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The Bucks Roll The Dice On Brandon Jennings

By Todd Welter

Did the Bucks get a guy ready to step in and take them to playoffs next season? No, but they were not losers in this draft. Well, I should say potential losers as CNNSI.com put it.

The Bucks got great value for the pick. The sky is the limit with the amount of talent Bradon Jennings has. I saw him up close and live at the McDonald's All American game two years ago and this kid can flat out fly with the basketball in his hands. Think of him as a taller T.J. Ford.

 The downside to the kid is T.J. Ford had two years of college preparation and played on some of the biggest stages in the college game and shined. Jennings ran away from those moments by taking millions in Europe and struggled. Not exactly someone you feel comfortable with in turning over the keys to the franchise.

Still, the guy is electricfying. I mean putting puts butts in the seats electricfying. He has that much talent to be a draw to the Bradley Center the Bucks have sorely lacked since Ray Allen was shipped out of town. Then again, he could also end up like Sebastian Telfair--another cocky young point guard who flameouts because he can not handle the pressure.

At No. 10, it is worth rolling the dice. What else was there? Terrance Williams will be solid. Gerald Henderson and Tyler Hansbrough have role players written all over them. Earl Clark is an interesting talent with his length but I do not see his jersey hanging in a rafters when his career is done. Jennings has the much potential. Undersized? Sure but he is faster than traffic in Montana meaning he has the speed to get by his man and the recovery speed to stay with his guy. The only issue is getting post up by bigger guards.

In the end, there was one special player and nine really good players in this draft. The Bucks happened to get that ninth guy. He is a gamble for sure but he has the potential to pay out as a franchise face.