JN wrote:Comparign Jimmer at BYU to Jodie at Kentucky shows lack of understanding of the college landscape in those years.
I agree he is not lotto, but he is not a second rounder to me either. He would seem right in the 15-25 range.
Jimmer is alot better then Jodie Meeks ever was at Kentucky and he makes his team alot better - remember that Meeks was volume shooting on an NIT Team. Fredette was leading a team to a 1 or 2 seed, until he got Mormoned.
You would probably use the Meeks argument for Steph Curry as well if he was entering the draft this year out of Davidson/
Stephan Curry was far more quicker and could get to the basket better.
Meeks had 54 against the Tennesse Volunteers which is always a decent program. So what if Kentucky didn't make the NCAA tournament that one year... there are always solid NIT teams. Plus Meeks helped beat Tennessee who did make the NCAA tournament.
BYU barely beat an unranked New Mexico yst. BYU plays like 7-8 guys and the ball is always in Jimmer's hands. Their bench played like 21 minutes yst. Jimmer is just their only offensive weapon and when he takes so many shots its inevitable that he won't have such ridiculous games.
He's a great college player but I can't see his skills transferring to the NBA. Maybe his solid play is worth of a late first round pick, but I can't see having the value of a lottery pick... even in this weak as draft.
How funny would it be if this happened, "With the 2nd pick of the 2011 NBA Draft, the Toronto Raptors select Jimmer Fredette from Brigham Young University"
