Brandon Jennings is the Truth

[Bornindamecca]

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True. I agree with giving Jennings the ball in that situation, with Redd out he's obviously our best scorer. I just would've liked to see him drive the lane. He either gets a layup, which is good, gets stuffed and the result is the same as the step back 3 except there's a possibility for a foul, or he could have dished it off to Bogut for a little hook.

I just think there were tons of better options than what happened.

I'm sure there were better options. Now it's up to Skiles to take him aside and let him know what those options were, and make sure Jennings is better prepared to take them in the future. Part of the growing process, but it's a play you'd expect from a rookie unlucky enough to be the #1 option on his team. Not out of the ordinary for that situation and his experience level.

[ZB9]

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True. I agree with giving Jennings the ball in that situation, with Redd out he's obviously our best scorer. I just would've liked to see him drive the lane. He either gets a layup, which is good, gets stuffed and the result is the same as the step back 3 except there's a possibility for a foul, or he could have dished it off to Bogut for a little hook.

I just think there were tons of better options than what happened.

that's the thing, Roddy Beaubois wasnt letting him drive the lane

[Bellsprout]

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that's the thing, Roddy Beaubois wasnt letting him drive the lane

He needed to pass it then. I like my odds better if he drops it inside to Bogut and lets him work down low.

Rookie mistakes, they happen. I think after how fantastic he's been, I forget he's a rookie and he's going to do things like this.

[ZB9]

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He needed to pass it then. I like my odds better if he drops it inside to Bogut and lets him work down low.

Rookie mistakes, they happen. I think after how fantastic he's been, I forget he's a rookie and he's going to do things like this.

I guess that is the drawback of having a rookie as your go to guy...he'll become more and more efficient as he gains experience (scary thought)

[TMagic]

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Yeah, wasn't the Raptors the second worst defense in the league that season?

When Kobe or Jennings can you something like this against a solid defense then I'll be impressed:
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Warrior fan here. I could score 55 on the Warriors. They havent played defense since Wilt Chamberlain played there. Jennings looks like Iverson all over again. But as we see with Iverson now, proceed with caution.

The "litte man scoring all the points" act wont win in this league unless you are talking about acronyms like ROY or MVP. Nice for the trophy case, but theres no real future in that. I will reserve judgment till Redd is back and Jennings goes from 25+ shots a night, to 12-14.

This is my point. Scoring 50+ points against scrub defensive teams can be done by an NBA player with average scoring ability. Not to say that Jennings is an average scorer but look at that...Willie Burton? Tony Delk? Com'on!

Now if someone scores 50+ against a solid defensive team then I'd be impressed.

Kobe Bryant scoring 40 points against a solid defensive team is better than him putting up 60 against a non-defensive team any day.

I never liked these kind of points people make.

People make it seem like it's something so easy to do. Yet, it doesn't happen that often in the league. It's not as if the Warriors are giving up 50 points to a player every night.

Just to put things into perspective:
Derrick Rose's highest point total is 27.
Allen Iverson's career high in 13 seasons is 60 points.
Magic Johnson's career high, 46.
LeBron James' career high is 56 points.
Dwyane Wade, 55.
The highest point total all of last year was 61.
Brandon Jennings scored 55 in his 7th game as a pro.

I don't care who it was against, that's impressive. It is NOT a common occurrence.

Now I'm not saying that this automatically puts him among the elite, or that he's going to be one of the greatest. I'm just saying that his performance should not be scoffed at because he wasn't playing the greatest defensive team.

Sure, I'd be MORE impressed if it was against a better defensive team. That only makes sense. But it's still impressive because it isn't going to happen that often, even against one of the lesser defensive teams.

[GSW]

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Yall just say he is like AI because he is skinny and brown skinned and got some vicious ways to pat da roc

banned?

[ex carrabba fan]

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Did DC get banned or celled?

First Capone now DC?

[GSW]

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he got banned

for what?

[ex carrabba fan]

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Yall just say he is like AI because he is skinny and brown skinned and got some vicious ways to pat da roc

He got a red card for this

[Hassan Darkside]

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DC got banned because he is skinny and brown skinned and got some vicious ways to pat da keyboard.


J/p...but I never thought AI was a good comparison for Jennings either. Jennings has always been pass first, since as long as I can remember. Sure, he's as athletic as AI was and as quick, but I've never seen him as the explosive scorer that he's showing now and that Iverson was. He seems more likely to lead the league in assists than scoring eventually.

[stewaat]

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he got banned

for what?

I'm going to assume he was walking on thin ice and a racial comment did it...

[DW3]

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did dc get banned or put in the cell?

[ProfessaPackMan]

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If he got banned for that comment, that might be the most ridiculous reason I have ever seen someone get banned for considering that there have been worst stuff then that.

Anyway, Jennings is looking good so far this year but it'll be interesting to see if he can keep this up throughout the season.

[TheMatrix31]

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It wasn't just that comment. He had WAY too many infractions in his history, as well as toed the line multiple times with all his threads and all of that.

Regardless, he's gone now, so let's get back on topic.

[BunnyHardaway]

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On a lighter note, I'm a believer in Jennings despite the small sample size, dude looks like a beast. I'm not a Bucks fan but the next jersey I buy is gonna be his.