I'm not an expert on Euro-ball by any means, but based on what I have read, it was a wasted year. He was supposedly signed as a publicity stunt. Once he established that he wasn't a savant (like Rubio), the coaches just ignored him. He was the 12th man during the regular season, and was left off the play-off roster. The coaches had no incentive to spend any time with him, since they knew he wasn't going to stick around long-term in any event. If anything, his coaches and team-mates were resentful of the notion that they were just being used to develop him for the NBA.
If he fell out of the lottery? Sure I'd take a flier on him ... but that isn't going to happen. As for Jerryd, I'm not comparing Jennings' non-NBA percentages to Jerryd's NBA rookie stats, I'm talking about Jerryd the prospect coming out of UofA compared to Jennings the prospect. I have no idea what happened to Jerryd during his first year in the league but he was a very solid shooter pre-NBA, no ifs ands or buts.
I think trying to play a different role than what he was used to happened to Jerryd Bayless. Bayless is a scorer, and should be used so accordingly. Not try to be turned into something he is not because the coach can't adapt to his talent. Look at pat Riley. he went from Showtime to Slowtime based on his talent. You can't always run the same sets for every team. What worked for one year in Seattle might not be the best thing for this team right now. 54 wins was awesome, but the team as a whole might have been better off getting some more easy baskets. Regardless of our 54 wins, we still got handled in the 1st round after getting HCA.
Oh wow. That's so lame. It wasn't insider this morning. This is what I remember...Evans, and a few others could be off. And I really don't remember where Jennings was, just that he was a lot farther down the list than I expected. Lawson as well. 1. Rubio 2. Curry 3. Flynn 4. Holiday 5. Evans(?) 6. Teague 7. Jennings(?) 7. Maynor 8. Lawson 9. Calathes 10. Collison 11. Mills 12. 13. Douglas I don't know who I'm missing. And I'm only sure on 1-4. The others are ballpark of where they're supposed to be. Dang. That article had some interesting bits on which teams were higher on which players.
Really? Source? That's a lot of Euros for a "publicity stunt". I think, if anything, the year in Europe will have done him more good than a year at Arizona. He got a hardass coach who didn't give a shit who he was and sat his ass down unless he played defense and passed the ball. So instead of just doing what he was already good at and getting adoration without working on his weaknesses, he was humbled. Why was Tony Parker so good at 19? Not because he got huge minutes on his (inferior to Jennings') Euro-team, because he didn't. He actually had a lot worse stats in France than in his rookie year in the NBA (I think - somebody can prove me wrong). Euro coaches are seriously old school and do not like young players. Each game is worth a lot more there, and winning is everything.
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Here's a way to tell the difference: 1. Bayless has stumpy arms. 2. Jennings passes in his video. Hope that helps.
Bayless has the body type of Roy, only at 6'2". Roy's wingspan is only +3" to his height. Same goes for Bayless. Also, the same goes for Blake Griffen. Measurements are sometimes overrated.
