The Official Jimmerphilia Thread

[Surfah]

Kevin Durant's tweet comes from first hand experience:

Most people “discovered” him during the NCAA Tournament last March when he dropped 37 points on Florida in double OT, advancing BYU past the first-round in the tournament for the first time in school history.

A few months later, I got to watch Fredette up close during the Nike Skills Academy. He was, in my opinion, easily one of the best players there.

During 5-on-5 half court drills, former NBA Head Coach, John Lucas, would oftentimes team him up with Kevin Durant and they would then proceeded to destroy the competition, most times in embarassing fashion.

During the camp both in drills and in live play, Fredette showed that he could effectively play on or off the ball. He could get his shot off from any distance in almost any situation and make it, no matter who was guarding him. He could get to the basket whenever he wanted and finish with either hand. He could create off the dribble both for himself and his teammates. And he made good decisions passing the ball.

All in all, after a couple of days of watching him compete against some of the best college players in the nation, and with and against one of the best players in the NBA in Durant, it never ocurred to me to try and find someone to compare him to, I just knew that Jimmer Fredette was for real and so far in his senior season at BYU, he’s done nothing but confirm it.

http://www.slamonline.com/online/nba...immer-commeth/

[Katy Lied]

This old article discusses how to defeat/contain the Jimmer, complete with interviews of coaches and players who guarded Jimmer for Creighton, Weber State, UCLA and South Florida. Quote from Creighton player:

Young studied so much film of Fredette's go-to, pre-shot moves that the Creighton guard -- who's also his team's leading scorer -- ended up incorporating them into his own game. "I've gotten some buckets off of [Fredette's] step-back move, and he has a double-crossover -- from right to left to right to left to right -- that's phenomenally quick and tough to guard," Young said. "Mine's not as quick as his, but I've been using it."

Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/201...#ixzz1CLF0HXOd

[smokymountainrain]

This old article discusses how to defeat/contain the Jimmer, complete with interviews of coaches and players who guarded Jimmer for Creighton, Weber State, UCLA and South Florida. Quote from Creighton player:

Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/201...#ixzz1CLF0HXOd

The best thing about that article and those 3-4 "bad" games Jimmer has had this season is the thought that if he had a chance to play any of those teams again, he'd drop 45 on them. IOW, those teams didn't do anything special to contain Jimmer or anything he couldn't handle, rather he was simply a little off in those games. That does happen every now and then, even to He Who Must Be Gushed Over.

[Clark Addison]

Conspiracy Theory:

Jimmer is featured heavily on SportsCenter, with multiple live interviews. Jimmer is talked about on all ESPN shows (PTI, ATH, etc.)
ESPN writers tweet about Jimmer continually

Is this nothing but a propoganda campaign that ESPN is consciously undertaking to build up the brand of BYU, who they recently entered into an agreement with, and thereby increase their future ratings and revenues?

I propose special agents SU and LA Ute investigate.

[byu71]

Conspiracy Theory:

Jimmer is featured heavily on SportsCenter, with multiple live interviews. Jimmer is talked about on all ESPN shows (PTI, ATH, etc.)
ESPN writers tweet about Jimmer continually

Is this nothing but a propoganda campaign that ESPN is consciously undertaking to build up the brand of BYU, who they recently entered into an agreement with, and thereby increase their future ratings and revenues?

I propose special agents SU and LA Ute investigate.

I actually think ESPN is still in bed with the "big" conferences. I think they are trying to ruin Jimmers focus and eventually bring him down.

[KillerDog]

PAC, I could watch that animated GIF all day. I especially like how that guy in the front row raises up to signal three points before the ball gets to the basket. I am hoping that is our very own K-Dog.

I wish that was me. I'm just out of the frame in that pic. I literally sit at half court.

[Flystripper]

Jay Williams votes for The Jimmer!

http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebaske...ho-id-vote-for

[Flystripper]

NPOY case for Jimmer!

http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebaske...immer-fredette

[Flystripper]

Player to watch this weekend

Player to watch

Jimmer Fredette, BYU
Jimmer Fredette
Fredette

Maybe we should just rename this category and call it "Why to Watch Jimmer Fredette This Weekend." If you don't watch, heaven knows what you'll miss. He is now a verb ("You got Jimmered"), the subject of a rap song ("Amazing") and the face of college basketball this season. After dropping 43 in the showdown against San Diego State, Fredette has now topped the 40-point plateau three times in the past four games and his scoring average is 27.4 points per game. That's a career high for most people. That's average for Fredette. Soaring after that win against the Aztecs, BYU travels to New Mexico; though the Lobos are reeling, having lost three of their last four, the Pit can be a great equalizer.

-- Dana O'Neil

[cougjunkie]

CNBC feeling Jimmermania.

