Regardless of your opinion of Simmons, I think these are entertaining and I look forward to them every year. The fact that he's responsible for Grantland gets him a permanent pass in my book.
No Bucks in the top 50, save a mention of Jennings:
Brandon Jennings: Anyone thinking of overpaying Jennings this summer will ignore his crunch-time numbers (abysmal) and shot selection (dubious), and concentrate on things like "he's fun to watch" (mostly true), "he's charismatic" (definitely true) and "he's only going to keep getting better and better" (you'd think that would be true). Well …
Year 1 (age 20): 32.6 MPG, 15.5 PPG, 5.7 APG, 37-37-82%, 14.5 PER
Year 4 (age 23): 36.2 MPG, 17.5 PPG, 6.5 APG, 40-38-82%, 16.1 PER
So he's barely improved in four NBA seasons? That's weird. Wait, I'm getting flashbacks to another overrated lefty point guard who peaked in his first four years, never improved, ended up getting overpaid and started tailing off in Year 5 … uh-oh … wait a second … GOOD GOD, THAT'S DAMON STOUDAMIRE'S MUSIC!!!!!!
and this dude:
42. Tobias Harris 17
Now here's someone who is underrated! Let's quickly recap the last two months for your average Bucks fan.
• Mid-February: "J.J. Redick! Woo-hoo!!!! Let's just hope that Harris kid doesn't come back to haunt us."
• Mid-March: "I don't care how well Harris is playing — I still like the Redick deal for us."
• Late March: "We need a new GM."
• Early April: "I'm not looking at Orlando's box scores anymore."
• April 10: Best described with this clip:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwXD0hCvtX4[/youtube]
