Jimmer Fredette, the new point guard for the Westchester Knicks of the D-League, has his eyes on the Garden.

The sharpshooter out of upstate Glens Falls said he entered the D-League draft with the idea of the Knicks affiliate taking him and adding him as their 15th man later this season.

“That was kind of the plan,’’ Fredette said Monday on a conference call. “We talked to them beforehand and we hoped to make it work so I’d be drafted by the Knicks.

“We had phone calls from other organizations. We’re very excited the Knicks were interested. I’m from upstate. It’s kind of coming back home. It’s not exactly where I’m from, but it’s definitely exciting to be back in New York. I loved watching the Knicks growing up. To be part of the organization in Westchester is a great opportunity for me to go out and play and hopefully be able to do good things and help the organization.’’

The Spurs released the 6-foot-2 Fredette during preseason and waived his D-League rights. Fredette is an NBA free agent who can be signed by any of the 30 teams, despite being the second pick of the draft by Westchester. Fredette said he turned down offers to play in Europe.

I wonder how he does... should be interesting.

Jimmer got no NBA love so its off to Europe and who knows some scarey euro city awaits the fair haired boy and his lilly pure wife or a try out in Westchester as Triangle lord for the knicks.

Im sure by now he thought he'd be the white Steph curry and have the "Got Milk" ad campaign sewn up and his wife co-host of "awkward morning with Strahan" or their own Morman town by now!
Damn, even Utah passed on this kid?

holfresh wrote:Calderon's problem isn't offense, it's defense..Why would we remove a defensive liability to add another defensive liability?..

This is very true but Calderon has also been struggling with his offense as a Knick so far. The only thing I like about him is that he is pushing the pace some when he is in there.

yellowboy90 wrote:

holfresh wrote:Calderon's problem isn't offense, it's defense..Why would we remove a defensive liability to add another defensive liability?..

This is very true but Calderon has also been struggling with his offense as a Knick so far. The only thing I like about him is that he is pushing the pace some when he is in there.

Also Jimmer is 26 and Jose is 34! So yeah it would still make some sense to try and see if you could add a younger player even if he's not a defensive upgrade. It's possible that if Jimmer shows he can play well in this system that adding him would make sense. Also Jimmer seems to get a bad rap athletically, overall he's not slow getting up and down. He seems to lack lateral quickness and probably a serious commitment to defense in general. He's not the only NBA guard who has issues on D. Only a few are truly good defenders. I think it also makes a difference who is playing with a guard defensively. Most of his games have been played during 3 seasons in Sacramento. I'm sure that may have had some impact on his defensive game. Seems to me that his real problem has been that he hasn't been the great scorer that you'd expect him to be.

James Fredette - 2011
Height	  Height                                           No Step  No Step               Max Vert 
No Shoes  w/shoes   Weight  Wingspan   Reach	 Body Fat  Vert	    Vert Reach  Max Vert  Reach	     Bench  Agility  Sprint
6' 0.75"  6' 2.5"   196	    6' 4.5"    8' 0.5"   7.7 	   28.0	    10' 4.5"    33.0	  10' 9.5"   14	    10.42    3.21

http://www.draftexpress.com/#ixzz3qMtwDsu1

Im not here saying Jose is guaranteed to player like his is 26, but there is nothing wrong with filling the system with NBA players and kick some ass in the DL. Its good for Knicks, good for Jimmer.

Nalod wrote:"Jim Jimmah, who took the keys to the Bimmah?"

Jimmer got no NBA love so its off to Europe and who knows some scarey euro city awaits the fair haired boy and his lilly pure wife or a try out in Westchester as Triangle lord for the knicks.

Im sure by now he thought he'd be the white Steph curry and have the "Got Milk" ad campaign sewn up and his wife co-host of "awkward morning with Strahan" or their own Morman town by now!
Damn, even Utah passed on this kid?

Do I detect some anger or even racism in some of these posts?

TPercy wrote:Why Make Gallo, who is having his best days as a SG move him to a position where he is less effective??

TPercy wrote:Why Make Gallo, who is having his best days as a SG move him to a position where he is less effective??

I'd leave Galloway where he is--as a reserve guard for both positions, but primarily at 2G. Elevate Grant to starting PG, establish Afflalo as the starting 2 whenever he's ready, incorporate Fredette as a backup 1/2 along with Galloway, faze out Calderon and Vujacic from the rotation altogether.

Finestrg wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:Out of the frying pan....

I don't think do. Would he be better than Jose or Sasha V? What the hell are those two doing for us? Those dudes are playing like a couple of hanger-ons at the end of the line. The only way to go is up from those two. I gotta admit--I'm curious about Fredette the more I think about him. I don't think he's some Steve Alford--I think Fredette still has a fairly bring future. He's already had more than a handful of impact games in the NBA under his belt. Worse case: Steve Kerr/John Paxson, better case: JJ Redick, best case: another Jeremy Lin? Why the hell not? Look where Jeremy Lin came from when we got him--how many teams had cut him before the Knicks gave him a chance? That dude galvanized this team/city like no one I've ever seen. Is it completely beyond the realm of possibility to think Fredette could have a similar impact? This is a kid from NY too btw.. Let's give it a shot. What have we got to lose? If he stinks it up, for the money he'll be making, cut him and look elsewhere for backcourt help.

worst case is kerr or paxson? How the heck can you say that? Worst case is one of the best shooters and efficient players of all time?

worst case is nate walters or johnny flyn or that he remains Jimmer Fredette.