Interesting comment thread. Here are a couple of gems:
(Tre'von, interesting new handle. Also congrats, seems like the Remedial Standard American English class is working for you!)
truth4u2 wrote:
Now Iâm disgusted with Monsonâs writing bad articles about Jimmer. Come on Monson havenât we read and heard enough about Jimmer? ... As a senior writer for the Tribune how about writing on something newsworthy? Jimmer is so passé now! Old news, and most people are sick and tired of it except for a few cougar pukes and we know most of them are a few cards short of playing with a full deck! So they won another game, so what? Same old story, thereâs Jimmer jacking up more junk with a lousy field goal percentage...
Those FG%s were, in fact 48% overall, 58% from 3-pt range (and 100% from the charity stripe). Pretty crappy. The overall would have been better had he received a couple of calls underneath that were ruled clean blocks, but we won't go there.
truth4u2 wrote:
... everyone drooling over him, oohs and aahs galore over an over hyped ball hog!
he did have 5 assists, second only to Steven Gray (7), who also chipped in a respectable 18 pts.
truth4u2 wrote:
... If you must write about him, how about chronicling his great defensive abilities and all of the defensive stops he makes during a game; oh wait I just remembered he has no defensive ability and he makes no defensive stops. He just stands there all game defensively flat-footed with no lateral speed and kind of mopes around the court and letâs his teammates do all the work as he plans his next scoring maneuver!
OK, he only had 1 steal last night. Fourth out of all Cougars, but that would have tied him for 1st on the Zags. Let's face it, Jimmer has 1 job on D:
Don't Foul! He needs the foul buffer so he can be aggressive on offense. Kind of like Majerus used to do with Van Horn.
truth4u2 wrote:
...I give Jackson Emery credit for all he does defensively...
Me too, the difference is, I can respect the diversity of talents that make the Cougars a strong team. :P
raydeohed wrote:
What I want to know is when is CBS going to get over its man-crush on Federette?? Sure he can score, but how many undersized, slow 2-guards who were great scores in college have done the same in the NBA?? He is not a PG, he has the wrong mentality. His game consists of always trying to find his shot and passing only as a last option. WHen he doesn't have the ball he spends his time trying to get it back from his teammates. I can't stand his selfish style of ball. He will not be a successful NBA player and please, please Utah>> DO NOT draft him just to sell tickets. I will be so glad when BYU loses to Florida so the "Jimmer show" ends once and for all. He isn't that good, get over it already.
OK, so much of this has been debunked already (including the Jimmer's slow argument).
1) CBS's Man-crush = ratings ($$)
2) Not a PG? in the right offense a PG can be a scorer (D-Will, anyone?).
3) Led the team in assists, again. Showed he can find open team mates (and when they shoot above 25%, the assists just seem to happen.
4) Smarter people than raydeohed have already said he'll be a 1st round lock, and probably a lottery pick. A win over Florida next week locks that up.
5) He may not be a great pick for the Jazz, and that's fine. I'd love to see him spread the Jimmer gospel around a bit. :whistle:
So basically, we have a slightly slower Alan Iverson with a team-attitude and a better shot? Time will tell.
