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Can Jimmer Become NBA's Tebow?

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You better believe that while Tim Tebow led the Denver Broncos to a miraculous turnaround this season and eventually to the AFC Divisional Playoffs, the Maloof brothers were wondering to themselves: “Can Jimmer be our Tebow?”

Like Tebow, Fredette is someone many have described as a “college player” who won’t cut it at the next level because of physical limitations. As if that weren’t reason enough to cheer for them, Fredette and Tebow are two of the nicest, most sincere athletes you will find.

So in the same way the nation was swept up into Tebow Mania over the last several months, the Maloof brothers must be dreaming that one day Fredette can also draw national media coverage, sell out games, drive merchandise sales through the roof and make the...

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