Monthly Archives: December 2011
Fake Trade: New York Knicks
In honor of Bill Simmons we will be using ESPN’s Trade Machine to create fake Jimmer trades with every team the Kings play this season. First up: the New York Knicks http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=76gb6xa In this trade the Knicks give up Iman … Continue reading
Stat Definitions
The goals that we have set for Jimmer can all be calculated using the standard stats that one can find on any sports website. We also will keep track of a few additional categories that can’t be found on standard … Continue reading
Rookie PG Debuts
Every Monday we will compare how Jimmer stacks up with the other rookie PGs that were taken in the first round. Here are how they all did in their debuts:
Projecting Jimmer Part 3: Setting Goals
Now that we have an idea of what Jimmer can accomplish it’s time to set some goals: Our goal for Jimmer is to score a point every 2.25 minutes, assist on a basket every 7.00 minutes, create a turnover every … Continue reading
Projecting Jimmer Part 2: Looking Ahead
In part 1 of our Projecting Jimmer series we looked back at the college careers of NBA players that we think Jimmer could play like this year. In part 2 we will look at those same three NBA players – … Continue reading
Projecting Jimmer Part 1: Taking a Look Back
What will Jimmer Fredette’s NBA career be like? Will his frame enable him to become a big, scoring point guard like Chauncey Billups? Will his shooting ability allow him to emulate Steve Nash’s success and become a premier point guard? … Continue reading