Bucks Nearly Didn't End Up With Jennings
"Brandon Jennings' camp expected the rookie point guard sensation to be drafted seventh overall by the Golden State Warriors, but they instead went with Stephen Curry after Minnesota surprisingly took two point guards."
Although this is just what Jenning's camp thought, and after Curry's PG performance last night. This makes me want to kick a dog.
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Jennings is amazing
but I still like Curry, if you think Curry and Monta can’t coexist, just think how he and Jennings would have got along in GSW. Jennings dominating the ball, shooting low percentage shots, enough to make MOnta go jump of the Bay Bridge
by Brothaplease09 on Nov 19, 2009 9:09 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
agreed
Also, Jennings is a rookie and if Don Nelson didn’t like him for any reason, he’d be in the dog house.
by HopHurdles on Nov 19, 2009 9:14 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Be patient !!!
Curry will be a much better player than Jennings, relax, don’t be so impatient….
by ARandolph on Nov 19, 2009 9:16 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
How do you know Curry will be a better player than Jennings?
Because he is a Warrior? C’mon Brandon Jennings is a stud already while Curry is struggling. I have not been impressed with Curry at all. Everybody says how he has a high IQ and can shoot the lights out, but I haven’t seen it. He has been quite the disappointment for me.
by SuperStarAR on Nov 19, 2009 10:08 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
What haven’t you seen, exactly? You know Curry is shooting 40% from 3, right? You know he’s shooting almost 50% from the floor, right? He’s averaging over 6 assists per 36 minutes, .2 more than Jennings. He’s averaging more steals. He’s doing this without being as much of a focal point in the offense as Jennings is. I just really don’t see what’s disappointing about his performance so far.
by Missing Barry on Nov 19, 2009 12:31 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
+1
Although I was another person that would’ve preferred Jennings over Curry, Curry’s play so far has been pleasantly surprising so far consider NOTHING was falling for him during summer league and preseason, I’m glad his shot is falling. And he’s playing within his own game and knows what he needs to do to help the team and not just pad his own stats, which is to dish and score here and there. Just cause he doesn’t have as many PPG as Jennings doesn’t mean that he’s worse than him…
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by JustSomeName on Nov 19, 2009 12:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Don't kid yourself
Jennings is a stud and will be an all star. Curry will be good but not great. If Curry was in Milwaukee he wouldn’t be putting Jennings type numbers up.
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by dubzfan on Nov 19, 2009 12:57 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
And Jennings likely won’t continue putting “Jennings type numbers” up, either….
Look, I would have taken Jennings before the draft. If I had a choice right now, I’d still take Jennings. Curry is showing some things, though, and looks like he’ll be a good player in the future. He makes rookie mistakes, yeah, it happens, but overall he’s shown natural abilities in the areas we questioned him in before the draft. He looks athletic enough to create for himself and others. He’s flashed some pretty darn good court vision, awareness, and passing skills, another thing we didn’t know what to expect out of him. These are good things.
The important thing to remember is the season just started. Remember everything we’ve seen has been small samples so far. Lots of things happen in a small span of games. Jennings likely won’t put “Jennings type numbers up” in the future, either. It’s way too early to declare a victory or loss in Curry v. Jennings. We’re in the first round of a title bout here, kids. Anything can happen! :)
by Missing Barry on Nov 19, 2009 1:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I guess I am disappointed because Brandon Jennings is taking the league by storm and Curry (while doing okay) is not. After all the hype and PR on Curry, the early results are Jennings should have been the pick. I guess when I say disappointment, it is in relation to his hype coming out of the draft and the FO not being able to see Jennings was the better pick.
by SuperStarAR on Nov 19, 2009 2:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
A lot of that is hindsight, too. Jennings wasn’t obviously the pick beforehand, there were a lot of questions about his attitude, work ethic, team play and such. The truth is nobody was going to find out the answers to those until after the draft…
Whether a pick is “right” or “wrong” depends on the process, not the results. The results in this case say one thing, but there’s a much more reasonable argument that the process behind picking Curry was correct. And who knows, it’s still early, the results just might change.
by Missing Barry on Nov 19, 2009 3:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It's all hindsight
People are ridiculous. There probably wasn’t a GM in the league who had Jennings higher on their draft board than Curry. Curry was widely considered a top 5 pick by pundits and FO men around the league alike. Jennings was not. That’s all there is.
