Blkbrd671 wrote:The book on Jennings dating to his days as a transcendent player at Oak Hill (Va.) Academy says he has extraordinary court vision, pick-and-roll feel and open-court ability. When Dumars and his staff pored over videotape as they pondered Hammond’s trade offer, that became apparent to them. The pick and roll, in particular – given its place in today’s NBA and the presence of Drummond, a player who drags defenders with him as he rolls to the rim as a lob threat – was an area in which the Pistons needed to feel strongly about Jennings.“We watched a lot of film on that before we made the trade,” Dumars said. “Just what he does on the fast break, does he see the floor, what he does on screen and roll. We watched everything. We broke down film for a week. We felt comfortable at the end of a week of watching nothing but hours of tape, we felt like he can step in and play for us. He’s a threat coming off of screen and roll to either shoot it, drive it or pass it. We felt very comfortable he can step in and be a really good pick-and-roll player for us.”“He has expressed that excitement of playing with Andre, Greg and Josh, for sure,” he said. “What Brandon is going to bring to this team in particular is going to be his feel for the game but also he’s somebody who we definitely feel is a very young player who still has a lot to prove. In the short time I’ve gotten to know him, I would say the singular most impressive thing to me has been his dedication to basketball. He’s a guy who truly loves being in the gym. I think he’s going to be a tremendous fit.”
Still skeptic
i'll be skeptical until jennings shows he's willing to play the right way on the court.
A lot can be said for jennings court vision and pick and roll abilities, but until i see it when he's wearing pistons blue i'm going to be very cautious with my expectations for Jennings.
