Posted by McK1:

You would think from the responses here that for the entire 7 minutes of the interview his only response was Ruio is hype.

Brandon went on to say put him in a gym with us - that us being himself, Flynn, Holiday, Curry, and Lawson - and Rubio would come out of that pack on the bottom. Would he?

If Jennings was the projected no. 2 pick with no real body of work to back it up and Rubio was here working out against the top prospects and he made the same comments would he be getting villified here. I doubt it. Most would be singing his praises as an insightful Euro guy.

Posted by Ira:

I agree with TMS and the others who say that Jennings should have kept his mouth shut. It does raise a red flag about his character and maturity. When all is said and done, I think Curry will be better than both of them.

Posted by Paladin55:

Posted by orangeblobman:

I didn't read the article but I'm assuming Jennings said something about Rubio being hype...

which is hilarious to me-- Jennings should take care of his own before talking about other people or other players.

This is what Jennings should have said:

Rubio is a great player with great popularity throughout the world, and I have a lot of admiration for him, but I also want teams to know that I have a lot to offer as a player, and if people look at both of us without being blinded by the hype and the headlines, they will have a better understanding of what I can do as an NBA PG.

Trajkovic is sort of a legend in Europe when it comes to developing young players.

“For sure, Brandon matured as a person and a player this year,” Trajkovic said. “From the beginning I was concerned when I saw tape of him in the U.S. and watched him in Italy. He was a special athlete. But he didn’t know how to play the game.

Trajkovic said Jennings kept working hard. They often would simulate game conditions in practice and Jennings would dominate, especially later in the season. “He kept his focus. Playing was important. But so was development. Sometimes you can’t control how much you play. But you can keep working and stay positive. Brandon did this.”

Trajkovic wasn’t always glowing in his praise. He said Jennings still had more to learn. He needed to totally buy into the team game. He needed to keep taking jump shots (he said Jennings put up more than 30,000 while he was in Europe) and he would need to get stronger in the NBA. But he cautioned not to read too much into Jennings’ struggles in Europe.

“I promise you. If you brought LeBron James over from high school straight to Europe, we would have messed him up,” Trajkovic said. “We demand different things. It is not enough to do something. You must do it correctly. Everyone who comes, young or old, from America, has to adjust. He was able to do it better than most I have seen. One more year in Europe, and he would be a star. I don’t know if the NBA feels the same way.”

Posted by nyk4ever:

Posted by McK1:

Rubio's olympic numbers

4.8 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2.1 steals on 28% shooting. Impressive.

Dude he was 17.

all the hype is based off how well he played in the Olympics and some comments made by Paul and Kidd. I wonder how many people at the Rucker and Procity have heard the same things when they and other stars decided to spend the off season at some of the top summer league spots instead of stroking America's ego at the Olympics.

Posted by nyk4ever:

And by the way, take a look at LeBron's 04 olympics at Age 19:

7 Points 1.3 Rebounds 2.1 Assists

Not exactly blowing people out of the water.

[Edited by - nyk4ever on 06-13-2009 11:50 AM]

Posted by nyk4ever:

Posted by Pharzeone:

Posted by nyk4ever:

And by the way, take a look at LeBron's 04 olympics at Age 19:

7 Points 1.3 Rebounds 2.1 Assists

Now you are reaching. Everyone knows the story behind Lebron's numbers and that story was posted on a daily basis on this forum during the 05-06 season.

Oh so theres excuses for LeBron but not for Rubio - got it.

Posted by Pharzeone:

Posted by Paladin55:

Posted by orangeblobman:

I didn't read the article but I'm assuming Jennings said something about Rubio being hype...

which is hilarious to me-- Jennings should take care of his own before talking about other people or other players.

This is what Jennings should have said:

Rubio is a great player with great popularity throughout the world, and I have a lot of admiration for him, but I also want teams to know that I have a lot to offer as a player, and if people look at both of us without being blinded by the hype and the headlines, they will have a better understanding of what I can do as an NBA PG.

Yeah if he was living on Sesame Street. This is ridiculous. LOL, lot of admiration for him, great popularity throughout the world. Is he trying out for a NBA team or trying to replace Mother Theresa.