What's The Plan With Jennings?

[mercury]

It seems there's a couple schools of thought...
A) He's damaged goods and will be gone next year so let's cut ties and turn over the reins without any controversy.
B) Let's see if he can get his legs back and wait to see if he can be a valuable asset off the bench.

With RJ's salary it's a safe bet that Jennings is on his way out... Blake being the cushion to absorb the loss.
Does SVG wait it out hoping that he can get a better return at the deadline?... does he let the contract ride out for applying the $'s to Dre?... where does Dinwiddie fit in this decision?

[DBC10]

We're over-filled at the guard position so I'm leaning towards letting him try and build value so he can be traded down the line. No way he's ready by season opener though, his injury is serious.

I honestly don't have faith he'll be even 70% of the player he was when we had our Cinderella winning streak. Achilles injuries robs players of their primes instantly.

[Laimbeer]

Would be surprised if he's on the team in 2016-17. Hopefully he gets into decent form and we can move him for an asset.

[Cowology]

Wait and see. It's the only thing that makes sense. How he rehabs, state of the team and interest around the league can't be evaluated until we approach the deadline.

[MotownMadness]

Cash in if there's a deal available but if he can't draw in anything decent just let him help us off the bench and let him go in the offseason.

Even a healthy Jennings was considered basically a negative asset around the league with his usage, low percentages and bad defense.

Those two weeks were fun and all but this guy has been garbage since signing here besides for that little span. I still can't say I trust him not to do something stupid on the court to hurt us instead of help us.

[whitehops]

I've taken the same stance on the situation for a while.

I'm working under the assumption that we won't get much at all in return for him via trade. He has an expiring contract at a fairly high price and is coming off a major injury. Trading him early on is almost out of the question. I think even if we play him and he comes somewhat back up to speed it wouldn't be worth trading him near the deadline as he'd still be a half-season rental with a big contract for a backup.

I think it would be more worthwhile to keep him as a good backup for the year than to trade him for scraps.


That said, players with serious injuries don't often come back 100% in their first year back. I expect this to be a transition year for him, hopefully we can re-sign him next offseason for a reasonable, short-term contract.

[gusman]

I hate Jennings. His Twitter account has to be the most annoying immature account in existence. I really can't stand the guy.

[WillTheThrill12]

I'd like to see him stick around, I think he'd be a really robust 6th man on the squad.

[313 Professor]

Get healthy then wait until Reggie gets benched so he can get his job back.

[MrBigShot]

Get healthy then wait until Reggie gets benched so he can get his job back.

Like him or dislike him, Reggie is here to start. SVG didn't just pay him 5/80 to bench him for another PG coming off an Achilles injury, who also happens to be expiring.

[313 Professor]

Get healthy then wait until Reggie gets benched so he can get his job back.

Like him or dislike him, Reggie is here to start. SVG didn't just pay him 5/80 to bench him for another PG coming off an Achilles injury, who also happens to be expiring.

^That's definitely Jennings' plan lol... and money shouldn't = starting/entitlement to a role... Josh Smith was highly paid but he needed to come of the bench and run with the 2nd lineup too because of his game. The bench isn't necessarily a bad thing (see Iguodala in GS). We'll get the most value from Reggie playing starters minutes as a secondary facilitator some at the 2, some at the 1. Benched might be the wrong word. Slid over to the 2 in a slight demotion might be a better way to word it

[MotownMadness]

Reggie is a much better player then Jennings. Better running a offense, better in the pick in roll, better defender, can get to the rim and actually finish, better FT shooter/drawing contact and most importantly isn't out there chucking shots.

Jennings is a street baller who can get hot and drain some sweet shots but when he's not hot he kill you out there cause he doesn't know when to stop. Watching that guy shoot contested fade away 3s and stopping on a fast break to shoot one cause he can't finish was pretty cringe worthy.

[joedumars1]

I really believe his niche in the nba is as a sixth man. I think he can flourish in that role

[Montanabadboy]

Reggie is a much better player then Jennings. Better running a offense, better in the pick in roll, better defender, can get to the rim and actually finish, better FT shooter/drawing contact and most importantly isn't out there chucking shots.

Jennings is a street baller who can get hot and drain some sweet shots but when he's not hot he kill you out there cause he doesn't know when to stop. Watching that guy shoot contested fade away 3s and stopping on a fast break to shoot one cause he can't finish was pretty cringe worthy.

Yup, I agree with all of this. I was thrilled with how Jennings was playing after we cut Smith, but let's be real, we've seen him get hot before, and this was not a large enough sample to know if he was breaking out, of if was just going on one of his insane hot streaks. Though I will confess to being somewhat hopeful because in a couple of those games he didn't shoot well at all, but was still effective distributing the ball and setting up his teammates. But like I said, small sample. I have way more Confidence in Jackson to maintain his play those last 27 games, than Jennings.

I definitely think we need to hang onto him, see if he can rebuild his value, and try to move him at the deadline. Either way, I think he's gone next year. The only caveat I would offer is if a team out there is desperate enough for a point guard that they would make an incredible offer for him and would pick up a nice asset ie. Something better than a future second.

[Joe Berry]

Get him healthy, then wait and see.

He is done as a starter anyway with this kind of injury. He first has to prove he can come back 100% with his quickness and everything else. If he doesn't want to come off the bench SVG should have a nice tradechip at the deadline.

[hoophabit]

My view on Jennings hasn't changed since earlier discussions. If he shows he can come back and play effectively, I expect he'll be traded for some other piece at some point during the season. I feel this way because Jennings never demonstrated much chemistry with Drummond. Jackson did, and that's why I think he's going to get every opportunity to be the Piston PG (in addition to the 80/5).

[Snakebites]

Hope he can be a productive player off the bench so he has some sort of passable trade value.

We haven't heard much about him this offseason, and all we've done with respect to pg is trade for another one. That doesn't fill me with confidence.

[BadMofoPimp]

There is no rush to move Jennings. Just be patient and wait to see if a solid deal is proposed by some other team. If not, use his cap space created next summer for another player. Win-Win situation.

[kurtis48239]

I hope he comes back close to what he once was,comes off the bench as our 2nd pg and thrives like crazy in that roll.If all that happens and we keep him throughout the season,wouldnt mind keeping him for the foreseeable future,hope he falls thru the cracks at his next signing and we can re-sign him on a nice cheap deal and keep him in that 6th man roll.He would be the perfect bench pg for us.

If he dosent come back anywhere near his old self,but can stay healthy throughout the season,then hopefuly we can make some trade work.

[No-Man]

Likely let him expire and leave, no one is going to offer much more than peanuts for him anyway