I will admit right off the bat I am not the biggest BYU sports fan compared to some of the people that attend this campus. But I have followed the basketball team closer than usual this year mainly because of one Jimmer Fredette (here after known as "The Jimmer"). So on the eve of March Madness I feel everyone ought to know about The Jimmer. You have probably all heard about him even if you don't follow any sports, because he is after all Mormon.
The Jimmer is basically a once-in-a-generation basketball player for BYU. BYU basketball will never see a player of his caliber for another 25 to 30 years, or another generation. He has broken Danny Ainge's scoring records and he is the only all-american basketball player from BYU since Danny Ainge.
Unfortunately I have not seen The Jimmer play in real life, I have only seen him on TV. But when he is at the top of his game he can score at will. He may not look like an athletic specimen from this picture, but he is the nation's leading scorer at 28.5 points per game. That means of all the college basketball players in the country, The Jimmer averages the most points per game. And it's not even close, the next closest guy is 4 points behind him. And just last week he scored 52 points in one game.
Regardless of what happens to BYU in the March Madness tournament, The Jimmer will go to the NBA this year. Most critics believe his game is not suited for the NBA and that he will not score very many points, but regardless of what happens to him in the future, The Jimmer has left his legacy here at BYU. He is after all a once-in-a-generation player for BYU basketball.
To The Jimmer!
3 comments:
the whole white fam is all over the jimmer.
have you seen the pictures of when he was in grade seven? kid was a PORKER!
i think he might do ok in the nba. no one thought he'd do this well in college. he is waaaay better than jj reddick.
I saw the Jimmer play against Wofford yesterday and even though he made some terrible turnovers and put up some hideous shots he still poured in 32 points. The guy definitely has skills and I hope he does well in the nba
He really is a great leader. Whenever any of the other players get in trouble, they pass the ball to Jimmer. It seems he has the ball 90% of the time when BYU has possession. He'll leave some big shoes to fill next year
when BYU moves to the WCC. I hope he does well in the nba, but he may not have the quickness to guard some of the elite point guards.
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