Simeon2UC wrote:
Nice cover on the new pod Dougy Fresh. I was at the Oak Hill vs. Simeon game two years ago - before I moved up north - and Brandon Jennings couldn't handle Derrick Rose. He basically carved up all their players by getting to the basket as if it was some type of skill challenge. No one could stop Rose and Jennings was idle the whole game. He was crying about fouls that in his mind wasn't committed. It was awful.
Jennings: He's the second coming of Iverson.
While they may be the case for that particular game I remember watching the McDonald's All-American game and he looked pretty damn good. From what I can recall he seemed like a pretty good prospect then he did win a national high school player of the year award. He didn't have elite athleticism but it was pretty good for a point guard including a good first step, which when combined with his handles allowed him to get by his man frequently. He was excellent in transition and I think that was the main reason people were high on him coming out of high school.
One thing about Jennings going overseas is I thought it would discourage others from doing the same but now Jeremy Tyler is going overseas to play and forgoing his senior year of high school to do so. By all accounts Jennings hurt himself by going overseas but still someone followed, although maybe it was just Jennings and others will do alright. But I still wonder if the two years worth of checks Tyler is going to get enough to counterbalance damage done to his draft stock and is it even worth the risk?
