Jimmer Fredette Finalizing Deal With Spurs

[T_L_P]

https://twitter.com/espnsteinline/status/623965022641782784


ESPN sources say San Antonio is indeed finalizing a deal to sign Jimmer Fredette

[mentallooser]

Guess Pop is doing the Jimmer.

[iTare]

Perfect for both. Jimmer finna ball up.

[StephHamann]

Jimmer finals MVP against the Cavs?

Danny Green nearly made it.

[HylianNightmare]

Breakout year

[Proctor]

Happier with this than I would be if they signed Copeland.

[Cocaine80s]

Oh lawd

Just when you though the Spurs were stacked enough they add another top 10 pick to their roster :facepalm

[Springsteen]

im cumming

[Haymaker]

Make it rain, Jimmer. :cheers:

[Haymaker]

http://www.sandiegosportsjunkies.com/kawhioldschool%207.jpg

[Locked_Up_Tonight]

http://www.sandiegosportsjunkies.com/kawhioldschool%207.jpg

Why did you have to show that pic? Now CavsFTW will tell us all how 6'2" Jimmy Fredette is the same height as 6'7" Kawhi Leonard. :facepalm

[Dr Seuss]

Breakout year

you dont think he can afford proactive?

[MP.Trey]

All star year next year for Jimmer.

[sd3035]

Jimmer is the whitest name in the history of the world

[Haymaker]

Why did you have to show that pic? Now CavsFTW will tell us all how 6'2" Jimmy Fredette is the same height as 6'7" Kawhi Leonard. :facepalm

And he'll manage to enhance Wilt's athleticism somehow.

[gyu]

Great fit for both parties. Was just watching Jimmer highlights earlier today, I'm happy for the guy and hope he'll finally be utilized properly on an unselfish team that shares the rock.

[TheCorporation]

Jimmer is a good depiction of 1950s-1960s Centers haha

JK

[LoneyROY7]

Scary signing for league.

Pop could turn Jimmer into a legit player.

[senelcoolidge]

I always thought if someone used Jimmer the right way he could be extremely effective. I think he's a great fit with the Spurs. He could have his best year yet.

[FKAri]

Jimmer a lock for All NBA 1st team 2016

[hawksdogsbraves]

I always thought if someone used Jimmer the right way he could be extremely effective. I think he's a great fit with the Spurs. He could have his best year yet.

What does 'using Jimmer correctly' even entail exactly?

Sending him out to stand in the corners and chuck threes while guarding the other team's backup PG, (if he's not a decent one) and then rushing him back to the bench as soon as a decent player gets put back in?

I mean, I can see it working for the Spurs, but it's not like the dude 'fits' in any particular system outside of being a three point specialist.

[rmt]

What does 'using Jimmer correctly' even entail exactly?

Sending him out to stand in the corners and chuck threes while guarding the other team's backup PG, (if he's not a decent one) and then rushing him back to the bench as soon as a decent player gets put back in?

I mean, I can see it working for the Spurs, but it's not like the dude 'fits' in any particular system outside of being a three point specialist.

How about when Spurs are down by a lot and time's running out, just send him out there to jack up threes from 30 ft out?

[Sportal]

Nice add for the Spurs. Good shooter. Good system for him.

[Done_And_Done]

In b4 Jimmer finally breaks out

[RightToCensor]

Tony Parker and Jimmer Fredette on the same team?

http://files.patiodaddiobbq.com/images/food/chicken/BasicChickenDrumsticks_1_5.jpg

[smoovegittar]

... meanwhile, at J.R. Smith's crib: *silence*

[RightToCensor]

I know Pop is a smart man so he wouldn't be a fool and play Tony and Jimmer at the same time during any stretch of a game.

So say Tony goes to play 25 minutes per game and Jimmer plays 10, you're looking at 35 minutes of some of the worst perimeter defenders in the league in a Conference filled with skilled guards.

[KelticForce1349]

I believe the culture of the Spurs and the personal morals of Jimmer are a prefect fit for one another. Character does matter. Anyway....whatever talent or abilities Jimmer truly has will finally be given the chance to shine or improve upon.

[StephHamann]

I know Pop is a smart man so he wouldn't be a fool and play Tony and Jimmer at the same time during any stretch of a game.

So say Tony goes to play 25 minutes per game and Jimmer plays 10, you're looking at 35 minutes of some of the worst perimeter defenders in the league in a Conference filled with skilled guards.

You can make the WCF with 40+x minutes of horrible perimeter defense at SG.

