MotownMadness wrote:DonVitoReturns wrote:Jennings is a terrible off-balance shooter, a poor on-the ball defender, turnover prone, and you might as well cut off his right hand because he'll never use it when driving in for a lay-up. It's comical how he'll only use his
Left hand every single time. As someone who grew up watching the great Isiah Thomas run the point for the Pistons, Jennings is an absolute disgrace. An embarrassment. Dumars must have lost his mind trading for this guy. I would prefer Bynum run the point over Jennings, and I am no fan of Will Bynum. It's a sad state the Pistons find themselves in with Brandon Jennings as their leader.
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Would you prefer Knight running the point over him? I don't really care for Jennings either but Dumars definitely won that trade because Jennings is way better then Knight.
Knight was an unfinished product. He still has potential upside. Whether it's PG or just as as bench contributor, I don't know. Given the owner's foolish WIN NOW mandate, they gave up on him and weren't willing to wait it out.
Ok, but don't bring in Brandon "I don't have a right hand" Jennings to run the show and bind yourself to 24 million over three years. Jennings isn't going to get much better than this. What you see is what you got, and it is mediocre at best.
Do something else with Knight - make a different trade - or stick it out for another year or two to see if he can contribute in some way long term...at a much lower cost and maintain flexibility. Don't commit your immediate future to Jennings. Of course the offense and ball movement is going to have horrible stretches. He's the cog that can't make it go consistently. He'll have his moments and games, but this team won't be going anywhere that's real as long as he's the Main PG.
The day Jennings leaves is the day you can lift the ceiling that now exists on this club. As long as he's the PG the Pistons are simply pretenders with severe growth limitations. Reach elite status someday with Jennings? Never gonna happen.
Keep Knight Or make a better trade and at least you have flexibility or hope. Not now...at least for three years perhaps.
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