Jennings doesn't match Rondo in talent or athleticism. It's hard to overcome his "tiny-ness". Saying he shoots better than Rondo says absolutely nothing.
At the CURRENT rate I see Jennings being Kenny Anderson-like. A very solid starting pro guard on the small side, good enough to make an All Star game or 2, get himself a nice contract. One of the better guards in the league but not quiiiite ELITE until he gets his team into a deep deep playoff run (like Chauncey Billups) Difference is Kenny Anderson was considered "THE Next Great PG" while Jennings was projected by some to be a bust, so Anderson worked "downward" and Jennings is working upward.
i remember when we were discussing PG ranking last year and i never mentioned jennings. somebody said that he's legit after his first few games and that 55pt game. i just said he was playing for the milwaukee bucks. seems like every PG who plays for them get inflated scoring : mo, sessions, and now jennings.
Jennings isn't tiny at all, he's a very respectable 6'1, same height as Rondo in fact. I also don't see why other posters don't think he's athletic, he's extremely explosive on the court and his straight-line speed isn't that bad either. True his shot does need work, but at least its better than Rondo, and he's already an an above average ft shooter (81%) and average 3 pt shooter (35%). Contrast that with Rondo's 41% FT shooting and 33% 3p shooting and you see a world of difference. I'm not sure why people seem so down on BJ. Right now in his 2nd year in the league he's already giving you solid D, average playmaking, 17 pts, 5 assists, 4 rebs and 1 steal on only 2 turnovers per game. I'd trade Brooks for him in a heartbeat, his upside is extremely high.
Kenny is one of my favorite players period...Jennings aint like Kenny...Jennings more like Hardaway,,,,
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very good comparison based on the few times i've seen jennings play. kenny was very good and had a boatload of hype at georgia tech. like jennings, he was left-handed, great at getting to the rim and handled the ball extremely well. he had some of the nicest crossovers i've seen but he couldn't shoot worth a lick. that hurt his ability to get to the basket as guards would just play off of him and give him room to shoot. he was also good at finishing around the rim with those teardrops and runners until Starks destroyed his wrist. really good distributor and floor general. with jennings, it's more about his shot selection rather than having a weak jumper. his inefficiency really brings his stock down and efficiency really matters in the playoffs where every possession is crucial. other than that, he's a good floor general and seems to have good control of the game.
OT but this play gets my nerves everytime i see it. how overrated is this dunk? it wasn't game-changing or anything since it happened in garbage time. we had the game in hand (had a 11 point lead with around 2:20 left). hakeem was a bit late on the contest and didn't attempt to block the dunk as he would've in the heat of the game. it was more of a half-assed effort than anything. he didn't rotate as quickly or effectively as he normally did. he was trapped alongside baseline which isn't the greatest position to block a dunk. add the fact, kj was coming in with the speed of a bullet and it's not surprising he got posterized. kj had a better dunk on "hot rod" williams but that's never brought up for whatever reason.
hard to say... look who rondo passes to now look who jennings passes to. i still take rondo but jennings does have to do more for his team to win.
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Bad news for Jennings and his fans.. Broke his foot, out 4-6 weeks. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5939551
