Hafa Araujo has not accomplished anything in College, and he was 2 years older than other seniors. The guy had bust written all over him. Jimmer is much more accomplished and 2 years younger coming out of College. I think Jameer Nelson is a good comparison, and considering Jimmer is bigger, more athletic, and even more accomplished College player than Jameer was, I't a pretty good bet Jimmer will do even better in NBA. This is not to say guys like Knight and Irving won't be even better than that, but Jimmer is no chopped liver.
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Hafa Araujo has not accomplished anything in College, and he was 2 years older than other seniors. The guy had bust written all over him. Jimmer is much more accomplished and 2 years younger coming out of College. I think Jameer Nelson is a good comparison, and considering Jimmer is bigger, more athletic, and even more accomplished College player than Jameer was, I't a pretty good bet Jimmer will do even better in NBA. This is not to say guys like Knight and Irving won't be even better than that, but Jimmer is no chopped liver.
vslice02
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To be fair, Araujo did turn in some bigtime production at BYU. The problem was, as you mentioned, his age. The guy just wasn't going to get any better and he treated basketball as a game of brute strength rather than a game of skill and quickness.
Araujo may have put up relatively decent numbers, as a lot of the guys do, but he was nowhere near, I repeat nowhere in the same ball park, of Jimmer's National Player of the Year accomplishment. This is not best BYU player award we are talking about here. To even mention bust Hoffa and Jimmer in the same sentence as Jimmer is simply not fair to Jimmer, unless we are talking about someone who will be carrying Jimmer's gym bag to the practice.
The closest draft bust I can think of with similar level of College accomplishment as Jimmer is Morrison. But Morrison was literally one of the worst atheltes in the draft. And the position he plays (wing) is the most athletic position in NBA. I beleive that's the reason his College success didn't translate. Jimmer is #12 athlete in the draft, and has good size, wingspan, and reach. That's why he does not have that major problem Morrison did. I could care less about BUY, but I think a guy like Jimmer would do great for the Jazz. If he is on the board at 12, I think we have to grab him, even if our first pick is Irving or Knight.
Joe Bagadonuts
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Are you taking the proud Bagadonuts name in vain newb? May you never be allowed into a Krispy Kreme again, as long as you... suck. As for Ferdetter, I'm not slurping the Jimmer Jello but I fully expect the Jazz to draft him for the marketing value alone. It's a no brainer. I guarantee I'll never wear one of his jerseys no matter who he plays for.