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cowhide said:
So is Jimmer immune to criticism because he happens to be white, Mormon and a BYU grad?
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The blatant homerisms is what has me turned off... People that think we need to sell the farm and get Jimmer at all costs. Not to mention he himself thinks he's a "Hybrid of Deron Williams and Steve Nash". Give me a break, I think he'll be lucky to be as successful as Ronnie Price- and that makes me a hater, and I'm spewing blasphemies right?
 
I think you are the other end of the spectrum. I think for every Jimmer lover there is a Jimmer hater on this board.
 
Mongoose said:
The blatant homerisms is what has me turned off... People that think we need to sell the farm and get Jimmer at all costs. Not to mention he himself thinks he's a "Hybrid of Deron Williams and Steve Nash". Give me a break, I think he'll be lucky to be as successful as Ronnie Price- and that makes me a hater, and I'm spewing blasphemies right?
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LOL...

Now you're saying that he'll be lucky to be as successful as Ronnie Price?

How can anyone give the jimmer haters credibility when they make such ridiculous statements?

I think these types of statements only validate the statement you were responding to.
 
Marcus said:
Not at all. But, when he answers his critics by showing them that he can play defense or is athletic or is strong they still hate on him.
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Has he really showed he can do those things in the NBA yet? I think some people are a little over sensitive when it comes do Jimmer and how he is being analyzed.

I am ok with his athleticism and never really doubted it in college. I always saw him getting by guys so I thought his quickness was fine. I still question his ability to finish simply because in the NBA his lack of jumping ability is going to hurt him when he gets in the lane. I doubt he will be getting as many of the foul calls he got in college. I never heard anyone doubting his strength. You can see how strong he is when he gets contact; however in the NBA there are plenty of strong guys so I will have to wait to see if it translates to the NBA.

The big question mark is his ability to play defense. He hasn't proven that yet. No, I don't consider defending drills as PROOF he can do it. This is fair criticism and isn't because they supposively hate Jimmer. I like the kid and if he can play defense I think he is going to show some people they were wrong. However, the NBA is not college and Jimmer is going to have to adjust. He is not going to get 20+ shots every night. Can he handle it? No one knows until he actually plays in the NBA.
 
If Knight doesn't work out with Jimmer and Walker ............... he's drafted 3-6
If Knight does work out with Jimmer and Walker and beats them.. he's drafted 3-6
If Knight does work out with Jimmer and Walker and loses to them.. he's drafted 7-13

While i can appreciate the sentiment for a competitor, i can moreso appreciate the business decision.
 
Dwill_PwnasaurasRex said:
I think you are the other end of the spectrum. I think for every Jimmer lover there is a Jimmer hater on this board.
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That's about right from what I've been seeing. Very few middle of the road people who can put aside bias when it comes to drafting Jimmer.

I think Jimmer is an amazing player and I predicted after workouts he'd show better and work his way into the top 10 if the right team was there. Sactown looks like it may be a real possibility. The #7 pick has less to do with the number and more to do with the right team, right time.

Do we sell everything to get him. Hell no. However, to say that you don't want a player because your BYU neighbors won't shut up about him is laughable. I feel so sorry for you......how on earth are you going to survive. If the Jazz take Jimmer and he ends up not translating, you can throw it right back at the "zoobs".

Either way, the Jimmer fanatic's and the zoob whistle blower's opinions are laced with too much emotion to even get a second glance.
 
cowhide said:
Has he really showed he can do those things in the NBA yet?
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Like......f'reels? Really? Please show me the NBA proven guy in this draft or any that has proceeded it.

The blatant stupidity on this board is reaching all time highs with this draft.
 
The Thriller said:
LOL...

Now you're saying that he'll be lucky to be as successful as Ronnie Price?

How can anyone give the jimmer haters credibility when they make such ridiculous statements?

I think these types of statements only validate the statement you were responding to.
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See what I'm saying... You think it's an automatic Jimmer will be at least a 6 year pro when the guy hasn't done anything yet? Blasphemy right? It has taken the dude 3 more years than the competition to even get to the NBA draft.
 
cowhide said:
Has he really showed he can do those things in the NBA yet? I think some people are a little over sensitive when it comes do Jimmer and how he is being analyzed.
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I agree with this and it's fair to ask if he can do these things in the NBA.

What I don't understand though, is when you bring up Jimmer in the "can he do this in the NBA" question, you have to compare him to the other PG's in the NBA.

All have their strengths and weaknesses, but Kemba, Walker and even more so, Irving (only 300ish minutes total playing time in college) are all untested in the NBA.

You doubt him, so do I. However, I doubt pretty much EVERY player in this draft.
 
Mongoose said:
See what I'm saying... You think it's an automatic Jimmer will be at least a 6 year pro when the guy hasn't done anything yet? Blasphemy right? It has taken the dude 3 more years than the competition to even get to the NBA draft.
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It's a trap!!!

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