A damning recap of Brandon Jennings year in Italy
In short: It was a bad year for him playing with and against established players. As this author puts it, his season highs were not as high as advertised and came in mostly irrelevant games, and when it mattered and better players were healthy he barely played.
I don't agree in all points, e.g. he neglects to mention skills Jennings improved by all accounts, due to good (assistant) coaches in Rome tutoring him.
And I would side with Jennings that part of it was he and his agent just picked the wrong team stacked with more experienced guards. But it's definitely worth a read of a contrarian opinion for all fans of his game and potential. Especially regarding a player who accuses other players to be "all hype".
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Good article
Thanks for the link.
I agree with your assessment that the article probably swings too far into the negative. Most articles spout praise, this one claims almost total failure. I suppose the truth lies somewhere in the middle. But it is a fresh take for sure.
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It's not fresh
It’s just the recent installment. Ball in Europe has never seen this move as a good one for Jennings or Europe.
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
That's true - Jennings didn't make many friends with his decision to play in Europe
European basketball players and fans don’t like that Jennings used their league as a minor-league assignment to pass the time until he could go to the NBA. College fans don’t like that he skipped out on college ball to play overseas. The only people that he hasn’t pissed off are the NBA fans that are indifferent towards college ball (such as myself).
by Charlieb on Jun 21, 2009 12:27 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Well said
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....




















