How Good Will Fredette Be In the NBA?

**Casperwaits** · 03-21-11, 01:44 AM

Originally posted by Grits n' Gravy

2 guys above had it dead on with the Steph Curry and Jason Terry comparisons. Quit comparing him to Reddick and Morrison because they are all white. Jimmer would be a god in Boston. The Southies would love yelling Jimma is fahkin pissah.

Very true. I see him going to Sacramento though.

**AzNDooM** · 03-21-11, 01:48 AM

I reckon will be a consisent support player but no way he'll be like a Dirk, not a star player that will be able to carry a team.

**rm18** · 03-21-11, 04:51 AM

Best comparison is maybe Ben Gordon he can go off but not really an all around player.

**Skidcom** · 03-21-11, 07:18 AM

Probaly a Kerrish career. Nothing wrong with that. Go Arizona!

**jjgold** · 03-21-11, 07:20 AM

Originally posted by rm18

Best comparison is maybe Ben Gordon he can go off but not really an all around player.

No way

Gordon tens times quicker

Bad comparison

**jstblaze** · 03-21-11, 08:11 AM

He is not even slightly like Ben gordon.

Obviously he has a little Reddick in him, but Jimmer shoots a whole lot more off the dribble, is faster, and not as tall.

There really isnt any recent comparison.

But most people under estimate his other guard skills. He is very good at almost all aspects of the game.

He will never be a super star, but he will be a starting guard likley for a long time.

**LChruscial85** · 03-21-11, 08:21 AM

He will be a good role player. Not sure he'll be a star, maybe like a JJ Redick or someone like that. Watched the BYU/Gonzaga game this weekend, and some of those 3's he made were unreal. The kid has unbelieveable talent!

**jjgold** · 03-21-11, 08:26 AM

Ben Gordon= Walker of Uconn type

**ClimbSomeRocks** · 03-21-11, 11:34 AM

Unless he drops Mormonism he'll suffer from incredibly lower levels of testosterone than the rest of the league. On a side note, is masturbating against the BYU honor code?

**Casperwaits** · 03-21-11, 12:12 PM

Originally posted by ClimbSomeRocks

Unless he drops Mormonism he'll suffer from incredibly lower levels of testosterone than the rest of the league. On a side note, is masturbating against the BYU honor code?

Mormons do not masturbate.

Yi · 03-21-11, 03:40 PM

Theres no way he's not getting pvssy right now.

**NrmlCurvSurfr** · 03-21-11, 03:46 PM

Originally posted by Yi

Theres no way he's not getting pvssy right now.

**rm18** · 03-23-11, 11:06 PM

Ok maybe Gary Neal an even better comparison because not as athletic as Ben Gordon, but nobody is exactly the same he not at all like Reddick, Reddick great defender and no handles.

**Mr. Peepers** · 03-23-11, 11:11 PM

He should be fine in the league of no D...will score 20 easy every night

**shawnkang** · 03-24-11, 12:39 AM

he will be better than reddick and adam morrisson.

**DrunkHorseplayer** · 03-24-11, 12:42 AM

He'll be a bench player for three or four years then will be released, although Utah might keep him on it's roster as a token Mormon.

**Philphan** · 03-24-11, 12:46 AM

He will be the next JJ Redick

**Grits n' Gravy** · 03-24-11, 12:53 PM

Originally posted by jjgold

Ben Gordon= Walker of Uconn type

Not even close. Kemba is a pure speed guy. Gordon is and always was a pure shooter.

**teaserpleaser** · 03-25-11, 09:47 AM

Jimmer= Great White Hope.... google "great white hope" info on jimmer pops up

sorry guys but hes a great college shooter he'll be very lucky to have a JJ redick type career thats best case worst case is he turns out to be adam morrison (and yes some nba scouts are comparing him to adam

)

**babastar** · 03-25-11, 10:06 AM

The only negative is him self lol he sucks

**Powderguy** · 03-25-11, 10:06 AM

He will be a good role player, maybe a JJ Redick type, can score 25-30 1 game and then go silent for awhile.

**StraitShooter** · 03-25-11, 10:28 AM

He will be the next and first jimmer fredette..why waste time with the comparisons..is his wee wee bottle cap or blunt?

**teaserpleaser** · 03-25-11, 10:32 AM

probably bottle cap Blunts are frowned upon at Byu

**PanamaBrad** · 03-25-11, 10:41 AM

Like many guys drafted, it depends on where he goes what kind of career he will have. If you put him at 2 guard at several top teams, he will avg 15-20 a night and close out the winning games at the free throw line. I predict a long career if no injuries and of course he has an excellent face for marketing.