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by the guy on Nov 19, 2009 5:55 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, just because everybody said that, doesn’t make it true. Jennings still might turn out to be the better player. I’m not saying it will happen for sure, but Jennings has shown that he is a very capable scorer and passer. If FO can so accurately measure someone’s skills and rank them so accurately, why wasn’t Kobe Bryant the first pick in his draft class?
by SuperStarAR on Nov 20, 2009 10:51 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Well that’s one of the points, there’s a lot you don’t know ahead of time, and you have to judge a pick by what you know at the time. Based on what people knew at the time of the draft, most people seemed to think Curry was a better pick than Jennings…
by Missing Barry on Nov 20, 2009 12:55 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
No way
Jennings would be as good here. If you think Monta was unhappy with Curry he would be even more unhappy with Jennings. Jennings can shoot a lott because Redd isn’t there and no one on the Bucks really demands the ball.
On the Warriors you got a billion guys who want to shoot.
by saintdee on Nov 19, 2009 9:23 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
I wanted Jennings but...
I am very happy with Curry. He will be a good player in this league.
What’s surprising to me is that Jennings is shooting at such a high percentage when he fades away to shoot 3’s sometimes.
by Kid Curry on Nov 19, 2009 9:41 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
I think BJ and Monta would have worked fine in the back court...
They would have been one of the quickest backcourts in the league and could rely on their speed on the defensive end to make up for the size disadvantage… I liked BJ too but just really hope Curry comes into his own in the next yr or two inspite of the toxic environment he works in.
My take on the two Curry will be a smaller version of Ray Allen w/ better handles & court vision. BJ a smaller version of J.Kidd with a better shot…
Both equally good but just depends on what type of superstar you like and need to lead your team. I just see more star potential in BJ than in Curry. Hopefully I’m wrong for warriors fans sake…
by UCdubsFan on Nov 19, 2009 10:18 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
I just see more star potential in BJ than in Curry.
Same here, I liken it to the 2008 draft of AR and Jason Thompson by GS and Sac. Thompson picked ahead of Randolph has been solid, but likely won’t become a star. Randolph picked 2 picks later is inconsistant, but you can see he has star potential.
by SuperStarAR on Nov 19, 2009 10:40 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
I was one of the bigger advocates for Jennings
Those 55 he dropped on us put him with several other Hall of Famers in an elite and rare crew.
With that being said, you can’t change who we drafted and Curry still has alot of time ahead of him, no point in living with if’s and should’ve’s although it’s nice to think of it.
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by ejdacanay on Nov 19, 2009 10:54 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Those 55 he dropped on us put him with several other Hall of Famers in an elite and rare crew.
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by LostHawkGSW on Nov 19, 2009 11:16 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Michael Redd has one of the highest scoring games in recent history, too….
by Missing Barry on Nov 19, 2009 12:32 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
For Rookies I meant
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by ejdacanay on Nov 19, 2009 2:31 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
no point in living with if’s and should’ve’s although it’s nice to think of it.
Curr-bury was the safe choice, the dunleavey of the group while jennings was the amare in this years class, too much risk for the warriors timid pr group.
