Top 8 quotes about Jimmer Fredette from the NBA All-Star Weekend

jopatmc · Apr 24, 2011

If these quotes are legitimate, they indicate Fredette will have a very good NBA career.

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Top 8 quotes about Jimmer Fredette from the NBA All-Star Weekend
Compiled by Joseph D’Hippolito

# 8 - Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City ThunderI've seen Jimmer play. He's a great, great, great, great guard. He's taken over college basketball right now, just in the way he has run his team, he's leading his team. I know he's going to do well at the next level. I know just from watching him that he's going to be a great NBA player.

# 7 - Kevin Love, Minnesota TimberwolvesI love the Jimmer. I think he's a great player. He's the type of player, I think, who can come in and have a good impact at this level. He's a guy I admire. I was mentioning players that play the game extremely hard, and he's one of them. He brings it every night. I think he can make a big impact. A lot of people have compared him to a young Stephen Curry and that's a pretty good comparison. Steph has had a lot of success in this league and he's determined to become a better player. I think with Jimmer, it's the same way.

# 6 - Deron Williams, Utah JazzIn the second half, he came alive and took over. He can score so well and shoot so well. You're always going to need scorers but I think his passing is underrated. He has been struggling a little bit shooting. But when things didn't go well with his shot, I thought he passed the ball great.

# 5 - Derrick Rose, Chicago BullsI saw him play during the summer for the USA team. He's not surprised me with what he's been doing this year. The way he was playing with the USA team, he was playing great. He played with a lot of confidence. You could tell that he wanted to be there and I'm happy for him. He's a great player, especially right now. He's a great scorer. He's leading his team the way he's supposed to.

# 4 - Dwyane Wade, Miami HeatI've tuned in just like everybody else. You get on the Fredette bandwagon and you want to see how this guy is. He's a great scorer. I think he's now proven himself and put himself in position where he's got a good opportunity to play in this league. He can put the ball in the basket and he's a very good competitor.

# 3 - Paul Pierce, Boston CelticsI love Jimmer Fredette; best player in college. I think he can be a solid pro. He's a really good scorer. I don't know how that translates in the NBA with so many great point guards and athletes but I think he has a high basketball I.Q. and I think he'll have success.

# 2 - Doc Rivers, Boston Celtics coachI love him. He's terrific. I've seen the ESPN clips and going by the clips, he's a superstar. The kid's going to be a good NBA player. We get lost in what kids can't do and we should focus more on the things they can do and try to accent that. He can get his own shot.

# 1 - Steve Kerr, five-time NBA championI've seen him on film a lot. I love him. There are some legitimate questions about whether he's a 1 (point) or a 2 (shooting) guard. But the guy can flat-out score with deep range, catch and shoot or off the dribble. The deep range with the shot will set up the rest of his game. He's got a really special gift for scoring. A guy like that will always be able to find a place to play. I think he'll be a pro for a long time; it's just a matter of finding the right place. Defensively, he'll struggle. He's going to hve to go out there and guard Deron Williams, (Rajon) Rondo, and Derrick Rose but everybody struggles to guard those guys. He's a competitor and he's got a special gift as a player. He's very smart. He'll figure it out.
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I am still very intrigued by Jimmer, who will likely be available with our pick. I felt like Curry was going to be a very good NBA player and I felt he could make the move to point guard very well since he has a terrific handle.

The thing I see in Jimmer is the same handle. When you watch him, he never turns loose of the dribble without either passing it or shooting it. He's constantly probing, moving, looking and he either is doing it from the triple threat or once he starts the dribble he keeps the dribble going until he passes or shoots. You can't hardly find footage of him picking up his dribble and trying to figure out what to do with the ball. I agee with Paul Pierce that he has very high bball iq.

The NBA, while it has better athletes, also gives guys like Fredette more room to operate.

I also have a premonition that Morey is still looking very closely at Fredette. Morey has the stacking assets concept so that he can make trades with great flexibility and from a position of strength. If the short list of difference makers are off the board at 14 and no one has fallen, it would not surprise me one bit if Morey took Jimmer.

aeolus13 · Apr 24, 2011

I've really come around on Jimmer. Talk all you want about his other limitations, but that kid can fill it up like nobody's business. The other thing that's encouraging is that he isn't a waif like Curry. I think that with his strength and feel for the game, he can become a serviceable defender if he doesn't have the responsibility of generating 40% of his team's offense. If we take him with the 14 I'll feel pretty good.

iconoclastic · Apr 24, 2011

Bye bye Goran Dragic

worzel gummidge · Apr 24, 2011

Suns will draft a PG. I'd guess Fredette goes there.

coachbadlee · Apr 24, 2011

All this hype and his stock is falling. I would be more intrigued if he played defense and if we didn't already have 2 PG's who do. Not with the 14th pick though.

Roxnostalgia · May 1, 2011

He's from BYU. He'll flop in the NBA.

AirBud#10 · May 1, 2011

I would take him with the 23rd but not the 14th, not that i think he would fall to 23.

lionaire · May 1, 2011

He'll probably get picked by a contending team in the late 20's.

jopatmc · May 1, 2011

rags080704 said: ↑

He'll go to the jazz. Which team is gonna let him shoot 20 times a game. Not very efficient. He's flashy because he's got good body control but he can't play defense on a 80 year old grandma. Let him be the college phenom he was.
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How would you like to see Jimmer playing on the Heat?

Don't think he can play? Just let him go to Miami and you'll be wishing he couldn't play.

kevC · May 2, 2011

# 7 - Kevin Love, Minnesota TimberwolvesI love the Jimmer. I think he's a great player. He's the type of player, I think, who can come in and have a good impact at this level. He's a guy I admire. I was mentioning players that play the game extremely hard, and he's one of them. He brings it every night. I think he can make a big impact. A lot of people have compared him to a young Stephen Curry and that's a pretty good comparison. Steph has had a lot of success in this league and he's determined to become a better player. I think with Jimmer, it's the same way.
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A young Stephen Curry? Fredette is less than one year younger than Curry haha.

mylilpony · May 2, 2011

kevC said: ↑

A young Stephen Curry? Fredette is less than one year younger than Curry haha.
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i dont think you read that right.

kevC · May 2, 2011

mylilpony said: ↑

i dont think you read that right.
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When you call someone a "young" someone, that implies that someone is a bit older than the other. Can't really say that when they're about the same age.

jopatmc · May 2, 2011

rags080704 said: ↑

I doubt he'll fall that far. The jazz have 2 lottery picks. It's a perfect marketing tool above anything else. He's probably a good enough shooter to find a spot somewhere, like JJ Redick.

Jazz will pick him at 12.
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I was making a point about his efficiency. Let him go to a playoff team that needs a space shooter and his efficiency will go through the roof.

mylilpony · May 2, 2011

kevC said: ↑

When you call someone a "young" someone, that implies that someone is a bit older than the other. Can't really say that when they're about the same age.
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he was referring to jimmer being more like the younger version of stephen curry (via davidson) not the current one playing in the nba. that to me seems like a big gap in talent. It didnt seem like he was comparing their ages.

batkins · May 2, 2011

Best bet he goes at #12 or #13. As for NBA success, I think he's too good of a shooter not to succeed. Transitioning to the NBA will be an adjustment for sure, but so it is for everyone else.

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