Thursday, June 30, 2011
Jimmer: The Great White Hope?
Listen to Skip, Jay, John and Jemele discuss the label of "The Great White Hope" in regards to Jimmer Fredette and the lack of a white superstar on ESPN's 1st & 10 (full episode).
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SacBee talks Jimmer, Kings, Lockout
SacBee columnist Ailene Voisin provides highlights from his chat Wednesday about the Kings, Jimmer's arrivial and the looming lockout.
Dime Magazine On Jimmermania
Dime Magazine discuses the importance of Jimmer in Sacramento, the Kings' future in Sacramento and the role of current point guard Tyreke Evans.
Gus Johnson On Jimmer
BarFly.com sits down with Gus Johnson to talk life after the NCAA tournament and Jimmer's future in the league.
Jimmer Appears On The Jim Rome Show
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Jimmer Phones In On First Take
Jimmer Fredette talks to Jay Crawford about being selected No. 10 in the 2011 draft and being traded to Sacramento on ESPN's First Take.
Fredette Ready To Light Up Dykman!
TJ Fredette (Jimmer's Brother) is performing tonight at Dykman in the Bronx according to his official Twitter. TJ's single "Amazing," is available on iTunes and you can watch the official video here.
Courtesy of Inside Hoops:
The Jimmer Jam
A look at the Jimmer Jam celebration in Glens Falls, New York on the day of the NBA Draft. Courtesy of FollowJimmer.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Vote Jimmer For Best Male College Athlete
Support Jimmer as he goes for an ESPY! The NCAA scoring champ and Naismith Award winner was nominated for Best Male College Athlete, along with fellow NBA rookie Kemba Walker and the number one pick in this year's NFL draft Cam Newton.
Future Of The Kings
Grant Cohn discusses the future of the Kings, Warriors and Coach Westphal's confidence in Jimmer's leadership skills.
Jimmer Hits The Green
How's that for a big three? On July 15-17, Fredette will have a chance to play golf with some of the game's greats such as Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley. The Kings rookie will play in the 2011 American Century Championship. The 54-hole tournament at Edgewood Golf Course will be televised by NBC and VERSUS on July 15-17.
Jimmer Fantasy Bball Prediction
While this year's rookie class is being criticized for it's lack of depth, at least one rookie is projected to make a contribution in his rookie year. Last year only three rookies from the 2010 draft class (Wall, Cousins, Fields) ranked among the top 150 players in fantasy basketball.
Courtesy of Rotoworld.com
Jimmer Fredette: He lands in a place where he will be encouraged to perform for both basketball and business reasons, and with Beno Udrih heading out of town he has a decent chance of running the point. Tyreke Evans could run the point and is the leader in the clubhouse until it's stated otherwise – but the Kings have given subtle hints about wanting to get Tyreke off the ball throughout all of last year.
The reason is obvious – Evans lacks the will or vision to distribute the ball. Besides, he can be nearly as effective off the ball, where he, Marcus Thornton, and John Salmons can take turns attacking in better rhythm.
So while we'll need to watch how the Kings choose to deploy Jimmer, if I have to draft today, I could see burning a pick on him around Round 8-10 for his ability to hit threes, score, and dish the ball like a poor man's Manu Ginobili. Yes, there's a chance that he won't live up to the hype, but we'll know if his minutes will be limited early in the process. If there are no red flags, his floor will be 28 mpg in a sixth man's role by New Year's Eve and his ceiling will be the starting job with a full load running the point in a high octane offense. If your fantasy team can't sustain what I expect to be a below-average FG% or his non-existent blocks, then knocking a round off of this much-too-early prediction makes sense.
Courtesy of Rotoworld.com
Jimmer Fredette: He lands in a place where he will be encouraged to perform for both basketball and business reasons, and with Beno Udrih heading out of town he has a decent chance of running the point. Tyreke Evans could run the point and is the leader in the clubhouse until it's stated otherwise – but the Kings have given subtle hints about wanting to get Tyreke off the ball throughout all of last year.
The reason is obvious – Evans lacks the will or vision to distribute the ball. Besides, he can be nearly as effective off the ball, where he, Marcus Thornton, and John Salmons can take turns attacking in better rhythm.
So while we'll need to watch how the Kings choose to deploy Jimmer, if I have to draft today, I could see burning a pick on him around Round 8-10 for his ability to hit threes, score, and dish the ball like a poor man's Manu Ginobili. Yes, there's a chance that he won't live up to the hype, but we'll know if his minutes will be limited early in the process. If there are no red flags, his floor will be 28 mpg in a sixth man's role by New Year's Eve and his ceiling will be the starting job with a full load running the point in a high octane offense. If your fantasy team can't sustain what I expect to be a below-average FG% or his non-existent blocks, then knocking a round off of this much-too-early prediction makes sense.
Monday, June 27, 2011
Jimmer R.O.Y. ?!
The Maloofs have bet on Jimmer to help save the franchise. Jimmer's also a good bet to win R.O.Y. Bodog.com has released their odds to win the 2011-12 NBA Rookie of the Year and new Sacramento King Jimmer Fredette comes in second, ahead of number one draft pick Kyrie Irving and just behind number two pick Derrick Williams.
Lezzz get it!
Jimmer Picks His Number
With #32 (Francisco Garcia) currently unavailable Jimmer thinks about and picks his new jersey number for the Kings.
Footage courtesy of "Follow Jimmer," an on-going series documenting an exciting and dramatic time for Jimmer Fredette.
Sunday, June 26, 2011
2011 Kings Draft Introductory Press Conference with Jimmer
Jimmer, Coach Paul Westphal, Geoff Petrie (President of Basketball Operations) Tyler Honeycutt and Isaiah Thomas take questions and talk about the future of Kings basketball.
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