[JtotheIzzo]

What does 'using Jimmer correctly' even entail exactly?

Sending him out to stand in the corners and chuck threes while guarding the other team's backup PG, (if he's not a decent one) and then rushing him back to the bench as soon as a decent player gets put back in?

I mean, I can see it working for the Spurs, but it's not like the dude 'fits' in any particular system outside of being a three point specialist.

unorthodox 'great' players fit well with what the Spurs do.

all their late pick successes, Parker, Ginobili, Diaw etc. were good because they were ballers.

Jimmer is a baller, it is not that Jimmer fits this system or that system it is simply that the Spurs cater to people who know how to play the game.

HUGE deal

[RightToCensor]

You can make the WCF with 40+x minutes of horrible perimeter defense at SG.
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/hardeja01.html#playoffs_per_poss::none
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/hardeja01.html#playoffs_advanced::none

DRtg isn't horrible
DWS isn't horrible
Defensive Box Score +/- is good
Averaged 1.6 steals per game in the postseason (which is good for 14th most)

[Haymaker]

Jimmer is PG insurance in case that Patty gets injured and to back him up those nights Parker get a DNP -Old

[KNOW1EDGE]

Jimmer's last and best opportunity to carve out a spot in this league.

Stacked. No excuses

[wang4three]

What does 'using Jimmer correctly' even entail exactly?

Sending him out to stand in the corners and chuck threes while guarding the other team's backup PG, (if he's not a decent one) and then rushing him back to the bench as soon as a decent player gets put back in?

I mean, I can see it working for the Spurs, but it's not like the dude 'fits' in any particular system outside of being a three point specialist.

I think if Jimmer's allowed to be a Ben Gordon 6th man type of role, then I think that's a good fit for him.

[Jailblazers7]

We'll probably see him play the same role that Gary Neal played a couple years ago with SA.

[ralph_i_el]

Spurs play deep, so sometimes they want guys who aren't starter caliber players, but still provide a specific skill at an NBA level.

Jimmer can't defend at an NBA level. Jimmer CAN score at an NBA level. He's averaged 16.2 pp-36 in his career, including 3 straight seasons of 18+ pp-36
40% of his shots have been 3's, and he shoots them at 38% (even when everyone knows that's the spot he wants to shoot from, and he shoots a lot of them off the dribble)

[Paul George 24]

patty over jimmy any seconds :rockon:

[PsychoBe]

no excuses

[Haymaker]

There's no use in giving up on a guy with Jimmer's shooting stroke. The kid can do only one thing, but he does it too well to just ignore it. If the Spurs managed to make something out of Matt Bonner's skills for so long, doing it with Jimmer won't be much of a challenge, all it takes is something that Bonner has that some elite player don't: Effort.

[morbius]

Cheap replacement for Belineli who was too expensive with Aldridge on the roster.

[dab0yech0]

Fills Bellinelli's role as the shooter off the bench. Good for him its a good fit

[jzek]

Future FMVP? :confusedshrug:

[Paul George 24]

There's no use in giving up on a guy with Jimmer's shooting stroke. The kid can do only one thing, but he does it too well to just ignore it. If the Spurs managed to make something out of Matt Bonner's skills for so long, doing it with Jimmer won't be much of a challenge, all it takes is something that Bonner has that some elite player don't: Effort.
THIS GUY CAN'T DRIBBLE,CAN'T CREATE HIS OWN SHOT,HORRIBLE DEFENDER,BAD SHOT SELLECTION,I BET SPURS WILL WAIVE HIM AFTER TRAINING CAMP :lol

[Paul George 24]

Fills Bellinelli's role as the shooter off the bench. Good for him its a good fit

NO WAY

MARCO CAN DRIBBLE,CATCH & SHOT MUCH BETTER THAN HIM EVER BEEN,HE IS NOT EVEN AS GD AS GARY NEAL :banana:

[IGOTGAME]

unorthodox 'great' players fit well with what the Spurs do.

all their late pick successes, Parker, Ginobili, Diaw etc. were good because they were ballers.

Jimmer is a baller, it is not that Jimmer fits this system or that system it is simply that the Spurs cater to people who know how to play the game.

HUGE deal

those guys are have great court sense and IQ. Jimmer does not have these things...if he did he would be a good point guard. he is a chucker

[AirFederer]

Who'll be most successfull in turning Jimmer into an FMVP-winner?
Pop or LeBron?

[bigkingsfan]

Undersized shooting guard that can't play a lick of D, with suspect handling. He won't even crack the rotation.

[bdreason]

Spurs signed their shooting coach.