list of hopefuls.

And even as I tried to convince myself that Jimmer might be great next Tyreke as a floor spacer I was still frustrated with the pick.

All that said, this reads like a hit piece. Fredette hasn't been successful on the NBA level and I've always felt that was much more due to his physical and skill limitations rather than his attitude, though the article seems to insinuate the opposite. It's not like I have a direct pipeline to the Kings front office but I never heard Fredette mentioned as having a bad attitude or being a problem player. Just not a very good one.

 

[Hadlowe]

I was very against drafting Fredette and was even more upset that the Kings traded down just to get back John Salmons. I remember hoping Valunciunas would slip with Kawhi Leonard being next on my list of hopefuls.

And even as I tried to convince myself that Jimmer might be great next Tyreke as a floor spacer I was still frustrated with the pick.

All that said, this reads like a hit piece. Fredette hasn't been successful on the NBA level and I've always felt that was much more due to his physical and skill limitations rather than his attitude, though the article seems to insinuate the opposite. It's not like I have a direct pipeline to the Kings front office but I never heard Fredette mentioned as having a bad attitude or being a problem player. Just not a very good one.

Not that it really matters, as the kid has effectively washed out now, but the attitude quotes don't track with what I saw on court. I saw an indecisive, almost passive player who occasionally stepped up and hit some shots. I was wrong about Jimmer and thought he would actually have a role in the league, but this seems a touch spiteful.