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Originally Posted by dalakhani
Eric snow was a 6' 3" pg. Respert was a 6' 1" sg. That's my point. Snow was a good sized pg while respert was a hopelessly short sg that wasn't athletic enough to overcome his deficiencies to be a success in the pros. In order to overcome that lack of size, respert would have had to be extremely athletic like A.I or Gilbert athletic. Fredette isn't that athletic. He isn't even close.
Now, name me all of the 6' 2" white 2 guards playing in the pros.
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You are missing the point. Snow didnt make it because he was 2 inches taller than Respert. He made it because he could play a role where Respert could not. Respert didnt shoot poorly in the NBA because he was 6'1". He shot poorly because he wasn't open all the time like he was in college.
Vinny Johnson wasn't tall or particularly athletic. Jason Kapono isnt athletic. Craig Hodges wasn't athletic. Steve Kerr wasn't quick or athletic. But they all can play a role as either instant offense off the bench or as a deep threat. Not one of these guys could guard Freddy mo but they all are longtime NBA players.
NBA games are 48 minutes long. There is a place for a guy who can score and shoot the way JF does. No one is saying that he is going to be an all star or even a starter. But is Toney Douglas really much better? Or DJ Augustin? He plays 33 minutes a game and averages 5 assists. Fredette isn't as good as Daniel Gibson? Or Jordan Farmar? Or Mario Chalmers? AJ Price can play 15 minutes a game in the league but Fredette can't? Acie Law? Ronnie Price?
Chris Quinn? Really?