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by Skeptic con Urquell on Nov 19, 2009 3:22 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Some would call Jennings the “Kwame Brown” of this years class?
by Missing Barry on Nov 19, 2009 4:51 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I really wanted us to pick up Jennings, but I'm happy with Curry though
If Jennings’ camp thought that we were going to get him at #7, did they not think it was a good idea for him to show up to the draft??
by bogeydead4 on Nov 19, 2009 11:17 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
You all forget
If we did have Jennings, Nellie would find a way to destroy his confidence, would probably make him play the back-up 3 or 4 and hinder his development.
by vparras on Nov 19, 2009 11:30 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Well I wanted us to get Hill and with most of our bigs hurt it looks like that would have been the better choice huh.
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by qin on Nov 19, 2009 11:31 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Brandon Jennings is more physically gifted than Curry but...
With the right players (the Warriors dont have yet or ever) around Curry, he has the potential to be very good because makes teammates better. When Jennings is having a good night shooting he’s better than most but when the shots aren’t falling, he can completely disappear from a game…He won’t be able to dominate a game with his athletics all the time (ala Lebron and Wade). 55 points was great but BBall is still a team game…
by Brothaplease09 on Nov 19, 2009 2:32 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
He sounds like a young Iverson....
Rookie: "Why did you bench me?"
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by dubzfan on Nov 19, 2009 2:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
that's what I was thinking
but it’s gonna be hard for any little guy to match up to Iversons record.
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by Skeptic con Urquell on Nov 19, 2009 3:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I still think that Jennings willingness and ability to share and pass the ball will set him apart and will keep him in games even if his shot ain't falling.
It is also nice to know that when he is needed, he can takeover a game.
by SuperStarAR on Nov 20, 2009 10:55 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It's all Monta's fault, I've been telling everyone this!!!
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by AR4 on Nov 19, 2009 3:24 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Yes ,now we should also blame Whitney Houston to be detrimental to the team!
Monta Ellis haters remind me of PS3 and Xbox fan boys fighting. They will keep being annoying until you become one of them.
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by dubzfan on Nov 19, 2009 3:41 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
you guys are missing the point...
look at Milwaukee, Redd is out and they have zero offense what so ever. Look at their backcourt; Ridnour, Redd, Bell. Its a given that Jennings would shoulder the scoring load once Redd was sidelined with injury. Compare that to Curry’s competion; Monta, Marrow, Watson, Jackson. In addition to that, a loaded backcourt just wasnt going to work. Now that Jack is gone and injuries to key player, expect Curry to light up!
by Spee-D on Nov 19, 2009 4:02 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
How about we wait a few years and then have this conversation.
It’s pointless to compare them in their first seasons, let alone the first 10-15 games.
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by WarriorForLife on Nov 19, 2009 4:24 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Well that’s just too reasonable a stance to take, come on now.
by Missing Barry on Nov 19, 2009 4:52 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You guys are defending a lost cause
Curry is good but Jennings is great. It’s like a Hawks fan supporting the pick of Marvin even though he is a good player. How many stars were picked right after him?
Rookie: "Why did you bench me?"
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by dubzfan on Nov 19, 2009 4:27 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Jennings wouldn't work in GS. period.
Monta and him wouldn’t work at all. And Jennings isn’t really that athletic, he’s quick and has great handles. Baron was athletic, Monta is athletic, Jennings is just quick/
by Am22mO on Nov 19, 2009 4:51 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Not athletic?
Go look at some of his highlights on youtube and tell me he’s not athletic.
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by dubzfan on Nov 19, 2009 4:55 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry, but that’s just a stupid thing to say. How is Jennings not athletic?
That’s Jennings as a 5’11-6’0 junior in high school.
@dubzfan – No, it’s not like that at all. Chris Paul is on pace to be one of the 2 greatest PG’s of all time. Marvin Williams…eh. We don’t know what either Curry or Jennings will become. It’s 10 games. Please, stop the judgments already. Does the concept that guys can play a lot better or a lot worse over 10 game stretches than they usually do make sense to you? Does the fact that some players work hard and get a lot better over their careers process? Nobody’s defending a lost cause, you’re just arguing a stupid point.
by Missing Barry on Nov 19, 2009 4:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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