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Is Jimmer Fredette Mormon?

Xthren Wrote:

....but his wife comes from good Mormon stock.
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So far my favorite Jazzfanz quote of 2011.


I'm actually going to defend the OP on this one. I don't think he was implying that the Jazz always look to draft Mormons. I'm guessing what he was trying to say is that Jimmer being Mormon might be a plus for the Miller family and KOC because they know they wouldn't be brining in a high draft pick who would experience Utah culture shock, thus making it much more likely he'd like to stay in Utah long term.

Let's be honest, that very thinking is the EXACT reason that the Jazz have had one of the whitest teams in the NBA for quite some time. White guys tend to enjoy Utah more. I think a few easily offended Mormons mistook the OP's originial intention.

For the record, I'm not against Utah drafting Jimmer with their 2nd pick (assuming they miss the playoffs and keep it). That pick would probably fall somewhere around 9 or 10 and that seems like a logical place to take Jimmer. However, if this New Jersey pick ends up being in the Top 7 and Utah uses it to take Jimmer, I'd be pretty damned upset.
 
LogGrad98 said:
Really if the Jazz end up somehow with a late first-rounder picking up Jimmer would not be worst thing in a rather thin draft. Anything higher than about 14 or 15 is a travesty,.
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If I were you I would get prepared for the travesty.

If Jazz don't make the playoffs and have a 11-14 pick you can bet your *** they're going to take him if he's on the board.
 
candrew said:
If I were you I would get prepared for the travesty.

If Jazz don't make the playoffs and have a 11-14 pick you can bet your *** they're going to take him if he's on the board.
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So what have the Jazz done that convinces everyone that they are so high on Jimmer? Not being a troll, just curious. I haven't heard anything from them that he is high on their draft board.
 
LogGrad98 said:
So what have the Jazz done that convinces everyone that they are so high on Jimmer? Not being a troll, just curious. I haven't heard anything from them that he is high on their draft board.
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He's white and Cub Scout. What he does on the court is no biggie past those 2 qualifiers.
 
jazzman12 said:
For the record, I'm not against Utah drafting Jimmer with their 2nd pick (assuming they miss the playoffs and keep it). That pick would probably fall somewhere around 9 or 10 and that seems like a logical place to take Jimmer. However, if this New Jersey pick ends up being in the Top 7 and Utah uses it to take Jimmer, I'd be pretty damned upset.
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You're putting that much weight on the difference between 7 and 9? What about 8? You picking him at 8?
 
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Chad Feldheimer said:
He's white and Cub Scout. What he does on the court is no biggie past those 2 qualifiers.
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Any serious responses?

Lots of people seem convinced that he is pretty high on the Jazz draft board and I don't see that. Any reasons why they would be so high on drafting Jimmer?

Yeah yeah I get it, he is mormon or whatever...he is from BYU....he is white...ha ha ha ha ha. We all get it. It is so very funny to hear it the 1,000th time.

Anybody have an actual thought about this?
 
LogGrad98 said:
Any serious responses?

Lots of people seem convinced that he is pretty high on the Jazz draft board and I don't see that. Any reasons why they would be so high on drafting Jimmer?

Yeah yeah I get it, he is mormon or whatever...he is from BYU....he is white...ha ha ha ha ha. We all get it. It is so very funny to hear it the 1,000th time.

Anybody have an actual thought about this?
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Nobody knows who is high on the Jazz draft board. They don't talk about it... which is why we are often suprised by their picks. Anybody who thinks they know are just guessing.
 
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