Re: jumpshot, what I'm seeing is he brings the ball far behind his head, kicks one of his legs out, and actually twists his body...just looks really weird. Then again, mine is probably worse, that's why I watch it & don't play it.
He does have a shoot-first mentality. Now I'll be the first to admit that I'm taking samplings and making a conclusion based on such...but looking at his highlights, the way he holds onto the ball without looking to make the extra pass...disregards the open man to get his points...that leads you to believe he has a shoot-first mentality. Going further, his attitude is definitely that of a scorer. Now I'm an AZ Alum/Wildcat fan and have been following this guy for quite a while...and I'll say that attitude-wise, he has the characteristics of and Allen Iverson/Stephon Marbury kinda guy. Plus, a lot of the draft experts can back up his "scorer's" mentality. Which leads back to the problem that he's a shoot-first PG who can't shoot...similar to former HS phenom Sebastian Telfair.
Don't get me wrong, he can be an amazing passer...and has that intangible "star" swagger...but with Jennings, it's all about him and always has been. Just reminds me of Marbury too much. Even if he does learn to shoot, I don't think that's the kind of PG that the Kings want to lead their team out of the gutter.
Going behind his head isn't really a death sentence,
from what I can tell he keeps his elbow in and gets his shot off quick enough. He needs to cut out the pointless fadeaway and follow through all the way, these are correctable without messing with his mechanics too much. he's obviously going to have to work at it though. I'm not saying he's a good shooter, he definitely needs to work on it, but the potential is there if he does; he won't ever be a great shooter though.
At times he can be overzealous with the ball and disrupt ball movement, that's true; however most of the time he's keeping the ball moving and a willing passer. His shot selection definitely needs to improve, but once he attacks the basket I don't really see him ignoring better scoring opportunities for his own. I say this admittedly only seeing him play a few games though.
I worry too that he'll become a Jason Williams unpredictable wild-style PG or a Marbury do whatever I feel like kind of PG. I can't honestly say I know a whole lot about him personally, just a basic background story and some interviews here and there, he says the right things. If there's one thing he'll learn from playing in Europe is that he's going to get benched if he holds onto the ball too long or shoots too early in the shot clock, because from what I can see they're about keeping the ball moving and going inside-out.
The talent and upside is there, and if anything is going to expose whether he's a Marbury type, I think it will be his stint overseas. We'll get much more informing reports in that regard by the end of the year. He has great talent and even though I'd pick Holiday or Rubio over him, he should definitely be in the consideration. He's still really young and a lot of his problems can be overcome with practice and maturity. Not saying he will for sure, but we shouldn't damn him to Marbury-like just yet. Also, I didn't really see enough of Telfair to know if the comparison fits.
. I hear JJ Redick is about to break all the NBA scoring records anyday now.
