What time frame are you talking about? you remember Snyder right?
Is Jimmer Fredette Mormon?
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What time frame are you talking about? you remember Snyder right?
For the whole season only one white guy has got regular minutes, and one other should always get regular minutes now, but for anyone to act like Utah is some type of white dominated team is pretty ridiculous.
You assume Watson is going to resign. Wouldnt you like to have a PG who can shoot as well. Right now we only have one PG under contract for next year. Jimmer of course is coming out as a senior so there is definitely a chance he could come in and play 15-20 minutes a night.
candrew
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Just my opinion - but there are plenty of extenuating circumstances that lead me to believe unless Jimmer bombs in the tryouts they will select him with their second #1 pick if he is available.
1-Jazz will most likely have a draft pick from 10-14 where Jimmer has been projected in some of the more generous mock drafts.
2-Jazz will need a back-up PG. We can be fairly certain that Price and Watson will be gone next year - possibly both
3-Jazz need a jump shooting
4-Assuming The Jazz select an underclassman with the Nets pick - Jazz will have at least 3 players on the roster next year that are 21 or younger being most of players projected 1-7 are freshmen. I think this will lead Utah to be more inclined to pick an "older" player with their second #1 pick. As we all know Jimmer is a senior
5-Gail wants Jimmer - Greggy needs to make Mom happy (I'm not kidding)
6-Rebuilding + Lockout are a huge fan repellent. Jimmer is a huge marketing chip whenever play resumes.
1-Jazz will most likely have a draft pick from 10-14 where Jimmer has been projected in some of the more generous mock drafts.
2-Jazz will need a back-up PG. We can be fairly certain that Price and Watson will be gone next year - possibly both
3-Jazz need a jump shooting
4-Assuming The Jazz select an underclassman with the Nets pick - Jazz will have at least 3 players on the roster next year that are 21 or younger being most of players projected 1-7 are freshmen. I think this will lead Utah to be more inclined to pick an "older" player with their second #1 pick. As we all know Jimmer is a senior
5-Gail wants Jimmer - Greggy needs to make Mom happy (I'm not kidding)
6-Rebuilding + Lockout are a huge fan repellent. Jimmer is a huge marketing chip whenever play resumes.
Chad Feldheimer
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Did he have any issues at the time he was drafted?
7StraightIsGreat
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Here's the deal: In a deeper draft, I wouldn't want to see Jimmer taken earlier than the late teens/ early twenties. However, it's not a deep draft and Utah is really hurting for shooters. 10 or later would be great. I probably exagerrated just a bit in my first post. I'd really rather Utah pass on Jimmer if it's in the Top 10.
Even in a weak draft, I think anytime you have a Top 10 pick you've got to take a risk on a player who could possibly be a cornerstone for a franchise. That's not Jimmer.
Chad Feldheimer
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In the last 10 years players not picked top 5 that could be considered a "Franchise" player that I could find were : Amare (9th), Kevin Love(5th), Boozer(55th), Roy(6th). At best you're probably only getting a top 8 rotation player or a fringe starter.
Not sure, but his problems since then have made up for it.
He is an example of just because a guy is a great athlete does not mean he will make it in the NBA.
Chad Feldheimer
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Not sure, but his problems since then have made up for it.
The point was the Jazz rarely if ever take a chance on a player who isn't a Cub Scout.
The only one I can think who had issues prior was Al Jefferson (DUI).
Duck Rodgers
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Pretty good. It needs a verse from B-Money to take it to great though.
kwb
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The Thriller
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of course he's Mormon!!!
No one could achieve the success he's had unless they're living the right way.
Magic happens when you're living right on and off the fiel... I mean court.
No one could achieve the success he's had unless they're living the right way.
Magic happens when you're living right on and off the fiel... I mean court.
The Thriller
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LOL!!!
Funniest thing I've seen all day.
As long as Alema thinks that Jimmer rules, then I'm down. Alema knows everything.
What I found cool was how they filmed it had a number of places I'm always at. Burger Supreme on Univ Parkway and J-dogs (amazing hot dogs).
Anyone else notice the dude with the goatee looks a lot like Mark Hacking? That dude who was "studying" medicine at the school up north and murdered his wife?
Also, the latin girl at 1:57 I used to see all the time at school except for this semester. Crazy.
Are you? Had no idea.
7StraightIsGreat
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I would say in the top 10 you have to draft a guy that you believe has the potential to be a cornerstone. If said player falls a little short of that potential you probably still have a really nice player. Jimmer doesn't even have the potential to be a cornerstone for a franchise. That's why I don't think he's somebody you draft inside the top 10.
So if there are only 6 "cornerstone potential" players, do the teams picking 7-10 say pass?
And with the 7th pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, the Utah Jazz select....."Pass".
Steve Nash, drafted 15th, and many others did not "have the potential" either, and they were only role players on their teams..... until they broke out.
Nash started to get good in Dallas, but really broke out back in Phoenix.
His first year in Phoenix (rookie) he got 10.5 minutes.
There are tons of great players that get slow starts, so I think your claim he (or anyone) doesn't even have potential to be a "cornerstone" player is garbage.
You may be playing the odds by saying that, but many times teams and front offices are proven wrong one way or another.
Jimmer could easily do what Nash did following his first 8 years progression in the league. Play spotty defense, get the averages up to 17 pts and 7 assists shooting 47% from the field, 40% from 3, and 88% from the line.
The Thriller
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Name one "lockdown" PG out there.
The top PGs of today aren't known for being Stockton and running the offense. Just look, the best PGs in the league are known for their scoring.
The top PGs of today aren't known for being Stockton and running the offense. Just look, the best PGs in the league are known for their scoring.