He sure can shoot it... will be interesting if they bring him up and what the expectation is

Malcolm wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:Ive watched them and he's played very well. I even think hes been decent on the D and uses his strength well to get rebounds get inside for shots etc

I made a dumb mistake in first thinking about Fredette.

He's 6'2" . . . which doesn't usually mean "big" to me.

But the guy IS big in the upper body and shoulders. Strong.

This is a Triangle PG.

He might be 6'2 but I'm not sure he has the length as the NBA guards at his height....He can still be an impact player, along the lines of Galloway. But I don't think he will be that much better than Gallo....Plus, I don't see any teams knocking down doors to sign him to a 10 day contract. That says a lot about both Jimmer and Wooten. But I always love the hometown stories, of a NY kid making it in the NBA, playing for his hometown team. It's a great headline and if Dolan had his way, he would've been signed already, just to add more ticket sales and revenue bump at home games. Jimmer has a huge Tebow like following, in the NYC / LongIsland area. All it takes is a few 20 plus games and a hot streak to increase that following outside of NY.

Rookie wrote:It's hard to go by D league stats. For me, Jimmer still don't pass the eye test to play at the NBA level and let's face it, any 10 day signing unless it's an upgrade over what we have isn't going to get minutes. I doubt very much Jimmer gets a 10 day from the Knicks. At this point in the season and with the roster we have, I am keeping an eye towards the trade deadline.

Wroten is a guy you can plug into the 2nd unit right now. We really need a guy who can break down a defense and get the other team out of defensive position. Wroten looks like he plays under control and has good court vision when he attacks the basket. If anything, he brings a skill with his good handle, length and athleticism that we are missing at the G position. We already have Calderon, what do we need Jimmer for?

Dleague plays 48 games, and Westchester knicks practice in the same gym as the knicks so I can't imagine what in gods name they are doing!!!

My take is Jimmer has a list of things to do. If he can do them, he could stick or he thinks Phil and the Rings are wrong he can stay on the fringe of last man and hope he can make another roster and perhaps have a linsanity moment. That's doubtful, so somewhere in the dusty back rooms where Phil and his wisemen smoke cigars and tell tales of the rings the subject of Jimmer might have come up and how he can fit in the system.

Is it foot speed? Release of his shot? Penetration quickness? I don't know. Jimmer is tearing up the Dleague but we all know there is a gap and he is on the fringe. So when he gets his homework completed and graded he might get a real chance. If not, why bother? stay for 10 days and not get any run won't do much for him. His goal need be work his way into a rotation and get a contract.

Wooten might be a very good player and a talent upgrade is he what the Rings want?

I haven't been a fan of his, but at this point I have to say that I would not go crazy if he got a 10 day contract.

Let him practice with the team, get him some minutes, and see if he can give the Knicks some kind of spark.

Best think for Jimmer would be for him to emphasize his ability to distribute if he practices with the Knicks, and not try to be the BYU version of himself.

Have to figure that the Knicks' brain trust has a good idea of what he can do at this point, and if they don't do a 10 day with him they have a very good reason for making that decision.

knicks1248 wrote:The fact that teams (good and bad) waived this guy is enough for me to stay clear of him unless one of the current guards we have go down, im more interested in playing a set rotation and continue building chemistry, rather than bringing in another player and finding minutes for him.

This is not a tank season "let me see what you got season". If were eliminated crom playoff contention, them the experiments can start

I think a D-league stint was exactly what Jimmer needed. He lost all confidence in his shot while rotting away on the bench for 4 seasons.