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Is Jimmer Fredette Mormon?

If drafting Jimmer means more rap videos then I think I will pass. lol.

I am ok taking the kid if he is the best player available.
 
NCJazz said:
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.
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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).
 
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.
 
Beantown said:
THIS IS A MUST WATCH!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAUVV8BXwlI
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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.
 
Chad Feldheimer said:
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.
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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.
 
jazzman12 said:
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.
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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.
 
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.
 
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