2011 NBA Draft: Pacers Very Impressed With Jimmer Fredette After Workout

Our friends at Mid-Major Madness, SB Nation's mid-major college basketball blog (which is AWESOME and you should READ IT EVERYDAY) passed along this little nugget of info out of Conseco Fieldhouse this afternoon.

According to preliminary reports out of Pacers camp, it seems The Jimmer (aka,  Jimmer Fredette) didn't just impress the brass at Conseco, he blew them away. 

From Mid-Major Madness:

This isn't overly surprising or unexpected news. Fredette's scoring exploits are well known and his ability to put up prodigious numbers even against entire defenses that are scheming to stop him made him a national sensation. The workout environment is one in which talented and smart scorers (not shooters, scorers) often thrive. It sounds like former Duke standout Nolan Smith was on the receiving end of this latest explosion by Fredette, which isn't necessarily telling. Smith is a solid defender to be sure, but in scenarios where he has been asked to cover scoring guards as opposed to pure point guards, he has shown some signs of struggle. 

Still, based on this information, if the Pacers weren't interested in Fredette before (unlikely), they are certainly intrigued now following a great workout. Whether or not he is still around at No. 16 is a completely different matter.

The Pacers actually hold the No. 15 pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, but we won't hold that against Mid-Major Madness for not knowing that. Their point about Fredette not being there at No. 15 is valid. Tom Ziller at SB Nation doesn't think The Jimmer will get past Utah at pick No. 13... excuse me, pick no. 12.

Still, if The Jimmer impressed Larry Bird, who was the man likely conducting today's workout because the Pacers currently don't have a head coach, we may see Bird makes some moves to get Fredette at or prior to June 23rd.