Classic situation of why you should never stop working on your strengths.

I heard a story about a coach asking a pitcher what his best pitches were. The pitcher named like 2 or 3 pitches. The coach said no, pick 1 of your best pitches. Then the coach said, "now go out there and practice on your best pitch for the next few months" That pitcher later won some award! True story!

Always try to improve what you are good at, as a top priority. Then whatever you have left, that's when you work on your weaknesses. This is a life learning lesson, free of charge!

Jimmer just needs somebody to explain that to him, so he can get his swagger back. Stop focusing on your weakness, and continue to improve your strengths.

Knixkik wrote:I grew up near Jimmer, played pick-up against him, coached him at basketball camp (i'm a few years older than him) and i can say he has always overachieved. Works hard, talent was never really there. In high school he didn't look like he was going to be a D1 player, but he just got better and better, and was always put in situations to succeed. He always overachieved, and it was going to catch up to him one way or another. Making it to the NBA is beyond what you can ever expect from a player like him.

wow

martin wrote:

mreinman wrote:

Knixkik wrote:I grew up near Jimmer, played pick-up against him, coached him at basketball camp (i'm a few years older than him) and i can say he has always overachieved. Works hard, talent was never really there. In high school he didn't look like he was going to be a D1 player, but he just got better and better, and was always put in situations to succeed. He always overachieved, and it was going to catch up to him one way or another. Making it to the NBA is beyond what you can ever expect from a player like him.

wow

missed this earlier, very cool.

EDIT, where is this post? I don't even see it in the thread?

looks like he deleted it

Knixkik wrote:

mreinman wrote:

martin wrote:

mreinman wrote:

Knixkik wrote:I grew up near Jimmer, played pick-up against him, coached him at basketball camp (i'm a few years older than him) and i can say he has always overachieved. Works hard, talent was never really there. In high school he didn't look like he was going to be a D1 player, but he just got better and better, and was always put in situations to succeed. He always overachieved, and it was going to catch up to him one way or another. Making it to the NBA is beyond what you can ever expect from a player like him.

wow

missed this earlier, very cool.

EDIT, where is this post? I don't even see it in the thread?

looks like he deleted it

Sorry, i was having issues with the site, thought i posted it twice by accident and then deleted it once. Apparently not the case.

I don't think its necessarily fair to call him a bust. Bust implies underachiever, he is the opposite. Sacramento Kings draft team is a bust for not doing their homework and being more concerned with drafting a potential fan favorite than a player with potential to meet the expectations of a lottery pick. Probably wasn't going to happen. They should know better and this is why they are one of the most disastrous NBA franchises.

Knixkik wrote:

Knixkik wrote:

mreinman wrote:

martin wrote:

mreinman wrote:

Knixkik wrote:I grew up near Jimmer, played pick-up against him, coached him at basketball camp (i'm a few years older than him) and i can say he has always overachieved. Works hard, talent was never really there. In high school he didn't look like he was going to be a D1 player, but he just got better and better, and was always put in situations to succeed. He always overachieved, and it was going to catch up to him one way or another. Making it to the NBA is beyond what you can ever expect from a player like him.

wow

missed this earlier, very cool.

EDIT, where is this post? I don't even see it in the thread?

looks like he deleted it

Sorry, i was having issues with the site, thought i posted it twice by accident and then deleted it once. Apparently not the case.

And just to reiterate, he never had attitude problems, in fact was humble. He is simply an overachiever who always had a system that worked for him, the right coaches, the right work ethic, plenty of luck (but deserving with his work ethic) and it was a perfect storm for him to go from small town player with no true position to NBA first round pick.

I don't think its necessarily fair to call him a bust. Bust implies underachiever, he is the opposite. Sacramento Kings draft team is a bust for not doing their homework and being more concerned with drafting a potential fan favorite than a player with potential to meet the expectations of a lottery pick. Probably wasn't going to happen. They should know better and this is why they are one of the most disastrous NBA franchises.

Good post....

Tell me if I'm wrong but he seems like a volume shooter who needs several attempts or needs to be the focal point in order to impact the game. I think he needs to work on his shooting to become an efficient scorer with limited attempts.

Knixkik wrote:

Knixkik wrote:

mreinman wrote:

martin wrote:

mreinman wrote:

Knixkik wrote:I grew up near Jimmer, played pick-up against him, coached him at basketball camp (i'm a few years older than him) and i can say he has always overachieved. Works hard, talent was never really there. In high school he didn't look like he was going to be a D1 player, but he just got better and better, and was always put in situations to succeed. He always overachieved, and it was going to catch up to him one way or another. Making it to the NBA is beyond what you can ever expect from a player like him.

wow

missed this earlier, very cool.

EDIT, where is this post? I don't even see it in the thread?

looks like he deleted it

Sorry, i was having issues with the site, thought i posted it twice by accident and then deleted it once. Apparently not the case.

And just to reiterate, he never had attitude problems, in fact was humble. He is simply an overachiever who always had a system that worked for him, the right coaches, the right work ethic, plenty of luck (but deserving with his work ethic) and it was a perfect storm for him to go from small town player with no true position to NBA first round pick.

I don't think its necessarily fair to call him a bust. Bust implies underachiever, he is the opposite. Sacramento Kings draft team is a bust for not doing their homework and being more concerned with drafting a potential fan favorite than a player with potential to meet the expectations of a lottery pick. Probably wasn't going to happen. They should know better and this is why they are one of the most disastrous NBA franchises.