How to use Jimmer Fredette Effectively - please rec and email to someone to communicate to Jimmer

by Soonerbronco on Jan 3, 2012 8:36 PM PST

Hi All,

The Kings are not effectively using Jimmer Fredette in one key way that I cannot believe the coaches fail to understand. Please watch this link and follow Michael Jordan to understand. It's the concept of setting screens to get yourself open.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kCeMLiy8tE

If you watch the link you'll see how MJ did this all the time to get himself rhythm jumpers and to get himself into a position where he created an advantage (defender out of position so that the defender has to run at him...he could shoot or get around the defender easily). Whenever Jimmer has any kind of advantage he can find a teammate or get his shot off. Right now, he is setting phantom screens when he moves (he puts his hand up like he's going to set a screen then dodges the defender), and there are no screens set off the ball for the team...it's all one on one in which the team can only gain an advantage by dribble drives. Also, it makes the team very easy to defend in general; when you have to worry about being picked off it makes defending much more stressful and difficult.

My one wish is for someone to show this video to Jimmer. He doesn't need to be setting big screens or anything, just put a body on people and roll or fade off. Jordan did it all the time, John Stockton did it all the time. When you screen you get yourself open (it's the same concept as the screen and roll...think about the screener). Also, it endears you to your teammates because you're trying to get them open, but in actually you get yourself open when your defender hedges to help the screened defender.

Jimmer has never had to do this because he was always just so overpoweringly good and athletic enough to take everyone one on one. Please someone find a way to use the Sac. Bee or some other way to get Jimmer to see this and understand how he'll be able to get open shots and an advantage to drive.

Thanks for listening all, let me know what you think.

(This is a FanPost from a member of the Sactown Royalty community. The views expressed come from the member, and not Sactown Royalty staff.)

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I'm admittedly ignorant, but I don't think he's permitted to read anything with so many exclamation points.

It’s a corollary to the caffeine rule, I think.

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by andy sims on Jan 3, 2012 8:40 PM PST reply actions 5 recs

haha...noted...

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by Soonerbronco on Jan 3, 2012 8:42 PM PST up reply actions

Yeah, this is going to go well.

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by Mike Garza on Jan 3, 2012 8:43 PM PST reply actions

huh?

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by Soonerbronco on Jan 3, 2012 8:44 PM PST up reply actions

Jordan also just pushed his defenders away

maybe Jimmer should just do that too

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by prowseinthehouse on Jan 3, 2012 9:44 PM PST reply actions 1 recs

He did at times but I think if jimmer and the other players start setting screens it will lead to more open shots.

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by Soonerbronco on Jan 4, 2012 4:22 PM PST up reply actions

How to use Jimmer effectively?

FIRE WESTPHAL 2012!

by Allbenji on Jan 3, 2012 10:26 PM PST via mobile reply actions 1 recs

Even better...

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by Soonerbronco on Jan 4, 2012 4:23 PM PST up reply actions

Some do and some don't

I would like to see a little more of that. I don’t have any stats to back this up but I watched a lot of BYU games and I saw Jimmer shoot a very high percentage catch and shoot off the screen. When I say high percentage I mean it seemed he could hit those shots better than his runners. His other high percentage shot seemed to always be the stop and pop from the arc. But he hasn’t hit many of those lately. Still suffering nervousness I think.

by Poodytang on Jan 3, 2012 10:46 PM PST reply actions

Well said.

I too believe he is effective coming off screens a la ray Allen, but is more of.a threat to fake those shots and make a move to the basket for his stop and fall away jumper. It’s tough for him to shoot those shots stopping and popping shots without being a ball hog. I’d like to see him making moves to the basket to set up a cutting tyreke.

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by Soonerbronco on Jan 4, 2012 4:28 PM PST up reply actions