Jennings Over Curry

I don’t know who will be the better player in a few years, but I’m not jumping to any conclusions just yet. I didn’t care for the Curry pick either, but be patient before anointing Jennings a better player than Steph.

Curry has shown some great BBIQ, which BJ really seems to lack. We’ll have to see in the long run who is better, but I have really liked what I have seen from Curry thus far and in his collegiate career,

He’s just a rookie and is already acting like a big contract MVP

Jennings isn’t a difference maker. However, Curry might just end up being a Reggie Miller type shooter who can be you go to option at the end of a game. How many times in the last 3 years did the warriors spread it 5 wide and let Monta or Baron or Jackson dribble the clock down at the end of a quarter, half or game just to rush a running drive or a off balance stop and pop? At no time were any those guys a threat, but the hype around Curry is that could be that type of player.

Where as Jennings is not that type of guy, in fact he’s a guy that needs the ball in his hands a majority of the type in order to be an effective player. One problem, Monta is the same type of player. Curry gives us options, because he can play of the ball as more of catch and shoot type player or he can run the point (albeit not as true pg) to facilitate the offense. This would allow Nelson to better play match up, to have the ball in Jackson hands running the half court set and then switch to Monta, then again to Curry or potentially even Randolph. Jennings on the other hand, I believe, require more of a traditional half court set were he can break down defenders and facilitate the offense for the rest of the team. I think Skilies and Milwaukee is a good fit for him just as Curry is the perfect type of player for Nellie ball.

why don’t you post something like Marcus Williams over Curry?

too much is placed on post college pre draft work outs and hype. We didnt take the best player available (Jordan Hill or Brandon Jennings) or the best player that would fit best in our system (Terrance Williams) or even the player with the most upside (DeMar Derozen or Jrue Holliday). I like Curry, he sounds good in the media. He is certainley a safe pick, he’ll do ok in the pros. At the same time, I have a growing feeling at looking back at this draft with remorse (think nearly every other draft in the last 15 years).

I really wish we took Brandon Jennings over Stephan Curry.

I will like him more. Use that great IQ to figure out that he should pass more. But on defense Jennings is just awful and Curry is a pretty solid defender.

The dude was the 4th PG taken in what’s widely considered a weak draft.

Most people seem to think Curry has a lot more talent. If neither is a “pure” point, then you’ve got to take the guy with more talent.

Truth is, nobody knows if either of these guys are going to excel at the pro level. People have educated guesses, but it’s way too early to second-guess this pick.

i heard brandon jennings cant shoot. i havnt checked his stats or watched him play, but there no way he’ll be a good PG if can’t shoot.

i dont know if you saw the same LVSl games that i saw because the games i saw curry was doing a great job creating opportunities for his temates. curry does pass the ball well and shoots the ball lights-out, which makes him much more dangerous than jennings at the point.

i think Jennings is going to be a demon on the court, but i’m glad the dubs didn’t take him. guys like that need structure. can you imagine all the bad shots and risky passes he would make in the dubs or NYKs wide open systems? if anyone saw game 2 they’ll know what i mean. he’ll still do those things in Milwaukee, but he’ll have a lot fewer chances to do them.

to be honest, i’m just glad we didn’t take Jordan Hill. guy did not look athletic during SL.

Am I the only one who is still really, really happy with the Curry pick? It seems like his shine sure wore off fast around here despite the fact that he really didn’t play all that poorly in summer league. I’m not saying he’s better than Monta, but I really, really, really like the kid and he did a pretty dang good job running the point his last year in college.

then he started talking and talking. Anyway Jennings did really well taking command of his team in summer league and showed that he really is a pass first PG. I believe Jennings is the better PG but I’m not sure he is the better overall player. I guess we’re gonna have to wait 5 years or so to find out. Let’s hope Curry turns out better

Here what they had to say about Jennings and Curry in their NBA SL Top 10 article. Mind you that they rated Jennings as the 2nd best rookie in the Vegas SL.

