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HATED ON MOSTLY

The Forgotten, the Snubbed, and Slept On: Readers React to the Most Hated College Basketball Player Bracket

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With each Grantland bracket, there comes the unenviable task of paring down our original list to a final group of 32. This is never easy (sorry, Slim Charles), and usually leads to a few readers reminding us whose snub was most notable. This time, it was more than a few (there can only be eight from Duke, guys!). I guess we've learned that, yeah, we really do love to hate.

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JIMMER

What Happened to You, Jimmer Fredette?

By Sebastian Pruiti at
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What the hell happened to Jimmer Fredette? When the Sacramento Kings selected him with the 10th pick in last year’s NBA draft, scouts projected a range of NBA futures for the Naismith Award winner: He could end up a starter, an elite sixth man who provided instant offense, or just a regular rotation player. After a decent first week in the NBA, however, Fredette's game flatlined. There are a couple reasons why Fredette has looked like such a bust this season. For starters, he has struggled with his shot, but the bigger problem has been the Sacramento Kings' decision to play Fredette as a point guard.

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