Comments on: Trend Setter?…Hope Not!

By: Q_Crush

Q_Crush — Wed, 13 May 2009 18:03:43 +0000

he is going over with his uncle and his father and he plans on being home schooled to obtain his high school diploma.

By: Stefano

Stefano — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:48:08 +0000

The biggest problem I have with this Kid’s move is the fact that he didn’t finish HS. If he waited one year, finished his education then went over, I would be all in favor of this move. On the flip side:If he is planning to attend high school over there and finish his education, while also getting a jump start on perfecting his fundamentals then in two years he will be on pace with Jennings if not more fundamentally sound. But we don’t know what his plans are, or if he even has any plans besides balling and getting paid. When Jennings went over, he took his mom to stabilize his life and so he hasn’t really had to deal with real life outside the court which is a great thing for his personal development. Yeah, his game took a few hits, but in the long run he will more than make up for that and the fact that he is playing in europe and on contract means that if he goes low or doesn’t see his stock rise then he can always stay over there and play, learn and come back when he can command a higher salary.

By: Marcus

Marcus — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:20:36 +0000

It’s no secret as to why his ppg and other stats dropped so dramatically. HE NEEDED TO HONE HIS SKILLS! Very few players can smoothly transition from HS to NBA with no problem. The rest need college in order to improve their skill set and get use to playing at the next level. Anyone can dominate in HS bball, but college is FULL of ppl that dominated in HS bball. The NBA is full of ppl that dominated at both the HS and College levels. Jennings went straight from HS to the European version of the NBA. It’s my understanding that he probably thought, “Oh Americans can out ball this Euro dudes any day…this will be a piece of cake!” Clearly he hasn’t noticed the trend of the NBA seeking out Euro players (who come over here and do very well), nor has he seen the olympics lately. If he did he’d notice that the Euro players are actually damn good and give us a run for our money. While their game isn’t as flashy as ours, they are solid on the fundamentals of bball…skills that jennings lacks. I sincerely hope this new boy gets trashed over there too! The NBA needs to figure out a way to encourage our young black men to go to COLLEGE before pursuing the NBA. As you see with jennings, not all of these dudes are NBA worthy and it would help to have a college education to fall back on. The Lebron James’ of the game are rare. Most men have to be like Jordan…Go from HS, to College to the NBA, busting their asses day after day perfecting their skill set in order to become great at the next level. Ppl need to realize there is no short cut to success.

By: Davermann

Davermann — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:12:25 +0000

very big mistake. This dude will have absolutely NO life preparation. How bad are this kid’s grades that he’d do something so stupid? And where are his parents??