Brandon Jennings – Milwaukee / 14.6ppg, 2.6rpg, 8.2apg, 3.6stl, 37.9fg%

Jennings didn’t shoot particularly well (37.9 % fg) but every other part of his game was crisp. He led the summer league in steals (3.6) and was tied for the lead in assists (8.2). At times Jennings looked like he is ready to lead an NBA team now, or at least he is able to compete for minutes. The Bucks haven’t re-signed point guard Ramon Sessions, and seeing Jennings perform in Vegas may sway the ownership to go in other directions and depend on Jennings getting some big minutes. Running the show for Milwaukee, Jennings best stat was 4-1 (win/loss record).

And for Curry:

Stephen Curry – 17.4ppg, 4.6rpg, 4.2apg, 2.4stl, 32.5fg%
 
Curry struggled some with his shooting numbers with two subpar games to end the SL, but he put on a show in the second half of the Sacramento game showing great competitiveness after being challenged. His passing and quickness were also better than advertised.

My money is still on Curry being the better player, but as far as summer league play goes Jennings was the better player.

I feel like Curry’s ability to shoot well has actually hurt his overall stock around here. Everyone assumes he can’t or won’t be much of a PG because “he’s a shooter.” Plenty of PGs are also good outside shooters, and Curry did a fine job running the point in college. He had a few kinda rough summer league games but those are almost entirely meaningless and he didn’t even play that bad and now everyone is already saying he’s a 2 guard? I feel like I either really missed something in the last couple weeks or everyone stopped else stopped watching Curry after his ’08 march madness highlights stopped airing on ESPN.

Yes, Jennings outperformed him for 5 summer league games. Who cares?

Sam, thats only part of the story. Jennings was the much better prospect coming out of high school. Jennings was the better athlete AND player coming out of Italy versus Curry coming out of Davidson. Curry is just a better talker, more mature and better in workouts. Jennings is a better player with an immature attitude.

We took Curry, unforutnetly we suck. So we need talent, not good team guys…

but Jennings helps our team in what it needs most so he would be about just as good a pick. I think Curry is a better player than Jennings but Jennings is a better passer.

I would have to say that Jennings is perhaps the biggest wild card in this draft. He didn’t play at all in college, and only played sparingly in Europe. He has undeniable athleticism but a dubious grasp on the game of basketball. Those who thought their team should have drafted him will be extremely outspoken if he makes good on that potential. However, I would put his mean future value below that of Curry.

Maybe Jennings has the higher ceiling, but Curry will likely be the more productive pro.

I understand the argument for taking Jennings (although I don’t believe that he’s got more raw talent than Curry).

But “disgust” at the pick?

That makes no sense at all. I’ve seen independent observers comment that Curry, Griffin, and Rubio were the only people in the draft who have the potential to be a top-3 player on a contender. There’s a lot of reason to be excited by him.

Furthermore, while it’s easy to have issues with Nelson (I’ve got plenty of ‘em) the guy has proven, time and time again, that he knows guard talent. People forget, but back in the run-TMC days when he picked a guard, the standard response was, "I don’t see it, but I’ll probably be eating these words in a few months."

So while I don’t always give him the benefit of the doubt, if Nellie picks one guard over another, I think you’ve got to operate on the presumption that he knows what he’s doing. So it’s fine to disagree with the pick. There may be valid reasons to disagree with the pick. And every talent evaluator in the league is right sometimes, and wrong others.

But “disgust?”

That makes no sense at all.

Alot of people heard about the now infamous cell phone recording and just think Jennings is another flashy, look at me, score first point guard. That couldnt be farther from the truth.
David Thorpe from ESPN.com

Jennings projects to play major minutes. And he’s too talented not to put up some impressive numbers. Jennings plays like a true point, looking to score only if it’s the best option. And he showed in summer league that he can make players better, especially in transition. As I watched him play in Vegas, I kept thinking, “Who wouldn’t like playing with this guy?”

I love Jennings, I think he will be a special player in the NBA. Oh well, this argument is moot, we got Curry who is a good player too, hopefully Curry and Ellis give us a dominating backcourt (offensively that is) for many years to come.

  Can he pass to where he’s looking?