Re: Bremer will emerge

["hironaka@xxxxxxxxx"<hironaka@xxxxxxxxx>]

I actually posted some stats and profiles on JR Bremer 
earlier. Some people are wondering why he wasn't even 
drafted.

I'm afraid the answers lie mainly in his size and stats.

As a point guard, he averaged just 3.0 assists with 3.2 
turnovers as a Senior. That's off the charts, but in a 
negative sense. 

He also took 18 shots a game, with 8 three point 
attempts. That will stop when Paul Pierce chews him out, 
I guess.

Bremer's not considered a great shooter, and his shot 
selection was questioned. 

For his career, he shot .403 from the field. Senior year, 
he shot .413. He's a career .333 (.330 last year) on 
treys. These stats came off the St Bonaventure team site.

Last time I pasted Bremer info, I just focused on the 
positive stuff. Even his own Web site includes an article 
that reports he was once arrested in college for stealing 
and using another student's credit card.

All of this doesn't mean he can't play in the NBA, or 
isn't a good kid. He's probably both of those things. 

His stats and game performances remind me of BC's Troy 
Bell, a Big East Player of the Year, who could be a first 
round pick and NBA player one day. Bremer had leadership 
qualities, starting with a strong work ethic and stamina.

But, as I say, there is a reason why JR wasn't 
drafted...and why the odds are against him performing at 
a high level for Boston next season. 

My only gripe here is that the Shaw "tryout" was cut too 
short. 

How many games did Omah get DNP-CD's in? What was the 
point of that? JR had one big game at the start of the 
tournament, but did nothing special thereafter that shows 
up in the boxscores.

Maybe O'Brien saw all he needed to see in the practices, 
or off the court. Fair enough. 

But this is a team that literally doesn't have a single 
true point guard, yet they made Omar rot on the bench 
rather than give him a tryout. 

Well, I don't want to make a big deal out of it. Its not 
a big deal. We're choosing here among bottom feeders 
making the 350,000 minimum, so its hardly that big a 
deal. I'd give it a few years.

I hope JR develops into another David Wesley. A self-made 
NBA player who was tough and fit, but limited in point 
skills particularly initially, who still managed to turn 
heads early on and had a heck of a career. He was 
impressive from day one for ML Carr.

Bremer could have that kind of career I hope. In terms of 
being small and super athletic with no point guard 
skills, Dee Brown also comes to mind. 

But I only watched JR play once on TV, so I don't want to 
rush to judgement. If he can help this year, that's great.

But his signing doesn't take Chris Wallace, and the real 
powerbroker Rich Pond, off the hook just yet.

Joe





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