I still think that Jennings or Flynn are our best option sat PG right now. Sure Jennings has that certain ego about him some call it confidence and swagger others call it disrespect. I however think you guys cannot judge this kids character on one or two interviews. It's totally unfair to him.
I'm just saying ego is not all the bad, and it sure as hell dose not guaruntee he will have a bad NBA career.
And for those of you saying he hasn't proved anything. You need to realize that the NBA game is very different from the Euro game. I recall Josh Childress a very solid NBA starter who in his first year in the Euros put up vastly subpar numbers. And also Amick said that Jennings was the best one at the workout yesterday. Maybe It's just me but if I were to go up against two of the highest rated point guards in the draft and I outpreformed them that enough would put a swagger in my step.
One or 2 interviews?!
C'mon, now you are just being ignorant. This is the stigma thats followed this kid for years now. Its not something that has just appeared out there. There have been questions about his maturity and mental accumen to succeed. Sure you like his to trash talk his peers. Thats your choice but lets look at this kid since high school right to this point. There is no one here that is denying his talent. I have said before, based on pure talent and athletic ability, he has the potential to be the best player from this draft class.
However, talent alone is not enough and never will be enough. You need to have a certain level of maturity and mental toughness to succeed. Dogging on your peers is not on when you have proven nothing.
This is the kid that has shown a great deal of immaturity and inability to take responsibility for his actions. He wasn't bright enough to pass the entry exam and when questions were raised about his 2nd exam, rather than face the music, he bolts for europe. Once he gets there, he thinks just because he is a stay high school senior that he will be handed the team to him. It didn't happen. There is one thing that coaches value a great deal, that maturity and mental toughness. This kid doesn't have it. I hoped that his year in europe thought him a few things. That he became a bit more humble, a bit more mature but obviously not!
Sabastian Telfair had the talent but what ever happened to him?! Stephon Marbury had the talent but has never played for a winner because his ego was writing cheques that his game couldn't cash and has been a cancer his entire career. He has been run out of every team he has played for. Do we want that kind of player?!
Bricklayer made a very good point a while ago. You would hope that his year in europe has thought him something but there is always a danger that he will go back to his old habbits when he gets back home because he will have those same people hanging around him now that he did before and they will keep telling him how great he is and the worst thing is he will beleive it. He is obviously talented but his comments to the media in the last week have certainly raised a red flag with me. First he mouths off at Jrue Holiday and Teyeke Evans and now just trashes Rubio. He is talking the talk of a 10 time all-star but in reality he has proven nothing other than being a knucklehead!
If I had the choice of the pick, give me a kid with talent and great attitude and I know I will have a player who will never let me down. If I had to pick a talent who also happens to be a knucklehead (and has a history of being one) I know I wouldn't be getting much sleep at night if I was a GM or a coach.
This is not a question of Rubio Vs Jennings, its a question of character and quite frankly, after the least couple of days, I question whether Jennings has any.
His comments to me appear to be of this jelaous kid who screams "Look at me! Look at me!". How dare they ask me questions about Holiday, Evans or Rubio.....its all about me dawg!