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Why Brandon Jennings Will Make You a Bucks Fan AgainBy Dan O'DonnellFrom my weekly column at SportsBubbler.com:
Ho-hum, another Bucks loss last night. Big deal. For a franchise that has posted a 158-252 record over the past five seasons and has failed to make it out of the first round of the playoffs in the last decade, losing is nothing new.
And neither is the fact that most fans simply don't care anymore.
To say that Milwaukee's alleged NBA franchise has suffered from a lack of interest is about as gross an understatement as the suggestion that Packers fans were a little annoyed that Brett Favre became a Minnesota Viking.
If you were one of the untold thousands who missed last night's Bucks loss in Chicago, however, you missed something special.
No, it wasn't Milwaukee blowing an 18 point third quarter lead and no, it wasn't Ersan Ilyasova airballing a potentially game-winning three with seconds remaining. Those sorts of things are nothing new, either.
What is, though, is the energy, the excitement, the sheer electricity with which rookie point guard Brandon Jennings has started his career.
With a game-high 25 points last night and a team-high 24 in a win over Detroit on Saturday, Jennings pushed his scoring average on the young season to 22 points per game (on 50 percent shooting, mind you) to go with 4.0 rebounds, 5.7 assists, and 1.7 steals. In the season opener, he was a board and a dime away from dropping the first triple-double in an NBA debut since Oscar Robertson.
If all that weren't enough, he averages approximately four "Did You See That?" plays per game and, in so doing, has the potential to single-handedly reinvigorate a fan base that has all but abandoned their team since it abandoned Ray Allen.
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Thursday, Nov 5 at 6:49 PM Victor wrote ...
I can see Jennings bringing people back to the BC and having interest in the Bucks again. He should sell a lot of jerseys. And win or lose, he makes the team very interesting to watch. He is the face of the franchise and already our MVP
31666564 Flag for moderationThursday, Nov 5 at 6:02 PM Etown wrote ...
he aiight
31664419 Flag for moderationThursday, Nov 5 at 2:45 PM off the glass wrote ...
I'm with you on that....
31653804 Flag for moderationThursday, Nov 5 at 9:27 AM bornspecial wrote ...
woops, i mean "off the glass"
31632531 Flag for moderationThursday, Nov 5 at 9:25 AM bornspecial wrote ...
Hey AM, your right it is about the defense, but you have to score as well. Unfortunately for Jennings, he's usually the best scoring option for the Bucks when he's on the floor. He is a more than willing passer; in fact he is just as dynamic of a passer as he is a scorer. In the last three games, players have muffed passes from him or couldn't seem to hit open shots so Jennings has taken things into his own hands. He just needs some better players around him, then you will believe.
31632474 Flag for moderationThursday, Nov 5 at 8:58 AM off the glass wrote ...
Jennings has the makings of a terrific player, but didn't the Bucks bail on 2 scoring point guards in the past 2 years, namely Mo Williams and Ramon Sessions, in favor of a "Pass First" point guard, which is what Jennings was sold as being. It's still all about Defense, and so far this team ain't playing it. Who, by the way, was the genius who thought Ilyasova was gonna be the answer to anything?
31630574 Flag for moderationThursday, Nov 5 at 7:06 AM Glenn In Florida wrote ...
I certainly hope my old hometown has the real deal in Jennings. It is always good to have good news coming out of Milwaukee instead of the usual stuff. It is great for the whole City if the Bucks start winning just like the Brewers. I have lost all interest in Pro Ball. It is pretty much nothing more than All-Star Westling. Baseball is so slow today I think I would rather watch grass grow. But the most important thing is that both teams winning helps the City fell good about itself.
31623574 Flag for moderationWednesday, Nov 4 at 6:16 PM still_skeptical wrote ...
I go into every bucks season hoping for change, but the NBA game as a whole has just lost it's luster altogether. I guess it would help if your home team would play some decent b-ball
31605651 Flag for moderationWednesday, Nov 4 at 4:44 PM Chuck wrote ...
Jennings is the real deal and the only reason I've been watching the games this season. Buy tickets to home games - he is worth the price of admission.
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