**flipside2469** · 03-25-11, 11:59 AM

Great player?...Starting in the NBA? Are you kidding me? He plays ZERO defense, and when he does, he sucks doing so. He's a shooter, that's it. Name me a good NBA player that was a starter that didn't play any defense. There aren't many, Allen Iverson, comes to mind, Steve Nash attempts to play D.

There aren't many that stick around, nor do they start. He's not well rounded, doesn't play defense, no rebounds, assists every now and then....and we're talking about NCAA, college ball! Can you actually see him guarding LeBron or Kobe?...c'mon guys, get off the hype.

He can shoot from a mile away, but with all the great players in the NBA and NCAA, they ALL make other people around them, better. Jimmer doesn't.

.....coming to an NBA bench near you!

**will2survive** · 03-25-11, 01:12 PM

I was thinking that Fredette was like Petrovic but Drazen was taller and played better defense. I'm trying to think of someone that Jimmer is similar to. He's better than Redick. I don't like that comparison at all. Maybe a short Dan Majerle?

**crustyme** · 03-25-11, 01:25 PM

i think the redick comparison is fair. i remember people claiming he'd score 20-25ppg. but he's barely scoring 10ppg. and it's not because he doesn't get open looks, he gets tons of them. he just can't hit them like he did in college. the pressures of the nba is too much for him.

jimmer takes a ton of bad shots and no nba coach is going to allow a rook to do that. so expect him to be benched often which is bad for him cause he is a slow starter and needs tons of shots to get in to rhythm. whether he becomes a star at the next level depends largely on his mental toughness and work ethic.

if i had to guess right now, i would say he scores 7ppg and be out of the league within 5 years.

**teaserpleaser** · 03-25-11, 01:31 PM

Originally posted by flipside2469

Great player?...Starting in the NBA? Are you kidding me? He plays ZERO defense, and when he does, he sucks doing so. He's a shooter, that's it. Name me a good NBA player that was a starter that didn't play any defense. There aren't many, Allen Iverson, comes to mind, Steve Nash attempts to play D.

.....coming to an NBA bench near you!

Collin Cowherd had me

when he said "coming to an NBA bench near you"

anybody who thinks Jimmer starts on a Top nba team or avgs 20+ a game is smokin the good shit

**flipside2469** · 03-25-11, 01:33 PM

Originally posted by teaserpleaser

Collin Cowherd had me

when he said "coming to an NBA bench near you"

anybody who thinks Jimmer starts on a Top nba team or avgs 20+ a game is smokin the good shit

I have to give it to Colin....that's where I got that from. Dude says it straight....I love that guy!

**thisisit** · 03-25-11, 03:39 PM

Guy can shoot from anywhere on the floor, and can create off the dribble I think he will be a good pro maybe borderline all-star if put on the right team!

**Casperwaits** · 03-25-11, 04:35 PM

Anybody on here that compares him to JJ Reddick and says he shoots like al the others has never watched him play. Seriously. The kid is SO much better of a shooter than ANYONE coming out of college in my lifetime.

**MCherry281** · 03-25-11, 04:37 PM

Adam Morrison x 2. Not to sound racist but he's white. Wally Szerbiak (spelling?) is probably the ceiling.

**seaborneq** · 03-25-11, 07:20 PM

If he has a Stephan Curry type career he will exceed everybody's expectations. Even his.

**k13** · 03-25-11, 07:55 PM

Originally posted by flipside2469

Great player?...Starting in the NBA? Are you kidding me? He plays ZERO defense, and when he does, he sucks doing so. He's a shooter, that's it. Name me a good NBA player that was a starter that didn't play any defense. There aren't many, Allen Iverson, comes to mind, Steve Nash attempts to play D.

There aren't many that stick around, nor do they start. He's not well rounded, doesn't play defense, no rebounds, assists every now and then....and we're talking about NCAA, college ball! Can you actually see him guarding LeBron or Kobe?...c'mon guys, get off the hype.

He can shoot from a mile away, but with all the great players in the NBA and NCAA, they ALL make other people around them, better. Jimmer doesn't.

.....coming to an NBA bench near you!

Why would he be guarding Lebron or Kobe?

Who actually stops either of them anyway.

NBA plays no D so he'll fit in just fine.

**Tree Rollins** · 03-25-11, 08:31 PM

He's kinda like Steph Curry but not as athletic and not as good a passer/playmaker. Basically, he's kind of a poor mans Curry. And there's nothing wrong with that. I think he'll play in the NBA for a long time.