Wednesday merchandise total at the game surpassed the season long total of all merchandise over the past 15 seasons.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/41310860

[falafel]

Conspiracy Theory:

Jimmer is featured heavily on SportsCenter, with multiple live interviews. Jimmer is talked about on all ESPN shows (PTI, ATH, etc.)
ESPN writers tweet about Jimmer continually

Is this nothing but a propoganda campaign that ESPN is consciously undertaking to build up the brand of BYU, who they recently entered into an agreement with, and thereby increase their future ratings and revenues?

I propose special agents SU and LA Ute investigate.

I've been thinking about this a lot lately. I agree that ESPN is really hyping Jimmer. Not that he doesn't deserve it, but three appearances on SportsCenter? I think he'd get maybe one if we hadn't signed that contract.

ESPN is all about hyping their own products. Thanks ESPN!

[cougjunkie]

What to watch for this weekend:

Doug Gottlieb
I am interested in several "pretender" teams showing up Saturday. Colorado has been pathetic on the road in its past two Big 12 games, and Baylor is not a tough environment to steal one. Colorado's shooting and interior defense are the biggest keys, though the immense frontline of Baylor and the rapid improvement of Perry Jones lead me to think the Bears will play volleyball with offensive boards against what will likely be a Buffalo zone.

Also Washington State needs a home win over Washington in a bad way to climb back into the discussion as the second team in the Pac-10. Klay Thompson needs some help and the Cougs must keep the Dawgs in front of them and out of the lane.

Andy Katz
I'm a little surprised I'm going here but I want to see what happens when Wisconsin plays at Penn State. The Badgers look like the best challenger to Ohio State in the Big Ten and get the Buckeyes twice. But the Badgers have to avoid falling into the same trap as Illinois and Michigan State -- namely, losing at Penn State. Penn State toyed around with Iowa Wednesday night before pulling away. The Badgers hammered Northwestern on the road Sunday in one of the more surprising results we've seen this season. A win would leave Wisconsin two games back of Ohio State with two games pending against the Buckeyes.

Diamond Leung
I can't wait to see New Mexico do its best to try to stop Jimmer Fredette and upset BYU at the Pit. Drew Gordon continues to play well for the Lobos, but clearly someone in the backcourt will have to step up in order to contain Fredette, who'll be looking for yet another 40-point game and a nice win on the road. San Diego State has already won at the Pit, but New Mexico traditionally plays very well in the building.

Joe Lunardi
I'm tracking at least a half-dozen bubble teams this weekend, most of which will be "in" or "out" of Monday's Bracketology projections depending on their results this weekend. In particular, I'll be watching Richmond (vs. Xavier), Butler (at Valpo), Marquette (vs. Syracuse) and Virginia Tech (vs. Miami). Then, in the final game of the weekend, Washington State hosts Washington in a match-up critical for Wazzu and key for the rest of us in sorting out a complicated Pac-10.

Dana O'Neil

Aside from wondering WWJD (What Will Jimmer Do?), I'm looking forward to seeing if Texas can continue to squeeze the breath out of the Big 12. The Longhorns defense has been absolutely stifling in conference play and the real reason Texas sits atop the league standings at 5-0. The 'Horns have held five Big 12 teams to an average of 53.4 points per game -- that includes, of course, a Kansas team that knows a thing or two about scoring. Now comes maybe the toughest test for the Texas D -- Missouri. Mike Anderson's fastest 40 minutes is producing a blistering 85 points per game, fifth most in the country. I think Texas is legitimate this year. Slowing down the Tigers will prove that the Longhorns' defense is for real, too.

Mark Schlabach
Georgia looks like an NCAA tournament-worthy team, but the Bulldogs don't yet have an NCAA-worthy résumé. Georgia has one high-quality victory: 77-70 over Kentucky at home on Jan. 8. The Bulldogs could really use another victory over the Wildcats at Rupp Arena on Saturday, where they've won only five times in 59 tries. After dropping SEC home games on a last-second shot to Tennessee last week and then in double overtime to Florida on Tuesday night, UGa needs to start turning its immense potential into results.

Pat Forde
Can BYU back it up? After Jimmer Fredette's electrifying 43-point performance shot down unbeaten San Diego State and spilled the students out of the seats in the Marriott Center, can the Cougars reach another emotional peak Saturday at New Mexico? The Lobos have been a disappointment so far this season, but they're famously tough at home in The Pit. UNM has won 17 of its last 18 at home and beat BYU twice last season. But The Jimmer has been even more ridiculous on the road than at home, averaging 42.7 points in BYU's last three road games. If the Cougars survive Albuquerque, they might be 27-1 when they play the return game against the Aztecs in San Diego on Feb. 26.

[TripletDaddy]

CNBC feeling Jimmermania.

Wednesday merchandise total at the game surpassed the season long total of all merchandise over the past 15 seasons.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/41310860

tick tock, $izzle

[Surfah]

Jay Williams votes Jimmer NPOY.

http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebaske...ho-id-vote-for

[The_Tick]

Does The Jimmer get the cover of a CBB video game this season?

I don't normally buy, but I will.